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AtomSilo

AtomSilo was first discovered in September 2021 in enterprise cloud environments. AtomSilo is found in environments with a number of different names, including AtomSlio, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.

Name

AtomSilo

 

First Seen

September 2021

Targeting

Behavior of AtomSilo

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

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

Details

Characteristics of AtomSilo

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 AtomSilo ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.ATOMSILO

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 AtomSilo.

Type

File Name

Location

file

README-FILE-{VICTIM_PC_NAME}-{TIMESTAMP}.hta

EveryFolder

Executables

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

Executables

ATOMSILO_2.exe, update.exe, pri.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 AtomSilo.

External Pages

  • http://mhdehvkomeabau7gsetnsrhkfign4jgnx3wajth5yb5h6kvzbd72wlqd.onion
  • http://l5cjga2ksw6rxumu5l4xxn3cmahhi2irkbwg3amx6ajroyfmfgpfllid.onion
  • mailto:arvato@atomsilo.com
  • mailto:cristalia@atomsilo.com
  • mailto:primexm@darkatom.org

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