Ransomware Research

Takahiro

Takahiro was first discovered in April 2016 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

Takahiro

 

First Seen

April 2016

Targeting

Behavior of Takahiro

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

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

Details

Characteristics of Takahiro

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 Takahiro ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.takahiro

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 Takahiro.

Type

File Name

Location

message

Login

Executables

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

Executables

Takahiro-Locker.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 Takahiro.

External Pages

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