Ransomware Research

AllCry

AllCry was first discovered in October 2017 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

AllCry

 

First Seen

October 2017

Targeting

Behavior of AllCry

AllCry is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that AllCry is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. AllCry updates the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of AllCry

Suffixes

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 AllCry ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.allcry

Ransomware Notes

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 AllCry.

Type

File Name

Location

file

ReadMe.dic

RootDirectory

file

readme.txt

Desktop

message

OnceOnCompletion

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for AllCry.

Executables

allcry_upx.exe, winsrv.exe, winsrv32.exe

External Pages

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 AllCry.

External Pages

  • mailto:allcrys@naij.com
  • mailto:allcy@alquds.com

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