Type
File Name
Location
WannaRen was first discovered in April 2020 in enterprise cloud environments. WannaRen is found in environments with a number of different names, including WannaMine, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
WannaRen
First Seen
April 2020
WannaRen is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that WannaRen is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. WannaRen updates the last modified date of the file it targets.
Some ransomware will change or append a suffix to the end of the file after they are encrypted, including changing the extension of a file. Here are some of the possible suffixes that WannaRen ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.WannaRen
Not all ransomware leaves a note. However, some ransomware leaves the infected party instructions on what the user should do to get rid of the ransomware, or satisfy the ransom. This often involves transferring money, often bitcoin or another cryptocurrency to a designated wallet.
Below are the type(s) of notes, content, and typical locations where Elastio has found ransom notes from WannaRen.
Type File Name Location message file 想解密请看此文本.txt EveryFolder file 想解密请看此文本.gif EveryFolder
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for WannaRen.
Executables
@WannaRen@.exe, es.exe, wwlib.dll, wwlib.bin
Ransomware often links to external pages such as payment pages, telegram contacts, etc. Below are some of the URLs Elastio has found to be associated with WannaRen.
External Pages
