Ransomware Research

AvastVirusinfo

AvastVirusinfo was first discovered in March 2017 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

AvastVirusinfo

 

First Seen

March 2017

Targeting

Behavior of AvastVirusinfo

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

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

Details

Characteristics of AvastVirusinfo

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 AvastVirusinfo ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

/.w{8}$/, /.w{24}$/

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 AvastVirusinfo.

Type

File Name

Location

file

КАК РАСШИФРОВАТЬ ФАЙЛЫ.txt

file

HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt

Executables

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

Executables

Setup.exe, Use.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 AvastVirusinfo.

External Pages

  • mailto:avastvirusinfo@yandex.com
  • mailto:avastvirusinfo@yandex.ru

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