Severity
High
Analysis Summary
The STOP/DJVU ransomware initially made headlines in 2018 and has since been attacking individuals all around the world. It’s widespread on torrent sites and other platforms in software crack packages and adware bundles. The STOP/DJVU ransomware is a Trojan that encrypts files. It infiltrates your computer invisibly and encrypts all of your data, making them unavailable to you. It leaves a ransom letter warning which demands money in exchange for decrypting your data and making them available to you again. Malware is delivered via cracked applications, fake set-up apps keygens, activators, and Windows updates. It does not utilize local information like keyboard layouts or timezone settings to prevent infecting victims in certain countries; instead, it uses the information returned by a request to https[:]//api.2ip.ua/geo.json. The card’s MAC address is utilized to provide unique identification for the system. This identity is provided to STOP’s command and control server, which responded with an RSA-2048 public key for encryption. Additional malware, including an information stealer known as Vidar, is then downloaded and installed.
Impact
- Information Theft
- File Encryption
Indicators of Compromise
MD5
- a7f0db730ffc25346b807b44e22d76e2
- 9346199aa06d8fa74051e98b06cd3d26
SHA-256
- 2e7b5d0e19e55b6a2874d14c700d53949ffdbd02f51bf617d1a92dbaf8521f3d
- 5d96952d473d386285f01726073d8f1ec46c983fe4c9d657babe9272330d655f
SHA-1
- 2cd65e498430b3a083437bbb004c85194743fcba
- 9020c5dbcb80340517916272f2479001b2bfdff3
Remediation
- Block all threat indicators at your respective controls.
- Search for IOCs in your environment.