- Distribution Method : Unknown
- MD5 : c0202cf6aeab8437c638533d14563d35
- Major Detection Name : Trojan.Ransom.Ryuk.A (BitDefender), Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Hermez.bn (Kaspersky)
- Encrypted File Pattern : <Original Filename>.<Original Extension>
- Malicious File Creation Location :
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp\RyukReadMe.txt
- C:\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\RyukReadMe.txt
- C:\Users\Public\PUBLIC
- C:\Users\Public\sys
- C:\Users\Public\UNIQUE_ID_DO_NOT_REMOVE
- C:\Users\Public\window.bat
- Payment Instruction File : RyukReadMe.txt
- Major Characteristics :
- Offline Encryption
- Hermes Ransomware series
- Encrypting files through code injection into various running processes
- Block processes execution (agntsvc.exe, dbeng50.exe, excel.exe, msftesql.exe, mydesktopqos.exe, zoolz.exe etc.)
- Stop multi services (Acronis VSS Provider, Enterprise Client Service, Sophos Agent, SQLsafe Backup Service, Symantec System Recovery, Veeam Backup Catalog Data Service etc.)
- Disable system restore (vssadmin Delete Shadows /all /quiet, vssadmin resize shadowstorage /for=<Drive Letter>: /on=<Drive Letter>: /maxsize=401MB, vssadmin resize shadowstorage /for=<Drive Letter>: /on=<Drive Letter>: /maxsize=unbounded)
- Delete backup files (<Drive Letter>:\*.bac, <Drive Letter>:\*.bak, <Drive Letter>:\*.bkf, <Drive Letter>:\*.dsk, <Drive Letter>:\*.set, <Drive Letter>:\*.VHD, <Drive Letter>:\*.wbcat, <Drive Letter>:\*.win, <Drive Letter>:\Backup*.*, <Drive Letter>:\backup*.*)
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