Type
File Name
Location
Ranion was first discovered in April 2017 in enterprise cloud environments. Ranion is found in environments with a number of different names, including Ranion RaaS, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
Ranion
First Seen
April 2017
Ranion is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Ranion is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Ranion 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 Ranion ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.ransom, .Ransom, .r44s
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 Ranion.
Type File Name Location file README_TO_DECRYPT_FILES.html Desktop
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Ranion.
Executables
custom-2017.exe, doulcitoolv3.exe, MineCraft Hack + Setup TuT.exe, 110622902.exe, 36621558.exe, 126459581.exe, ransom.exe, Curriculum.exe, pedo-child-porn-downloader.exe, libra.exe, r44s_2018-11-23 1217.exe, myfile.exe, r44s_2018-11-23 1132.exe, waint.exe, dll.exe, r44s_2018-11-23 1238.exe, r44s_2018-11-22 1024.exe, r44s_2021-08-20 0344.exe, r44s_2021-08-20 0628.exe, Factura vencida.exe, r44s_2021-09-13 0957.exe, demande de prix.exe, r44s_2021-09-04 0604.exe, r44s_2021-08-20 0103.exe, r44s_2021-08-18 1222.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 Ranion.
External Pages
