General

  • Target

    $y monkey.exe

  • Size

    5.5MB

  • Sample

    250216-e73qbasrdy

  • MD5

    be716163be9975a407155df9003080de

  • SHA1

    9bf9f4f1822acbe01deab51b62395cbd11f4be0d

  • SHA256

    d1686f28ffddfb533160ec00c50f02155ede7c13688754a042e733612b769465

  • SHA512

    de6865503fa9004724e5c8f0498d3b167e225ab360bcd496670d2dda489066be49e455d1c482749d708e5e2e6b7d6de181866c487330a71f95f1419f8f4b46f4

  • SSDEEP

    49152:rvQP1MmB0+KWntlHv6bMd+aBwuDMCKgumT2f:

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      $y monkey.exe

    • Size

      5.5MB

    • MD5

      be716163be9975a407155df9003080de

    • SHA1

      9bf9f4f1822acbe01deab51b62395cbd11f4be0d

    • SHA256

      d1686f28ffddfb533160ec00c50f02155ede7c13688754a042e733612b769465

    • SHA512

      de6865503fa9004724e5c8f0498d3b167e225ab360bcd496670d2dda489066be49e455d1c482749d708e5e2e6b7d6de181866c487330a71f95f1419f8f4b46f4

    • SSDEEP

      49152:rvQP1MmB0+KWntlHv6bMd+aBwuDMCKgumT2f:

    • Chaos

      Ransomware family first seen in June 2021.

    • Chaos Ransomware

    • Chaos family

    • Deletes shadow copies

      Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

    • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit

    • Deletes backup catalog

      Uses wbadmin.exe to inhibit system recovery.

    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • 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