a2254802dd387d0e0ceb61e2849a44b51879f625b89879e29592c80da9d479a2.exe
Classification: Malicious
a2254802dd387d0e0ceb61e2849a44b51879f625b89879e29592c80da9d479a2.exe is a malicious file sample. Linked to Ryuk, Chaos malware.
Detection summary
- 50 antivirus detections
- 0 IDS alerts
- 50 processes observed
- 0 contacted hosts
- 0 DNS requests
MITRE ATT&CK associations
Malware families: RYUK (S0446) CHAOS (S0220)
Blacklist sightings
| Description | Source | First seen | Last seen | Labels | MITRE ATT&CK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generic Malware | Cyber Threat Alliance | 2026-08-27 10:09:40 | 2026-08-27 10:09:40 | malicious-activity | |
| Chaos | Triage | 2026-02-14 02:02:00 | 2026-05-01 17:43:40 | malicious-activity | S0220 Chaos |
| Ryuk | ThreatFox Abuse.ch | 2025-08-28 21:29:31 | 2025-08-28 21:29:31 | S0446 Ryuk | |
| Generic Malware | Hybrid-Analysis | 2025-08-28 19:22:13 | 2025-08-28 20:22:32 |
Tags
evasive ransomware windows-server-utility win.ryuk chaos defense_evasion evasion execution impact linux persistence spyware stealerSample information
- Filenames
- a2254802dd387d0e0ceb61e2849a44b51879f625b89879e29592c80da9d479a2.exe, Chaos.exe, GOATEDSIGMA.exe
- File type
- PE32 executable for MS Windows 4.00 (GUI), Intel i ...
- Size
- 269312 bytes
- MD5
97517b7480182b69b42dc58d2c61f7e0- SHA-1
ab94da5e3094ce259171bc3db43a234ad8c05b28- SHA-256
a2254802dd387d0e0ceb61e2849a44b51879f625b89879e29592c80da9d479a2- SHA-512
70c8ff95a0e58d17a42c33f5ffdacdb4e50864ade46bba65a8c6d67f5582fedf29772ac632bc481039f427de970442c38eac0d000453470e6ca4c60518d806a6- First indexed
- 2025-08-28 19:11:01
- Last updated
- 2026-05-01 17:56:00
Antivirus detections
| Engine | Detection |
|---|---|
| APEX | Malicious |
| AVG | Win32:MalwareX-gen [Ransom] |
| AhnLab-V3 | Ransomware/Win.FTD.C4580180 |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan[Ransom]/Win32.Dcrypt.a |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Ransom.Imps.3 |
| Avast | Win32:MalwareX-gen [Ransom] |
| Avira | HEUR/AGEN.1370958 |
| BitDefender | Gen:Heur.Ransom.Imps.3 |
| Bkav | W32.AIDetectMalware.CS |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Trojan.MsilFC.S23210427 |
| CTX | exe.ransomware.imps |
| ClamAV | Win.Ransomware.Hydracrypt-9878672-0 |
| CrowdStrike | win/malicious_confidence_100% (W) |
| Cylance | Unsafe |
| DeepInstinct | MALICIOUS |
| DrWeb | Trojan.EncoderNET.45 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of MSIL/Filecoder.Chaos.A |
| Elastic | malicious (high confidence) |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Heur.Ransom.Imps.3 (B) |
| F-Secure | Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1370958 |
| Fortinet | MSIL/Filecoder.AGP!tr.ransom |
| GData | MSIL.Trojan-Ransom.Remind.B |
| Detected | |
| Ikarus | Trojan.Filecrypter.Chaos |
| K7AntiVirus | Ransomware ( 005a8b921 ) |
| K7GW | Ransomware ( 005a8b921 ) |
| Kaspersky | HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Agent.gen |
| Kingsoft | malware.kb.c.1000 |
| Malwarebytes | Generic.Malware.AI.DDS |
| MaxSecure | Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen |
| McAfeeD | Real Protect-LS!97517B748018 |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Heur.Ransom.Imps.3 |
| Microsoft | Ransom:MSIL/FileCoder.AD!MTB |
| Rising | Ransom.Destructor!1.B060 (CLASSIC) |
| Sangfor | Suspicious.Win32.Save.a |
| SentinelOne | Static AI - Malicious PE |
| Skyhigh | BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dt |
| Sophos | Troj/Ransom-GWT |
| Symantec | Ransom.Sorry |
| Tencent | Trojan-Ransom.Msil.Agent.ga |
| Trapmine | malicious.moderate.ml.score |
| TrellixENS | GenericRXPW-PH!97517B748018 |
| TrendMicro | TrojanSpy.MSIL.CHAOS.SMPI |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TrojanSpy.MSIL.CHAOS.SMPI |
| VBA32 | Trojan.MSIL.DelShad.Heur |
| VIPRE | Gen:Heur.Ransom.Imps.3 |
| Varist | W32/A-17b8a5e1!Eldorado |
| VirIT | Trojan.Win32.MSIL_Heur.A |
| ZoneAlarm | Troj/Ransom-GWT |
| huorong | Ransom/LockFile.fe |
Process list
| Name | Command line |
|---|---|
| GOATEDSIGMA.exe | |
| svchost.exe | |
| cmd.exe | /C vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet & wmic shadowcopy delete |
| vssadmin.exe | vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet |
| WMIC.exe | wmic shadowcopy delete |
| cmd.exe | /C bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures & bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no |
| bcdedit.exe | bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures |
| bcdedit.exe | bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no |
| cmd.exe | /C wbadmin delete catalog -quiet |
| wbadmin.exe | wbadmin delete catalog -quiet |
| rundll32.exe | %WINDIR%\system32\shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %APPDATA%\GOATEDSIGMA |
| AcroRd32.exe | "%APPDATA%\GOATEDSIGMA" |
| RdrCEF.exe | --backgroundcolor=16448250 |
| RdrCEF.exe | --type=renderer --primordial-pipe-token=00BB7436B50589E9C99D17D6EF3FD2FB --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/18.9.20044 Chrome/59.0.3071.15" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --disable-webrtc-hw-vp8-encoding --disable-gpu-compositing --service-request-channel-token=00BB7436B50589E9C99D17D6EF3FD2FB --renderer-client-id=2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1300 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1 |
| RdrCEF.exe | --backgroundcolor=16448250 |
| AcroRd32.exe | "%APPDATA%\GOATEDSIGMA" |
| GOATEDSIGMA.exe | |
| svchost.exe | |
| cmd.exe | /C vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet & wmic shadowcopy delete |
| vssadmin.exe | vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet |
| WMIC.exe | wmic shadowcopy delete |
| cmd.exe | /C bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures & bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no |
| bcdedit.exe | bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures |
| bcdedit.exe | bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no |
| cmd.exe | /C wbadmin delete catalog -quiet |
| wbadmin.exe | wbadmin delete catalog -quiet |
| WindowsPackageManagerServer.exe | -Embedding |
| svchost.exe | |
| cmd.exe | /C vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet & wmic shadowcopy delete |
| vssadmin.exe | vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet |