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Malware

Chaes

This malware made its first appearance during the middle to end of 2020, it specifically targets Brazil and the largest e-commerce company in Latin America, Mercado Livre.

Chaes is a Windows malware family.

Background

First surfacing in mid-to-late 2020, this malware concentrates on Brazil and on Mercado Livre, Latin America's largest e-commerce company. It follows a multistage deployment that abuses a number of legitimate Windows processes and open-source utilities to evade detection.


Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).