General

  • Target

    PrivateChat.exe

  • Size

    120KB

  • Sample

    240322-z6x4naha63

  • MD5

    5d4c5f3457c4487fe26df768ed8f3d2b

  • SHA1

    f5f3df7d11e06dc158ac8183a8bde5895f8ea251

  • SHA256

    19c393a4787d325984d850d8f02db1f302819b808952f72c332251d5d95f7c32

  • SHA512

    793b8917ad068b77bcc7d771a28069ac432cfb441438e1a1f159fe94cbb2aa550fb2cc47d7354e30275ce2df402774902c987ad9b9be900f3748281f13a30e9a

  • SSDEEP

    3072:QoIcFr9LvJxaJ3e6ua0g0qcB2f/u80kcmU/C7eJBz4Jtu:dr9LvkbOqguxU6f4

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      PrivateChat.exe

    • Size

      120KB

    • MD5

      5d4c5f3457c4487fe26df768ed8f3d2b

    • SHA1

      f5f3df7d11e06dc158ac8183a8bde5895f8ea251

    • SHA256

      19c393a4787d325984d850d8f02db1f302819b808952f72c332251d5d95f7c32

    • SHA512

      793b8917ad068b77bcc7d771a28069ac432cfb441438e1a1f159fe94cbb2aa550fb2cc47d7354e30275ce2df402774902c987ad9b9be900f3748281f13a30e9a

    • SSDEEP

      3072:QoIcFr9LvJxaJ3e6ua0g0qcB2f/u80kcmU/C7eJBz4Jtu:dr9LvkbOqguxU6f4

    • Chaos

      Ransomware family first seen in June 2021.

    • Chaos Ransomware

    • Deletes shadow copies

      Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

    • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit

    • Deletes backup catalog

      Uses wbadmin.exe to inhibit system recovery.

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Drops startup file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)

    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks