Ransomware and Silence Locker control panel

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Ransomware and Silence Locker control panel
Botnet	Silence Locker
Malware
Botnet/malware group
Exploit kits
Services
Feature
Distribution vector
Target
Origin
Campaign
Operation/Working group
Vulnerability
CCProtocol
Date	2012 /
Editor/Conference	Symantec
Link	http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/ransomware-and-silence-locker-control-panel (Archive copy)
Author	Peter Coogan
Type

Abstract

“ Ransomware is a threat that continues to grow in popularity with cybercriminals due to its success rate and monetary potential. In past blogs such as Rampant Ransomware we have discussed some different Ransomware variants and techniques. Now we have encountered yet another new variant identified as Trojan.Ransomlock.K.

While finding a new Ransomware variant is no real surprise, during analysis we found an active command-and-control (C&C) server login used by the threat.

Figure 1. Silent Locker Control Panel login

After further analysis and research we then identified a control panel known as the Silent Locker Control Panel which is freely available for download on the Internet and is being used in conjunction with the Trojan.Ransomlock.K threat.

Bibtex

 @misc{2012BFR993,
   editor = {Symantec},
   author = {Peter Coogan},
   title = {Ransomware and Silence Locker control panel},
   date = {01},
   month = May,
   year = {2012},
   howpublished = {\url{http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/ransomware-and-silence-locker-control-panel}},
 }