Ransomware Research

CryLock

CryLock was first discovered in April 2020 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

CryLock

 

First Seen

April 2020

Targeting

Behavior of CryLock

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

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

Details

Characteristics of CryLock

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 CryLock ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

/[reddragon3335799@protonmail.ch][sel3].[[0-9A-F]{8}-[0-9A-F]{8}]$/, /[flydragon@mailfence.com][sel1ru].[[0-9A-F]{8}-[0-9A-F]{8}]$/, /[hopeandhonest@smime.ninja].[[A-F0-9]{8}-[A-F0-9]{8}]$/, .nbf

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 CryLock.

Type

File Name

Location

file

how_to_decrypt.hta

EveryFolder

Executables

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

Executables

svcbba.exe, svccbf.exe, svckaa.exe, svciai.exe, svceda.exe, svcajx.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 CryLock.

External Pages

  • mailto:reddragon3335799@protonmail.ch
  • mailto:reddragon3335799@tutanota.com
  • mailto:flydragon@mailfence.com
  • telegram:@assist_decoder
  • mailto:grand@horsefucker.org
  • mailto:horsefucker@tuta.io
  • mailto:hopeandhonest@smime.ninja

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