Ransomware Research
About Vipasana
Vipasana
Vipasana was first discovered in January 2016 in enterprise cloud environments. Vipasana is found in environments with a number of different names, including Cryakl, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
| Name | Vipasana |
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| AKA |
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| First Seen | January 2016 |
Targeting
Behavior of Vipasana
Vipasana is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Vipasana is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Vipasana updates the last modified date of the file it targets.
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Characteristics of Vipasana
Here are some of the unique characteristics that are helpful to know about Vipasana.
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 Vipasana ransomware is known to change.
| Suffixes | .cbf, .doubleoffset |
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Prefixes
Some ransomware will change or prepend a prefix to the beginning of the file after they are encrypted. Here are some of the possible prefixes found at the front of a filename that Vipasana ransomware is known to have.
| Prefixes | email-vipasana4@aol.com.ver-CL, email-hola@all-ransomware.info.ver-CL |
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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 Vipasana.
| Type | screenshot |
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| Location | Desktop |
| Type | file |
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| File Name | README.txt |
| Location | EveryFolder |
| Type | message |
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| Location | Login |
Executables
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Vipasana.
| Executables | file.exe, V.exe, Cryakl1.exe, vipasana2.exe, engvipasana.exe, sample3.exe, WEGILNPRVX.exe, LPBNZNCPDP.exe, список замечание по домену.exe, документы на подписание, пожалуйста распечатайте 3 ексемпляра.exe |
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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 Vipasana.
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