Ransomware Research

Scarab-Amnesia

Scarab-Amnesia was first discovered in March 2018 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

Scarab-Amnesia

 

First Seen

March 2018

Targeting

Behavior of Scarab-Amnesia

Scarab-Amnesia is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Scarab-Amnesia is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Scarab-Amnesia resets the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of Scarab-Amnesia

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 Scarab-Amnesia ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.amnesia, .ssimpotashka@gmail.com, .anonimus.mr@yahoo.com, .bruuuuz@yahoo.com, .skype, .frogo, .Dercypt@protonmail.com

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 Scarab-Amnesia.

Type

File Name

Location

file

HOW TO RECOVER ENCRYPTED FILES.TXT

EveryFolder

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Scarab-Amnesia.

Executables

osk.exe, ~wtmp001.exe, wmon32.exe, svchost.exe, wmon32.gxe

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 Scarab-Amnesia.

External Pages

  • mailto:westlan@protonmail.ch
  • mailto:bitkick@protonmail.com
  • mailto:kraskamy@gmail.com
  • mailto:ssimpotashka@gmail.com
  • mailto:rig9kdvfc4mpurl4o50dzfjhd1wgwfixgfq.ssimpotashka@gmail.com
  • mailto:westportmeed@protonmail.com
  • mailto:damasc@protonmail.com
  • mailto:donotwait@protonmail.com
  • mailto:hofno8rdtooplkcjvpfvcwth5fmtzn4.ssimpotashka@gmail.com
  • mailto:jonicarter@protonmail.com
  • mailto:anonimus.mr@yahoo.com
  • mailto:bruuuuz@yahoo.com
  • mailto:lalalendkiss@gmail.com
  • mailto:thomasjlancaster@mail.com
  • mailto:my_frends@india.com
  • mailto:dercypt@protonmail.com
  • bitmessage:BM-2cVNaCJejHJpnyLrtXYGJVfVdviHfa1jpd
  • bitmessage:BM-2cSnk9AuBSSkTCBStvSZmRVKK6pRa5GoxL
  • bitmessage:BM-2cXiJxVgnxhgvKAdbi82T9aZAd61sCr9oP

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