Ransomware Research

IziCrypt

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

Name

IziCrypt

 

First Seen

December 2020

Targeting

Behavior of IziCrypt

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

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

Details

Characteristics of IziCrypt

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 IziCrypt 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 IziCrypt.

Type

File Name

Location

message

OnceOnCompletion

message

OnceOnCompletion

Executables

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

Executables

IZI.exe, FishLocker.exe, Automatic_converter_rff_to_mp4.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 IziCrypt.

External Pages

  • mailto:izi.crypt@gmail.com
  • mailto:wormlocker789@gmail.com

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