Retread Ransomware

Retread Ransomware

In March of 2020, MalwareHunterTeam discovered a downloader which installed both a KPot infostealer as well as a second payload which was a ransomware variant that used the string "CoronaVirus". This sample was leveraging ongoing current events and appears to be some form of cover for or distraction from the infostealer trojan that was installed alongside it. Via code analysis of this "CoronaVirus" sample, it is clear that it reuses a large amount of code from a four year old sample of ransomware detected as "Satana".

Article Link: https://blog.reversinglabs.com/blog/retread-ransomware