Ransomware: id-3509099450_[mk.goro@aol.com].0oxr4

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UPDATE 6/8/2017: This is a CRyPTON Variant, see below.

A new variant of Dharma CryptON (CryptON 36 variant, to be precise), seems to have hit a server;  here are some of the details I’ve been gathering.

Ransom Note

A file named ### DECRYPT MY FILES ###.txt is placed in each directory where encrypted files are located with the following content.

*** ALL YOUR WORK AND PERSONAL FILES HAVE BEEN ENCRYPTED ***
To decrypt your files you need to buy the special software – «Nemesis decryptor»
You can find out the details / buy decryptor + key / ask questions by email: mk.goro@aol.com
Your personal ID: 3509099450

Encrypted Files

Encrypted files have the following appended: .id-3509099450_[mk.goro@aol.com].0oxr4

Registry Entry

An interesting Registry entry is observed:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeKJ8CvJIB1H5nRcJZ]
"KJ8CvJIB1H5nRcJZd"="32B7DAEBA948B330EA098023EE44F4C003D3ADFD3D1DFEC22DEA17F1030C8C5D"
"KJ8CvJIB1H5nRcJZn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
"KJ8CvJIB1H5nRcJZs"="1"

Google search for any parts of .0oxr4 comes up short as well as any of the information in the Registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeKJ8CvJIB1H5nRcJZ
 
Searching for the email mk.goro@aol.com indicates this may be a ransomware that can be decrypted, according to ID Ransomware website.  However, I have found nothing that works for decrypting.

I have attached two sample files, an original Informant SNMP zip file pulled from a backup as well as the encrypted file.

Still a work in progress…

Update: 6/8/2017

From: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/632389/dharma-ransomware-filenameemaildharmawalletzzzzz-support-topic/page-99

Any files that are encrypted with the newest variant of CryptON (Cry9, Cry36, Cry128, X3M, Nemesis) will have a random 5 character hexadecimal extension appended to the end of the encrypted data filename (i.e. .id-1163283255_[liukang@mortalkombat.su].08c85, .id-1163283255_[mk.baraka@aol.com].830s7) and leave files (ransom notes) named ### DECRYPT MY FILES ###.txt.
There is an ongoing discussion in this topic where victims can post comments, ask questions and seek further assistance. Other victims have been directed there to share information, experiences and suggestions.

This is a cry36 variant and apparently not decrypted at this time, see: https://support.emsisoft.com/topic/27231-cry9-invalid-crypton-file-pair/?page=4#comment-171791

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