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16e2b46f7e...eN.exe

windows7-x64

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16e2b46f7e...eN.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    117s
  • max time network
    118s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240729-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240729-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    12/01/2025, 23:32

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General

  • Target

    16e2b46f7e3b1214f230a1f0ae584592320dda69f564258007325c832383cb0eN.exe

  • Size

    281KB

  • MD5

    eda57e6bcbb7fd7f40af33f8a0a87080

  • SHA1

    d1b0094691231d09c01e227291454d1da159800b

  • SHA256

    16e2b46f7e3b1214f230a1f0ae584592320dda69f564258007325c832383cb0e

  • SHA512

    27c269e6346b4c207be53a0c2afdfe720b0d5e0c19119c62d25f77fcf36306d387f654bdbfe22917660818c07347ee4438afb0f92039cca4935fe1249b2c0804

  • SSDEEP

    6144:bpre/V3WApRICD4pz+ZoIQB9SkZsBt1QbVHy0r:bFQVlRIoZMB9SkJVVr

Score
10/10
cerberdiscoveryevasionpersistenceprivilege_escalationransomware

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_A506_.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/A10C-933F-E809-0502-0002 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/A10C-933F-E809-0502-0002 2. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1w5iy8.top/A10C-933F-E809-0502-0002 3. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1aajb7.top/A10C-933F-E809-0502-0002 4. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1nm62r.top/A10C-933F-E809-0502-0002 5. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1efxa8.top/A10C-933F-E809-0502-0002 --- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time!
URLs

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/A10C-933F-E809-0502-0002

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1gu5um.top/A10C-933F-E809-0502-0002

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1w5iy8.top/A10C-933F-E809-0502-0002

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1aajb7.top/A10C-933F-E809-0502-0002

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1nm62r.top/A10C-933F-E809-0502-0002

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1efxa8.top/A10C-933F-E809-0502-0002

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 WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16e2b46f7e3b1214f230a1f0ae584592320dda69f564258007325c832383cb0eN.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16e2b46f7e3b1214f230a1f0ae584592320dda69f564258007325c832383cb0eN.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 WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1440
    • 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:2460
    • 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:1480
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_Z2ZR_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:2468
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_A506_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
      PID:1052
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2264
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "16e2b46f7e3b1214f230a1f0ae584592320dda69f564258007325c832383cb0eN.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2412
      • 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:2100
  • 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:1708
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3F6B5E16-092A-41ED-930B-0B4125D91D4E}
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2908

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_A506_.txt
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    1fab47d8bcb8903f1175ab0a49c9a0c5

    SHA1

    881d5f6844756f4e8300608686bbb8052e2edf03

    SHA256

    ab5841306418dc1ff57867ed96ffdf8134cf4531f91f492448722d6042022aab

    SHA512

    b22c063799520ce872bb838a7890dc4f44a7ee35545fc1b77447471a63eb9eee409bd4947b7d8b942b3becf0021195101fd6de1842ef9fe779d16c2e8e644e4e

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_NUZO0I_.jpeg
    Filesize

    150KB

    MD5

    362f5c51baa72ed742899d2e46484523

    SHA1

    d93df8f9b093b1848dac301f073fbca1de5d192e

    SHA256

    0ed7432c3f1e8083f04d323e13e5965500c4b1feab162d0b2e54c9bf4e28c45b

    SHA512

    c3a2dd661a9262918dbcd99149fdbf3ea942e1cc96482664a9f0e6a8aeca5aa85ad2160b90c7a39f3d6f7edad1e53b5e6af9541337a3f2d393896aec28c69617

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_Z2ZR_.hta
    Filesize

    75KB

    MD5

    59006bd518b8ef6e3a77cdb12d7e2e42

    SHA1

    a67e7dffb32b3f9b6ca2de6cf686ab1114056017

    SHA256

    972d631c7c2a98d74ce71d85f1ee4c5540d6449ddcf3a2f395dae49f170eea83

    SHA512

    2c8cac642002a1fe77a3eedf12a37a20436d56cd282ad22206745917c043d25083d5130e98d769a0effe1d33ccf5cabd31e4f6de2c2303dde74253dca80e36a2

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  • memory/1440-1-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

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  • memory/1440-2-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000002E1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

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  • memory/1440-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000449000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    292KB

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  • memory/1440-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000449000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    292KB

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  • memory/1440-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000449000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    292KB

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  • memory/1440-44-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000002E1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

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  • memory/1440-51-0x0000000004660000-0x0000000004662000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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  • memory/1440-75-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000449000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    292KB

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  • memory/1708-52-0x0000000000120000-0x0000000000122000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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