Zeppelin is a malicious ransomware strain that encrypts victim files and demands ransom payment for decryption. First observed in the wild on November 1, 2019, this ransomware has been actively targeting systems worldwide. Security researchers also track this malware under the aliases: Buran-Zeppelin.
Quick Facts
Ransomware Family
Zeppelin
First Seen
November 1, 2019
Known Aliases
Buran-Zeppelin
How Zeppelin Ransomware Works
Targeted Files
https://app.any.run/tasks/ae8b5d9d-4172-4f5d-8cb7-7347d985031c/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/708565/zeppelin-ransomware-support-topic/page-4#entry5109089
https://blog.unit221b.com/dont-read-this-blog/0xdead-zeppelin
Ex.extensions:.126-A9A-0E9
Encrypts first 0x1A00 bytes
https://tria.ge/211207-wgwyhsbhfr
0e7b9aae7306cdb8cca2a7fa6552fd6cd03f3e2ab2e2d4ae51dfe325ff2016e5 -> dropper (smokeloader)
c90032bdab47bfa98c0332a4d75435488802ec20322df02eeb41cf29e9a09fed -> requires C&C (can be run with FakeNetNG)
File Encryption Patterns
Zeppelin modifies encrypted files using specific patterns to mark them as encrypted:
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