Kraken Ransomware Overview[]
Kraken ransomware is a malware of unknown origin. Its encryption engine targets the following file types with a strong cipher:
.3GP, .7Z, .APK, .AVI, .BMP, .CDR, .CER, .CHM, CONF, .CSS, .CSV, .DAT, .DB, .DBF, .DJVU, .DBX, .DOCM, ,DOC, .EPUB, .DOCX .FB2, .FLV, .GIF, .GZ, .ISO .IBOOKS,.JPEG, .JPG, .KEY, .MDB .MD2, .MDF, .MHT, .MOBI .MHTM, .MKV, .MOV, .MP3, .MP4, .MPG .MPEG, .PICT, .PDF, .PPS, .PKG, .PNG, .PPT .PPTX, .PPSX, .PSD, .RAR, .RTF, .SCR, .SWF, .SAV, .TIFF, .TIF, .TBL, .TORRENT, .TXT, .VSD,.WMV, .XLS, .XLSX, .XPS, .XML, .CKP, ZIP, .JAVA, .PY, .ASM, .C, .CPP, .CS, .JS, .PHP, .DACPAC, .RBW, .RB, .MRG, .DCX, .DB3, .SQL, .SQLITE3, .SQLITE, .SQLITEDB, .PSD, .PSP, .PDB, .DXF, .DWG, .DRW, .CASB, .CCP, .CAL, .CMX, .CR2.
The interesting thing associated with this virus is that it employs dynamic fields in the ransomware note.
Kraken Ransomware Note[]
KRAKEN
Your documents, photos, databases and other important files have been encrypted!
Decryption of your files is only possible with the special decryption program.
To buy your decryption program follow the steps below:
How to buy Kraken Decryptor?
Payment method is Bitcoin Only, follow the steps below.
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Send XXX amount to Bitcoin address
1Bi3ApYkFyZSUg8X2vrsQS4SR7KH4DLZ9h
Send an email to below addresses with your Personal ID as the subject
Email Addresses
krakenk811@gmail.com
kraken0@india.com
kraken@innocent.com
Your Personal ID: XXXXXXXXXXXXXxx
Run the downloaded Decryptor you received via email on your computer
Click on “Decrypt” button and wait for the “Decrypt Succeed” message
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Kraken Ransomware Distribution[]
The Kraken ransomware is primarily distributed as a malicious binary file through various email spam messages, exploit kits, browser hijackers, Trojans and other popular sources of infection.