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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    719s
  • max time network
    723s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    23-09-2024 10:34

General

  • Target

    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___HRB0Y0_.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/4F23-994D-2B7A-0446-9459 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/4F23-994D-2B7A-0446-9459 2. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14ewqv.top/4F23-994D-2B7A-0446-9459 3. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14vvrc.top/4F23-994D-2B7A-0446-9459 4. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.129p1t.top/4F23-994D-2B7A-0446-9459 5. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.1apgrn.top/4F23-994D-2B7A-0446-9459 ----- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time! -----
URLs

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion/4F23-994D-2B7A-0446-9459

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.12hygy.top/4F23-994D-2B7A-0446-9459

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14ewqv.top/4F23-994D-2B7A-0446-9459

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.14vvrc.top/4F23-994D-2B7A-0446-9459

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.129p1t.top/4F23-994D-2B7A-0446-9459

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.1apgrn.top/4F23-994D-2B7A-0446-9459

Signatures

  • Cerber

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

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 3 IoCs
  • Contacts a large (1092) 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
  • 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.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • 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\cerber.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cerber.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2088
    • 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
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3032
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall reset
      2⤵
      • Modifies Windows Firewall
      • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2776
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___O4ZENXH_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:460
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___HRB0Y0_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
      PID:1152
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3012
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "cerber.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2184
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        ping -n 1 127.0.0.1
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:2052

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CabD23F.tmp

    Filesize

    70KB

    MD5

    49aebf8cbd62d92ac215b2923fb1b9f5

    SHA1

    1723be06719828dda65ad804298d0431f6aff976

    SHA256

    b33efcb95235b98b48508e019afa4b7655e80cf071defabd8b2123fc8b29307f

    SHA512

    bf86116b015fb56709516d686e168e7c9c68365136231cc51d0b6542ae95323a71d2c7acec84aad7dcecc2e410843f6d82a0a6d51b9acfc721a9c84fdd877b5b

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TarD281.tmp

    Filesize

    181KB

    MD5

    4ea6026cf93ec6338144661bf1202cd1

    SHA1

    a1dec9044f750ad887935a01430bf49322fbdcb7

    SHA256

    8efbc21559ef8b1bcf526800d8070baad42474ce7198e26fa771dbb41a76b1d8

    SHA512

    6c7e0980e39aacf4c3689802353f464a08cd17753bd210ee997e5f2a455deb4f287a9ef74d84579dbde49bc96213cd2b8b247723919c412ea980aa6e6bfe218b

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___HRB0Y0_.txt

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    74b9ee2a0381fed1b5ac097efa52c93b

    SHA1

    14c46ce3c8736bba7ce2b11edc6eabfbd47d685c

    SHA256

    a9f48f246e2b9c4236948f0edf0e943ce47c72a4207fa52a530220c610e4ba2f

    SHA512

    99abe81a9ee4e742f82bdf1b7e1a8033b6dec2b748383708be7a916fe02f999fb3d5edf087a575868d49b820568d843afdad8dd1a78f6aa0865444670add66ae

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___O4ZENXH_.hta

    Filesize

    75KB

    MD5

    f573ee000be654c105136c5dd6cefe84

    SHA1

    1ed0d6a12db6fa3cd0332c25a5043b4c2325cf2b

    SHA256

    9a9ed2e57d0668d94e37034fc5687ed44eb1221eea703ba11055a2c8d0af230a

    SHA512

    0b432c4351abe7cd2ec560271cca73e3c56ceb4461a657e3601d0d5800e957bae39d8e5ae8bbf9a161cfa13c26404ca7eb082871d2fdf67845c1ef56a6eed4d0

  • memory/2088-0-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    196KB

  • memory/2088-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    212KB

  • memory/2088-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    212KB

  • memory/2088-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    212KB

  • memory/2088-87-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    212KB

  • memory/2088-107-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    212KB

  • memory/2088-127-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    212KB