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GandCrab is a form of encrypting ransomware malware first discovered in January 2018, which demands payment in DASH cryptocurrency.

History
The first version of GandCrab was first discovered at the end of January 2018. In February, Bitdefender released a decryption tool to recover files that were encrypted by the first version of GandCrab. By the end of February, more than seven subversions were found. On March 6, version 2 was detected, which used new extensions.

On June 1, 2019, the creators of GandCrab announced that they were shutting down their operation and delete all decryption keys. On 17 June 2019, FBI released a decryption tool for all versions of GandCrab.

Impact
GandCrab is distributed via spam emails, exploit kits as well as some other spreading vectors. GrandSoft and RIG are most commonly used for distributing. As of June 2019, GandCrab has affected more than 1.5 million computers.