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Eris

Eris was first discovered in July 2019 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

Eris

 

First Seen

July 2019

Targeting

Behavior of Eris

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

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

Details

Characteristics of Eris

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 Eris ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.ERIS, .JUBE2, /.[A-Z0-9]{5}$/

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 Eris.

Type

File Name

Location

file

@ READ ME TO RECOVER FILES @.txt

EveryFolder

file

/^HELP-[A-Z0-9]{5}.txt$/

EveryFolder

Executables

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

Executables

radBBAFB.tmp.exe, radBBAFB.tmp.bin, Server.exe, unlockme123[V1.2.3][EMAIL_FIX].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 Eris.

External Pages

  • mailto:limaooo@cock.li
  • mailto:unlockme123@protonmail.com
  • mailto:encoder.russian@protonmail.com
  • http://epaybfvlutydks6fpfwtwoe2fsph6vve2obgv6qbhyuqwkecbhsf7nyd.onion
  • http://epaybfvlutydks6fpfwtwoe2fsph6vve2obgv6qbhyuqwkecbhsf7nyd.onion/279558e0a19e9c1b

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