RANSOM_LOCKY.DLDSAPL
(Microsoft) Ransom:Win32/Locky.A; (Malwarebytes) Ransom.Locky
Windows
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It is capable of encrypting files in the affected system.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
245,760 bytes
DLL
Yes
04 Oct 2016
Arrival Details
This Trojan 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 Trojan drops the following files:
- {folder of encrypted files}\_{number of folders encrypted}_HOWDO_text.html
It drops and executes the following files:
- %Desktop%\_HOWDO_text.bmp
- %Desktop%\_HOWDO_text.html
(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 System Modifications
This Trojan adds the following registry entries as part of its installation routine:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
TileWallpaper = "0"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
WallpaperStyle = "0"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Wallpaper = "%Desktop%\_HOWDO_text.bmp"
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.26.201/apache_handler.php
- http://{randomly generated domain}.{ru, info, biz, click, su, work, pl, org, pw, org}/apache_handler.php
It renames encrypted files using the following names:
- {unique ID per victim}-{identifier}.odin
It is capable of encrypting files in the affected system.