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Summary

This pull request adds a defensive, source-bounded Attack Flow for BARADAI ransomware based on variant-specific public reporting.

The flow models the earliest publicly reported post-compromise behaviors through the final encryption impact. Public sources do not currently confirm BARADAI's initial-access vector or provide a complete public binary-level reverse-engineering analysis, so the flow does not speculate beyond the available evidence.

Included behaviors

The flow documents:

  • scripted command execution through cmd.exe,
  • autorun through CurrentVersion\Run registry keys,
  • operational or state-data storage under HKCU\SOFTWARE,
  • interactions with Internet Settings and policy keys,
  • broad file-system reach across drives and directories,
  • potential reach into accessible network resources,
  • Restart Manager-related handling for file locks,
  • termination of SQL and related services using taskkill or net stop,
  • deletion of files and artefacts to hinder recovery and reduce forensic traces,
  • and final file encryption with the .BARADAI extension and ransom-note delivery.

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Evidence boundary

The flow intentionally excludes sibling-variant behaviors unless they are independently reported for BARADAI.

Actions derived from CYFIRMA reporting are marked Probable because a complete public BARADAI binary-level reverse-engineering analysis is not currently available.

The final encryption impact is marked Very Probable because the .BARADAI extension and ransom-note behavior are directly documented in public BARADAI reporting.

Feedback requested

This is submitted as a draft pull request. Maintainer feedback on the modeled post-compromise sequence, evidence boundaries, and any preferred corpus adjustments would be appreciated.

Signed-off-by: Deniztktk <dj4y9cpddm@privaterelay.appleid.com>
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Deniztktk marked this pull request as ready for review June 13, 2026 09:13
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