Extracted

• • Target

    https://github.com/Da2dalus/The-MALWARE-Repo/tree/master/Ransomware

  Score

  10^/10

  cerbermimikatzbootkitdefense_evasiondiscoveryevasionpersistenceprivilege_escalationransomwarespywarestealerupx

  • Cerber

    Cerber is a widely used ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), first seen in 2017.

    ransomwarecerber

  • Cerber family

    cerber

  • Mimikatz

    mimikatz is an open source tool to dump credentials on Windows.

    mimikatz

  • Mimikatz family

    mimikatz

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    persistence

  • mimikatz is an open source tool to dump credentials on Windows

  • Contacts a large (1122) amount of remote hosts

    This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.

    discovery

  • Downloads MZ/PE file

  • Modifies Windows Firewall

    evasion

  • Checks computer location settings

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Drops startup file

  • Executes dropped EXE

  • Impair Defenses: Safe Mode Boot

    defense_evasion

  • Loads dropped DLL

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    spywarestealer

  • Adds Run key to start application

    persistence

  • Enumerates connected drives

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

    bootkitpersistence

  • Drops file in System32 directory

  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry

    ransomware

  • UPX packed file

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

    upx
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