Type
File Name
Location
GoldenEye was first discovered in December 2016 in enterprise cloud environments. GoldenEye is found in environments with a number of different names, including Petya-3, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
GoldenEye
First Seen
December 2016
GoldenEye is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that GoldenEye is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. GoldenEye updates the last modified date of the file it targets.
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 GoldenEye ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
/.[a-zA-Z0-9]{8}b/
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 GoldenEye.
Type File Name Location file YOUR_FILES_ARE_ENCRYPTED.TXT UserFolders
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for GoldenEye.
Executables
Unconfirmed 536177.crdownload, malware04.exe, Goldeneye.exe, unpacking5, verclsid.exe, HD_4b8df8955413f4a14308fd70308d6c14cf1dfc8c6463ae1337aeb8915a5705d6.exe, bthudtask.exe, 08336499.exe, autochk.exe, petya_1.exe, Trojan.Ransom.GoldenEye, waitfor.exe, 1.exe, stordiag.exe, RdpSa.exe, fontview.exe, notepad.exe, rad22D1E.exe, rad6F504.exe, rad1BA60.exe, rad70B4E.exe, rad7E370.exe, rad57632.exe, unlodctr.exe, rad031BE.exe, rad13F28.exe, cipher.exe, Trojan.Ransom.GoldenEye.exe, CertEnrollCtrl.exe, Trojan.Ransom.exe, radF1A2A.exe, legionsucks.bin, cliconfg.exe, rad3ca89.exe, rad50a43.exe, rad298d7.exe, radBA016.exe, goldeneye.exe.dontrun, Kopie von rad6F11F.exe, goldeneye no spreader.exe, Kopie_von_rad6F11F.exe, bad2.exe, GoldenEye.exe, rad859C9.exe.VIRUS, goldeye.exe, rad6E140.exe, rad020C.exe, rad020C.ex_, Kopie_von_rad6F11F.exe.2.bin.exe, radF0BD7.exe, rad8FE4F.ex$, malware.exe, rad7CB7C.exe, radF1016.exe, radF1016.exe-attention, rad20B9E.exe, radF3E9A.exe, radD6E08.exe, rad6E6BE.exe, netcfg.ex_, ReAgentc.exe, SHRWIZ, shrpubw.exe, PasswordOnWakeSettingFlyout.exe, rcxbe26.tmp, netcfg.exe, tmp_7660-netcfg.exe, EOS_v2.exe, ESETOnlineScanner.exe, Petr1.exe, _irt.exe, bl94.exe, ESET ещё разок.exe, 4.Goldeneye.exe, core.dll, UI0Detect.exe, Netplwiz.exe, autoconv, AUTOCONV.EXE, autoconv.exe, ahui.exe, myfile.exe, UNLODCTR.EXE, codexgigas_36bcb56703a0b97492e96a6064314fdb61bd1757, p2phost.exe
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 GoldenEye.
External Pages
