Ransomware Research

Defray777

Defray777 was first discovered in November 2018 in enterprise cloud environments. Defray777 is found in environments with a number of different names, including Defray 2018 -2020, Defray, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.

Name

Defray777

 

First Seen

November 2018

Targeting

Behavior of Defray777

Defray777 is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Defray777 is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Defray777 unknown the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of Defray777

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 Defray777 ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.c3nt3r, .waynedd1911, .c0mp4ny_n4m3, /.w+777$/

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 Defray777.

Type

File Name

Location

file

!!!_Read_Me_How_To_DeCrypt_Files_!!!.tXt

file

/^!w+_ReadMeHowToDeCryptFiles!.txt$/

file

/^###_w+_Read_Me_Now_###.txt$/

file

!_WAYNEDD-README.txt

file

!_README_!.txt

file

/^w+_READ_ME.txt$/

file

#-CENTER-Read-It-Urgent-#.txt

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Defray777.

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 Defray777.

External Pages

  • mailto:company_name@protonmail.com
  • mailto:bh@protonmail.com
  • bitmessage:BM-2cTkqtkZycNJVsALvShXq9gxGFCgUYj5m
  • bitmessage:BM-2cUy6rCDbfQhwMLaEur9FCm5YXjehdpWFd

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