Analysis

  • max time kernel
    117s
  • max time network
    131s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    25-11-2024 14:58

General

  • Target

    9c36eb37ea0649d729a60dcff661bf79_JaffaCakes118.exe

  • Size

    415KB

  • MD5

    9c36eb37ea0649d729a60dcff661bf79

  • SHA1

    4b632d2c18e328c5c8371c81ef22b41694f8d113

  • SHA256

    70ae7301e8f23d396fa7e43f8b254b7fd4fa1b07f75f8ebda377380044e7780a

  • SHA512

    04fec3bc5ac837d07a34c03f39541a52fc6aa4e7246aa5a31841e7834fdf4e2edad63bbe9728693c54b39bc50e10d9bddce3b85c2c177be98131f3bd6ed5a387

  • SSDEEP

    12288:aS6MyrHHa7KhyvzGkmy1GCBtVrmovPo3JM:a9L/yLGlyfBtVIJM

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___CC14NLMU_.txt

Ransom Note
Hi, I'am CERBER RANSOMWARE ;) ----- Y0UR D0CUMENTS, 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://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion/4E86-2423-18E6-0006-4DB0 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.tor2web.org/4E86-2423-18E6-0006-4DB0 2. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.link/4E86-2423-18E6-0006-4DB0 3. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.nu/4E86-2423-18E6-0006-4DB0 4. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.cab/4E86-2423-18E6-0006-4DB0 5. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.to/4E86-2423-18E6-0006-4DB0 ----- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time! -----
URLs

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion/4E86-2423-18E6-0006-4DB0

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.tor2web.org/4E86-2423-18E6-0006-4DB0

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.link/4E86-2423-18E6-0006-4DB0

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.nu/4E86-2423-18E6-0006-4DB0

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.cab/4E86-2423-18E6-0006-4DB0

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.to/4E86-2423-18E6-0006-4DB0

Signatures

  • Cerber

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

  • Cerber family
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 5 IoCs
  • Contacts a large (1097) 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\9c36eb37ea0649d729a60dcff661bf79_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c36eb37ea0649d729a60dcff661bf79_JaffaCakes118.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:2188
    • 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:2760
    • 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:2680
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___NPHGFQ1_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:2016
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___CC14NLMU_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
      PID:2968
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1932
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "9c36eb37ea0649d729a60dcff661bf79_JaffaCakes118.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1056
      • 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:1872

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab2982.tmp

    Filesize

    70KB

    MD5

    49aebf8cbd62d92ac215b2923fb1b9f5

    SHA1

    1723be06719828dda65ad804298d0431f6aff976

    SHA256

    b33efcb95235b98b48508e019afa4b7655e80cf071defabd8b2123fc8b29307f

    SHA512

    bf86116b015fb56709516d686e168e7c9c68365136231cc51d0b6542ae95323a71d2c7acec84aad7dcecc2e410843f6d82a0a6d51b9acfc721a9c84fdd877b5b

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar2995.tmp

    Filesize

    181KB

    MD5

    4ea6026cf93ec6338144661bf1202cd1

    SHA1

    a1dec9044f750ad887935a01430bf49322fbdcb7

    SHA256

    8efbc21559ef8b1bcf526800d8070baad42474ce7198e26fa771dbb41a76b1d8

    SHA512

    6c7e0980e39aacf4c3689802353f464a08cd17753bd210ee997e5f2a455deb4f287a9ef74d84579dbde49bc96213cd2b8b247723919c412ea980aa6e6bfe218b

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___CC14NLMU_.txt

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    8ed992586c533edda95135cdf5cb3281

    SHA1

    88a2a75b9d4bd2d002e822b17b9e09a3fd0ce5d7

    SHA256

    07694ecdd0ebb9230dfa49f420d036eda7a6f6bb8de924d3132fc5c8747e4e56

    SHA512

    4aa299ded7b27aca1c0ead13e5438d1afceccc3a06e190bd4bdfbe11eef2fe716546ac637593add26c0dcfc80764af46af7c4fd79ce4fc6ffac49f978a01bff9

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___NPHGFQ1_.hta

    Filesize

    75KB

    MD5

    e177e5468e484d7b4c3dbe1c16c7b67c

    SHA1

    822e4cbb63cdad698a54a5cb6cbbec2850c81aaf

    SHA256

    61cadea0f9f0e7b055a95a23364b160438c26bafb37cdb4f9adc971b704fef13

    SHA512

    6bc507b752f9fd3dde61b6ff27b3e616c6d1bd717a4c81f2a4dbe21b02241476c5f20b524f00bd34c24a6ccf190919d79b2941b5e5109df088d29c647c7c4c78

  • memory/2188-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    200KB

  • memory/2188-103-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000443000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    264KB

  • memory/2188-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    200KB

  • memory/2188-5-0x0000000000140000-0x0000000000142000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/2188-4-0x0000000000445000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    12KB

  • memory/2188-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    200KB

  • memory/2188-2-0x0000000000130000-0x0000000000132000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/2188-86-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    200KB

  • memory/2188-102-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    412KB

  • memory/2188-7-0x00000000001C0000-0x0000000000200000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/2188-105-0x0000000000445000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    12KB

  • memory/2188-104-0x0000000000443000-0x0000000000445000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/2188-106-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    200KB

  • memory/2188-8-0x0000000000170000-0x000000000019F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    188KB

  • memory/2188-3-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000443000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    264KB

  • memory/2188-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    412KB

  • memory/2188-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    412KB