Ransomware Research

Encoded01

Encoded01 was first discovered in November 2021 in enterprise cloud environments. Encoded01 is found in environments with a number of different names, including Lock-Encoded01, Sugar, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.

Name

Encoded01

 

First Seen

November 2021

Targeting

Behavior of Encoded01

Encoded01 is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Encoded01 is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Encoded01 updates the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of Encoded01

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 Encoded01 ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.encoded01

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 Encoded01.

Type

File Name

Location

file

BackFiles_encoded01.txt

EveryFolder

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Encoded01.

Executables

1.exe, 315.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 Encoded01.

External Pages

  • http://chat5sqrnzqewampznybomgn4hf2m53tybkarxk4sfaktwt7oqpkcvyd.onion
  • http://chat5sqrnzqewampznybomgn4hf2m53tybkarxk4sfaktwt7oqpkcvyd.onion/auth.php

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