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win.pay2key (Back to overview)

Pay2Key

aka: Cobalt
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References
2021-05-10DarkTracerDarkTracer
Intelligence Report on Ransomware Gangs on the DarkWeb: List of victim organizations attacked by ransomware gangs released on the DarkWeb
RansomEXX Avaddon Babuk Clop Conti Cuba DarkSide DoppelPaymer Egregor Hades LockBit Mailto Maze MedusaLocker Mespinoza Mount Locker Nefilim Nemty Pay2Key PwndLocker RagnarLocker Ragnarok RansomEXX REvil Sekhmet SunCrypt ThunderX
2021-05-04Twitter (@TrendMicroRSRCH)Trend Micro Research
Tweet on N3tw0rm ransomware, that has started affecting users in Israel.
Pay2Key
2021-02-28PWC UKPWC UK
Cyber Threats 2020: A Year in Retrospect
elf.wellmess FlowerPower PowGoop 8.t Dropper Agent.BTZ Agent Tesla Appleseed Ave Maria Bankshot BazarBackdoor BLINDINGCAN Chinoxy Conti Cotx RAT Crimson RAT DUSTMAN Emotet FriedEx FunnyDream Hakbit Mailto Maze METALJACK Nefilim Oblique RAT Pay2Key PlugX QakBot REvil Ryuk StoneDrill StrongPity SUNBURST SUPERNOVA TrickBot TurlaRPC Turla SilentMoon WastedLocker WellMess Winnti ZeroCleare APT10 APT23 APT27 APT31 APT41 BlackTech BRONZE EDGEWOOD Inception Framework MUSTANG PANDA Red Charon Red Nue Sea Turtle Tonto Team
2021-02-23CrowdStrikeCrowdStrike
2021 Global Threat Report
RansomEXX Amadey Anchor Avaddon BazarBackdoor Clop Cobalt Strike Conti Cutwail DanaBot DarkSide DoppelPaymer Dridex Egregor Emotet Hakbit IcedID JSOutProx KerrDown LockBit Mailto Maze MedusaLocker Mespinoza Mount Locker NedDnLoader Nemty Pay2Key PlugX Pushdo PwndLocker PyXie QakBot Quasar RAT RagnarLocker Ragnarok RansomEXX REvil Ryuk Sekhmet ShadowPad SmokeLoader Snake SUNBURST SunCrypt TEARDROP TrickBot WastedLocker Winnti Zloader Evilnum OUTLAW SPIDER RIDDLE SPIDER SOLAR SPIDER VIKING SPIDER
2020-12-17ClearSkyClearSky Research Team
Pay2Kitten: Pay2Key Ransomware - A New Campaign by Fox Kitten
Pay2Key
2020-12-13Bleeping ComputerLawrence Abrams
Intel's Habana Labs hacked by Pay2Key ransomware, data stolen
Pay2Key
2020-11-06CheckpointCheck Point Research
Ransomware Alert: Pay2Key
Pay2Key
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_pay2key_auto (20260504 | Detects win.pay2key.)
rule win_pay2key_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.pay2key."
        info = "autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator"
        tool = "yara-signator v0.6.0"
        signator_config = "callsandjumps;datarefs;binvalue"
        malpedia_reference = "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.pay2key"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20260422"
        malpedia_hash = "a182e35da64e6d71cb55f125c4d4225196523f14"
        malpedia_version = "20260504"
        malpedia_license = "CC BY-SA 4.0"
        malpedia_sharing = "TLP:WHITE"

    /* DISCLAIMER
     * The strings used in this rule have been automatically selected from the
     * disassembly of memory dumps and unpacked files, using YARA-Signator.
     * The code and documentation is published here:
     * https://github.com/fxb-cocacoding/yara-signator
     * As Malpedia is used as data source, please note that for a given
     * number of families, only single samples are documented.
     * This likely impacts the degree of generalization these rules will offer.
     * Take the described generation method also into consideration when you
     * apply the rules in your use cases and assign them confidence levels.
     */


    strings:
        $sequence_0 = { 8d45f4 64a300000000 c745fc00000000 8b7110 85f6 7421 83cfff }
            // n = 7, score = 300
            //   8d45f4               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0xc]
            //   64a300000000         | mov                 dword ptr fs:[0], eax
            //   c745fc00000000       | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 4], 0
            //   8b7110               | mov                 esi, dword ptr [ecx + 0x10]
            //   85f6                 | test                esi, esi
            //   7421                 | je                  0x23
            //   83cfff               | or                  edi, 0xffffffff

        $sequence_1 = { 8bf1 57 8b4604 85c0 7408 8b4004 }
            // n = 6, score = 300
            //   8bf1                 | mov                 esi, ecx
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   8b4604               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esi + 4]
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   7408                 | je                  0xa
            //   8b4004               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [eax + 4]

        $sequence_2 = { c74608???????? 8b4dfc b001 5f 33cd 5e e8???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 300
            //   c74608????????       |                     
            //   8b4dfc               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 4]
            //   b001                 | mov                 al, 1
            //   5f                   | pop                 edi
            //   33cd                 | xor                 ecx, ebp
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_3 = { ff75ec ff15???????? 8d4d90 e8???????? 8b4df4 64890d00000000 }
            // n = 6, score = 300
            //   ff75ec               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 0x14]
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8d4d90               | lea                 ecx, [ebp - 0x70]
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8b4df4               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 0xc]
            //   64890d00000000       | mov                 dword ptr fs:[0], ecx

        $sequence_4 = { 8b01 eb02 8bc1 33d2 6aff 668910 8d85c4000000 }
            // n = 7, score = 300
            //   8b01                 | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ecx]
            //   eb02                 | jmp                 4
            //   8bc1                 | mov                 eax, ecx
            //   33d2                 | xor                 edx, edx
            //   6aff                 | push                -1
            //   668910               | mov                 word ptr [eax], dx
            //   8d85c4000000         | lea                 eax, [ebp + 0xc4]

        $sequence_5 = { 8b4d0c 8d45e4 50 e8???????? 8d4de4 c745fcffffffff }
            // n = 6, score = 300
            //   8b4d0c               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp + 0xc]
            //   8d45e4               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x1c]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8d4de4               | lea                 ecx, [ebp - 0x1c]
            //   c745fcffffffff       | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 4], 0xffffffff

        $sequence_6 = { f30f7e00 660fd606 8b4008 894608 8b44241c 57 }
            // n = 6, score = 300
            //   f30f7e00             | movq                xmm0, qword ptr [eax]
            //   660fd606             | movq                qword ptr [esi], xmm0
            //   8b4008               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [eax + 8]
            //   894608               | mov                 dword ptr [esi + 8], eax
            //   8b44241c             | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esp + 0x1c]
            //   57                   | push                edi

        $sequence_7 = { eba9 807f0c00 740c 53 8bcf c6470c00 e8???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 300
            //   eba9                 | jmp                 0xffffffab
            //   807f0c00             | cmp                 byte ptr [edi + 0xc], 0
            //   740c                 | je                  0xe
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   8bcf                 | mov                 ecx, edi
            //   c6470c00             | mov                 byte ptr [edi + 0xc], 0
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_8 = { e8???????? 84c0 7520 8b4d0c 8d45e4 50 e8???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 300
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   84c0                 | test                al, al
            //   7520                 | jne                 0x22
            //   8b4d0c               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp + 0xc]
            //   8d45e4               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x1c]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_9 = { 8b32 8975f0 85db 7404 f0ff4304 8b7704 }
            // n = 6, score = 300
            //   8b32                 | mov                 esi, dword ptr [edx]
            //   8975f0               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x10], esi
            //   85db                 | test                ebx, ebx
            //   7404                 | je                  6
            //   f0ff4304             | lock inc            dword ptr [ebx + 4]
            //   8b7704               | mov                 esi, dword ptr [edi + 4]

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 2252800
}
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