chaos | c277a8fe3f35b51cb210db9bd9d4215fb05e694cd15b46d2a0aa1f094738c163

Analysis

max time kernel
119s
max time network
120s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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27-10-2024 18:03

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General

Target

cartel.exe
Size

854KB
MD5

9e7f8bbc8b012b6a9125d72d8872c1b9
SHA1

71ffa7a408554eed422aa044613f100eafc78c57
SHA256

c277a8fe3f35b51cb210db9bd9d4215fb05e694cd15b46d2a0aa1f094738c163
SHA512

9fff0dbbe1492adf2b1b6c3d707861ed629f1e24490abc6893559903fb019ac620142bd60de33a39f41a9d735064e1fae421defc0dc6bc7973ee28987709ba80
SSDEEP

12288:b0zVvgDNMoWjTmFzAzBocaKjyWtiR1pptHxQ0z2GjShqL:o5vgHWjTwAlocaKjyyItHDzH

Score

10^/10

chaos discovery ransomware

Malware Config

Signatures

Chaos
Ransomware family first seen in June 2021.
ransomware chaos

Chaos Ransomware 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000012117-6.dat	family_chaos
behavioral1/memory/2760-17-0x0000000000140000-0x0000000000150000-memory.dmp	family_chaos

Chaos family
chaos

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2760	Virus1.exe
2956	Bootstrapper.exe
1180	Process not Found

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2644	cartel.exe
2644	cartel.exe
1080	WerFault.exe
1080	WerFault.exe
1080	WerFault.exe
1080	WerFault.exe
1080	WerFault.exe

Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 2 IoCs

Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

description	ioc
Destination IP	1.0.0.1
Destination IP	1.0.0.1

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cartel.exe

Gathers network information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

System Information Discovery

T1082

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

pid	Process
1648	ipconfig.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2760	Virus1.exe
2760	Virus1.exe
2760	Virus1.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 42 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	Virus1.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	1484	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2956	Bootstrapper.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2760	2644	cartel.exe	30
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2760	2644	cartel.exe	30
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2760	2644	cartel.exe	30
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2760	2644	cartel.exe	30
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2956	2644	cartel.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2956	2644	cartel.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2956	2644	cartel.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2956	2644	cartel.exe	31
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2652	2956	Bootstrapper.exe	33
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2652	2956	Bootstrapper.exe	33
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2652	2956	Bootstrapper.exe	33
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 1648	2652	cmd.exe	35
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 1648	2652	cmd.exe	35
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 1648	2652	cmd.exe	35
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2580	2760	Virus1.exe	36
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2580	2760	Virus1.exe	36
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2580	2760	Virus1.exe	36
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 3036	2956	Bootstrapper.exe	37
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 3036	2956	Bootstrapper.exe	37
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 3036	2956	Bootstrapper.exe	37
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 1484	3036	cmd.exe	39
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 1484	3036	cmd.exe	39
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 1484	3036	cmd.exe	39
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1080	2956	Bootstrapper.exe	41
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1080	2956	Bootstrapper.exe	41
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1080	2956	Bootstrapper.exe	41

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cartel.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cartel.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2644
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Virus1.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Virus1.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2760
- - C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 2760 -s 564
    3⤵
    PID:2580
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Bootstrapper.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Bootstrapper.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2956
- - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    "cmd" /c ipconfig /all
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2652
  - - C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe
      ipconfig /all
      4⤵
      Gathers network information
      PID:1648
- - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    "cmd" /c wmic nicconfig where (IPEnabled=TRUE) call SetDNSServerSearchOrder ("1.1.1.1", "1.0.0.1")
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3036
  - - C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
      wmic nicconfig where (IPEnabled=TRUE) call SetDNSServerSearchOrder ("1.1.1.1", "1.0.0.1")
      4⤵
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1484
- - C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 2956 -s 1128
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    PID:1080

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Virus1.exe

Filesize
42KB

MD5
9fd5152a920afc01a494f84d97af7b8c

SHA1
058646770a0ca82417f240a068464e712c11a1b9

SHA256
6f0f20da34396166df352bf301b3c59ef42b0bc67f52af3d541b0161c47ede05

SHA512
3bc11f2d30877590f108866186a0dbc4d36a773b036382df7b5129637e81c70f18469526ef2129a02e36179075a58f93e7e0040fd35c8c0d88511b77998d53b6

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Bootstrapper.exe

Filesize
800KB

MD5
2a4dcf20b82896be94eb538260c5fb93

SHA1
21f232c2fd8132f8677e53258562ad98b455e679

SHA256
ebbcb489171abfcfce56554dbaeacd22a15838391cbc7c756db02995129def5a

SHA512
4f1164b2312fb94b7030d6eb6aa9f3502912ffa33505f156443570fc964bfd3bb21ded3cf84092054e07346d2dce83a0907ba33f4ba39ad3fe7a78e836efe288

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memory/2644-0-0x0000000074201000-0x0000000074202000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2644-2-0x0000000074200000-0x00000000747AB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2644-10-0x0000000074200000-0x00000000747AB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2644-14-0x0000000074200000-0x00000000747AB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2760-15-0x000007FEF5D93000-0x000007FEF5D94000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2760-17-0x0000000000140000-0x0000000000150000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2956-18-0x0000000000AA0000-0x0000000000B6E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
824KB

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