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
10-01-2025 11:27
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
General
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Target
2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe
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Size
753KB
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MD5
a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304
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SHA1
946b9a95f98d25a93d6a507a742b8a64433059ea
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SHA256
1106d07308c8c6c879b45f610a6ef9e2cbb22bdd43fa034b2600e52e46bed524
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SHA512
43e49600b06a2d5910b6fc85ca5c4f54efdaba9d7bdba03e7144cb78a4dc0765f1096fa73f44660e9d5a7e26eb4c6c20d302316de9d76a22dfe6b6ffc9b4890d
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SSDEEP
6144:OOkZeCLQIqSY9lHir4mwA2MhhIsXt2xirQg:FyxiCHrFhIKtfQg
Malware Config
Extracted
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\_READ_THI$_FILE_T4DSAH_.hta
cerber
Extracted
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\cache\_READ_THI$_FILE_8NFHZ_.txt
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/8A5B-9AF8-C805-0502-072C
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fy93v.top/8A5B-9AF8-C805-0502-072C
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13kn4l.top/8A5B-9AF8-C805-0502-072C
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.14klmz.top/8A5B-9AF8-C805-0502-072C
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13eymq.top/8A5B-9AF8-C805-0502-072C
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eeyaj.top/8A5B-9AF8-C805-0502-072C
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 2912 netsh.exe 1176 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-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word\startup\ 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 38 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\word 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\steam 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\bitcoin 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\excel 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\office 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\bitcoin 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\the bat! 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\word 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\onenote 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\onenote 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\outlook 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\outlook 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\steam 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\excel 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\the bat! 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\word 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\desktop 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\powerpoint 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\thunderbird 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\thunderbird 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\office 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\powerpoint 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\office 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\documents 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\excel 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe -
Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmpBE3F.bmp" 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe -
Drops file in Program Files directory 20 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\program files\ 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\ 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\outlook 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\excel 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\outlook 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\powerpoint 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\word 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\excel 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\onenote 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\steam 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\thunderbird 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\bitcoin 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\office 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\onenote 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\word 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\office 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\the bat! 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe -
Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\bitcoin 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\excel 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\excel 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\word 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\powerpoint 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\outlook 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\outlook 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\the bat! 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\word 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\documents 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\bitcoin 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\excel 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\excel 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\outlook 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\the bat! 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\word 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\word 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\ 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\steam 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\desktop 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\office 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\thunderbird 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\outlook 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\steam 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\thunderbird 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\thunderbird 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\office 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\powerpoint 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\powerpoint 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\steam 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\the bat! 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\desktop 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\office 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\onenote 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\the bat! 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\bitcoin 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\excel 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\onenote 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\excel 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\word 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\office 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\powerpoint 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_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 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 Key opened \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 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 Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language PING.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 2748 PING.EXE -
Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
pid Process 560 taskkill.exe -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000_Classes\Local Settings 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 2748 PING.EXE -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe Token: 33 1260 AUDIODG.EXE Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1260 AUDIODG.EXE Token: SeDebugPrivilege 560 taskkill.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 808 wrote to memory of 2912 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe 83 PID 808 wrote to memory of 2912 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe 83 PID 808 wrote to memory of 2912 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe 83 PID 808 wrote to memory of 1176 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe 85 PID 808 wrote to memory of 1176 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe 85 PID 808 wrote to memory of 1176 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe 85 PID 808 wrote to memory of 2400 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe 89 PID 808 wrote to memory of 2400 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe 89 PID 808 wrote to memory of 2400 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe 89 PID 808 wrote to memory of 4344 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe 90 PID 808 wrote to memory of 4344 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe 90 PID 808 wrote to memory of 4344 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe 90 PID 808 wrote to memory of 4348 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe 106 PID 808 wrote to memory of 4348 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe 106 PID 808 wrote to memory of 4348 808 2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe 106 PID 4348 wrote to memory of 560 4348 cmd.exe 108 PID 4348 wrote to memory of 560 4348 cmd.exe 108 PID 4348 wrote to memory of 560 4348 cmd.exe 108 PID 4348 wrote to memory of 2748 4348 cmd.exe 109 PID 4348 wrote to memory of 2748 4348 cmd.exe 109 PID 4348 wrote to memory of 2748 4348 cmd.exe 109
Processes
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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⤵
- 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
PID:808 -
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:2912
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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:1176
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_IQFBIBUI_.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2400
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE"C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_QQ6KUW_.txt2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4344
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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
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exetaskkill /f /im "2025-01-10_a42a32aec6f5dcd3677b268cc44a6304_cerber.exe"3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Kills process with taskkill
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:560
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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:2748
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C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXEC:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x46c 0x5001⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1260
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
1KB
MD50defab444dce830d586acb48d64529fc
SHA1bf5fe134898f1fcb0fc123d1811481c320481f4d
SHA25622d36576a73a1448d7423fc28ea534de5b7bb08d82d60208ec786a6c0148b944
SHA5125306faa74eb49bc76064c212df085884581e83c2e35d28d03fd5c02f0597fd7270b1a82e5f8b92e462dd9ce08974f741236ba4bdd3435b354060e3429840c5b1
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Filesize
150KB
MD52670420e6043b6314d03e1129cf4963f
SHA1b8c2b60dcbe1b1ad84ab17b84fa9d0bf9f58703c
SHA256dd89199c84aa3519a8d235b8dd84fa34d5fba5296e94c7407e38f9b2221206a7
SHA51263e57398c1acb31552c26f98cd5364f59ed17c5f4373ee77bad3fb9d3237e4c25ab9316e28e0cc551fbf474c5e4494d21bf43a031f60641a7a08816730ac7d63
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Filesize
75KB
MD5588305da737f44d9223543558e93baed
SHA18b6a564d29e1c78f6e18c5671c2862998063517d
SHA2569e254c420228d26af87e242dc8af5feb0b1f9e6fe769db1af890a3b064e18017
SHA5129628f30000e0a54aefe547a6f03293bb69f22139e709fb59c7d66702bec88b0c1479f94422b78df29367f3b89c50631b6bed6465ba857cfc0fa8f1a43c4d1493