XiaoBa 2.0 Ransomware
Posted: July 27, 2018
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 10/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 166 |
First Seen: | October 30, 2017 |
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Last Seen: | May 2, 2022 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The XiaoBa 2.0 Ransomware is the newest variant of XiaoBa Ransomware, a file-locker which, unfortunately, has proven to be uncrackable and its victims can't rely on free decryption software to assist them. The situation with the XiaoBa 2.0 Ransomware is identical, and any user who has had their files locked up by the XiaoBa 2.0 Ransomware will need to look for alternative file recovery software and methods that might not always yield a complete success.
It is likely that the XiaoBa 2.0 Ransomware is being spread via fake e-mail messages, which are distributed via mass e-mail spam campaigns. The messages might contain a file attachment whose execution could lead to the launch of the XiaoBa 2.0 Ransomware, therefore allowing the file-locker to carry on with the attack. Naturally, the XiaoBa 2.0 Ransomware's authors want to cause as much damage as possible, and that's why it isn't a surprise that their file-encryption Trojan targets a broad range of file formats. It is capable of encrypting documents, images, archives, backups, databases, videos, songs, and also more obscure file formats such as the ones associated with professional software suites. Whenever a file is encrypted by the XiaoBa 2.0 Ransomware, the threat will add the '.[xiaoba_666@163.com]Encrypted[RANDOM ID].XIAOBA' extension to its name.
Naturally, the authors of the XiaoBa 2.0 Ransomware are ready to offer a remedy, and their offer is found in the file 'HELP_SOS.ht,' which states that the victims must send 0.5 Bitcoins to the attacker's wallet, and then contact xiaoba_666@163.com for further details. They also offer to unlock one file for free to prove that they're trustworthy, and while we advise you to take advantage of this offer, we assure you that sending money to cybercriminals is a terrible idea.
The suggestion is to take care of the problem via legitimate methods. Start by removing the XiaoBa 2.0 Ransomware with the use of a trustworthy and up-to-date anti-malware application. After this, you should try to use 3rd-party file restoration software suites that might be able to get some of your data back.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\XiaoBa
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