- Distribution Method : Unknown
- MD5 : 43f0d539df164a311012f5cbe1cc8c29
- Major Detection Name : Ransom-Thanos!43F0D539DF16 (McAfee), Ransom.MSIL.THANOS.SM (Trend Micro)
- Encrypted File Pattern : .KPSTARGARD[prometheusdec@yahoo.com]
- Malicious File Creation Location :
- C:\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Local\Temp\RESTORE_FILES_INFO.txt
- C:\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\mystartup.lnk
- C:\Users\%UserName%\Desktop\RESTORE_FILES_INFO.hta
- Payment Instruction File : RESTORE_FILES_INFO.hta / RESTORE_FILES_INFO.txt
- Major Characteristics :
- Offline Encryption
- Thanos Ransomware series
- Allow Windows firewall rules ("netsh" advfirewall firewall set rule group=\"Network Discovery\" new enable=Yes, "netsh" advfirewall firewall set rule group="File and Printer Sharing" new enable=Yes)
- Disable Raccine ransomware protection ("taskkill" /F /IM RaccineSettings.exe, "reg" delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /V "Raccine Tray" /F, "reg" delete HKCU\Software\Raccine /F, "schtasks" /DELETE /TN "Raccine Rules Updater" /F)
- Block processes execution (encsvc.exe, firefoxconfig.exe, mspub.exe, mydesktopqos.exe, mysqld.exe, sqbcoreservice.exe etc.)
- Disable multi services ("sc.exe" config FDResPub start=auto, "sc.exe" config Dnscache start=auto, "sc.exe" config SQLWriter start=disabled, "sc.exe" config SQLTELEMETRY$ECWDB2 start=disabled, "sc.exe" config SQLTELEMETRY start=disabled, "sc.exe" config SstpSvc start=disabled etc.)
- Stop multi services (avpsus, BMR Boot Service, DefWatch, McAfeeDLPAgentService, QBFCService, YooBackup etc.)
- Disable system restore ("powershell.exe" & Get-WmiObject Win32_Shadowcopy | ForEach-Object { $_Delete(); })
- Empty the trash ("cmd.exe" /c rd /s /q <Drive Letter>:\\$Recycle.bin)
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