File name:

Ford Ransomware.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/4b959aba-b757-4564-b408-d9e84971df22
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Chaos ransomware is a malware family known for its destructive capabilities and diverse variants. It first appeared in 2021 as a ransomware builder and later acted as a wiper. Unlike most ransomware strains that encrypt data to extort payment, early Chaos variants permanently corrupted files, while later versions adopted more conventional encryption techniques.

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Analysis date: June 16, 2025, 01:26:32
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
auto
chaos
ransomware
crypto-regex
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:

094C05971F9D759CE44806A64D3E238D

SHA1:

3E969A6F525367B02B563BCD60EDF2B7C3A5991B

SHA256:

1664FEF87BE7D26D5666AA84E6096798C0932EA25EB65B5A9E38A107B6E48B3D

SSDEEP:

6144:Ar9heU2GwlIvmcohHk4Mhrei29hMdwJ9:TrGwlIv9ohH5MhrexhMdwJ9

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  • MALICIOUS

    • RANSOMWARE has been found (auto)

      • Ford Ransomware.exe (PID: 5616)

    • Create files in the Startup directory

      • svchost.exe (PID: 3888)

    • RANSOMWARE has been detected

      • svchost.exe (PID: 3888)

    • Deletes shadow copies

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2192)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 1496)

    • Using BCDEDIT.EXE to modify recovery options

      • cmd.exe (PID: 5564)

    • CHAOS has been detected (YARA)

      • svchost.exe (PID: 3888)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads the date of Windows installation

      • Ford Ransomware.exe (PID: 5616)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 3888)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • Ford Ransomware.exe (PID: 5616)

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • Ford Ransomware.exe (PID: 5616)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • Ford Ransomware.exe (PID: 5616)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 3888)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • Ford Ransomware.exe (PID: 5616)

    • Executes as Windows Service

      • VSSVC.exe (PID: 5300)
      • wbengine.exe (PID: 2620)
      • vds.exe (PID: 5168)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • svchost.exe (PID: 3888)

    • Start notepad (likely ransomware note)

      • svchost.exe (PID: 3888)

    • Found regular expressions for crypto-addresses (YARA)

      • svchost.exe (PID: 3888)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • svchost.exe (PID: 3888)
      • Ford Ransomware.exe (PID: 5616)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • Ford Ransomware.exe (PID: 5616)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 3888)

    • Checks supported languages

      • Ford Ransomware.exe (PID: 5616)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 3888)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • Ford Ransomware.exe (PID: 5616)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 3888)

    • Launching a file from the Startup directory

      • svchost.exe (PID: 3888)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • WMIC.exe (PID: 4684)
      • notepad.exe (PID: 7008)

    • Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

      • svchost.exe (PID: 3888)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • svchost.exe (PID: 3888)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • svchost.exe (PID: 3888)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (82.9)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (7.4)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (5.1)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.2)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (2.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2025:03:11 02:41:20+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 11
CodeSize: 250880
InitializedDataSize: 2048
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x3f33e
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 0.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 0.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
FileDescription:
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: Ford Ransomware.exe
LegalCopyright:
OriginalFileName: Ford Ransomware.exe
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
AssemblyVersion: 0.0.0.0
No data.
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Total processes
158
Monitored processes
19
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start #RANSOMWARE ford ransomware.exe THREAT svchost.exe cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs vssadmin.exe no specs vssvc.exe no specs wmic.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs bcdedit.exe no specs bcdedit.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs wbadmin.exe wbengine.exe no specs vdsldr.exe no specs vds.exe no specs notepad.exe no specs slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1036bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures C:\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Boot Configuration Data Editor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\cryptsp.dll
1100wbadmin delete catalog -quietC:\Windows\System32\wbadmin.exe
cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Command Line Interface for Microsoft® BLB Backup
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\wbadmin.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
1496"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C wbadmin delete catalog -quietC:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
2192"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet & wmic shadowcopy deleteC:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
2620"C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbengine.exe"C:\Windows\System32\wbengine.exe—services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Microsoft® Block Level Backup Engine Service EXE
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\wbengine.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2808\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3580bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled noC:\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Boot Configuration Data Editor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\cryptsp.dll
3588vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet C:\Windows\System32\vssadmin.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Command Line Interface for Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service
Exit code:
2
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
3888"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
Ford Ransomware.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Version:
0.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
4576C:\WINDOWS\System32\vdsldr.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe—svchost.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Virtual Disk Service Loader
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\vdsldr.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
2 685
Read events
2 650
Write events
17
Delete events
18

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1036) bcdedit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\11000001
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(1036) bcdedit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\11000001
Operation:writeName:Element
Value:
0000000000000000000000000000000006000000000000004800000000000000715E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B763584210000000000000000745E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B7635842100000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(1036) bcdedit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\12000002
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(1036) bcdedit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\12000002
Operation:writeName:Element
Value:
\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi
(PID) Process:(1036) bcdedit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{5b970157-8568-11eb-b45c-806e6f6e6963}\Elements\11000001
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(1036) bcdedit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{5b970157-8568-11eb-b45c-806e6f6e6963}\Elements\11000001
Operation:writeName:Element
Value:
0000000000000000000000000000000006000000000000004800000000000000715E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B763584210000000000000000745E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B7635842100000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(1036) bcdedit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{5b970157-8568-11eb-b45c-806e6f6e6963}\Elements\12000002
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(1036) bcdedit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{5b970157-8568-11eb-b45c-806e6f6e6963}\Elements\12000002
Operation:writeName:Element
Value:
\EFI\Boot\Loader.efi
(PID) Process:(1036) bcdedit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{a5a30fa2-3d06-4e9f-b5f4-a01df9d1fcba}\Description
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(1036) bcdedit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{a5a30fa2-3d06-4e9f-b5f4-a01df9d1fcba}\Elements\24000001
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
1
Text files
90
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5616Ford Ransomware.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exeexecutable
MD5:094C05971F9D759CE44806A64D3E238D
SHA256:1664FEF87BE7D26D5666AA84E6096798C0932EA25EB65B5A9E38A107B6E48B3D
3888svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\svchost.urlbinary
MD5:83660DEB1A47E0B191FDA82BDFD61827
SHA256:87089BD6FEDDA43B5E4D738B5BF246BA1B2E5C248B9220F0D1E742B827F30B0D
3888svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\Documents\instructions.txttext
MD5:D39FBD516FB87B02EE90B65A702BEC5A
SHA256:C109586F836C665F9B1435E0DC8BE9DD52645BA93A4832E888A04BF4D95E6EA1
3888svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\Links\instructions.txttext
MD5:D39FBD516FB87B02EE90B65A702BEC5A
SHA256:C109586F836C665F9B1435E0DC8BE9DD52645BA93A4832E888A04BF4D95E6EA1
3888svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\Documents\Outlook Files\instructions.txttext
MD5:D39FBD516FB87B02EE90B65A702BEC5A
SHA256:C109586F836C665F9B1435E0DC8BE9DD52645BA93A4832E888A04BF4D95E6EA1
3888svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\Documents\OneNote Notebooks\My Notebook\instructions.txttext
MD5:D39FBD516FB87B02EE90B65A702BEC5A
SHA256:C109586F836C665F9B1435E0DC8BE9DD52645BA93A4832E888A04BF4D95E6EA1
3888svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\instructions.txttext
MD5:D39FBD516FB87B02EE90B65A702BEC5A
SHA256:C109586F836C665F9B1435E0DC8BE9DD52645BA93A4832E888A04BF4D95E6EA1
3888svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\PSSQLite\1.1.0\instructions.txttext
MD5:D39FBD516FB87B02EE90B65A702BEC5A
SHA256:C109586F836C665F9B1435E0DC8BE9DD52645BA93A4832E888A04BF4D95E6EA1
3888svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\Contacts\instructions.txttext
MD5:D39FBD516FB87B02EE90B65A702BEC5A
SHA256:C109586F836C665F9B1435E0DC8BE9DD52645BA93A4832E888A04BF4D95E6EA1
3888svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\Music\instructions.txttext
MD5:D39FBD516FB87B02EE90B65A702BEC5A
SHA256:C109586F836C665F9B1435E0DC8BE9DD52645BA93A4832E888A04BF4D95E6EA1
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
23
DNS requests
15
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.28:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6320
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6240
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6240
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6172
RUXIMICS.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
6320
svchost.exe
40.126.31.129:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6320
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2336
svchost.exe
172.211.123.248:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.216.77.28:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.184.206
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.129
  • 40.126.31.0
  • 20.190.159.129
  • 20.190.159.130
  • 20.190.159.71
  • 40.126.31.1
  • 40.126.31.131
  • 20.190.159.73
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.28
  • 23.216.77.6
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.243.30
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.175.87.197
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 13.85.23.206
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
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Reports
Ford Ransomware.exe