Extracted

• • Target

    GH0ST.exe

  • Size

    127KB

  • MD5

    90b828929de1319e5b9bf94f4ae990b3

  • SHA1

    8fc41267cfb9f057e78beca15b775d20fb01434b

  • SHA256

    14592b6ee58e6c1abe76e8148f087b1da84f54892b1cca31540dd728298bb185

  • SHA512

    57e50e8c3e424980bfb96d4d1862e998efd50e45df25478fc80537a67a27b8d7aa8cce00400e0126216395205946a38876a2ff494b74d86043c5e5779a4b5921

  • SSDEEP

    3072:oDk4Rq96liXWAPEV9Ue4znvqg2WVrxuF:h4Rq9UCW7WhZx

  Score

  10^/10

  chaosevasionpersistenceransomwarespywarestealer

  • Chaos

    Ransomware family first seen in June 2021.

    ransomwarechaos

  • Chaos Ransomware

  • Deletes shadow copies

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

    ransomware

  • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit

    ransomwareevasion

  • Deletes backup catalog

    Uses wbadmin.exe to inhibit system recovery.

    ransomware

  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    evasion

  • 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.

    spywarestealer

  • Adds Run key to start application

    persistence

  • Drops desktop.ini file(s)

  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry

    ransomware
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