Ransomware Research

Fs0ciety Locker

Fs0ciety Locker was first discovered in September 2016 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

Fs0ciety Locker

 

First Seen

September 2016

Targeting

Behavior of Fs0ciety Locker

Fs0ciety Locker is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Fs0ciety Locker is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Fs0ciety Locker unknown the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of Fs0ciety Locker

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 Fs0ciety Locker ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.realfs0ciety@sigaint.org.fs0ciety

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 Fs0ciety Locker.

Type

File Name

Location

file

fs0ciety.html

RansomPayloadStartFolder

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Fs0ciety Locker.

Executables

driver_update.exe, driver_update[1].exe, Invoice_payment.docm

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 Fs0ciety Locker.

External Pages

  • mailto:realfs0ciety@sigaint.org

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