App Name: Adult Player
URL: hxxp://accanalasti247[.]topliberatone[.]pw/video_player.php?s=Zomhj9PlVZc=&name=Mp4TubePlayer_v5.562.apk&type=1&tpl=1&l=EN
MD5: 6ed2451d1300ff75e793744bb3563638
Package Name: content.mercenary.chiffon
Overview:
This ransomware acts as a porn app named "Adult Player" and lures victims who assume it is a pornographic video player. When the victim starts using it, the app silently takes a photo of the victim, which is then displayed on the ransomware screen, along with the ransom message. The app demands a ransom of 500 USD.
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Icon |
Upon opening the app, it asks for admin rights as shown below :
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Admin privilege |
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Fake update page |
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APK stored in app's local storage |
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Loading Test.apk |
Personalized Ransom Screen:
The ransomware checks whether front camera is available or not. If available, it clicks photo of the victim while he/she is using the app and displays the image on ransom page.
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Camera check |
- hxxp://directavsecurity[.]com
- hxxp://avsecurityorbit[.]com
- hxxp://protectforavno[.]net
- hxxp://trustedsecurityav[.]net
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Hard-coded Domains |
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Data sent in requests |
Ultimately, the malware receives a custom ransom page upon run time in a multi-encoded response from the aforementioned servers.
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Decoded Ransom Message |
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Ransom Page 1 (User Image Displayed Here) |
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Ransom Page 2 |
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Broadcast Receiver acting on particular events |
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Preventing device from sleeping |
More variants:
We also encountered additional apps belonging to this ransomware family and exhibiting similar functionality.
Sample MD5s:
- ecd8c9eeae86c0d7d3c433e887fd5d3a
- b544785176ed8152671bac94a18ca9d0
- 9c731690985ce7c13ca9b25b9139d6a3
Mitigation:
The ransomware is designed to stay stagnant on screen and does not allow the the victim to uninstall it. Rebooting the device does not work in such cases as ransomware app becomes active immediately after reboot, which leaves no scope for the victim to get into device "settings" and uninstall the ransomware.
In such scenarios, it can be removed by using the following steps:
- Boot device into safe mode (Please note that entering "safe mode" varies depending on your device). Safe mode boots the device with default settings without running third party apps.
- Uninstalling ransomware from device requires you to first remove administrator privilege. To do the same, go to Settings --> Security --> Device Administrator and select ransomware app, then deactivate.
- Once this is done, you can go to Settings --> Apps --> Uninstall ransomware app.
Prevention:
To avoid being victim of such ransomware, it is always best to download apps only from trusted app stores, such as Google Play. This can be enforced by unchecking the option of "Unknown Sources" under the "Security" settings of your device.