General

  • Target

    PrivateChat.exe

  • Size

    122KB

  • Sample

    240322-zlpxjsbc6y

  • MD5

    a4960213baa07bad3f5762d38e68449b

  • SHA1

    ea2db256e305d0a6f69dafd2e44047d3ad7cf553

  • SHA256

    2ca6754227d58abaedd803ab2b4903a5d6da9967da353446dd676822f9135fe2

  • SHA512

    b56cbe5122392d83ce30ec3c06b5b871dae46ad5b30a6451621d4097e7a966e6d0028aafb9c98acc13c12ed115cb7c684c2cc0f30b04560fe5b0c746b5b836db

  • SSDEEP

    3072:lo/cxr9jx+VURz6e8FxD5KwvsJC79fMomKgc0Io+ENK:Zr9jxVYe8FxlLB9kzIvE

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      PrivateChat.exe

    • Size

      122KB

    • MD5

      a4960213baa07bad3f5762d38e68449b

    • SHA1

      ea2db256e305d0a6f69dafd2e44047d3ad7cf553

    • SHA256

      2ca6754227d58abaedd803ab2b4903a5d6da9967da353446dd676822f9135fe2

    • SHA512

      b56cbe5122392d83ce30ec3c06b5b871dae46ad5b30a6451621d4097e7a966e6d0028aafb9c98acc13c12ed115cb7c684c2cc0f30b04560fe5b0c746b5b836db

    • SSDEEP

      3072:lo/cxr9jx+VURz6e8FxD5KwvsJC79fMomKgc0Io+ENK:Zr9jxVYe8FxlLB9kzIvE

    • 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