Ransomware Research

EyeCry

EyeCry was first discovered in September 2020 in enterprise cloud environments. EyeCry is found in environments with a number of different names, including OxiJoiner, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.

Name

EyeCry

 

First Seen

September 2020

Targeting

Behavior of EyeCry

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

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

Details

Characteristics of EyeCry

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 EyeCry 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 EyeCry.

Type

File Name

Location

message

Boot

Executables

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

Executables

Oxi_Joiner.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 EyeCry.

External Pages

  • woeru123456@protonmail.com

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