Type
File Name
Location
Hermetic was first discovered in February 2022 in enterprise cloud environments. Hermetic is found in environments with a number of different names, including Hermetic, JB, HermeticRansom, Elections GoRansom, C1, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
Hermetic
First Seen
February 2022
Hermetic is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Hermetic is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Hermetic unknown 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 Hermetic ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.encryptedJB
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 Hermetic.
Type File Name Location file read_me.html Desktop
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Hermetic.
Executables
client.exe, hermeticRansom.exe, kzFRIe0DZMCIenBUM.exe, JtiGVkvy7zLobom.exe, c2.exe, infected.exe, test.bin.exe, conhosts.exe, conhosts._exe
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 Hermetic.
External Pages
