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Virus:W32/Gpcode.AK

Classification

Category:

Malware

Type:

Virus

Aliases:

  • Virus.Win32.Gpcode.AK

Summary

Gpcode.AK is "ransom-ware" that intends to extort money from the victim by encrypting data files. It requires the victim to order the malware author's custom tool to restore the encrypted data.

Removal

Technical Details

Gpcode.AK searches drives C to Z for the following file types on the system:

  • 7z
  • abd
  • abk
  • acad
  • ace
  • arh
  • arj
  • arx
  • asm
  • bak
  • bcb
  • bz
  • bz2
  • c
  • cc
  • cdb
  • cdr
  • cdw
  • cer
  • cgi
  • chm
  • cnt
  • cpp
  • css
  • csv
  • db
  • db1
  • db2
  • db3
  • db4
  • dba
  • dbb
  • dbc
  • dbd
  • dbe
  • dbf
  • dbm
  • dbo
  • dbq
  • dbt
  • dbt
  • dbx
  • djvu
  • doc
  • dok
  • dpr
  • dwg
  • dxf
  • ebd
  • eml
  • eni
  • ert
  • fax
  • fjs
  • flb
  • frg
  • frm
  • frt
  • frx
  • gfa
  • gfd
  • gfr
  • gtd
  • gz
  • gzip
  • h
  • hpp
  • htm
  • html
  • iges
  • igs
  • inc
  • jad
  • jar
  • java
  • jfi
  • jpe
  • jpeg
  • jpg
  • jsp
  • key
  • kwm
  • ldiflst
  • ldr
  • lsp
  • lzh
  • lzw
  • man
  • mdb
  • mht
  • mmf
  • mnb
  • mns
  • mnu
  • mo
  • msb
  • msg
  • mxl
  • old
  • p12
  • pak
  • pas
  • pdf
  • pem
  • pfx
  • pgp
  • php
  • php3
  • php4
  • pl
  • pm3
  • pm4
  • pm5
  • pm6
  • prf
  • prx
  • pst
  • pw
  • pwa
  • pwl
  • pwm
  • rar
  • rmr
  • rnd
  • rtf
  • safesar
  • sig
  • sql
  • tar
  • tbb
  • tbb
  • tbk
  • tdf
  • tgz
  • txt
  • uue
  • vb
  • vcf
  • wab
  • xls
  • xml

It then encrypts the discovered files using an RSA algorithm and renames them with a ._CRYPT extention and deletes the original files. As a ransom note, it drops the file !_READ_ME_!.txt to the directory that requires the victim to buy a custom decrypting tool from the malware author.

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