Type
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Location
RagnarLocker was first discovered in February 2020 in enterprise cloud environments. RagnarLocker is found in environments with a number of different names, including RagnarLocker 2.0, RagnarLocker Doxware, RagnarLocker NextGen, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
RagnarLocker
First Seen
February 2020
RagnarLocker is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that RagnarLocker is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. RagnarLocker updates 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 RagnarLocker ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
/.ragnar_[A-F0-9]{8}$/, /.__r4gN4r__[A-F0-9]{8}$/
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 RagnarLocker.
Type File Name Location file /^RGNR_[A-F0-9]{8}.txt$/ EveryFolder file /^!!!_READ_ME_[A-F0-9]{8}_!!!.txt$/ EveryFolder
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for RagnarLocker.
Executables
uu94ctvp4f6TPpgoPS.exe, o0j5mWgpcow7k2uQj05egTmZsPm.exe, delq99j61FkgZTWpMioun7.exe, VSERV.EXE, malware.exe, ransom1.eexe, Ezb6GQGXGXYUaFY.exe, Ragnar.exe, true.bin, 9yeblsbyyEUb7wRn1.exe, FRSQK5LCWFef60L.exe, VSD.EXE, 001200000005379C_winscp.exe_sample.exe, Sofreg.exe, CWT_company_ragnar_locker.exe, ragnar.exe, ragnarlocker.exe, sasas.bin.exe
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 RagnarLocker.
External Pages
