Wat is het GDCB-bestandsformaat?
Een .gdcb-bestand is een document, foto of ander bestand dat is versleuteld door versie 1 van de GandCrab-ransomware. Wanneer de malware wordt uitgevoerd, versleutelt deze de inhoud van het bestand en voegt .GDCB toe aan het einde van de naam, zodat budget.xlsx verandert in budget.xlsx.GDCB. Het plaatst ook een losgeldbrief genaamd GDCB-DECRYPT.txt in elke getroffen map.
GandCrab verscheen eind januari 2018 en verspreidde zich via de RIG-exploitkit. Versie 1 versleutelde bestanden met AES-256 en beschermde de sleutel met een RSA-2048 publieke sleutel, en eiste vervolgens betaling in Dash-cryptovaluta via een Tor-site. Alleen versie 1 gebruikte .GDCB; latere versies stapten over op de extensies .CRAB en .KRAB.
Beveiliging & veiligheid
RISICO: HIGHA .gdcb file itself is inert encrypted data, but its presence means a machine was compromised by GandCrab ransomware. The malware executable that created it is dangerous and may still be active, so disconnect the device, remove the infection with an anti-malware tool, and only then decrypt. Never pay the Dash ransom; a free decryptor exists for GandCrab v1.
Formaatdetails
in een notendopProgramma's die GDCB-bestanden openen
Windows4 apps
Bitdefender GandCrab Decryption Tool
Gratis Run the free decryptor to reverse GandCrab v1 encryption and restore the original file from a .gdcb copy; it removes the .GDCB extension once decryption succeeds.
No More Ransom Crypto Sheriff
Gratis Upload a sample .gdcb file and the GDCB-DECRYPT.txt note to confirm the GandCrab variant and get pointed to the correct free decryptor.
Malwarebytes
Freemium Scan and remove the active GandCrab infection first so files are not re-encrypted before you attempt to decrypt any .gdcb files.
Windows File History / System Restore
Ingebouwd Recover clean copies of affected files from a backup or restore point created before the infection instead of decrypting the .gdcb files. Technische details
diepe specificaties| Encoding | Original file contents encrypted with AES-256 (Cipher Block Chaining) in GandCrab v1; the per-file/per-machine AES key is wrapped with an embedded RSA-2048 public key held by the attackers. |
| Byte order | Not applicable (encrypted ciphertext) |
| Container | The original file is overwritten/replaced with ciphertext and renamed with a trailing .GDCB extension (e.g. photo.jpg becomes photo.jpg.GDCB). |
| Encryption | AES-256 (CBC) for file data plus RSA-2048 to protect the AES key; later GandCrab versions (v4, v5) switched file encryption to Salsa20. |
| Typical size | Roughly the same as the original file plus a small amount of padding/metadata. |
| Structure | Renamed copy of the victim's file containing encrypted bytes; a plain-text ransom note named GDCB-DECRYPT.txt is dropped into every folder that has encrypted files. |
| Integrity | None exposed publicly |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Notes | GandCrab v1 was the first GandCrab release and the only one that used the .GDCB extension. It spread from late January 2018 through the RIG exploit kit via the Seamless malvertising campaign, and demanded payment in Dash cryptocurrency through a Tor payment site. Bitdefender, working with Europol and Romanian police, released a free decryptor for v1 in February 2018. |
| Ransom Note | GDCB-DECRYPT.txt |
| Malware Family | GandCrab (Ransom.GandCrab) |
| Uitgebracht | January 2018 |
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