chaos | 5560a7aa16362f2783af483ae2e92ef7ad73fef414aa39641c07734f720c2624

Analysis

max time kernel
14s
max time network
19s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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27-10-2024 17:50

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General

Target

adadadada.exe
Size

42KB
MD5

423e608ecb3df0edeed33a1e7f1eaeaa
SHA1

fc78ae3736d06e81c0bb6e0d1cdea08ce3143174
SHA256

5560a7aa16362f2783af483ae2e92ef7ad73fef414aa39641c07734f720c2624
SHA512

08c6317b68c8bd117e062f13bdca098986ff7fbd93ec4a4e6a41d9a0e51870da71e0845e87cbd2df639c57a15fdc89cba52c01f420a34bf991304471e534b807
SSDEEP

768:Z3qo2LfZpULbTz8gr93bxXTVeVDC1SRUSnSk5mzAz2URJNZovB9VqiE7bYec:0o2I/8gr93bGVhtSLzk2UR+v7Vutc

Score

10^/10

chaos evasion ransomware spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Documents\read_it.txt

Family

chaos

Ransom Note

----> Chaos is multi language ransomware. Translate your note to any language <---- All of your files have been encrypted Your computer was infected with a ransomware virus. Your files have been encrypted and you won't be able to decrypt them without our help.What can I do to get my files back?You can buy our special decryption software, this software will allow you to recover all of your data and remove the ransomware from your computer.The price for the software is $1,500. Payment can be made in Bitcoin only. How do I pay, where do I get Bitcoin? Purchasing Bitcoin varies from country to country, you are best advised to do a quick google search yourself to find out how to buy Bitcoin. Many of our customers have reported these sites to be fast and reliable: Coinmama - hxxps://www.coinmama.com Bitpanda - hxxps://www.bitpanda.com Payment informationAmount: 0.1473766 BTC Bitcoin Address: bc1qlnzcep4l4ac0ttdrq7awxev9ehu465f2vpt9x0

Signatures

Chaos
Ransomware family first seen in June 2021.
ransomware chaos

Chaos Ransomware 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2244-1-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000000F10000-memory.dmp	family_chaos
behavioral1/files/0x00070000000120fc-5.dat	family_chaos
behavioral1/memory/2876-7-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001C0000-memory.dmp	family_chaos

Chaos family
chaos

Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

ransomware evasion

Inhibit System Recovery

T1490

pid	Process
612	bcdedit.exe
1588	bcdedit.exe

Drops startup file 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.url	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\read_it.txt	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2876	svchost.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Drops desktop.ini file(s) 34 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Contacts\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Public\Documents\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Music\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Saved Games\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Searches\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo\Desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Public\Pictures\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Public\Videos\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools\Desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility\Desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Public\Music\Sample Music\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Public\Desktop\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Links\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Documents\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Favorites\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Favorites\Links\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Maintenance\Desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Favorites\Links for United States\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Videos\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\desktop.ini	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Public\Music\desktop.ini	svchost.exe

Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

ransomware

Defacement

T1491

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\vly0zpwgs.jpg"	svchost.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs

ransomware

pid	Process
2252	NOTEPAD.EXE

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2876	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2244	adadadada.exe
2876	svchost.exe
2876	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2244	adadadada.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2876	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 2876	2244	adadadada.exe	29
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 2876	2244	adadadada.exe	29
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 2876	2244	adadadada.exe	29
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 1956	2876	svchost.exe	31
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 1956	2876	svchost.exe	31
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 1956	2876	svchost.exe	31
PID 1956 wrote to memory of 612	1956	cmd.exe	33
PID 1956 wrote to memory of 612	1956	cmd.exe	33
PID 1956 wrote to memory of 612	1956	cmd.exe	33
PID 1956 wrote to memory of 1588	1956	cmd.exe	34
PID 1956 wrote to memory of 1588	1956	cmd.exe	34
PID 1956 wrote to memory of 1588	1956	cmd.exe	34
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 2252	2876	svchost.exe	36
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 2252	2876	svchost.exe	36
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 2252	2876	svchost.exe	36

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adadadada.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adadadada.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2244
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe"
  2⤵
  - Drops startup file
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops desktop.ini file(s)
  - Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
  - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2876
- - C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures & bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1956
  - - C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
      bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures
      4⤵
      Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
      PID:612
  - - C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
      bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no
      4⤵
      Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
      PID:1588
- - C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
    "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\read_it.txt
    3⤵
    - Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
    PID:2252

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Defacement

T1491

Inhibit System Recovery

T1490

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe

Filesize
42KB

MD5
423e608ecb3df0edeed33a1e7f1eaeaa

SHA1
fc78ae3736d06e81c0bb6e0d1cdea08ce3143174

SHA256
5560a7aa16362f2783af483ae2e92ef7ad73fef414aa39641c07734f720c2624

SHA512
08c6317b68c8bd117e062f13bdca098986ff7fbd93ec4a4e6a41d9a0e51870da71e0845e87cbd2df639c57a15fdc89cba52c01f420a34bf991304471e534b807

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\Documents\read_it.txt

Filesize
964B

MD5
4217b8b83ce3c3f70029a056546f8fd0

SHA1
487cdb5733d073a0427418888e8f7070fe782a03

SHA256
7d767e907be373c680d1f7884d779588eb643bebb3f27bf3b5ed4864aa4d8121

SHA512
2a58c99fa52f99c276e27eb98aef2ce1205f16d1e37b7e87eb69e9ecda22b578195a43f1a7f70fead6ba70421abf2f85c917551c191536eaf1f3011d3d24f740

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memory/2244-0-0x000007FEF5B13000-0x000007FEF5B14000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2244-1-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000000F10000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2876-7-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2876-9-0x000007FEF5B10000-0x000007FEF64FC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2876-10-0x000007FEF5B10000-0x000007FEF64FC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2876-485-0x000007FEF5B10000-0x000007FEF64FC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2876-507-0x000007FEF5B10000-0x000007FEF64FC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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