Type
File Name
Location
Yatron was first discovered in February 2019 in enterprise cloud environments. Yatron is found in environments with a number of different names, including Yatron 2.0, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
Yatron
First Seen
February 2019
Yatron is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Yatron is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Yatron 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 Yatron ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.Yatron, .Down_With_Usa
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 Yatron.
Type File Name Location file !Please Read Me!.txt UserFolders file !Please Read Me!.vbs UserFolders message OnceOnCompletion file Read@My.txt Desktop
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Yatron.
Executables
stub j2.exe, yatron.exe, urgently.exe, important.exe, important.bin.exe, svchost.exe
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 Yatron.
External Pages
