Ransomware Research

Anatova

Anatova was first discovered in January 2019 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

Anatova

 

First Seen

January 2019

Targeting

Behavior of Anatova

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

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

Details

Characteristics of Anatova

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 Anatova ransomware is known to change.

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 Anatova.

Type

File Name

Location

file

ANATOVA.txt

EveryFolder

Executables

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

Executables

CallOfCthulhu.exe, 170fb7438316.exe, anatova.exe, Vnekotoromtsarstve.exe, PPEE.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 Anatova.

External Pages

  • mailto:anatoday@tutanota.com
  • mailto:anatova2@tutanota.com
  • mailto:anatova1@tutanota.com
  • mailto:anatova4@tutanota.com
  • mailto:anatova9@tutanota.com

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