General

  • Target

    chaos_main_f9600b1b06588e3815a55eb81e35289f7b9a5749ae623550734c5f3d8c04e038

  • Size

    1.3MB

  • Sample

    240731-1xgkzszgrh

  • MD5

    840eb9e50c131322605c5ea90ae1312f

  • SHA1

    fc9548f91123e05196dad6bcab11d29abd01500c

  • SHA256

    f9600b1b06588e3815a55eb81e35289f7b9a5749ae623550734c5f3d8c04e038

  • SHA512

    8e37c5890089bf1997e1c4c777a92f71eae9a86f11d1fb3cb3671dfa8c15c4365ed1f8811e6aae4d31f0fe73c1960b142f684a5274f086491f7d238a79313ffe

  • SSDEEP

    12288:75gafkW6xqP9iz8ZW29ohk3qHS/6gOHeA/MBU/7x5qDyNjC9Ha1DKs5y6blZRjHe:7Db/s/MSldTzfY/YRSv225PUXW8iF

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      chaos_main_f9600b1b06588e3815a55eb81e35289f7b9a5749ae623550734c5f3d8c04e038

    • Size

      1.3MB

    • MD5

      840eb9e50c131322605c5ea90ae1312f

    • SHA1

      fc9548f91123e05196dad6bcab11d29abd01500c

    • SHA256

      f9600b1b06588e3815a55eb81e35289f7b9a5749ae623550734c5f3d8c04e038

    • SHA512

      8e37c5890089bf1997e1c4c777a92f71eae9a86f11d1fb3cb3671dfa8c15c4365ed1f8811e6aae4d31f0fe73c1960b142f684a5274f086491f7d238a79313ffe

    • SSDEEP

      12288:75gafkW6xqP9iz8ZW29ohk3qHS/6gOHeA/MBU/7x5qDyNjC9Ha1DKs5y6blZRjHe:7Db/s/MSldTzfY/YRSv225PUXW8iF

    • 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

    • Renames multiple (180) files with added filename extension

      This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.

    • Deletes backup catalog

      Uses wbadmin.exe to inhibit system recovery.

    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • 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.

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)

    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks