- Distribution Method : Remote access through Remote Desktop Protocol(RDP) or Terminal Services
 
 - MD5 : e2251a00f5d025ee89228720dc5c2f65
 
 - Major Detection Name : Ransom:MSIL/Kraken.A (Microsoft), Ransom_KRAKEN.THIADAH (Trend Micro)
 
 - Encrypted File Pattern : <Number>-Lock.onion
 
 - Malicious File Creation Location :
 - C:\ProgramData\EventLog.txt
 - C:\ProgramData\release.bat
 - C:\ProgramData\Safe.exe
 - C:\ProgramData\sdelete.exe 
 - Payment Instruction File : # How to Decrypt Files.html
 
 - Major Characteristics :
 - Offline Encryption
 - Checks OS language (Russian, Ukrainian etc.) and Geo-IP location to determine the execution.
 - Block processes execution (agntsvcagntsvc, msftesql, mydesktopqos, mysqld, mysqld-nt, sqlagent etc.)
 - Deletes event log (wevtutil.exe clear-log "Analytic", wevtutil.exe clear-log "Application", wevtutil.exe clear-log "DebugChannel", wevtutil.exe clear-log "DirectShowFilterGraph", wevtutil.exe clear-log "DirectShowPluginControl" etc.)
 - Disable system restore (bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled No, bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures, wbadmin DELETE SYSTEMSTATEBACKUP -keepVersions:0, wmic SHADOWCOPY DELETE, vssadmin delete shadows /All)
 - Utilizes SDelete from SysInternals to purge empty disc drive space, disabling possible recovery by file recovery tool.
 - After secure erase, displays fake error message, then shuts down windows after 5 minutes (shutdown /S /F /T 300 /C "Unexpected shutdown due to maintenance break.") 
 
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