Ransomware Research

About Codemanager

Codemanager

Codemanager was first discovered in October 2010 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name Codemanager
First Seen October 2010
Targeting

Behavior of Codemanager

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

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

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Characteristics of Codemanager

Here are some of the unique characteristics that are helpful to know about Codemanager.

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 Codemanager ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes.ENCODED

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 Codemanager.

Typefile
File NameHOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt
Location

Executables

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

Executablesexplorer, EXPLORER.EXE, winlogon, WINLOGON.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 Codemanager.

External Pages
  • mailto:codemanager@fastmail.fm
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