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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
    132s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    10-01-2025 13:32

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General

  • Target

    2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe

  • Size

    660KB

  • MD5

    8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf

  • SHA1

    32c87c24746d0ee330f7d25b55b96c808d25f5b4

  • SHA256

    12bace7eccbe03cf3a70d9d5579b2cdde4161f3e15aaee58ec3f39acd708f697

  • SHA512

    4c382442207aa7ce4a6045afcade58ee508563fe147f09a2d5c7443d6be4ccea67e2c05cbca59a7a135922b0ed5a272988eaec68634ab142188f290bfe4c9565

  • SSDEEP

    12288:keySOCn73uSYcAEDCNBcXkME8ICoeMhqO1:eSOC7uSnAEDJXnE7K691

Score
10/10
cerberdiscoveryevasionpersistenceprivilege_escalationransomware

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_ULVSVY_.txt

Ransom Note
CERBER RANSOMWARE --- YOUR D0CUMENTS, 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/F581-40D8-3948-05C4-08B0 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.1eagrj.top/F581-40D8-3948-05C4-08B0 2. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1a2xx3.top/F581-40D8-3948-05C4-08B0 3. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1gu5um.top/F581-40D8-3948-05C4-08B0 4. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1w5iy8.top/F581-40D8-3948-05C4-08B0 5. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1aajb7.top/F581-40D8-3948-05C4-08B0 --- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time!
URLs

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/F581-40D8-3948-05C4-08B0

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eagrj.top/F581-40D8-3948-05C4-08B0

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1a2xx3.top/F581-40D8-3948-05C4-08B0

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1gu5um.top/F581-40D8-3948-05C4-08B0

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1w5iy8.top/F581-40D8-3948-05C4-08B0

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1aajb7.top/F581-40D8-3948-05C4-08B0

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
  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
    ransomware
  • 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_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_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:2944
    • 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:3012
    • 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:1792
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_OI1UZXZW_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:2404
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_ULVSVY_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
      PID:1844
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2188
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1292
      • 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:2376
  • 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:2396
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3F6B5E16-092A-41ED-930B-0B4125D91D4E}
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1088

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_THIS_FILE_KGH09A_.jpeg
    Filesize

    150KB

    MD5

    689fa8382d6f97e6e09fbb056c0d321f

    SHA1

    0dfc6b75104b061fd252f7a6a3d3c6a101a9ad64

    SHA256

    9a435fccba683c2f4c8a557f6a98edeb435d368ebcf36e84e024cde24271e08a

    SHA512

    4fb4f8aa3a27262572907b2918a55c489e79423bc0560b92d0ade9208b2b64ad5d67c041eb9631c3d1b8703c4d6a5633fae75fc66d194262fef73b4150afd27f

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_OI1UZXZW_.hta
    Filesize

    74KB

    MD5

    06ed61909943f3511ec72881f7506a2a

    SHA1

    0a8a2dbcf5ee4e3839d38f4a7bafb1eceff026db

    SHA256

    a3f17450250e7c70a2076d3557c5f2e8d33bb11c04e7bb3153c45323300ba60d

    SHA512

    1bcc0e6c1b0d1f514421ba57c50ef564ad9dc89ddbdefa61025459562ecfe67773c1b7a8488d81dc29366698696118f53b775dfbd39d8ea6d692fd113593fec5

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_ULVSVY_.txt
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    0f8dcb44eaaa6caf870c56f6f16219a6

    SHA1

    87f5a0f8aa49ad032337588752551c7dbe3efc5c

    SHA256

    f75265fd0f4a5dceae2f9a0b8ef9de37c115c5f4b01ec87dc718b5c8a296b270

    SHA512

    9cd25f89c3628be4d4b866a232b8088c8e16e3b50bede0801fc50a09e51757927321fcaeae45f3bd7c2ad1f3436b2d2d8ceb1dc8dc2e70df0c62b5493a1e795f

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  • memory/2396-129-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000222000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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  • memory/2944-0-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001E7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/2944-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2944-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2944-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2944-101-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2944-124-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2944-128-0x0000000004410000-0x0000000004412000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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