- Distribution Method : Unknown
- MD5 : b2e322fbb0f68535ac0e407838b9a4d7
- Major Detection Name : Generic.Ransom.Hiddentear.A.83ABEB76 (BitDefender), Ransom_RAMSIL.SM (TrendMicro)
- Encrypted File Pattern : .<4-Digit Random Extension>
- Malicious File Creation Location :
- C:\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\ChaosRansom.url
- C:\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Roaming\ChaosRansom.exe
- C:\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Roaming\read_it.txt
- <Drive Letter>:\surprise.exe
- Payment Instruction File : read_it.txt
- Major Characteristics :
- Offline Encryption
- BiggyLocker / Penta Ransomware series
- Disable system restore (vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet, wmic shadowcopy delete, bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures, bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no, wbadmin delete catalog -quiet)
- Propagation using "<Drive Letter>:\surprise.exe" file.
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