Ukash Virus

By Domesticus in Ransomware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 595
Threat Level: 90 % (High)
Infected Computers: 55,553
First Seen: August 8, 2012
Last Seen: January 8, 2024
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The so-called Ukash Virus is a ransomware Trojan that receives its name because Ukash Virus requires that its victims use Ukash (a legitimate money transfer service) to transfer the ransom funds. This dangerous Trojan infection is composed of a Winlocker component that basically blocks access to the infected computer system, disabling access to the infected computer system's desktop, Task Manager, command line, Registry Editor and other services and applications. There are countless variants of the Ukash Virus, designed to target various different countries in Europe and North America. ESG malware analysts strongly advise against paying the ransom that this malware infection tries to extort from its victims. Instead, variants of the Ukash Virus should be removed with the help of a reliable anti-malware application.

The Ukash Virus is characterized by its use of official police logos and threatening language in order to convince its victims that Ukash Virus is in fact a message displayed by the targeted country's police force. Although the Ukash Virus appears to have originated in the Russian Federation, its main targets are the various European countries. There are dozens of variants of the Ukash Virus, each targeting a specific country. Some examples of country-specific variants of the Ukash Virus include the Scotland Yards Ukash Virus, the Metropolitan Police Ukash Virus and the Strathclyde Police Ukash Virus (all three targeting computer systems in the United Kingdom), or the Fake Federal German Police (BKA) Notice and the 'Die offizielle Mitteilung des Bundeskriminalamtes' fake message infection (both targeting computer systems in Germany). Variants of the Ukash Virus have been spotted for most countries in Europe, including Spain, Italy, France, The Netherlands and Belgium.

Once the Ukash Virus infects the victim's computer, Ukash Virus will block access to the infected computer's files and applications, and instead displaying a large message that fills up the victim's screen. This message will be written in the language of the targeted computer system (whose location is probably detected through its IP address) and contain logos of a law enforcement agency belonging to the targeted computer system's country. For example, variants of the Ukash Virus targeting computer systems in the United States will display fake warning messages from the FBI. This message will claim that the victim's computer system was involved in illegal activities, such as downloading child pornography. In this message, Ukash Virus variants will threaten the victim with deletion of their data and prosecution unless they pay a fine using either the Ukash or the PaySafeCard money transfer service.

Aliases

15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Anti-Virus Software Detection
AVG Pakes2_c.NRL
Fortinet W32/Foreign.AOV!tr
Microsoft Ransom:Win32/Urausy.E
Sophos Troj/Ransom-AOV
DrWeb Trojan.Winlock.11647
Kaspersky Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Foreign.lhds
Avast Win32:Hoblig-B [Heur]
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 004b24781 )
McAfee RDN/Suspicious.bfr!bh
AVG Downloader.Generic14.DSF
Fortinet W32/Tracur.AM!tr.dldr
Ikarus Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Tracur
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Ramnit.dh
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Jaik.4689

SpyHunter Detects & Remove Ukash Virus

File System Details

Ukash Virus may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. securitywindrv.exe 0da8705f12382804c87d20ee58a4674c 24
2. Other.res 2122654109b372638bca24f780ea1921 9
3. bf8h8d02hf.exe 1cbe49c0ebbeefbbe9f1c1fda9eebbe6 8
4. xctqakcqbeo.dll bc5906995084024aeab23bdccd0d689f 4
5. hwj3ba6j.dss 54f1a99f7cb18ed47756bb22e1681766 3
6. dxrqfya.exe 85f908a5bd0ada2d72d138e038aecc7d 2
7. xaZYOVJW.exe 4382872727fc8c0996fa315c599ecdf0 2
8. dqnbdq7.dss 6514a485b26fcca011121f42f188d3b2 2
9. bzsbkotiu.exe 35180a38939fe1b4368d804ae25e5a57 2
10. wjthvwjb.dss 9f2da2fd4fe9713d74acf0eb8fad8dc3 2
11. ctfmon.exe d6d5126353edcb1f91aa210c3742de01 2
12. ubvhynpxh.exe 3679444e7921794b3754ffb8ca80916b 2
13. msavfit.exe 9f5e6c75851b2ee4b10e3e3b783d10b7 2
14. audipbrd.exe 6ea827e7f4d182b0cb538cb5048bbdb2 2
15. vE0f7hC.exe 9ae84c87978d6009950e02256cacfd4e 1
16. a6j2rftb.dss 3113b50a73f66c90d9f9b82555ba5ddd 1
17. ilwfjrrfrf.dss c5792b3e01620c4d64a62617cc9cac29 1
18. r90lwlww.dss dbc66a280086ab3c23c2dca7b49fa96c 1
19. lwo8z8rcl.dss 496fea09b09d07f7b3a9d3834229702f 1
20. qmi6jdowjr.dss ff6d455877d0eeb73a6c76a45d2b6ac7 1
21. %AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
22. %Temp%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
23. bunk.exe bb29ba1cad79dcb26c986ecc92d76b4e 0
24. kyuba.exe 15945e4dca232d306363340b1a53f21b 0
25. MSPAINT.EXE d3448fb158b500704144fd75ec94c189 0
26. F5753306.cpp 12f3c8bc428f4e2c2b547cc20ac6db87 0
27. Other.res bf230af91ac92924a745f42021abbba0 0
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Registry Details

Ukash Virus may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
Regexp file mask
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].bat
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\dsgsdgdsgdsgw.bat
%AllUsersProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].pif
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\lsass.exe
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\ms[RANDOM CHARACTERS].dat
%APPDATA%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].dll
%APPDATA%\csrsss.exe
%AppData%\Other.res
%APPDATA%\skype.dat
%APPDATA%\system\winlogon.exe
%APPDATA%\updates\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
%APPDATA%\wgsdgsdgdsgsd.exe
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\ms[RANDOM CHARACTERS].com
%TEMP%\msimg32.dll
%TEMP%\wpbt0.dll

1 Comment

Hi, i would like to know how to get rid of the Ukash virus from a sony c1505

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