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Database Entry


Chaos


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 1664fef87be7d26d5666aa84e6096798c0932ea25eb65b5a9e38a107b6e48b3d
SHA3-384 hash: 813a5e3af8f8c412419fc8c5de67c8bb0f08a543eb7893d1750a35363b82c381968e93ee5592f3271bc663588bb6572b
SHA1 hash: 3e969a6f525367b02b563bcd60edf2b7c3a5991b
MD5 hash: 094c05971f9d759ce44806a64d3e238d
humanhash: grey-autumn-early-two
File name:Ford Ransomware.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Chaos
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File size:253'440 bytes
First seen:2025-03-11 01:49:01 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'854 x AgentTesla, 19'783 x Formbook, 12'304 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 6144:Hr9S6U2GwlIvmcohHk4Mhrei29hMdwJ9O:1rGwlIv9ohH5MhrexhMdwJ9O
Threatray 273 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T16244D1342EEA502AF273EE7D9AD475DA9A5E77A33703884D10B1038A4723943EED153D
TrID 71.1% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter 2huMarisa
Tags:Chaos exe Ransomware

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
754
Origin country :
CA CA
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
FordRansomware.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-03-10 22:52:40 UTC
Tags:
ransomware stealer crypto-regex chaos
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/178fc4b3-7ee9-4eb3-86aa-026cabb7b837

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=67cf6d371f777fe30608cc5b
Tags:
ransomware autorun dropper sage
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file
Changing a file
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Moving a file to the %AppData% subdirectory
Creating a window
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
Launching a process
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching a service
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Deleting volume shadow copies
Preventing system recovery
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-security cmd lolbin obfuscated ransomware reconnaissance wmic
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/67cf96994a3011c802ccc2c4/reports/cbefa2dc-0bc8-4b58-ad07-3dbcecad4329/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Ransom.HydraCrypt.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/1664fef87be7d26d5666aa84e6096798c0932ea25eb65b5a9e38a107b6e48b3d
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Malware family:
CHAOS Ransomware
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/57671b54-520a-4bf1-babd-0ee538f6a50e
Result
Threat name:
Chaos
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.phis.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1634702
Signature
.NET source code contains very large strings
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Creates files inside the volume driver (system volume information)
Deletes shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware)
Deletes the backup plan of Windows
Drops PE files with benign system names
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
May disable shadow drive data (uses vssadmin)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Overwrites Mozilla Firefox settings
Sigma detected: Delete shadow copy via WMIC
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
Sigma detected: Files With System Process Name In Unsuspected Locations
Sigma detected: Shadow Copies Deletion Using Operating Systems Utilities
Sigma detected: System File Execution Location Anomaly
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Uses bcdedit to modify the Windows boot settings
Yara detected Chaos Ransomware
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1634702 Sample: Ford Ransomware.exe Startdate: 11/03/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 81 197.87.175.4.in-addr.arpa 2->81 85 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->85 87 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->87 89 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->89 91 10 other signatures 2->91 9 Ford Ransomware.exe 4 2->9         started        13 svchost.exe 2->13         started        15 wbuser.exe 3 2->15         started        17 3 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 file5 75 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe, PE32 9->75 dropped 77 C:\Users\user\...\svchost.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 9->77 dropped 79 C:\Users\user\...\Ford Ransomware.exe.log, CSV 9->79 dropped 107 Deletes shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware) 9->107 19 svchost.exe 3 55 9->19         started        109 Overwrites Mozilla Firefox settings 13->109 111 Uses bcdedit to modify the Windows boot settings 13->111 113 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 13->113 23 cmd.exe 13->23         started        25 cmd.exe 13->25         started        27 cmd.exe 13->27         started        29 notepad.exe 13->29         started        115 Creates files inside the volume driver (system volume information) 15->115 signatures6 process7 file8 67 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\instructions.txt, ASCII 19->67 dropped 69 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\instructions.txt, ASCII 19->69 dropped 71 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\instructions.txt, ASCII 19->71 dropped 73 2 other malicious files 19->73 dropped 93 Antivirus detection for dropped file 19->93 95 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 19->95 97 Deletes shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware) 19->97 99 Overwrites Mozilla Firefox settings 19->99 31 cmd.exe 1 19->31         started        34 cmd.exe 1 19->34         started        36 cmd.exe 1 19->36         started        38 notepad.exe 5 19->38         started        101 May disable shadow drive data (uses vssadmin) 23->101 40 vssadmin.exe 23->40         started        42 conhost.exe 23->42         started        44 WMIC.exe 23->44         started        103 Uses bcdedit to modify the Windows boot settings 25->103 46 3 other processes 25->46 105 Deletes the backup plan of Windows 27->105 48 2 other processes 27->48 signatures9 process10 signatures11 117 May disable shadow drive data (uses vssadmin) 31->117 119 Deletes shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware) 31->119 121 Uses bcdedit to modify the Windows boot settings 31->121 50 vssadmin.exe 1 31->50         started        53 WMIC.exe 1 31->53         started        55 conhost.exe 31->55         started        57 bcdedit.exe 8 1 34->57         started        59 bcdedit.exe 9 1 34->59         started        61 conhost.exe 34->61         started        123 Deletes the backup plan of Windows 36->123 63 conhost.exe 36->63         started        65 wbadmin.exe 3 36->65         started        process12 signatures13 83 Deletes shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware) 50->83
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/1664fef87be7d26d5666aa84e6096798c0932ea25eb65b5a9e38a107b6e48b3d
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/1664fef87be7d26d5666aa84e6096798c0932ea25eb65b5a9e38a107b6e48b3d/
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Ransomware.HydraCrypt
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-10 22:52:41 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
23 of 24 (95.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=czsp56d347jg2vtgvkcomclhtdajglvcl23fwwu6hcqqpnxerm6q._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
chaos
Create hunting rule
genericransomware
Create hunting rule
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Result
Malware family:
chaos
Create hunting rule
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:chaos defense_evasion evasion execution impact ransomware spyware stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250311-b8rsnawns5/
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Interacts with shadow copies
Modifies registry class
Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Enumerates physical storage devices
Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
Checks computer location settings
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Deletes backup catalog
Deletes shadow copies
Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
Chaos
Chaos Ransomware
Chaos family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
ransomware chaos Win.Ransomware.Hydracrypt-9878672-0
YARA:
MALWARE_Win_Chaos
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/1fc7d46c-3964-470d-aa10-233a5bea6fb4
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
1664fef87be7d26d5666aa84e6096798c0932ea25eb65b5a9e38a107b6e48b3d
MD5 hash:
094c05971f9d759ce44806a64d3e238d
SHA1 hash:
3e969a6f525367b02b563bcd60edf2b7c3a5991b
Detections:
ChaosRansomware
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/cde782dd-7228-4e5d-9ed2-7be3ed9a4994/
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/1664fef87be7/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/1664fef87be7d26d5666aa84e6096798c0932ea25eb65b5a9e38a107b6e48b3d

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_GENRansomware
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects command variations typically used by ransomware
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_Chaos
Create hunting rule
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Chaos ransomware
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Create hunting rule
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Create hunting rule
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Create hunting rule
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Create hunting rule
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash

File information

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BLint

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Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high

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