專家分析了一個新嘅惡意軟件樣本並確認了REvil返回

喺俄美關係日益緊張嘅背景的, experts analysed samples of the new malware and confirmed the return of REvil cybercriminals with a new ransomware.

After the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, REvil’s 職責範圍 sites began to revive, but they did not have the old information, they redirected visitors to the URLs of a new, unnamed ransomware hacker group.

While these sites were not like previous REvil sites, the fact that the old infrastructure was redirecting to new URLs points to the return of grouping. 然而, in November, messages “REvil is bad” began to appear on the group’s websites. Such access to hacker sites spoke of the actions of law enforcement agencies or cybercriminals, so the revived pages of REvil cannot serve as a strong evidence of the return of the gang.

Jakub Krustek
Jakub Krustek

The only way to know for sure if REvil was back was to find a sample ransomware and analyse it to determine if it was patched or developed from the source code. The right sample of the new ransomware was discovered this week by AVAST researcher Jakub Krustek. Analysis of the sample confirmed the connection of the unnamed group with REvil.

According to analysts, the discovered sample of the virus was compiled from the REvil source code, and also contains fresh changes. Security researcher R3MRUM tweeted that the sample’s version number has been changed to 1.0, but it is a continuation of the latest version, 2.08, released by REvil before it was destroyed.

A few hours ago, we blocked a #ransomware sample in-the-wild that looks like a new #Sodinokibi / #REvil variant. Timestamp 2022-04-27, new config, new mutex, campaign ID, 等. Funny thingit does not encrypt files; only adds a random extension.Jakub Kroustek reported

The specialist could not explain why the virus does not encrypt files, but believes that it was compiled from source code.

專家確認REvil嘅回歸
Version change in the new REvil encoder

Advanced Intel CEO Vitaly Kremez also examined the sample and confirmed that it was compiled from source on April 26th. According to him, the new REvil sample includes a new ‘accsconfiguration field containing the credentials of the attacked victim.

Kremez believes the ‘accsconfiguration option is used to prevent encryption on other devices that don’t contain the right Windows accounts and domains, allowing targeted attacks.

In addition to theaccs” 參數, the SUB and PID parameters used as Campaign and Branch IDs have been changed in the configuration of the new REvil sample to use longer GUID type values such as “3c852cc8-b7f1-436e-ba3b-c53b7fc6c0e4”.

BleepingComputer also tested a ransomware sample and it created a ransom note that is identical to the old REvil ransom warnings.

專家確認REvil嘅回歸
REvil ransom note

The new group calls themselvesSodinokibi“, however the new site is almost identical to the old Revil site.

專家確認REvil嘅回歸

Not surprisingly, REvil has changed its name as part of the new operation, especially due to the worsening relations between the US and Russia.

When ransomware operations are rebranded, they are usually renamed to bypass law enforcement or sanctions that prevent payment of a ransom. Therefore, it is unusual for REvil to publicly announce its return rather than try to avoid detection, as we have seen in many other ransomware rebrands.

黑尔加·史密斯

我一直對電腦科學感興趣, 尤其是數據安全和主題, 而家被稱為 "數據科學", 由我十幾歲開始. 在進入病毒清除團隊擔任主編之前, 我曾喺多傢公司擔任網絡安全專家, 包括亞馬遜嘅承包商之一. 另一種體驗: 我在雅頓大學同雷丁大學任教.

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