Ransomware Research

Cry36

Cry36 was first discovered in May 2018 in enterprise cloud environments. Cry36 is found in environments with a number of different names, including X3M, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.

Name

Cry36

 

First Seen

May 2018

Targeting

Behavior of Cry36

Cry36 is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Cry36 is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Cry36 updates the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of Cry36

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 Cry36 ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

/.id_[0-9]{10}_[[w.-]+@w+.w+].[a-z0-9]{5}$/, .nem3end, .nemesis

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 Cry36.

Type

File Name

Location

file

#DECRYPT_MY_FILES#.txt

EveryFolder

file

### DECRYPT MY FILES ###.txt

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Cry36.

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 Cry36.

External Pages

  • mailto:mk.baraka@aol.com
  • mailto:mk.rain@aol.com
  • mailto:mk.kabal@aol.com
  • mailto:m.reptile@aol.com
  • mailto:yotabyte@protonmail.com
  • mailto:liukang@mortalkombat.su
  • mailto:don-corleone@mortalkombat.su
  • mailto:d.fedor2@aol.com
  • mailto:mk_rain@aol.com
  • mailto:mk.smoke@aol.com
  • mailto:mk.kunglao@aol.com
  • mailto:m.subzero@aol.com
  • mailto:pay@cyberdude.com
  • mailto:karnel.fikol@aol.com
  • mailto:sanio.marino@aol.com

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