Ransomware Research

TrumpLocker

TrumpLocker was first discovered in February 2017 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

TrumpLocker

 

First Seen

February 2017

Targeting

Behavior of TrumpLocker

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

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

Details

Characteristics of TrumpLocker

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 TrumpLocker ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.TheTrumpLockerf, .TheTrumpLockerp

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 TrumpLocker.

Type

File Name

Location

file

What happen to my files.txt

Desktop

message

Login

Executables

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

Executables

RansomNote.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 TrumpLocker.

External Pages

  • mailto:thetrumplocker@mail2tor.com
  • mailto:trumplocker@mail2tor.com

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