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Scarab ransomware: new variant changes tactics

January 31, 2018 admin malware, Necurs malspam, ransomware, ransomware variant, Scarab, scarabey, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: vhioureas| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:28:22 +0000

We’ve found that a variant of the Scarab ransomware, called Scarabey, is distributed via a different technique, with a different payload code, and a new target: Russia.

Scarabey, like most ransomware, is designed to demand a Bitcoin payment from its victims after encrypting files on their systems. However, instead of being distributed via Necurs malspam like the original Scarab, Scarabey was found targeting Russian users and being distributed via RDP/manual dropping on servers and systems.

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