Type
File Name
Location
Hanta was first discovered in March 2021 in enterprise cloud environments. Hanta is found in environments with a number of different names, including HantaVirus, Hanta 2.0, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
Hanta
First Seen
March 2021
Hanta is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Hanta is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Hanta 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 Hanta ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.HANTA
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 Hanta.
Type File Name Location file how_to_recover.txt Desktop file how_to_recover.html EveryFolder
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Hanta.
Executables
hanta.exe, HANTA.exe, build.exe, 039, hanta_2_0.exe, proc.exe, h.exe, hanta_2_0.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 Hanta.
External Pages
