Type
File Name
Location
Maze was first discovered in May 2019 in enterprise cloud environments. Maze is found in environments with a number of different names, including MazeLocker, ChaCha, ChaChaLocker, Maze Locker, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
Maze
First Seen
May 2019
Maze is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Maze is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Maze unknown 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 Maze ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
/.[A-Za-z0-9]{4,7}/
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 Maze.
Type File Name Location file DECRYPT-FILES.html EveryFolder
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Maze.
Executables
Maze.exe, test.exe, 1473359.exe, ESET32.EXE, file.exe, wordupd.exe, eset.exe, receipt-package-CA347425228.doc
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 Maze.
External Pages
