Ransomware Research

DMA Locker 1-2-3

DMA Locker 1-2-3 was first discovered in December 2015 in enterprise cloud environments. DMA Locker 1-2-3 is found in environments with a number of different names, including DMA Locker 1-2, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.

Name

DMA Locker 1-2-3

 

First Seen

December 2015

Targeting

Behavior of DMA Locker 1-2-3

DMA Locker 1-2-3 is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that DMA Locker 1-2-3 is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. DMA Locker 1-2-3 updates the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of DMA Locker 1-2-3

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 DMA Locker 1-2-3 ransomware is known to change.

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 DMA Locker 1-2-3.

Type

File Name

Location

file

cryptinfo.txt

ProgramData

message

OnceOnCompletion

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for DMA Locker 1-2-3.

Executables

2.exe, fakturax.exe, ntserver.exe.bin, DMALocker, Filecoder.DMALocker.A1.exe, 1.exe, ntserver.exe, W6fAEj7H_q.chm, madlocker.exe

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 DMA Locker 1-2-3.

External Pages

  • mailto:january0060@gmx.com
  • mailto:styczen0020@interia.pl

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