Ransomware Research

Jaff

Jaff was first discovered in May 2017 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

Jaff

 

First Seen

May 2017

Targeting

Behavior of Jaff

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

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

Details

Characteristics of Jaff

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 Jaff ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.jaff, .wlu, .sVn

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 Jaff.

Type

File Name

Location

file

README_TO_DECRYPT.html

EveryFolder

file

README_TO_DECRYPTl.bmp

EveryFolder

file

README_TO_DECRYPTl.txt

EveryFolder

file

!!!!README_FOR_SAVE FILES.txt

EveryFolder

file

!!!!!SAVE YOUR FILES!!!!.txt

EveryFolder

file

!!!SAVE YOUR FILES!.bmp

EveryFolder

file

!!!SAVE YOUR FILES.bmp

EveryFolder

file

ReadMe.txt

EveryFolder

file

ReadMe.bmp

EveryFolder

file

ReadMe.html

EveryFolder

file

README TO SAVE YOUR FILES.bmp

EveryFolder

file

README TO SAVE YOUR FILES.html

EveryFolder

file

README TO SAVE YOUR FILES.txt

EveryFolder

Executables

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

Executables

Rcfcngzxx, NLI.exe, Wanna Crypt 2.exe, pitupi20.exe.3204.dr, pitupi20.exe, 04_pitupi20.exe, MM_0.exe, f87346b.exe, dridex.exe, pitupi20.exe.3476.dr, 666.exe, ÍøÒ×ÆÆ½â666.exe, Rcfcngzxx.exe, MM_2.exe, pitupi20.exe_, 924c84415.exe, jaff.exe, levinsky8.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 Jaff.

External Pages

  • http://rktazuzi7hbln7sy.onion
  • http://rktazuzi7hbln7sy.tor2web.cf
  • http://rktazuzi7hbln7sy.onion.link
  • https://rktazuzi7hbln7sy.onion.link

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