Ransomware Research

AnimusLocker

AnimusLocker was first discovered in June 2018 in enterprise cloud environments. AnimusLocker is found in environments with a number of different names, including Animus Locker, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.

Name

AnimusLocker

 

First Seen

June 2018

Targeting

Behavior of AnimusLocker

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

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

Details

Characteristics of AnimusLocker

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 AnimusLocker ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.animus, .desu

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 AnimusLocker.

Type

File Name

Location

file

/^@_DECRYPT[2-3]?_@.txt$/

EveryFolder

file

/^ANIMUS_RESTORE[2-3]?.txt$/

EveryFolder

Executables

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

Executables

myfile.exe, Ransom.exe, memka.exe, n_BadRansomware.exe, BadRansomware.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 AnimusLocker.

External Pages

  • mailto:j0ra@protonmail.com
  • mailto:unlockalexkingman@protonmail.com
  • mailto:hellstaff@india.com

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