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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    122s
  • max time network
    137s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    12/01/2025, 02:22

General

  • Target

    2025-01-12_021f1b3632088073d011a61fb1483572_spora.exe

  • Size

    253KB

  • MD5

    021f1b3632088073d011a61fb1483572

  • SHA1

    e64bde98b5f67bc2ce38fa16ee483621c3fbf846

  • SHA256

    15036f9ad1938bf64e969d2a63ee8c2b34269b8257f6770940044c1996b99c15

  • SHA512

    2b80bd9e198f6fc6c1517ef59cccf52d41c53de2bdc1e72585edaa84c727a90b53c4401b595857216c7a29343dd8acd54e849e0b7883dd0c934a197c87390642

  • SSDEEP

    6144:8sYnsYbC8qIdNjv5Umv0578PJc4R4o9HiT24dXHOx6SyLILYADousO:8TnTRdNjBUmM+PJc4RzHZ4dXWfYAhl

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_OA3RYK_.txt

Ransom Note
CERBER RANSOMWARE --- YOUR DOCUMENTS, PH0TOS, 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/E080-FC8F-6F69-05C4-0729 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.13eymq.top/E080-FC8F-6F69-05C4-0729 2. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eeyaj.top/E080-FC8F-6F69-05C4-0729 3. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eagrj.top/E080-FC8F-6F69-05C4-0729 4. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1a2xx3.top/E080-FC8F-6F69-05C4-0729 5. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1gu5um.top/E080-FC8F-6F69-05C4-0729 --- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time!
URLs

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/E080-FC8F-6F69-05C4-0729

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13eymq.top/E080-FC8F-6F69-05C4-0729

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eeyaj.top/E080-FC8F-6F69-05C4-0729

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eagrj.top/E080-FC8F-6F69-05C4-0729

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1a2xx3.top/E080-FC8F-6F69-05C4-0729

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1gu5um.top/E080-FC8F-6F69-05C4-0729

Signatures

  • Cerber

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

  • Cerber family
  • 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.

  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • 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
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
  • 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\2025-01-12_021f1b3632088073d011a61fb1483572_spora.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-12_021f1b3632088073d011a61fb1483572_spora.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:1984
    • 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:1996
    • 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:2740
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_2EWRO4G_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:2836
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_OA3RYK_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
      PID:1388
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1288
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "2025-01-12_021f1b3632088073d011a61fb1483572_spora.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1940
      • 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:2908
  • 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:2216
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3F6B5E16-092A-41ED-930B-0B4125D91D4E}
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:924

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_2EWRO4G_.hta

    Filesize

    74KB

    MD5

    9d3f813d05ed928e10dd8788733f5cee

    SHA1

    51534b6f3a40a67426cd3898f17fb8bbf9fe2bf2

    SHA256

    5c061211a2c2c4de9c7feb96f92c51fab670fab9fc3ec18879bb6b5877890a1a

    SHA512

    464042041f850ace27c29927e4c68435f6ad9a5c9e95c43463a7078631ad97993d6b72fe1724ad9f7d6b29766b7f686f0ede58d80910344306238a29902a03a7

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_OA3RYK_.txt

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    374f5174d639de443b9a19404af76ac4

    SHA1

    aebe89bbc41ad005df030ff1c07c0be5f6633e71

    SHA256

    0e16fc2517d1df8f329a72ec5f911747fc07e9fe9fce0c27119a77303fabd9bc

    SHA512

    c386377c52f3ad10b91a6da465084e95768c38343f45b474a8b8b3789bf1676a44abd34bcb56477ffb225f402c7df78c4fbd95057b42a57453bf1973b50c8bd4

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_V6EXM_.jpeg

    Filesize

    150KB

    MD5

    ab95456faa7bc85de67654e34a380636

    SHA1

    904f2ef9e583dc2ad56d533cea8e0d90adb482b7

    SHA256

    52d41716c09211f4c217afc3df4f22cfe17f241e573383e0b4e89cdab6b9c5ee

    SHA512

    7d20da12cbc467e854fda4470a7459e576999f6351c669eb0cf9977870a0a101c2989bba1202edc95dd80ee4178441267b38d68beae714a1e0f204d5f092ee6c

  • memory/1984-121-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1984-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    252KB

  • memory/1984-5-0x00000000050E0000-0x00000000050F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    68KB

  • memory/1984-0-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1984-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    252KB

  • memory/1984-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    252KB

  • memory/1984-125-0x00000000048A0000-0x00000000048A2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1984-1-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1984-149-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    252KB

  • memory/2216-126-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000262000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB