Ransomware Research

SRC

SRC was first discovered in May 2024 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

SRC

 

First Seen

May 2024

Targeting

Behavior of SRC

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

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

Details

Characteristics of SRC

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 SRC ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.SRC

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 SRC.

Type

File Name

Location

file

+README-WARNING+.txt;

EveryFolder

screenshot

Desktop

Executables

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

Executables

executable.exe, software.exe, SRC_visual.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 SRC.

External Pages

  • mailto:restorebackup@cock.li
  • TOX:ADA6E26332F26451E45768179C771CA87A7F0F4E234DA8D882888F505494925DCF274A3EA555

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