Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-19 05:12

Sample ID 241216-2hjmgaskdz
Target 629f9e70b58afec57d995fc86da4dfb3b3f57fd5202a08b0a26d4be625f40a05.bin
SHA256 629f9e70b58afec57d995fc86da4dfb3b3f57fd5202a08b0a26d4be625f40a05
Tags
cerberus
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral3

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral4

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

629f9e70b58afec57d995fc86da4dfb3b3f57fd5202a08b0a26d4be625f40a05

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 629f9e70b58afec57d995fc86da4dfb3b3f57fd5202a08b0a26d4be625f40a05.bin was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

cerberus

Cerberus family

Cerberus payload

Requests dangerous framework permissions

Attempts to obfuscate APK file format

Declares broadcast receivers with permission to handle system events

Declares services with permission to bind to the system

Enumerates physical storage devices

Modifies registry class

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-12-16 22:34

Signatures

Cerberus family

cerberus

Cerberus payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Attempts to obfuscate APK file format

Declares broadcast receivers with permission to handle system events

Description Indicator Process Target
Required by device admin receivers to bind with the system. Allows apps to manage device administration features. android.permission.BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN N/A N/A

Declares services with permission to bind to the system

Description Indicator Process Target
Required by notification listener services to bind with the system. Allows apps to listen to and interact with notifications on the device. android.permission.BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE N/A N/A
Required by accessibility services to bind with the system. Allows apps to access accessibility features. android.permission.BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE N/A N/A

Requests dangerous framework permissions

Description Indicator Process Target
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call. android.permission.CALL_PHONE N/A N/A
Allows read only access to phone state, including the current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device. android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE N/A N/A
Allows an application to receive SMS messages. android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS N/A N/A
Allows an application to read SMS messages. android.permission.READ_SMS N/A N/A
Allows an application to send SMS messages. android.permission.SEND_SMS N/A N/A
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data. android.permission.READ_CONTACTS N/A N/A
Allows an application to write to external storage. android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE N/A N/A
Allows an application to read from external storage. android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE N/A N/A
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service. android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS N/A N/A
Allows an application to record audio. android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-16 22:34

Reported

2024-12-16 22:37

Platform

win7-20240903-en

Max time kernel

119s

Max time network

122s

Command Line

cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\629f9e70b58afec57d995fc86da4dfb3b3f57fd5202a08b0a26d4be625f40a05.apk

Signatures

Enumerates physical storage devices

Modifies registry class

Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4177215427-74451935-3209572229-1000_Classes\Local Settings C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 2828 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 2828 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 2828 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\629f9e70b58afec57d995fc86da4dfb3b3f57fd5202a08b0a26d4be625f40a05.apk

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe

"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\system32\shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\629f9e70b58afec57d995fc86da4dfb3b3f57fd5202a08b0a26d4be625f40a05.apk

Network

N/A

Files

N/A

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-16 22:34

Reported

2024-12-16 22:37

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

92s

Max time network

145s

Command Line

cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\629f9e70b58afec57d995fc86da4dfb3b3f57fd5202a08b0a26d4be625f40a05.apk

Signatures

Enumerates physical storage devices

Modifies registry class

Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000_Classes\Local Settings C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000_Classes\Local Settings C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\629f9e70b58afec57d995fc86da4dfb3b3f57fd5202a08b0a26d4be625f40a05.apk

C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe

C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 136.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 53.210.109.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 86.49.80.91.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 83.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

N/A

Analysis: behavioral3

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-16 22:34

Reported

2024-12-16 22:37

Platform

win10ltsc2021-20241211-en

Max time kernel

100s

Max time network

115s

Command Line

cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\629f9e70b58afec57d995fc86da4dfb3b3f57fd5202a08b0a26d4be625f40a05.apk

Signatures

Enumerates physical storage devices

Modifies registry class

Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3226857575-536881564-1522996248-1000_Classes\Local Settings C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3226857575-536881564-1522996248-1000_Classes\Local Settings C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\629f9e70b58afec57d995fc86da4dfb3b3f57fd5202a08b0a26d4be625f40a05.apk

C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe

C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 fd.api.iris.microsoft.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 53.210.109.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 83.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa udp
IE 20.223.35.26:443 fd.api.iris.microsoft.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 241.42.69.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 14.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

N/A

Analysis: behavioral4

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-16 22:34

Reported

2024-12-16 22:37

Platform

win11-20241007-en

Max time kernel

147s

Max time network

153s

Command Line

cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\629f9e70b58afec57d995fc86da4dfb3b3f57fd5202a08b0a26d4be625f40a05.apk

Signatures

Enumerates physical storage devices

Modifies registry class

Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2253712635-4068079004-3870069674-1000_Classes\Local Settings C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2253712635-4068079004-3870069674-1000_Classes\Local Settings C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\629f9e70b58afec57d995fc86da4dfb3b3f57fd5202a08b0a26d4be625f40a05.apk

C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe

C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

N/A