The ACCDFISA malware family – Ransomware targeting Windows servers

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The ACCDFISA malware family – Ransomware targeting Windows servers
Botnet	Accdfisa
Malware
Botnet/malware group
Exploit kits
Services
Feature
Distribution vector
Target
Origin
Campaign
Operation/Working group
Vulnerability
CCProtocol
Date	2012 / 2012-04-11
Editor/Conference	Emsisoft
Link	http://blog.emsisoft.com/2012/04/11/the-accdfisa-malware-family-ransomware-targetting-windows-servers/ (Archive copy)
Author	Fabian Wosar
Type	Blogpost

Abstract

“ A few weeks ago our colleagues over at BleepingComputer approached us asking for help with a recent malware outbreak that specifically targets Windows servers. Several companies as well as individuals found their servers being locked by a malware that claims to originate from the “Anti Cyber Crime Department of Federal Internet Security Agency” or short “ACCDFISA”. Of course such an institution does not exist and even if it did, it surely wouldn’t ask the owner of the server to submit a certain dollar amount using PaySafeCard or MoneyPak codes. The affected servers fell prey to a new malware family that is currently on the loose.

The ACCDFISA malware family belongs to a malware category called “ransomware”. Ransomware is a special kind of malware that takes a system and its data hostage in an attempt to extort money from its owner in exchange for returning control back to him. What makes the ACCDFISA family special is the unorthodox way in which systems get infected as well as how various third party tools are used to accomplish the malware family’s goals.

Bibtex

 @misc{2012BFR316,
   editor = {Emsisoft},
   author = {Fabian Wosar},
   title = {The ACCDFISA malware family – Ransomware targeting Windows servers},
   date = {11},
   month = Apr,
   year = {2012},
   howpublished = {\url{http://blog.emsisoft.com/2012/04/11/the-accdfisa-malware-family-ransomware-targetting-windows-servers/}},
 }