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RipGof malicious code does not exist as a distribution in the underground, leading investigators
to look into the original RipGof.A malicious code. Over a year prior to the 2006 targeted attacks
RipGof.A emerges in the wild. RipGof.A attempted to exploit the Jet Engine Database exploit in
March 2005. This proves attempted exploitation and installation of code through RipGof for a
year prior to more sophisticated codes and attacks.
In summary, RipGof and GinWui attacks both use the same private exploit code against
Microsoft Word and both install rootkit based codes to steal and send information back to
Chinese sources. This circumstantial evidence reveals that Wicked Rose and the NCPH group
likely began their exploitation efforts at least a year and a half to two years prior to sophisticated
attacks that commenced in 2006. Once the group found a vulnerability within Microsoft Word
they were able to improve upon it and their targeted attack techniques to distribute multiple
targeted attacks and malicious codes for criminal gain as hackers for hire.
Timeline of Events
Wicked Rose and the NCPH hacking group are implicated in multiple Office based attacks over
a two year period. An attack in 2006 used RipGof.B in the attack. RipGof.A first emerged a
year earlier using an exploit that is relatively unsophisticated. Over the next year the Evil
Security Team, also out of China, creates the Dasher worm and uses the PcShares Trojan in an
attack. Wicked Rose gives a recommendation on the Trojan the day it is updated in the spring of
2006, showing a close affiliation between Wicked Rose and the Evil Security Team actors.
Multiple attacks that take place in May and June and later 2006 are related to privately held
exploit code for both Microsoft Word and Excel, proven to be developed by Wicked Rose. A
timeline of proven associated events related to Wicked Rose attacks is below:
April 22, 2005 - RipGof.A JetEngine DB Attack
Dec. 19, 2005
Dasher worm and PcShare Trojan attack by Evil Security Team
April 27, 2006 Update to windowsupdates.net attack site
April 30, 2006 - Wicked Rose Drops out of School
May 2, 2006
3.0beta3 NCPH remote control (GinWui) public release
May 12, 2006 - Initial probing and GinWui.A exploitation attempts against US target
May 15, 2006 - PcShare Trojan update recommended by Wicked Rose on day of new release
May 16, 2006 - Update to windowsupdates.net attack site
May 16, 2006 - Multiple GinWui.A attacks against US target
May 18, 2006 - SANS reports zero-day attack
May 19, 2006 Update to windowsupdates.net attack site
May 20, 2006 - GinWui.B Attack
May 20, 2006 - WZT Kicked out of NCPH
May 29, 2006 - GinWui.C Attack
June 1, 2006 Update to windowsupdates.net attack site
June 9, 2006
Mdropper.F Attack
June 14, 2006
Daserf.A Attack
June 15, 2006
Mdropper.G Attack
June 15, 2006
Booli.A Trojan Attack
June 16, 2006 - Flux.E Attack
June 18, 2006 - RipGof.B Attack
June 23, 2006
PPDropper.A
June 23, 2006
Booli.B Trojan attack
June 25, 2006 - GinWui.D Attack
June 26, 2006 - GinWui.E Attack
Sept. 27, 2006
PPDropper.F Attack
Sept. 30, 2006
GinWui.G Attack
Oct. 9, 2006
Wicked Rose reports pay increase; likely in September
A Pictorial Introduction to Wicked Rose and NCPH
Just who are Wicked Rose and the NCPH hacker group? As it turns out, a collection of college
students in China who likely room with one another and regularly support their hacking interests.
In-depth research implicates Wicked Rose as the ring-leader of the group, responsible for
managing hacker for hire relationships and paying group members for their work as hackers.
During the time of targeted attacks in 2006 their income increased significantly, to full-time
wages for part time hacking. Wicked Rose, leader of the group, is pictured below:
(MeiGui HeiKe)
Rose Hacker
QQ number is 5372453 www.mghacker.com
Wicked Rose maintains a personal site at www.mghacker.com.
Wicked Rose's Website: www.mghacker.com
Rose is an approximate 20-year-old (2006) student at the Sichuan University of Science &
Engineering. In the spring of 2006 Wicked Rose claims to have dropped out of school for full
time hacking opportunities. Specifically, on April 30, 2006 his blog entry claims he did not
register for his university exam. He performed significant updates to his rootkit code from
March through June 2006. He later returned to school by September 2006.
Wicked Rose claims responsibility on his blog for targeted e-mail based attacks containing
Microsoft Word and CHM exploits from the spring of 2006.
Other NCPH-member websites include: http://rodag.blogbus.com,
http://www.cppblog.com/charles and http://kungbim.blogbus.com. The main NCPH website is
www.ncph.net:
NCPH Studio website www.ncph.net
Registration information for ncph.net reveals a Chinese registrant:
Registrant Contact: ncph studio ([email protected]) si chuan li gong xue yuan
zigong, Sichuan, cn 643000 P: +86.13154663992 F: +86.13154663992
The main location of the NCPH group is in Zigong, Sichuan Province, in south-central China.
Zigong, Sichuan Province, in south-central China
The NCPH group (NCPH Studio) in Zigong, China, is shown here:
NCPH hackers at work in the
ncph studio
Left to right:
Wicked Rose,
KuNgBiM, Charles and Rodag
Additional photos featuring Wicked Rose and NCPH hackers are below, captured from their
various websites and blog entries in 2006. Chinese translation for each photo are below:
"Wicked Rose"
From an ancient Chinese poem,
expressing the devotion of his heart for

RipGof malicious code does not exist as a distribution in the underground, leading investigators

to look into the original RipGof.A malicious code. Over a year prior to the 2006 targeted attacks

RipGof.A emerges in the wild. RipGof.A attempted to exploit the Jet Engine Database exploit in

March 2005. This proves attempted exploitation and installation of code through RipGof for a

year prior to more sophisticated codes and attacks.

In summary, RipGof and GinWui attacks both use the same private exploit code against

Microsoft Word and both install rootkit based codes to steal and send information back to

Chinese sources. This circumstantial evidence reveals that Wicked Rose and the NCPH group

likely began their exploitation efforts at least a year and a half to two years prior to sophisticated

attacks that commenced in 2006. Once the group found a vulnerability within Microsoft Word

they were able to improve upon it and their targeted attack techniques to distribute multiple

targeted attacks and malicious codes for criminal gain as hackers for hire.

Timeline of Events

Wicked Rose and the NCPH hacking group are implicated in multiple Office based attacks over

a two year period. An attack in 2006 used RipGof.B in the attack. RipGof.A first emerged a

year earlier using an exploit that is relatively unsophisticated. Over the next year the Evil

Security Team, also out of China, creates the Dasher worm and uses the PcShares Trojan in an

attack. Wicked Rose gives a recommendation on the Trojan the day it is updated in the spring of

2006, showing a close affiliation between Wicked Rose and the Evil Security Team actors.

Multiple attacks that take place in May and June and later 2006 are related to privately held

exploit code for both Microsoft Word and Excel, proven to be developed by Wicked Rose. A

timeline of proven associated events related to Wicked Rose attacks is below:

April 22, 2005 - RipGof.A JetEngine DB Attack

Dec. 19, 2005

Dasher worm and PcShare Trojan attack by Evil Security Team

April 27, 2006 Update to windowsupdates.net attack site

April 30, 2006 - Wicked Rose Drops out of School

May 2, 2006

3.0beta3 NCPH remote control (GinWui) public release

May 12, 2006 - Initial probing and GinWui.A exploitation attempts against US target

May 15, 2006 - PcShare Trojan update recommended by Wicked Rose on day of new release

May 16, 2006 - Update to windowsupdates.net attack site

May 16, 2006 - Multiple GinWui.A attacks against US target

May 18, 2006 - SANS reports zero-day attack

May 19, 2006 Update to windowsupdates.net attack site

May 20, 2006 - GinWui.B Attack

May 20, 2006 - WZT Kicked out of NCPH

May 29, 2006 - GinWui.C Attack

June 1, 2006 Update to windowsupdates.net attack site

June 9, 2006

Mdropper.F Attack

June 14, 2006

Daserf.A Attack

June 15, 2006

Mdropper.G Attack

June 15, 2006

Booli.A Trojan Attack

June 16, 2006 - Flux.E Attack

June 18, 2006 - RipGof.B Attack

June 23, 2006

PPDropper.A

June 23, 2006

Booli.B Trojan attack

June 25, 2006 - GinWui.D Attack

June 26, 2006 - GinWui.E Attack

Sept. 27, 2006

PPDropper.F Attack

Sept. 30, 2006

GinWui.G Attack

Oct. 9, 2006

Wicked Rose reports pay increase; likely in September

A Pictorial Introduction to Wicked Rose and NCPH

Just who are Wicked Rose and the NCPH hacker group? As it turns out, a collection of college

students in China who likely room with one another and regularly support their hacking interests.

In-depth research implicates Wicked Rose as the ring-leader of the group, responsible for

managing hacker for hire relationships and paying group members for their work as hackers.

During the time of targeted attacks in 2006 their income increased significantly, to full-time

wages for part time hacking. Wicked Rose, leader of the group, is pictured below:

(MeiGui HeiKe)

Rose Hacker

QQ number is 5372453 www.mghacker.com

Wicked Rose maintains a personal site at www.mghacker.com.

Wicked Rose's Website: www.mghacker.com

Rose is an approximate 20-year-old (2006) student at the Sichuan University of Science &

Engineering. In the spring of 2006 Wicked Rose claims to have dropped out of school for full

time hacking opportunities. Specifically, on April 30, 2006 his blog entry claims he did not

register for his university exam. He performed significant updates to his rootkit code from

March through June 2006. He later returned to school by September 2006.

Wicked Rose claims responsibility on his blog for targeted e-mail based attacks containing

Microsoft Word and CHM exploits from the spring of 2006.

Other NCPH-member websites include: http://rodag.blogbus.com,

http://www.cppblog.com/charles and http://kungbim.blogbus.com. The main NCPH website is

www.ncph.net:

NCPH Studio website www.ncph.net

Registration information for ncph.net reveals a Chinese registrant:

Registrant Contact: ncph studio ([email protected]) si chuan li gong xue yuan

zigong, Sichuan, cn 643000 P: +86.13154663992 F: +86.13154663992

The main location of the NCPH group is in Zigong, Sichuan Province, in south-central China.

Zigong, Sichuan Province, in south-central China

The NCPH group (NCPH Studio) in Zigong, China, is shown here:

NCPH hackers at work in the

ncph studio

Left to right:

Wicked Rose,

KuNgBiM, Charles and Rodag

Additional photos featuring Wicked Rose and NCPH hackers are below, captured from their

various websites and blog entries in 2006. Chinese translation for each photo are below:

"Wicked Rose"

From an ancient Chinese poem,

expressing the devotion of his heart for