Ryuk | Threat Level: critical | Type: Ransomware

Cryptographic Identifiers

SHA256e8a0e80dfc520bf7e76c33a90ed6d286e8729e9defe6bb7da2f38bc2db33f399
MD5a6db1982f3c144576f1fa5bea0e95f64
File Typeexe
Size123.5 KB
First Seen2020-10-27
File Namee8a0e80dfc520bf7e76c33a90ed6d286e8729e9defe6bb7da2f38bc2db33f399.bin
TagsRansomware, Ryuk

Malware Family: Ryuk

Ryuk, hastane hedefler.

TypeRansomware
Programming LanguageC
Target PlatformWindows
C2 Protocol
PurposeHastane ransomware
First Seen Year2018

Threat Indicators (IOC)

  • SHA256: e8a0e80dfc520bf7e76c33a90ed6d286e8729e9defe6bb7da2f38bc2db33f399
  • MD5: a6db1982f3c144576f1fa5bea0e95f64

You can verify all hash values of this sample on VirusTotal.

System Cleanup Guide

  1. Sistemi ağdan DERHAL ayırın — diğer cihazlara yayılmayı durdurun
  2. Do not pay the ransom — there is no guarantee your files will be restored
  3. Quarantine the affected drives
  4. Kullanılan fidye yazılımı ailesini belirleyin (nomoreransom.org)
  5. Try available decryptor tools (the NoMoreRansom project)
  6. Report the incident to the authorities (cybercrime unit)
  7. Temiz bir yedekten kurtarın; yedeğiniz yoksa sürücüyü saklayın

YARA Rule Hints

rule Ryuk_SHA256 {
    meta:
        description = "Ryuk sample: e8a0e80dfc520bf7"
        threat_level = "critical"
        first_seen = "2020-10-27"
    condition:
        hash.sha256(0, filesize) == "e8a0e80dfc520bf7e76c33a90ed6d286e8729e9defe6bb7da2f38bc2db33f399"
}

Ryuk — Malware Profile

Wizard Spider threat group ransomware (2018+). Targets large enterprises, hospitals, municipalities. RyukReadMe.html ransom note. VirtualAllocEx+WriteProcessMemory+CreateRemoteThread injection. GetIpNetTable ARP scan for lateral movement. AdjustTokenPrivileges for SeBackupPrivilege/SeDebugPrivilege.

Malware Type
Ransomware
Programming Language
C
C2 Protocol
Target Systems
Windows

Technical Details

Ryuk ransomware emerged August 2018, operated by WIZARD SPIDER (TrickBot operators). Targeted large organizations for high ransoms ($100K-$12.5M+ per victim). Distribution: delivered via TrickBot/BazarLoader infections (human-operated). Encryption: RSA-2048 + AES-256 (CBC mode), unique key per file. Stops 40+ Windows services (backup, antivirus, database) and kills >180 processes. Deletes volume shadow copies (vssadmin delete shadows /all /Quiet). Disables Windows recovery: bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled No. Network propagation: uses Wake-on-LAN to activate sleeping network hosts for encryption. Believed based on Hermes ransomware sold by a North Korean-linked actor on underground forums. Predecessor to Conti ransomware which emerged from WIZARD SPIDER's operations in 2020.

Attribution / Threat Actor

WIZARD SPIDER (linked to Hermes/Lazarus initial code)

Capabilities & Behavior

Dosya Şifreleme (AES/RSA)
Gölge Kopya Silme
Yedek Kaldırma
Fidye Notu Oluşturma
Kalıcılık Sağlama
Ağ Paylaşımı Şifreleme
Anti-Analiz Teknikleri
Çift Gasp (Data Leak)

IOC List (2 indicators)

IOC — Ryuk
# SHA256 e8a0e80dfc520bf7e76c33a90ed6d286e8729e9defe6bb7da2f38bc2db33f399 # MD5 a6db1982f3c144576f1fa5bea0e95f64
TypeValueNote
sha256 e8a0e80dfc520bf7e76c33a90ed6d286e8729e9defe6bb7da2f38bc2db33f399 Sample:Ryuk
md5 a6db1982f3c144576f1fa5bea0e95f64 Sample:Ryuk

C2 Servers (2 recorded servers for this family)

Address Type Port Protocol Status Country
51.161.204.106 ip 443 HTTPS sinkholed CA
162.119.249.198 ip 443 HTTPS sinkholed US

C2 addresses are provided only from malware samples manually verified by the KEYDAL team. Commercial use is prohibited.

Tags
ryukransomwaremalwarecriticalsha256hash-analizi