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Analysis

max time kernel
119s
max time network
138s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240221-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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General

Target

cerber.exe
Size

604KB
MD5

8b6bc16fd137c09a08b02bbe1bb7d670
SHA1

c69a0f6c6f809c01db92ca658fcf1b643391a2b7
SHA256

e67834d1e8b38ec5864cfa101b140aeaba8f1900a6e269e6a94c90fcbfe56678
SHA512

b53d2cc0fe5fa52262ace9f6e6ea3f5ce84935009822a3394bfe49c4d15dfeaa96bfe10ce77ffa93dbf81e5428122aa739a94bc709f203bc346597004fd75a24
SSDEEP

6144:yYghlI5/u8f1mr+4RJ99MpDa52RX5wRDhOOU0qsR:yYKlYmDXEpDHRXP01

Score

10^/10

cerber discovery evasion ransomware

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___JCGMJHB6_.txt

Family

cerber

Ransom Note

CERBER RANSOMWARE ----- YOUR DOCUMENTS, PH0TOS, DATABASES AND OTHER IMPORTANT FILES HAVE BEEN ENCRYPTED! ----- The only way to decrypt y0ur files is to receive the private key and decryption program. To receive the private key and decryption program go to any decrypted folder, inside there is the special file (*_READ_THIS_FILE_*) with complete instructions how to decrypt your files. If you cannot find any (*_READ_THIS_FILE_*) file at your PC, follow the instructions below: ----- 1. Download "Tor Browser" from https://www.torproject.org/ and install it. 2. In the "Tor Browser" open your personal page here: http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion/25EB-1823-0FE9-0446-9C54 Note! This page is available via "Tor Browser" only. ----- Also you can use temporary addresses on your personal page without using "Tor Browser". ----- 1. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.12hygy.top/25EB-1823-0FE9-0446-9C54 2. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14ewqv.top/25EB-1823-0FE9-0446-9C54 3. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14vvrc.top/25EB-1823-0FE9-0446-9C54 4. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.129p1t.top/25EB-1823-0FE9-0446-9C54 5. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.1apgrn.top/25EB-1823-0FE9-0446-9C54 ----- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time! -----

URLs

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion/25EB-1823-0FE9-0446-9C54

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.12hygy.top/25EB-1823-0FE9-0446-9C54

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14ewqv.top/25EB-1823-0FE9-0446-9C54

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14vvrc.top/25EB-1823-0FE9-0446-9C54

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.129p1t.top/25EB-1823-0FE9-0446-9C54

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.1apgrn.top/25EB-1823-0FE9-0446-9C54

Signatures

Cerber
Cerber is a widely used ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), first seen in 2017.
ransomware cerber

Blocklisted process makes network request 5 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
2181	1020	mshta.exe
2184	1020	mshta.exe
2186	1020	mshta.exe
2188	1020	mshta.exe
2190	1020	mshta.exe

Contacts a large (1094) amount of remote hosts 1 TTPs
This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.
discovery

Network Service Discovery
T1046

Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

pid	Process
3044	netsh.exe
2380	netsh.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2508	cmd.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 38 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\the bat!	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\documents	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\bitcoin	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\desktop	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\onenote	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\outlook	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\word	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\excel	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\onenote	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\powerpoint	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\thunderbird	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft sql server	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\powerpoint	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\steam	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\office	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\office	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\steam	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\outlook	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\thunderbird	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\word	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\excel	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\word	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\the bat!	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\bitcoin	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\excel	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\office	cerber.exe

Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

ransomware

Defacement

T1491

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-778096762-2241304387-192235952-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmp6C2B.bmp"	cerber.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 20 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft sql server	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\office	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\powerpoint	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\onenote	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\outlook	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\steam	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\excel	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\excel	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\powerpoint	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\office	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\word	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\bitcoin	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\microsoft sql server	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\onenote	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\outlook	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\the bat!	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\thunderbird	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files\	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\program files (x86)\word	cerber.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\office	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\onenote	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\the bat!	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\word	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft sql server	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\documents	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\steam	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\excel	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\excel	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\office	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\onenote	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\bitcoin	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\excel	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\powerpoint	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\powerpoint	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\steam	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\thunderbird	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\bitcoin	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\office	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\onenote	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\powerpoint	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\documents	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\excel	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\word	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\steam	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\the bat!	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\thunderbird	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\excel	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\steam	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\thunderbird	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\office	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\office	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\outlook	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\word	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\thunderbird	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft sql server	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\outlook	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\outlook	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\the bat!	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\excel	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\onenote	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\word	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\desktop	cerber.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook	cerber.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs

evasion

pid	Process
1644	taskkill.exe

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-778096762-2241304387-192235952-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	mshta.exe

Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion spyware trojan

Install Root Certificate

T1553.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\D4DE20D05E66FC53FE1A50882C78DB2852CAE474	mshta.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\D4DE20D05E66FC53FE1A50882C78DB2852CAE474\Blob = 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	mshta.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\D4DE20D05E66FC53FE1A50882C78DB2852CAE474\Blob = 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	mshta.exe

Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs

ransomware

pid	Process
1120	NOTEPAD.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
852	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1660	cerber.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	taskkill.exe

Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1660	cerber.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2380	1660	cerber.exe	28
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2380	1660	cerber.exe	28
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2380	1660	cerber.exe	28
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2380	1660	cerber.exe	28
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 3044	1660	cerber.exe	30
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 3044	1660	cerber.exe	30
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 3044	1660	cerber.exe	30
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 3044	1660	cerber.exe	30
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1020	1660	cerber.exe	33
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1020	1660	cerber.exe	33
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1020	1660	cerber.exe	33
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1020	1660	cerber.exe	33
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1120	1660	cerber.exe	34
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1120	1660	cerber.exe	34
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1120	1660	cerber.exe	34
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1120	1660	cerber.exe	34
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2508	1660	cerber.exe	36
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2508	1660	cerber.exe	36
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2508	1660	cerber.exe	36
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2508	1660	cerber.exe	36
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 1644	2508	cmd.exe	38
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 1644	2508	cmd.exe	38
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 1644	2508	cmd.exe	38
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 1644	2508	cmd.exe	38
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 852	2508	cmd.exe	40
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 852	2508	cmd.exe	40
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 852	2508	cmd.exe	40
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 852	2508	cmd.exe	40

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cerber.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cerber.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1660
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall set allprofiles state on
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Firewall
  PID:2380
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall reset
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Firewall
  PID:3044
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
  "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___MWDE_.hta"
  2⤵
  - Blocklisted process makes network request
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Modifies system certificate store
  PID:1020
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
  "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___JCGMJHB6_.txt
  2⤵
  - Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
  PID:1120
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2508
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
    taskkill /f /im "cerber.exe"
    3⤵
    - Kills process with taskkill
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1644
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping -n 1 127.0.0.1
    3⤵
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:852

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Subvert Trust Controls

T1553

Install Root Certificate

T1553.004

Credential Access

Discovery

Network Service Discovery

T1046

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Defacement

T1491

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

Filesize
67KB

MD5
753df6889fd7410a2e9fe333da83a429

SHA1
3c425f16e8267186061dd48ac1c77c122962456e

SHA256
b42dc237e44cbc9a43400e7d3f9cbd406dbdefd62bfe87328f8663897d69df78

SHA512
9d56f79410ad0cf852c74c3ef9454e7ae86e80bdd6ff67773994b48ccac71142bcf5c90635da6a056e1406e81e64674db9584928e867c55b77b59e2851cf6444

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar9AFF.tmp

Filesize
175KB

MD5
dd73cead4b93366cf3465c8cd32e2796

SHA1
74546226dfe9ceb8184651e920d1dbfb432b314e

SHA256
a6752b7851b591550e4625b832a393aabcc428de18d83e8593cd540f7d7cae22

SHA512
ce1bdd595065c94fa528badf4a6a8777893807d6789267612755df818ba6ffe55e4df429710aea29526ee4aa8ef20e25f2f05341da53992157d21ae032c0fb63

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C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___JCGMJHB6_.txt

Filesize
1KB

MD5
ad25e0bf26922c5e740014d616822e6c

SHA1
9bf987ec56659f68cc2e00d5f6869142015ea301

SHA256
b1fbc0004abc2cfc4556448956590288df90e8d2af11447f19432749f5861817

SHA512
38f2b275626679898bc4a18ac63e296915a97f085ff7dfdd9373ed2e168b307d3e8a740cf0403ce8ec8e6c866a2e191eaf8558f4ce70ef73f103346f1e8a0844

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C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___MWDE_.hta

Filesize
75KB

MD5
418015ecf2c674f556316deae89a4368

SHA1
4b2bbace53fab42199fb13a964009c70f1d8857a

SHA256
4f3e85b400f599fcb070fefc1e28e4546b3ece3abf2704cf8618e2f786c4e497

SHA512
bf4a1340995af397f190f7c9f364a1093be6275a81d8a4a2b3854c25931d2736cf2ca90fea71a8db9e5981341a46ef2ffd7091b1fcf44b96a7f6a34d6c650e4f

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memory/1660-0-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
196KB

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memory/1660-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/1660-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/1660-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/1660-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/1660-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/1660-87-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/1660-126-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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