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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    136s
  • max time network
    124s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    30-06-2024 00:59

Errors

Reason
Machine shutdown

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___VBTJZKN_.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/5C86-F978-3435-0446-91C2 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/5C86-F978-3435-0446-91C2 2. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14ewqv.top/5C86-F978-3435-0446-91C2 3. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14vvrc.top/5C86-F978-3435-0446-91C2 4. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.129p1t.top/5C86-F978-3435-0446-91C2 5. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.1apgrn.top/5C86-F978-3435-0446-91C2 ----- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time! -----
URLs

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion/5C86-F978-3435-0446-91C2

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.12hygy.top/5C86-F978-3435-0446-91C2

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14ewqv.top/5C86-F978-3435-0446-91C2

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14vvrc.top/5C86-F978-3435-0446-91C2

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.129p1t.top/5C86-F978-3435-0446-91C2

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.1apgrn.top/5C86-F978-3435-0446-91C2

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 (1095) 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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 44 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 64 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:2192
    • 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:300
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall reset
      2⤵
      • Modifies Windows Firewall
      • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
      PID:888
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___WK6IB3_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:288
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___VBTJZKN_.txt
      2⤵
      • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
      PID:2276
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2876
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "cerber.exe"
        3⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2244
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        ping -n 1 127.0.0.1
        3⤵
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:1840
  • C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    PID:2852
  • C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
    "LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x0
    1⤵
      PID:2300
    • C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
      "LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x0
      1⤵
        PID:2252
      • C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
        "LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x0
        1⤵
          PID:1564
        • C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
          "LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x0
          1⤵
            PID:1784
          • C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
            "LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x0
            1⤵
              PID:1480

            Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

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

              Filesize

              70KB

              MD5

              49aebf8cbd62d92ac215b2923fb1b9f5

              SHA1

              1723be06719828dda65ad804298d0431f6aff976

              SHA256

              b33efcb95235b98b48508e019afa4b7655e80cf071defabd8b2123fc8b29307f

              SHA512

              bf86116b015fb56709516d686e168e7c9c68365136231cc51d0b6542ae95323a71d2c7acec84aad7dcecc2e410843f6d82a0a6d51b9acfc721a9c84fdd877b5b

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar4E65.tmp

              Filesize

              181KB

              MD5

              4ea6026cf93ec6338144661bf1202cd1

              SHA1

              a1dec9044f750ad887935a01430bf49322fbdcb7

              SHA256

              8efbc21559ef8b1bcf526800d8070baad42474ce7198e26fa771dbb41a76b1d8

              SHA512

              6c7e0980e39aacf4c3689802353f464a08cd17753bd210ee997e5f2a455deb4f287a9ef74d84579dbde49bc96213cd2b8b247723919c412ea980aa6e6bfe218b

            • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___VBTJZKN_.txt

              Filesize

              1KB

              MD5

              e518b413e44fb9f72485ca6d10a32a5b

              SHA1

              61171a22842177a69e19b123a4504d53c675a740

              SHA256

              708bb4f2709d9660a8fac808e561dad8026396346bc347185b1c7e8f1e1c158a

              SHA512

              5b4c17175031de5815bc9dad389c51e3eee917d2a64857369db708c52ef60aa9a42f60657f3db29dcd1db2179cfafb493eb97b3edaf85da779902bd8b0e82596

            • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___WK6IB3_.hta

              Filesize

              75KB

              MD5

              57a8c0d4fe772033335dd5a23a210911

              SHA1

              6f19c3a3e0a2037b3347a5563cc40fc4fc0eafde

              SHA256

              55fc9efb7c5157327de83d6483f0e75c7d52c1438683362e5c13a123d5826e3f

              SHA512

              dd3f911ef156ac061b20e4e190663971c92c616b09584059ad31b83bd1bb8790eacb75ee62f2145622a8da1ea6673e9d28da55c78c3e671fddf9938a4e3db8b0

            • memory/2192-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              212KB

            • memory/2192-75-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              212KB

            • memory/2192-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              212KB

            • memory/2192-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              212KB

            • memory/2192-111-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              212KB

            • memory/2192-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              212KB

            • memory/2192-0-0x00000000002E0000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              196KB

            • memory/2852-307-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001405E8000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              5.9MB

            • memory/2852-308-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001405E8000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              5.9MB

            • memory/2852-309-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001405E8000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              5.9MB