Ransomware Research

About Immuni

Immuni

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

Name Immuni
AKA
  • Fuckunicorn
First Seen May 2020

Genealogy

To better understand Immuni, we can trace it’s origins. Below is a snapshot of Immuni’s genealogy.

HiddenTear » Immuni
Targeting

Behavior of Immuni

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

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

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Characteristics of Immuni

Here are some of the unique characteristics that are helpful to know about Immuni.

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 Immuni ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes.fuckunicornhtrhrtjrjy

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 Immuni.

Typefile
File NameREAD_IT.txt
LocationDesktop

Executables

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

ExecutablesIMMUNI.exe, CTOzF5HBA7Zqw=&Expires=1596464469, IMMUNI.bin, local.exe, 1CQ9KQ3F.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 Immuni.

External Pages
  • mailto:xxcte2664@protonmail.com
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