Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241023-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
21-12-2024 12:47
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe
Resource
win7-20241023-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
General
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Target
2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe
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Size
224KB
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MD5
3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c
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SHA1
14e7b657f36601ac4200d7e9e7626418f3574974
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SHA256
065063a2087ffa310492789dbd52047f94c5beadc0d0c6995130c8d274d44c97
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SHA512
fa79a71e0df63a23723e5923a6a61f6a047ff0cd04a2bb32613c6e63ae47f0e88d66183c8b9fa45fda9d1ee09dc566637f0ee5da69474062a88fe885ac7c9d1a
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SSDEEP
6144:I28M/PKlNTzQ2Vo2F4FaxwfWHlykdoXtDN3FpZNXblFjw:d8M/PcZsmFaFaxMIdo4
Malware Config
Extracted
C:\Users\Admin\Music\README.hta
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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Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs
Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
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Blocklisted process makes network request 3 IoCs
flow pid Process 3080 1624 mshta.exe 3082 1624 mshta.exe 3084 1624 mshta.exe -
Contacts a large (1031) amount of remote hosts 1 TTPs
This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.
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Deletes itself 1 IoCs
pid Process 1868 cmd.exe -
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
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Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1163522206-1469769407-485553996-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmp7DE7.bmp" 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe -
Drops file in Program Files directory 6 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\BLANK.ONE 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\BUSINESS.ONE 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\DESIGNER.ONE 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\PLANNERS.ONE 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\ACADEMIC.ONE 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\14\Stationery\README.hta 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language DllHost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language mshta.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 948 PING.EXE -
Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
pid Process 1312 taskkill.exe -
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1163522206-1469769407-485553996-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main mshta.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 948 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 45 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: 33 2728 WMIC.exe Token: 34 2728 WMIC.exe Token: 35 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2728 WMIC.exe Token: 33 2728 WMIC.exe Token: 34 2728 WMIC.exe Token: 35 2728 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 592 vssvc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 592 vssvc.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 592 vssvc.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1312 taskkill.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1624 mshta.exe 1624 mshta.exe -
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 IoCs
pid Process 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2140 wrote to memory of 1864 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 31 PID 2140 wrote to memory of 1864 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 31 PID 2140 wrote to memory of 1864 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 31 PID 2140 wrote to memory of 1864 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 31 PID 1864 wrote to memory of 2728 1864 cmd.exe 33 PID 1864 wrote to memory of 2728 1864 cmd.exe 33 PID 1864 wrote to memory of 2728 1864 cmd.exe 33 PID 2140 wrote to memory of 1624 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 39 PID 2140 wrote to memory of 1624 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 39 PID 2140 wrote to memory of 1624 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 39 PID 2140 wrote to memory of 1624 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 39 PID 2140 wrote to memory of 1868 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 40 PID 2140 wrote to memory of 1868 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 40 PID 2140 wrote to memory of 1868 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 40 PID 2140 wrote to memory of 1868 2140 2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe 40 PID 1868 wrote to memory of 1312 1868 cmd.exe 42 PID 1868 wrote to memory of 1312 1868 cmd.exe 42 PID 1868 wrote to memory of 1312 1868 cmd.exe 42 PID 1868 wrote to memory of 948 1868 cmd.exe 44 PID 1868 wrote to memory of 948 1868 cmd.exe 44 PID 1868 wrote to memory of 948 1868 cmd.exe 44 -
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe"1⤵
- Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2140 -
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WMIC.exeC:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exe shadowcopy delete3⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2728
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\README.hta"2⤵
- Blocklisted process makes network request
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1624
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"2⤵
- Deletes itself
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exetaskkill /f /im "2024-12-21_3208682f618bc06e1e677967db31ff1c_cerber.exe"3⤵
- Kills process with taskkill
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1312
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C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXEping -n 1 127.0.0.13⤵
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:948
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:592
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3F6B5E16-092A-41ED-930B-0B4125D91D4E}1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1812
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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Filesize
61KB
MD571d9f06c159f8796d7adee61b1fde368
SHA108f6b89f5ae7faf841ba2f8174c5f6ba7b78c101
SHA2561ec04d6a7139118bf35d2cfd05b8a8ba059c0b4b3de987e694e926b76cde8a05
SHA512425e2cb5b7d2586f555e50141477967dfd54da4b3a4172f1bd2833a397a09921475d41e42c77336f651e1c1521e919d4ce946417c92459103483ce71686aaee2