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 13:37
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe
Resource
win7-20240708-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
General
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Target
2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe
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Size
660KB
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MD5
8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf
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SHA1
32c87c24746d0ee330f7d25b55b96c808d25f5b4
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SHA256
12bace7eccbe03cf3a70d9d5579b2cdde4161f3e15aaee58ec3f39acd708f697
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SHA512
4c382442207aa7ce4a6045afcade58ee508563fe147f09a2d5c7443d6be4ccea67e2c05cbca59a7a135922b0ed5a272988eaec68634ab142188f290bfe4c9565
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SSDEEP
12288:keySOCn73uSYcAEDCNBcXkME8ICoeMhqO1:eSOC7uSnAEDJXnE7K691
Malware Config
Extracted
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\cache\_READ_THIS_FILE_IHV1E7_.hta
cerber
Extracted
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\cache\_READ_THIS_FILE_C2OCN2B_.txt
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/A53A-3F7C-F83F-05C4-04E9
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eagrj.top/A53A-3F7C-F83F-05C4-04E9
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1a2xx3.top/A53A-3F7C-F83F-05C4-04E9
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1gu5um.top/A53A-3F7C-F83F-05C4-04E9
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1w5iy8.top/A53A-3F7C-F83F-05C4-04E9
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1aajb7.top/A53A-3F7C-F83F-05C4-04E9
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 (1102) 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 2404 netsh.exe 4456 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-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_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_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 38 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\word 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\powerpoint 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\steam 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\word 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\bitcoin 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\excel 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\outlook 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\the bat! 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\thunderbird 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\office 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\thunderbird 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\bitcoin 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\office 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\desktop 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\excel 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\powerpoint 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\excel 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\office 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\the bat! 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\onenote 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\outlook 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\steam 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\onenote 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\word 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\documents 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe -
Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmpB9F9.bmp" 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe -
Drops file in Program Files directory 20 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\excel 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\office 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\powerpoint 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\thunderbird 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\excel 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\outlook 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\the bat! 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\word 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\steam 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\ 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\bitcoin 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\office 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\outlook 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files\ 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\onenote 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\onenote 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\word 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe -
Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\the bat! 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\documents 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\desktop 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\desktop 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\excel 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\steam 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\steam 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\thunderbird 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\outlook 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\powerpoint 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\ 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\onenote 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\thunderbird 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\office 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\outlook 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\bitcoin 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\excel 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\outlook 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\powerpoint 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\thunderbird 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\office 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\the bat! 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\word 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\excel 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\word 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\excel 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\word 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\the bat! 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\office 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft sql server 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\onenote 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\bitcoin 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\bitcoin 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\excel 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\powerpoint 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\excel 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\onenote 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\steam 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\the bat! 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\office 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\onenote 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\outlook 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\powerpoint 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\steam 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_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 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 Key queried \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 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe 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 -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 4604 PING.EXE -
Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
pid Process 2916 taskkill.exe -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000_Classes\Local Settings 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe -
Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
pid Process 1056 NOTEPAD.EXE -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4604 PING.EXE -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe Token: 33 1884 AUDIODG.EXE Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1884 AUDIODG.EXE Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2916 taskkill.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2404 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe 83 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2404 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe 83 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2404 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe 83 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4456 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe 85 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4456 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe 85 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4456 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe 85 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4556 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe 101 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4556 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe 101 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4556 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe 101 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 1056 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe 102 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 1056 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe 102 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 1056 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe 102 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2524 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe 108 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2524 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe 108 PID 1408 wrote to memory of 2524 1408 2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe 108 PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2916 2524 cmd.exe 110 PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2916 2524 cmd.exe 110 PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2916 2524 cmd.exe 110 PID 2524 wrote to memory of 4604 2524 cmd.exe 112 PID 2524 wrote to memory of 4604 2524 cmd.exe 112 PID 2524 wrote to memory of 4604 2524 cmd.exe 112
Processes
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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⤵
- 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:1408 -
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:2404
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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:4456
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_QUC9OQP_.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4556
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE"C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_6CRR_.txt2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
PID:1056
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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
PID:2524 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exetaskkill /f /im "2025-01-10_8a61458e6ac4304f8e1eb9af490f5eaf_cerber.exe"3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Kills process with taskkill
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2916
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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:4604
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C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXEC:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x528 0x5201⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1884
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
MD5fe8540fc8afc3d190e8665d2c86b2d34
SHA118bedab414022d7fa93d1fe756b6894d32743599
SHA25631ff510774e4ce7d9eb1b35325718cb5e01f28cb3b70b233fc75269c75a0a73a
SHA51286369d29706a93fa6610db4d4187530a9be72e384b202df67fb4b46a883cb71725c78251d4f5773184f276f9bc437e12f5635dbd54f17aedd32654c90ba6fb9e
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Filesize
74KB
MD599a682ac461d8aadeb71b932b7c6bd4c
SHA12c7294b10449ccc907370fba58a7a0c3a811c480
SHA256a28c00bdc5f3a3d688ce182ebd95dbf331478e50057a291fa5700c0825d57d65
SHA512a11ba5b661bc8ad3cd45e183b5d215977f015ae5978045805bcf54c6485eeb43ec781c5ef033302067330341043b3dd79114de408c93fd0fd184a50bf285a134
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Filesize
150KB
MD53d84feb82c6bc212e9b489d66fd3c3a4
SHA1517216a07fbf341dc75ae39aef8f418b4f5df63d
SHA256a601fc0af2e06376ac4696a24db182bf631aeadc8309c9b80cd688dd7f646209
SHA5126f91627720b2f03fde5b53595e6888f0546c5a76be9718e5e5c49ddf828166823bdc9cf6aa98dcaf6c91d4275372bfd3c7420d55cf7b9a5b875b47cadc25b243