2015-05-06 - ANGLER EK FROM 94.242.255[.]59 DELIVERS ALPHA CRYPT RANSOMWARE
NOTICE:
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ASSOCIATED FILES:
NOTES:
- Another case of Angler EK delivering Alpha Crypt ransomware.
- Alpha Crypt is a Teslacrypt clone, which already was a CryptoLocker clone.
- I previously posted a blog about this on 2015-04-30 (link).
- Bitcoin address for ransomware payment is: 115csX8NGnVrKwYdpYcxdzW7WwhU8sQchZ
CHAIN OF EVENTS
ASSOCIATED DOMAINS:
- 94.242.255[.]59 port 80 - modifier.duiscootersusa[.]com - Angler EK
- 54.93.182[.]214 port 80 - ipinfo[.]io - IP address check by the malware (not inherently malicious)
- 104.28.15[.]226 port 80 - dpckd2ftmf7lelsa.afnwdsy4j32[.]com - Alpha Crypt malware callback traffic
- 104.28.14[.]226 port 80 - is6xsotjdy4qtgur.afnwdsy4j32[.]com - Alpha Crypt malware callback traffic
- 104.18.47[.]12 - is6xsotjdy4qtgur.9isernvur33[.]com - another domain from the Alpha Crypt instructions
- 192.251.226[.]206 - is6xsotjdy4qtgur.tor2web.blutmagie[.]de - another domain from the Alpha Crypt instructions
ANGLER EK:
- 2015-05-06 16:51:41 UTC - modifier.duiscootersusa[.]com - GET /triglyceride-stochastic-palpably-plutonium/814027119156872631
- 2015-05-06 16:51:43 UTC - modifier.duiscootersusa[.]com - GET /zl-W9CD5GjFeSgiJ9w9o8z68Le08l8jIwMZnybGfDpsNGjs1
- 2015-05-06 16:51:46 UTC - modifier.duiscootersusa[.]com - GET /yLHepEE5Z2ytr2jnlSbTFwFrRBqX-9cezSRKz2Dbkf7N8g4z
POST-INFECTION TRAFFIC:
- 2015-05-06 16:51:47 UTC - ipinfo[.]io GET /ip
- 2015-05-06 16:51:48 UTC - dpckd2ftmf7lelsa.afnwdsy4j32[.]com - GET /tsdfewr2.php?U3ViamVjdD1Qa[long string of characters]
- 2015-05-06 16:52:09 UTC - dpckd2ftmf7lelsa.afnwdsy4j32[.]com - GET /tsdfewr2.php?U3ViamVjdD1Dc[long string of characters]
- 2015-05-06 16:52:18 UTC - is6xsotjdy4qtgur.afnwdsy4j32[.]com - GET /?enc=115csX8NGnVrKwYdpYcxdzW7WwhU8sQchZ
- 2015-05-06 16:52:20 UTC - is6xsotjdy4qtgur.afnwdsy4j32[.]com - GET /check.php
- 2015-05-06 16:52:22 UTC - is6xsotjdy4qtgur.afnwdsy4j32[.]com - GET /style.css
- 2015-05-06 16:52:22 UTC - is6xsotjdy4qtgur.afnwdsy4j32[.]com - GET /img/curr.svg
- 2015-05-06 16:52:22 UTC - is6xsotjdy4qtgur.afnwdsy4j32[.]com - GET /img/decrypt.svg
- 2015-05-06 16:52:22 UTC - is6xsotjdy4qtgur.afnwdsy4j32[.]com - GET /favicon.ico
PRELIMINARY MALWARE ANALYSIS
MALWARE PAYLOAD:
File name: 2015-05-06-Alpha-Crypt-sample.exe
File size: 416,256 bytes
MD5 hash: 394797f407e89b58e0287097ad6e3cdc
Detection ratio: 8 / 57
First submission to VirusTotal: 2015-05-06 14:48:32 UTC
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