Ransomware Research
About Cute
Cute
Cute was first discovered in August 2016 in enterprise cloud environments. Cute is found in environments with a number of different names, including Cute, cute, my-Little-Ransomware, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
| Name | Cute |
|---|---|
| AKA |
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| First Seen | August 2016 |
Targeting
Behavior of Cute
Cute is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Cute is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Cute updates the last modified date of the file it targets.
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Characteristics of Cute
Here are some of the unique characteristics that are helpful to know about Cute.
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 Cute ransomware is known to change.
| Suffixes | .已加密, .cke, .adr |
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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 Cute.
| Type | message |
|---|---|
| Location | OnceOnCompletion |
| Type | file |
|---|---|
| File Name | 55555sendBack.txt |
| Location |
| Type | file |
|---|---|
| File Name | 文件加密警告warning.txt |
| Location | Desktop |
Executables
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Cute.
| Executables | Ransomware.exe, R.exe, 黑马程序员最完美编程资料汇总.exe, a.exe |
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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 Cute.
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