Type
File Name
Location
Sodinokibi was first discovered in April 2019 in enterprise cloud environments. Sodinokibi is found in environments with a number of different names, including Sodinokibi Doxware, BlueBackground, REvil, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
Sodinokibi
First Seen
April 2019
Sodinokibi is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Sodinokibi is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Sodinokibi 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 Sodinokibi ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
/.[a-z0-9]{6,10}$/
Not all ransomware leaves a note. However, some ransomware leaves the infected party instructions on what the user should do to get rid of the ransomware, or satisfy the ransom. This often involves transferring money, often bitcoin or another cryptocurrency to a designated wallet.
Below are the type(s) of notes, content, and typical locations where Elastio has found ransom notes from Sodinokibi.
Type File Name Location file /^[a-z0-9]{5,10}-readme.txt$/ EveryFolder file /^[a-z0-9]{5,10}-README.txt$/ EveryFolder file /^[a-z0-9]{5,10}-HOW-TO-DECRYPT.txt$/ EveryFolder file /^[a-z0-9]{5,10}-PLEASE-README-THIS.txt$/ EveryFolder file /^[a-f0-9]{6}.info.txt$/ EveryFolder file /^[a-z0-9]{5,10}-read-me-ATTRATTIVO.txt$/ EveryFolder
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Sodinokibi.
Executables
9Maghszwd0GXsSso.exe, sodinokibi.exe, untitled.exe, 3WaiFPGQ.exe, ransomware.exe, s.exe, linux.linux, colorui.dll, June document, June
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 Sodinokibi.
External Pages
