Type
File Name
Location
Snake-Ekans was first discovered in December 2019 in enterprise cloud environments.
Name
Snake-Ekans
First Seen
December 2019
Snake-Ekans is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Snake-Ekans is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Snake-Ekans 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 Snake-Ekans ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
/[a-zA-z0-9]{5}$/, /[a-zA-z0-9]{8}$/
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 Snake-Ekans.
Type File Name Location file Fix-Your-Files.txt Desktop, RootDirectory file Decrypt-Your-Files.txt Desktop, RootDirectory
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Snake-Ekans.
Executables
update.bin, 4YEvhu3rEEGCvmLSE.exe, bdxp8MyapfGlxZy.exe, efxbmTFZE1HPyUMwnZY.exe, update.exe, nmon.exe, EKANS.exe, gstart.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 Snake-Ekans.
External Pages
