Analysis

  • max time kernel
    1561s
  • max time network
    1567s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240708-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    17-07-2024 19:21

General

  • Target

    3ac7f91e37572c0d15de4de96ab4719531c30536409fda4acb3e0071ab726338.exe

  • Size

    390KB

  • MD5

    08109df08fa4a035c59d56d1e6c5baf4

  • SHA1

    bec86bce6f6963d0cc69c441c6d5fb6d04d3a833

  • SHA256

    3ac7f91e37572c0d15de4de96ab4719531c30536409fda4acb3e0071ab726338

  • SHA512

    61e6cc3e94ddb7a980bfb0a2e5e5ffeeb5414c9e2ef3e42551820017dbedab5cccdd8ece1fed2ca057e240bdb7836663a7f9be28f1bb9136da972750caf59704

  • SSDEEP

    12288:s8TC7FeAA9IsQwycG888888888888W88888888888E7xCYsdG:s8TygVinw1Z7xCZdG

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___3G73_.txt

Family

cerber

Ransom Note
Hi, I'am CRBR ENCRYPTOR ;) ----- YOUR DOCUMENTS, PHOTOS, DATABASES AND OTHER IMPORTANT FILES HAVE BEEN ENCRYPTED! ----- The only way to decrypt your 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 (*_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S_*) with complete instructions how to decrypt your files. If you cannot find any (*_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S_*) 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://xpcx6erilkjced3j.onion/8B23-1C09-72A9-0098-9A69 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://xpcx6erilkjced3j.19kxwa.top/8B23-1C09-72A9-0098-9A69 2. http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.1eht65.top/8B23-1C09-72A9-0098-9A69 3. http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.1t2jhk.top/8B23-1C09-72A9-0098-9A69 4. http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.1e6ly3.top/8B23-1C09-72A9-0098-9A69 5. http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.16umxg.top/8B23-1C09-72A9-0098-9A69 ----- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time! -----
URLs

http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.onion/8B23-1C09-72A9-0098-9A69

http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.19kxwa.top/8B23-1C09-72A9-0098-9A69

http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.1eht65.top/8B23-1C09-72A9-0098-9A69

http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.1t2jhk.top/8B23-1C09-72A9-0098-9A69

http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.1e6ly3.top/8B23-1C09-72A9-0098-9A69

http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.16umxg.top/8B23-1C09-72A9-0098-9A69

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 startup file 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • 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\3ac7f91e37572c0d15de4de96ab4719531c30536409fda4acb3e0071ab726338.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3ac7f91e37572c0d15de4de96ab4719531c30536409fda4acb3e0071ab726338.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • 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:2120
    • 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:2060
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall reset
      2⤵
      • Modifies Windows Firewall
      • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
      PID:2044
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___S4H6RHX_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:2840
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___3G73_.txt
      2⤵
      • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
      PID:2980
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /d /c taskkill /f /im "3ac7f91e37572c0d15de4de96ab4719531c30536409fda4acb3e0071ab726338.exe" > NUL & ping -n 1 127.0.0.1 > NUL & del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3ac7f91e37572c0d15de4de96ab4719531c30536409fda4acb3e0071ab726338.exe" > NUL && exit
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1040
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "3ac7f91e37572c0d15de4de96ab4719531c30536409fda4acb3e0071ab726338.exe"
        3⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1172
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        ping -n 1 127.0.0.1
        3⤵
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:1472

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab389F.tmp

    Filesize

    70KB

    MD5

    49aebf8cbd62d92ac215b2923fb1b9f5

    SHA1

    1723be06719828dda65ad804298d0431f6aff976

    SHA256

    b33efcb95235b98b48508e019afa4b7655e80cf071defabd8b2123fc8b29307f

    SHA512

    bf86116b015fb56709516d686e168e7c9c68365136231cc51d0b6542ae95323a71d2c7acec84aad7dcecc2e410843f6d82a0a6d51b9acfc721a9c84fdd877b5b

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar38C1.tmp

    Filesize

    181KB

    MD5

    4ea6026cf93ec6338144661bf1202cd1

    SHA1

    a1dec9044f750ad887935a01430bf49322fbdcb7

    SHA256

    8efbc21559ef8b1bcf526800d8070baad42474ce7198e26fa771dbb41a76b1d8

    SHA512

    6c7e0980e39aacf4c3689802353f464a08cd17753bd210ee997e5f2a455deb4f287a9ef74d84579dbde49bc96213cd2b8b247723919c412ea980aa6e6bfe218b

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___3G73_.txt

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    5c21728c3c8804e4453037f0abec1cef

    SHA1

    4b48a0518ea37419dd12a9e93c6ec2a0064dac99

    SHA256

    d39a22d50d660d16502aaf0fa31ba493be6960a4054cb7e519c06b4b02ed368b

    SHA512

    c14879ef6702b528886c0beda6939fd71d3035ae4b06d732fb10bf865ed1ea40361c48571d2684af76fc708eb28ab8d9b764c374ab6d9261c37cee7e2cf5a75b

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___S4H6RHX_.hta

    Filesize

    76KB

    MD5

    c383444bed9eb5bd7a2f54209bc955c0

    SHA1

    91d8c59c8ce69286dc02850043ac1e9dd619f38e

    SHA256

    b996706ee81075c2b340c92b1d41b94def8da759608d7d9bf206af7f52419248

    SHA512

    d346218855a86e71a9ce55a5c5175ee5a441e7c58883678c91fba95611aeee9f798640fdcb8aa294fcc6a79485b9e0d67b5735ed125c5d45c41d22fc3b5189e9

  • memory/2120-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    216KB

  • memory/2120-0-0x0000000000180000-0x00000000001B2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    200KB

  • memory/2120-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    216KB

  • memory/2120-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    216KB

  • memory/2120-91-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    216KB

  • memory/2120-99-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    216KB

  • memory/2120-132-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    216KB