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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    15s
  • max time network
    20s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240611-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240611-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    20-06-2024 02:02

General

  • Target

    Documents/Ransomware.Cerber/cerber.exe

  • Size

    604KB

  • MD5

    8b6bc16fd137c09a08b02bbe1bb7d670

  • SHA1

    c69a0f6c6f809c01db92ca658fcf1b643391a2b7

  • SHA256

    e67834d1e8b38ec5864cfa101b140aeaba8f1900a6e269e6a94c90fcbfe56678

  • SHA512

    b53d2cc0fe5fa52262ace9f6e6ea3f5ce84935009822a3394bfe49c4d15dfeaa96bfe10ce77ffa93dbf81e5428122aa739a94bc709f203bc346597004fd75a24

  • SSDEEP

    6144:yYghlI5/u8f1mr+4RJ99MpDa52RX5wRDhOOU0qsR:yYKlYmDXEpDHRXP01

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___1WZBWTB_.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/E396-1F92-17AF-0446-9DB9 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/E396-1F92-17AF-0446-9DB9 2. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14ewqv.top/E396-1F92-17AF-0446-9DB9 3. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14vvrc.top/E396-1F92-17AF-0446-9DB9 4. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.129p1t.top/E396-1F92-17AF-0446-9DB9 5. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.1apgrn.top/E396-1F92-17AF-0446-9DB9 ----- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time! -----
URLs

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion/E396-1F92-17AF-0446-9DB9

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.12hygy.top/E396-1F92-17AF-0446-9DB9

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14ewqv.top/E396-1F92-17AF-0446-9DB9

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14vvrc.top/E396-1F92-17AF-0446-9DB9

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.129p1t.top/E396-1F92-17AF-0446-9DB9

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.1apgrn.top/E396-1F92-17AF-0446-9DB9

Signatures

  • Cerber

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

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 5 IoCs
  • Contacts a large (1094) amount of remote hosts 1 TTPs

    This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.

  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 38 IoCs
  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 20 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Documents\Ransomware.Cerber\cerber.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Documents\Ransomware.Cerber\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:2872
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall set allprofiles state on
      2⤵
      • Modifies Windows Firewall
      • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
      PID:108
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall reset
      2⤵
      • Modifies Windows Firewall
      • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
      PID:1696
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___191PI8R_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:2936
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___1WZBWTB_.txt
      2⤵
      • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
      PID:2880
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1400
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "cerber.exe"
        3⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1552
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        ping -n 1 127.0.0.1
        3⤵
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:2124

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

1
T1546.007

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

1
T1546.007

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

1
T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

1
T1562.004

Modify Registry

2
T1112

Discovery

Network Service Discovery

1
T1046

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

Remote System Discovery

1
T1018

Impact

Defacement

1
T1491

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab55EF.tmp
    Filesize

    70KB

    MD5

    49aebf8cbd62d92ac215b2923fb1b9f5

    SHA1

    1723be06719828dda65ad804298d0431f6aff976

    SHA256

    b33efcb95235b98b48508e019afa4b7655e80cf071defabd8b2123fc8b29307f

    SHA512

    bf86116b015fb56709516d686e168e7c9c68365136231cc51d0b6542ae95323a71d2c7acec84aad7dcecc2e410843f6d82a0a6d51b9acfc721a9c84fdd877b5b

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar5601.tmp
    Filesize

    181KB

    MD5

    4ea6026cf93ec6338144661bf1202cd1

    SHA1

    a1dec9044f750ad887935a01430bf49322fbdcb7

    SHA256

    8efbc21559ef8b1bcf526800d8070baad42474ce7198e26fa771dbb41a76b1d8

    SHA512

    6c7e0980e39aacf4c3689802353f464a08cd17753bd210ee997e5f2a455deb4f287a9ef74d84579dbde49bc96213cd2b8b247723919c412ea980aa6e6bfe218b

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___191PI8R_.hta
    Filesize

    75KB

    MD5

    377e4cab1d7102a1dddd8aae3c98ba2d

    SHA1

    c2709925fab1775175bc47a7c76663c5694211ba

    SHA256

    416503dec3ef8e234f19b98d3551e86ad711c07c7377d7f27548395f0d8c2a41

    SHA512

    4bd3657e9c279c8a2ac987ae690a23fcb05832f720fb8ec2c08259df2652f31132539c91cbe06dafaf866de1d62b60c8955b8b30ebb6f74de4112bfb05ab9521

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___1WZBWTB_.txt
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    583dc0f00b2e39df89c97358c787e0b6

    SHA1

    a832183432252f13037f64d35899a9a6fd831077

    SHA256

    1a61fb2cb0c4a303e83cbb876335cec9535f6d155d158a1cacf23cf30d63b277

    SHA512

    20bcd3bb0809fd1713ff1b024e3d485cdad0295ee4d06537e748178a2bf3e967e28388274fd2e798cfe467d030be7526ba768a1049d3828abd67e85dfb9be957

  • memory/2872-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    212KB

  • memory/2872-0-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    196KB

  • memory/2872-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    212KB

  • memory/2872-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    212KB

  • memory/2872-109-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    212KB

  • memory/2872-148-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    212KB