8base (Chaos) Ransomware: Analysis of a File-Encrypting Malware Variant
By
Tomas Meskauskas
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Summary
The 8base ransomware, based on the Chaos ransomware family, encrypts files on infected systems and appends a ".8base" extension to them. It was discovered by researchers analyzing file submissions on VirusTotal. Like other ransomware, it encrypts data and demands ransom payments for decryption.
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This program is based on the Chaos ransomware.
Malicious software of this kind encrypts data and demands ransoms for its decryption.
On our testing system, 8base (Chaos) ransomware encrypted files and altered their names.
Original filenames had a ".8base" extension added to them, i.e., a file titled "1.jpg" became "1.jpg.8base"
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