Ransom.Win64.EBANUL.THFBHBD

July 30, 2024
 Analysis by: Raighen Sanchez
 ALIASES:

Trojan:Win32/Casdet!rfn (MICROSOFT)

 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, Dropped by other malware

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 drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

1,428,992 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

28 Jun 2024

Payload:

Disables AV, Encrypts files, Terminates processes

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 adds the following mutexes to ensure that only one of its copies runs at any one time:

  • nvxkjcv7yxctvgsdfjhv6esdvsx

Process Termination

This Ransomware terminates the following services if found on the affected system:

  • Sophos
  • Symantec
  • McAfee
  • Avast
  • Defender
  • Malwarebytes
  • Windows Defender
  • BitDefender
  • Spyhunter
  • Kaspersky
  • SentinelOne
  • Acronis
  • Symantec
  • Veeam
  • SQL Safe
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • MySQL
  • IBM DB2
  • Oracle
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • VMWare
  • BlueStripe
  • ProLiant
  • Alerter
  • Eventlog
  • UI0Detect
  • WinVNC4

It terminates the following processes if found running in the affected system's memory:

  • Symantec/Norton
  • McAfee
  • AVG
  • Kaspersky
  • Bitdefender
  • Trend Micro
  • Malware Bytes
  • VMware
  • Proficy
  • Microsoft
  • IBM
  • BMC
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • MySQL
  • TeamViewer
  • VNC
  • Google
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Microsoft Office

Other Details

This Ransomware accepts the following parameters:

  • -v / --verbose
  • -no-mutex
  • --exit-safe-boot
  • --sd-killer-off → skips to file encryption
  • -p {path to encrypt}
  • -m {all | local | net | backups}
  • -l {output to log file}
  • -s

Ransomware Routine

This Ransomware avoids encrypting files with the following strings in their file name:

  • readme.txt
  • NBA_LOG.txt

It avoids encrypting files found in the following folders:

  • tmp
  • temp
  • winnt
  • thumb
  • $Recycle.Bin
  • $RECYCLE.BIN
  • System Volume Information
  • Boot
  • Windows
  • Trend Micro
  • perflogs

It appends the following extension to the file name of the encrypted files:

  • {original filename}.{original extension}.NBA

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

  • {encrypted directory}/readme.txt

It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions:

  • .NBA
  • .exe
  • .dll
  • .lnk
  • .sys
  • .msi
  • .bat

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

19.430.10

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

28 Jun 2024

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

19.431.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

29 Jun 2024

Step 1

Trend Micro Predictive Machine Learning detects and blocks malware at the first sign of its existence, before it executes on your system. When enabled, your Trend Micro product detects this malware under the following machine learning name:

    •  WORM.Win32.TRX.XXPE50FFF083

Step 2

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 3

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 4

Search and delete these files

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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.
  • {encrypted directory}/readme.txt

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Ransom.Win64.EBANUL.THFBHBD. 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:

Step 6

Restore encrypted files from backup.


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