Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
14/12/2024, 15:27
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe
Resource
win7-20241023-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
General
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Target
2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe
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Size
655KB
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MD5
168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82
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SHA1
ce356a1234a0468885246ce99e1033a771771b50
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SHA256
00722a1c17d28a74904dc5c2a8f7a0604f68e229b2736d357247d786c54464d4
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SHA512
fb3d51c92dfca0914c8d8acdc88e32afc277591c1d4fbd6dcdcae2072fa7790893cb4a0b556d8af797793d211a3deef3b1cd5f0958cf02add2513a8cb473118c
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SSDEEP
6144:QqkZeCLQIqSY9lHir4mwA2MhhIsXt2Y7rr/QF:3yxiCHrFhIKtBfbQF
Malware Config
Extracted
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\_READ_THI$_FILE_K50XW_.hta
cerber
Extracted
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\cache\_READ_THI$_FILE_V17D2J_.txt
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/9512-DD2D-CB55-0093-B256
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fy93v.top/9512-DD2D-CB55-0093-B256
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13kn4l.top/9512-DD2D-CB55-0093-B256
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.14klmz.top/9512-DD2D-CB55-0093-B256
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13eymq.top/9512-DD2D-CB55-0093-B256
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eeyaj.top/9512-DD2D-CB55-0093-B256
Signatures
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Cerber
Cerber is a widely used ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), first seen in 2017.
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Cerber family
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Contacts a large (1099) amount of remote hosts 1 TTPs
This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.
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Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
pid Process 2532 netsh.exe 3324 netsh.exe -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2045521122-590294423-3465680274-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word\startup\ 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 38 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\outlook 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\word 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\documents 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\excel 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\powerpoint 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\desktop 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\the bat! 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\thunderbird 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\excel 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\steam 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\bitcoin 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\word 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\office 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\powerpoint 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\onenote 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\the bat! 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\word 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\bitcoin 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\office 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\onenote 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\office 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\outlook 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\steam 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\thunderbird 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\excel 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft sql server 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe -
Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2045521122-590294423-3465680274-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmp9DE.bmp" 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe -
Drops file in Program Files directory 20 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\outlook 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\powerpoint 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\excel 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\word 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\onenote 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\powerpoint 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\word 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\office 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft sql server 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\onenote 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\steam 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\the bat! 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\thunderbird 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\ 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\bitcoin 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\outlook 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\office 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files\ 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\excel 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe -
Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\office 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\the bat! 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\bitcoin 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\excel 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft sql server 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\steam 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\documents 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\the bat! 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\powerpoint 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\bitcoin 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\excel 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\word 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\onenote 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\thunderbird 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\word 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\office 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\powerpoint 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\steam 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft sql server 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\office 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\onenote 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\the bat! 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\thunderbird 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\word 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\excel 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\outlook 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\powerpoint 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\the bat! 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\bitcoin 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\office 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\outlook 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\thunderbird 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\bitcoin 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\excel 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\word 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\desktop 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\excel 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\office 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\onenote 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\outlook 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe -
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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language PING.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language mshta.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language NOTEPAD.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language taskkill.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 4860 PING.EXE -
Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
pid Process 2420 taskkill.exe -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2045521122-590294423-3465680274-1000_Classes\Local Settings 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4860 PING.EXE -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe Token: 33 3972 AUDIODG.EXE Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3972 AUDIODG.EXE Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2420 taskkill.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2176 wrote to memory of 2532 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe 86 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 2532 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe 86 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 2532 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe 86 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 3324 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe 88 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 3324 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe 88 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 3324 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe 88 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 440 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe 104 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 440 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe 104 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 440 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe 104 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 3952 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe 105 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 3952 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe 105 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 3952 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe 105 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 696 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe 110 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 696 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe 110 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 696 2176 2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe 110 PID 696 wrote to memory of 2420 696 cmd.exe 112 PID 696 wrote to memory of 2420 696 cmd.exe 112 PID 696 wrote to memory of 2420 696 cmd.exe 112 PID 696 wrote to memory of 4860 696 cmd.exe 114 PID 696 wrote to memory of 4860 696 cmd.exe 114 PID 696 wrote to memory of 4860 696 cmd.exe 114
Processes
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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⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- 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
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exeC:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall set allprofiles state on2⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2532
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exeC:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall reset2⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3324
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_60G3RJ6_.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:440
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE"C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_KNOG_.txt2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3952
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:696 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exetaskkill /f /im "2024-12-14_168e44f18826273e887431533e504b82_cerber.exe"3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Kills process with taskkill
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2420
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping -n 1 127.0.0.13⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4860
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C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXEC:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x498 0x45c1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3972
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Modify Registry
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Downloads
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Filesize
150KB
MD559a37f40d1a73a29d3d49d47a4a5aa45
SHA1d785c22cf8ff71cac780cc5b37aac244050b75b4
SHA25628a6f1f56325251c977dfc1adfff3da14b0c114f38fbfe1f2a5e713c5385c7cd
SHA51207abda42ae88711c1784d75dc7ac497d82cfc9bb841bb6eb2494b67b4b542894089025465ede890a9f9eb21ce2dbad9c482fe66d583a5502578747adc7310ddf
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Filesize
1KB
MD52f392308d0aa9723dece0bc45182095b
SHA1ce7c9d6ce8e2c242c251a1b2aa2380857f81cec5
SHA2568d4862f57958667b782d79a3e66c32d587c8cac07961975ae2a5df6f6797baee
SHA512b06524d06f1aec5ffbe822c9b1116007332da16b99972320728b164ea406657682d3909143b34e5206290f26a9edf61a1846126b0fddf441e23a110d7ae81551
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Filesize
75KB
MD501fb0ec94530504213a50c92e46d982f
SHA1919632767db61320236b3722a563895a27690408
SHA25662d8999c0761ee10f97f201d38c14956cac910cd7e5261e4497b4e24140a506e
SHA5127960988023f9b085f61b4d51cdf2b724c4e248447407e011792b657cd83e03b649e5e98ee9c8c6c9959f0076bbbaf2b0b375369e05bd008e2eef6b2bf7d55bb9