Ransomware Research

OXAR

OXAR was first discovered in July 2017 in enterprise cloud environments. OXAR is found in environments with a number of different names, including Kappa, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.

Name

OXAR

 

First Seen

July 2017

Targeting

Behavior of OXAR

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

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

Details

Characteristics of OXAR

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 OXAR ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.OXR, .PEDO, .ULOZ, .FUCK, .FDP

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 OXAR.

Type

File Name

Location

file

instructions.txt

Desktop

file

1 What happens with my files.txt

EveryFolder

message

OnceOnCompletion

message

Login

screenshot

Desktop

Executables

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

Executables

Data Locker.exe, LockedIn.bin, LockedIn.exe, rbgfdvcx.exe, PEDO.exe, Cryptear.exe, ras.exe, Ableton-live-Suite-v95-WiN-x86-x64.exe, ransomware.exe, Kappa Ransomware.exe, Ableton-live-Suite-v95-WiN-x86-x64.exe (ras.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 OXAR.

External Pages

  • mailto:oxar.ransomware666@protonmail.com
  • mailto:maitregauillaume@protonmail.com
  • mailto:spaghetih@protonmail.com
  • mailto:oxarransomware@protonmail.com

elastio-icon
Elastio Can Help You

Don’t let ransomware
take over your data.