Ransomware Research

Tohnichi

Tohnichi was first discovered in June 2021 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

Tohnichi

 

First Seen

June 2021

Targeting

Behavior of Tohnichi

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

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

Details

Characteristics of Tohnichi

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 Tohnichi ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.tohnichi, .herrco, .mallox, .brg, .architek, .exploit, .carone, .avast, .consultransom, .devicZz, .acookies, .bozon3, .bozon, .FARGO, .artiis

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 Tohnichi.

Type

File Name

Location

file

How to decrypt files.txt

EveryFolder

file

RECOVERY INFORMATION.txt

EveryFolder

file

FILE RECOVERY.txt

EveryFolder

Executables

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

Executables

local.exe, ConsoleApp2.exe, aRX-00-23-93.exe, share.exe, mallox.exe, hbatka.exe, FusContainer.exe, Ransom.exe, Ofdds.exe, DTEAOK7H.exe, arx777-Ofdds.exe, Yjnds.exe, arx777-ofdds.exe, yjnds.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 Tohnichi.

External Pages

  • http://eghv5cpdsmuj5e6tpyjk5icgq642hqubildf6yrfnqlq3rmsqk2zanid.onion
  • http://jnjorcburoayrwfrmnq3czngju76wdjyuyufqaep6joutvidohuh24ad.onion
  • mailto:israel@mailfence.com
  • mailto:mallox@tutanota.com
  • mailto:recohelper@cock.li
  • mailto:newexploit@tutanota.com
  • mailto:consultransom@tutanota.com
  • mailto:consultransom@protonmail.com
  • mailto:devicezz@mailfence.com
  • mailto:mallox@stealthypost.net

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