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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
    118s
  • max time network
    137s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    10-01-2025 13:37

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General

  • Target

    2025-01-10_9b370aa30024e5dd0b9e14c3774de914_cerber.exe

  • Size

    650KB

  • MD5

    9b370aa30024e5dd0b9e14c3774de914

  • SHA1

    3915f2ebe90d1be473290059b0e59997d4c4febe

  • SHA256

    12609d71c004ad4b262287771b98a2eb98032e32672b8b39861329e44d2fa8ee

  • SHA512

    b759810a90c7038f6c3bee384a7e179cee0c116ec1151d6b5e30dbba465c1274a5c4a166de224d2c4abc5985d5ccc46ae783bc8a9a9c54c8341af6ba04688cfa

  • SSDEEP

    12288:geySOCn73uSYcAEDCNBcXhuEE8YLoeMhq5fjw:aSOC7uSnAEDJXzEt6kU

Score
10/10
cerberdiscoveryevasionpersistenceprivilege_escalationransomware

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_K12G8EZ_.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/892C-607A-2FDE-05C3-C13C 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.1gu5um.top/892C-607A-2FDE-05C3-C13C 2. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1w5iy8.top/892C-607A-2FDE-05C3-C13C 3. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1aajb7.top/892C-607A-2FDE-05C3-C13C 4. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1nm62r.top/892C-607A-2FDE-05C3-C13C 5. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1efxa8.top/892C-607A-2FDE-05C3-C13C --- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time!
URLs

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/892C-607A-2FDE-05C3-C13C

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1gu5um.top/892C-607A-2FDE-05C3-C13C

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1w5iy8.top/892C-607A-2FDE-05C3-C13C

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1aajb7.top/892C-607A-2FDE-05C3-C13C

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1nm62r.top/892C-607A-2FDE-05C3-C13C

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1efxa8.top/892C-607A-2FDE-05C3-C13C

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_9b370aa30024e5dd0b9e14c3774de914_cerber.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-10_9b370aa30024e5dd0b9e14c3774de914_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:2072
    • 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:2992
    • 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:1932
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_JWG4D6W_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:1924
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_K12G8EZ_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
      PID:1588
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2984
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "2025-01-10_9b370aa30024e5dd0b9e14c3774de914_cerber.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2124
      • 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:688
  • 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:1496
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3F6B5E16-092A-41ED-930B-0B4125D91D4E}
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1864

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_JWG4D6W_.hta
    Filesize

    75KB

    MD5

    51d4747253354ec755813d03fe4320b4

    SHA1

    986efa98b069e17f5953876a5a074bc737cf2b79

    SHA256

    658a745ec0520fa4c4f72dbee355b9c976c1a1b2afdc8c0e835ed470174361c5

    SHA512

    c42060c2605894110a2e558aa5bace90a4daa1eb306d1ecbd4a1cc8c2aba2ddc8c8c78345b09c7f385ba4f1f734fa87afd1e9af71e58754d650543502684aea8

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_K12G8EZ_.txt
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    d0bf813a995ae650c3cd8fca107130c9

    SHA1

    64916353fbaad4622a7d70ed37f68f1e1723e3e0

    SHA256

    05a615551c5d4455c0137846e670a2c7590c918207f9f5f03035b49d285b2e0d

    SHA512

    abdc2233192569ef8fb9e1598b3ddf091bef968163ae8a97c50caadc7b4ef9b2a5d64f4723fa5a6505670660346f4eb7a399bca5460a719edfd6c5940bded162

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_SIZJBKL_.jpeg
    Filesize

    151KB

    MD5

    da5bd82c1eab616d087d464c78eeef27

    SHA1

    43ad26d3cf9360e6694a60dbfcd5add90ef6abaa

    SHA256

    665f055b86d9bd09f259083e29afec190a50f8fa23fd50079f83c35becadf450

    SHA512

    20fef248004e5495fd7c4790655ffebad484208b6632348ae17a4ac7309cd3eedcb519144d5dbf63d4b18406b4670e15f46813195b4ab0a4bd1dd67e82c3621a

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  • memory/1496-111-0x0000000000130000-0x0000000000132000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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  • memory/2072-0-0x0000000000120000-0x0000000000157000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/2072-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2072-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2072-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2072-90-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2072-106-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/2072-110-0x0000000004A60000-0x0000000004A62000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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