Ransomware Research

Ghostbin

Ghostbin was first discovered in May 2021 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

Ghostbin

 

First Seen

May 2021

Targeting

Behavior of Ghostbin

Ghostbin is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Ghostbin is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Ghostbin updates the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of Ghostbin

Suffixes

Some ransomware will change or append a suffix to the end of the file after they are encrypted, including changing the extension of a file. Here are some of the possible suffixes that Ghostbin ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.sick

Ransomware Notes

Not all ransomware leaves a note. However, some ransomware leaves the infected party instructions on what the user should do to get rid of the ransomware, or satisfy the ransom. This often involves transferring money, often bitcoin or another cryptocurrency to a designated wallet.

Below are the type(s) of notes, content, and typical locations where Elastio has found ransom notes from Ghostbin.

Type

File Name

Location

file

HELP.txt

Desktop

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Ghostbin.

Executables

erawosnar.exe

External Pages

Ransomware often links to external pages such as payment pages, telegram contacts, etc. Below are some of the URLs Elastio has found to be associated with Ghostbin.

External Pages

  • https://ghostbin.com/paste/yuLbZ

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