Ransomware Research

CryptoDemo

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

Name

CryptoDemo

 

First Seen

October 2017

Targeting

Behavior of CryptoDemo

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

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

Details

Characteristics of CryptoDemo

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 CryptoDemo ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.encrypted

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 CryptoDemo.

Type

File Name

Location

message

OnceOnCompletion

Executables

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

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 CryptoDemo.

External Pages

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