Ransomware Research

TeslaWare

TeslaWare was first discovered in May 2017 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

TeslaWare

 

First Seen

May 2017

Targeting

Behavior of TeslaWare

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

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

Details

Characteristics of TeslaWare

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 TeslaWare ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.Tesla, .Yugo

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 TeslaWare.

Type

File Name

Location

file

READ_ME.txt

Desktop

message

Login

Executables

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

Executables

WindowsDrivers.exe, TESLA%20RASOMWARE.BIN, Trojan.Ransom.TeslaWare.exe, TeslaWare.exe, windowsdrivers.exe, 2Malicious4Me.exe, FILE_10, TESLA_RANSOMWARE (7), teslaware.exe, TESLA_RANSOMWARE (1)

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 TeslaWare.

External Pages

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