Ransom.Win32.SODINOKIBI.YABEDA

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.

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:

• %User Temp%\MsMpEng.exe
• %User Temp%\MpsVc.dll
• %User Temp%\{Random Characters}.bmp

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

It adds the following processes:

• %System%\cmd.exe /c %User Temp%\MsMpEng.exe

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

Other System Modifications

This Ransomware adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BlackLivesMatter
znq = {Hex Values}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BlackLivesMatter
X7Rn = {Hex Values}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BlackLivesMatter
ezjIT = {Hex Values}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BlackLivesMatter
FfSEAQ = {Hex Values}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BlackLivesMatter
U8ngBWt = .{Appended Extension}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BlackLivesMatter
vMUQJe1x = {Hex Values}

It changes the desktop wallpaper by modifying the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Wallpaper = %User Temp%\y5805i8586.bmp

Other Details

This Ransomware adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BlackLivesMatter

It connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

• {BLOCKED}citysecrets.com.au
• {BLOCKED}our-life.jp
• {BLOCKED}loanslenders.com
• {BLOCKED}erandersonwriter.com
• {BLOCKED}reducer.com
• {BLOCKED}ealthbasicinfo.com
• {BLOCKED}cademy-iraq.org
• {BLOCKED}ki.nl
• {BLOCKED}rands.nl
• {BLOCKED}events.com
• {BLOCKED}eathermnl.com
• {BLOCKED}irche-gera.de
• www.{BLOCKED}eaymedia.es
• {BLOCKED}ad-direkt.de
• {BLOCKED}icapublica.es
• {BLOCKED}pecialisten.se
• {BLOCKED}electrical.co.za
• {BLOCKED}ator.com
• {BLOCKED}jansen.com
• {BLOCKED}aeschbachorg.wordpress.com
• {BLOCKED}ancesolutionsstrategies.com
• {BLOCKED}erestingly.ru
• {BLOCKED}aby.com
• {BLOCKED}t-ideenreich.de
• {BLOCKED}navi.com
• {BLOCKED}ysolution.com
• {BLOCKED}ark.ch
• {BLOCKED}cs.com
• {BLOCKED}ver-print.ca
• {BLOCKED}sort.com
• {BLOCKED}alter.de
• {BLOCKED}studio.com
• {BLOCKED}s.de
• {BLOCKED}-akermann-architektur-und-planung.ch
• {BLOCKED}rdinaryoutdoors.com
• {BLOCKED}vicino.com
• {BLOCKED}gsunderlebnis.haus
• {BLOCKED}d.nl
• www.{BLOCKED}sandbrgrs.fi
• {BLOCKED}a.gr
• {BLOCKED}re.com
• {BLOCKED}-buerotechnik.at
• {BLOCKED}denpadova.it
• {BLOCKED}ink.net
• {BLOCKED}recision.co.uk
• {BLOCKED}rger.at
• {BLOCKED}ope.com
• {BLOCKED}n-maquettes.com
• {BLOCKED}ekiko.online
• {BLOCKED}o.biz
• {BLOCKED}a.de
• {BLOCKED}erzradio1.site
• {BLOCKED}mily.construction
• {BLOCKED}ney-cox.net
• {BLOCKED}arma.fr
• {BLOCKED}aorindia.com
• {BLOCKED}p.com
• {BLOCKED}tydowntown.com
• www.download.{BLOCKED}supdate.com
• {BLOCKED}naclubedeportugal.com
• {BLOCKED}aymentservices.com
• {BLOCKED}holleman.nl
• {BLOCKED}drelaudit.com
• {BLOCKED}litationcentersinhouston.net
• {BLOCKED}oorcare.com
• {BLOCKED}hwords.net
• {BLOCKED}dsspar.se
• {BLOCKED}onhotels.com
• {BLOCKED}ssthepepper.com
• {BLOCKED}ndbakmetmening.online
• {BLOCKED}o.com
• {BLOCKED}en-bauer.at
• {BLOCKED}a.lt
• {BLOCKED}amper.com
• {BLOCKED}sultsmarketing.com
• {BLOCKED}ihreat.fi
• {BLOCKED}ointefellowship.church
• {BLOCKED}khalsafoundation.org
• {BLOCKED}dip.com.ar
• {BLOCKED}voor-baby.nl
• {BLOCKED}ou-coworking.com
• {BLOCKED}oralmedicinespecialists.com
• {BLOCKED}an.com
• {BLOCKED}ve-waves.co.uk
• {BLOCKED}telut.com
• {BLOCKED}ier.com
• {BLOCKED}ise.de
• {BLOCKED}f-mobayl.ru
• {BLOCKED}lobalduz.es
• {BLOCKED}matic.es
• {BLOCKED}g.de
• {BLOCKED}apuertorico.com

Ransomware Routine

This Ransomware appends the following extension to the file name of the encrypted files:

• {Original Filename}\{Original Extension}.{Random Characters}

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

• {Encrypted Directory}\{Appended Extension}-readme.txt