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2024-12-14...er.exe

windows7-x64

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2024-12-14...er.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    136s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20241023-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241023-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    14/12/2024, 15:27

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General

  • Target

    2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe

  • Size

    655KB

  • MD5

    168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82

  • SHA1

    ce356a1234a0468885246ce99e1033a771771b50

  • SHA256

    00722a1c17d28a74904dc5c2a8f7a0604f68e229b2736d357247d786c54464d4

  • SHA512

    fb3d51c92dfca0914c8d8acdc88e32afc277591c1d4fbd6dcdcae2072fa7790893cb4a0b556d8af797793d211a3deef3b1cd5f0958cf02add2513a8cb473118c

  • SSDEEP

    6144:QqkZeCLQIqSY9lHir4mwA2MhhIsXt2Y7rr/QF:3yxiCHrFhIKtBfbQF

Score
10/10
cerberdiscoveryevasionpersistenceprivilege_escalationransomware

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_JTKE_.txt

Ransom Note
CERBER RAN$OMWARE --- 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 (*_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://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/57A7-2F08-5C8C-0093-B416 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://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fy93v.top/57A7-2F08-5C8C-0093-B416 2. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13kn4l.top/57A7-2F08-5C8C-0093-B416 3. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.14klmz.top/57A7-2F08-5C8C-0093-B416 4. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13eymq.top/57A7-2F08-5C8C-0093-B416 5. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eeyaj.top/57A7-2F08-5C8C-0093-B416 --- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time!
URLs

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/57A7-2F08-5C8C-0093-B416

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fy93v.top/57A7-2F08-5C8C-0093-B416

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13kn4l.top/57A7-2F08-5C8C-0093-B416

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.14klmz.top/57A7-2F08-5C8C-0093-B416

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13eymq.top/57A7-2F08-5C8C-0093-B416

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eeyaj.top/57A7-2F08-5C8C-0093-B416

Signatures

  • Cerber

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

    ransomwarecerber
  • Cerber family
    cerber
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Contacts a large (1090) amount of remote hosts 1 TTPs

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

    discovery
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
    evasion
  • 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
    ransomware
  • 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.

    persistenceprivilege_escalation
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 IoCs

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

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

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

    discovery
  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
    evasion
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
    adwarespyware
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_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:2080
    • 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:2280
    • 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:1900
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_OWM80C4_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:2400
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_JTKE_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2988
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2064
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2796
      • 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:2780
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{76D0CB12-7604-4048-B83C-1005C7DDC503}
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2172
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3F6B5E16-092A-41ED-930B-0B4125D91D4E}
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2568

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

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

Credential Access

Discovery

Network Service Discovery

1
T1046

Remote System Discovery

1
T1018

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

System Location Discovery

1
T1614

System Language Discovery

1
T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1
T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1
T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Defacement

1
T1491

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_BD6AS_.jpeg
    Filesize

    150KB

    MD5

    a9434c07c8ee788e851a1978986d4125

    SHA1

    cd37d4b76b411959882846d7bb778cce1c8b804d

    SHA256

    9123b856481f57cacdbe83a708ffd1bec00eb08a333c6052e1d45a8d0c2b0432

    SHA512

    b2db8f683ac815e95c6965db4633f905aceb355632c403e18a285e0d4d4e7d94cc8769421535c785390bea6a9b8509f52ba0a05dc2045095ece31648b8952f5e

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_JTKE_.txt
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    5c6177d1ac3c499f28557085cf4158a4

    SHA1

    306a8f2d27e6152b62fd70250b9cf410b0b4fde2

    SHA256

    cda236cc8a970e30d48569c2b8f93080e92ac74bbd3b318157085b55cb5de7c5

    SHA512

    ce13864e4e938b3d4b502a4b56b500be69270ba335a487d7f380dfb1a81ea2f702b9c9fd7b289ea6d9aab68b7fb8fde077d0eb12982ed138e042be75cf70d961

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_OWM80C4_.hta
    Filesize

    75KB

    MD5

    2b5234c63f20cda3ad8210cce1b9aa31

    SHA1

    df2bc7b3d4f6c9ae84e8903318c1d9abedbe5761

    SHA256

    5867aa77da9777af75ab68b1b2c59c303f63467ef130abdd1989af81feedc1dd

    SHA512

    c7d6510f89de275ce5c8448f33c39efe4d9645aaffcfa39ec45dfa0d6e951ea41d8863da2665ddf8e8c70b3591bd6918de854fc9bb7b77cf0abb6328b93b4e7c

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  • memory/2080-0-0x00000000001D0000-0x0000000000207000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/2080-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2080-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2080-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2080-119-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2080-134-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2080-138-0x00000000048F0000-0x00000000048F2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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  • memory/2172-139-0x00000000000F0000-0x00000000000F2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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