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RANSOM_GOODRABBIT.THDAIAH

June 12, 2018
 Analysis by: Carl Maverick Pascual
 ALIASES:

Trojan.Cridex (Symantec) ; Win64:Malware-gen (AVG)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Ransomware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It connects to certain websites to send and receive information.

It encrypts files with specific file extensions. It drops files as ransom note.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

4,303,872 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

18 Apr 2018

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, Encrypts files, Displays message/message boxes

Arrival Details

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Installation

This Ransomware drops the following files:

  • %Desktop%\READ_TO_DECRYPT.html -> Ransom note
  • %Desktop%\FILES_ENCRYPTED.html -> List all the files that was encrypted

(Note: %Desktop% is the desktop folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Desktop in Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop in Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

Other Details

This Ransomware connects to the following website to send and receive information:

  • https://{BLOCKED}ine.com/api/keys/add
  • {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.28.5:443

Ransomware Routine

This Ransomware encrypts files with the following extensions:

  • .pdf

It avoids encrypting files with the following strings in their file path:

  • Program Data
  • Windows
  • bootmgr
  • Windows
  • $WINDOWS.~B
  • tmp
  • Program Files
  • Program Files (x86)
  • AppData
  • $Recycle.Bin
  • MSOCache
  • PerfLogs
  • step
  • Quarantine
  • Users\Default
  • Users\Public
  • Users\step-admin
  • Users\step-admin.region

It renames encrypted files using the following names:

  • {base-64 code of original file name}.encrypted

It drops the following file(s) as ransom note:

  • %Desktop%\READ_TO_DECRYPT.html

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

14.200.02

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

19 Apr 2018

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

14.201.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

20 Apr 2018

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Search and delete this file

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There may be some files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.  
  • %Desktop%\READ_TO_DECRYPT.html
  • %Desktop%\FILES_ENCRYPTED.html

Step 4

Restore encrypted files from backup.

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as RANSOM_GOODRABBIT.THDAIAH. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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