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BigBossHorse was first discovered in January 2020 in enterprise cloud environments. BigBossHorse is found in environments with a number of different names, including Heronpiston, Horsedeal, HorseLeader, XHamster, InHorseWeTrust, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
BigBossHorse
First Seen
January 2020
BigBossHorse is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that BigBossHorse is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. BigBossHorse updates the last modified date of the file it targets.
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 BigBossHorse ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.heronpiston, .horsedeal, .horseleader, .XHAMSTER, .zipzipulya, .Zhirinovsky, .WhiteHorse, .file.decrypt, .NUNCATARDE, .LIKEAHORSE
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 BigBossHorse.
Type File Name Location file #Decryption#.txt EveryFolder file #Decrypt#.txt EveryFolder file #File.decrypt#.txt EveryFolder file #RECOVERY#.txt EveryFolder screenshot Desktop
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for BigBossHorse.
Executables
avgdiagex.exe, AVGDIAGEX.EXE, RedDrip_test_signed, Wmiprvse.exe, Trojan.Ransom.HorseLeader.exe, Trojan.Ransom.GarrantyDecrypt.exe, WMIAPSRVR.EXE, svchosts.exe, encryptor.exe, and.ex_, like_a_horse.bin
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 BigBossHorse.
External Pages
