Overview

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Static

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2025-01-10...er.exe

windows7-x64

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2025-01-10...er.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    136s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20241010-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    10-01-2025 11:27

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General

  • Target

    2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe

  • Size

    753KB

  • MD5

    a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304

  • SHA1

    946b9a95f98d25a93d6a507a742b8a64433059ea

  • SHA256

    1106d07308c8c6c879b45f610a6ef9e2cbb22bdd43fa034b2600e52e46bed524

  • SHA512

    43e49600b06a2d5910b6fc85ca5c4f54efdaba9d7bdba03e7144cb78a4dc0765f1096fa73f44660e9d5a7e26eb4c6c20d302316de9d76a22dfe6b6ffc9b4890d

  • SSDEEP

    6144:OOkZeCLQIqSY9lHir4mwA2MhhIsXt2xirQg:FyxiCHrFhIKtfQg

Score
10/10
cerberdiscoveryevasionpersistenceprivilege_escalationransomware

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_FMNY8_.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/6839-5664-91FB-0502-037B 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/6839-5664-91FB-0502-037B 2. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13kn4l.top/6839-5664-91FB-0502-037B 3. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.14klmz.top/6839-5664-91FB-0502-037B 4. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13eymq.top/6839-5664-91FB-0502-037B 5. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eeyaj.top/6839-5664-91FB-0502-037B --- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time!
URLs

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/6839-5664-91FB-0502-037B

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fy93v.top/6839-5664-91FB-0502-037B

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13kn4l.top/6839-5664-91FB-0502-037B

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.14klmz.top/6839-5664-91FB-0502-037B

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13eymq.top/6839-5664-91FB-0502-037B

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eeyaj.top/6839-5664-91FB-0502-037B

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\2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_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:2272
    • 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:2544
    • 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:1940
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_K5F2EC7_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:2012
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_FMNY8_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:668
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2336
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2244
      • 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:2188
  • 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:528
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3F6B5E16-092A-41ED-930B-0B4125D91D4E}
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1680

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_FMNY8_.txt
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    1e1189a093abe679a0fda5b18b06406b

    SHA1

    8a3aebc8974136de07b8e0f9f1e5a26497606555

    SHA256

    03a0440415e8b6e5d74d28fe959fa4da79a5a0de7adbc63a46a8bd39dd180197

    SHA512

    dd4800da8cdbded9c6cac3832a9b97fc799bfdef7c835f7f56c55739e7e3536600b3b44400fd16d2bc54c109945e0e9276eee04d5bc1ce291c309b37e07b11a3

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_GPJ08_.jpeg
    Filesize

    151KB

    MD5

    2a257186c5640e4a0f0939d635c803ed

    SHA1

    48747d96704585e60029655b88104518db2602f5

    SHA256

    5c58a3f2365734851e1e81f0fae34b73209fb29b0c7e6ad2573f8fd892c33c84

    SHA512

    dcf824b7f098a8a1b776475cccea842c41ee7d7e25025b375271ca09333710c938f380f67472b6e42360a9b5b1157ff1d8a26765d47c62c32aacdc037da2b8b9

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_K5F2EC7_.hta
    Filesize

    75KB

    MD5

    12d103e008abfb367249beee7c2f78f0

    SHA1

    903e4d21ab90d2bd98e08bf23a2ecc3e661bc9ef

    SHA256

    e8a706d931104bcba9e86f041fff139f0cba22bcd8681b5dc95cc55165cd7107

    SHA512

    bbfb0f558e5ba0a0fc113f142956880180957761ff26ba085d45848adf27dc29843c87fa750b55b88f477b6df31fd46daebec5e86654ca6d9c16740af4a0cf0c

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  • memory/528-137-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000C2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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  • memory/2272-0-0x0000000000280000-0x00000000002B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/2272-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2272-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2272-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2272-115-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2272-132-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2272-136-0x0000000003820000-0x0000000003822000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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