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Decme

Decme was first discovered in October 2020 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

Decme

 

First Seen

October 2020

Targeting

Behavior of Decme

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

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

Details

Characteristics of Decme

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 Decme ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.decme

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 Decme.

Type

File Name

Location

file

!INFO.HTA

EveryFolder

Executables

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

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 Decme.

External Pages

  • mailto:files2021@tutanota.com
  • mailto:files2020@mailfence.com

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