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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    119s
  • max time network
    138s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240729-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240729-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    16/01/2025, 01:18

General

  • Target

    2025-01-16_d361cd1991b2b695f5049df021287388_spora.exe

  • Size

    254KB

  • MD5

    d361cd1991b2b695f5049df021287388

  • SHA1

    fd1a0dcf162ca30f1b85d13d192dc48453c4a37e

  • SHA256

    14ac38291a8b798580599b38ab9f4dcfa0cc74acfd1fc7f36ad6747fd290c346

  • SHA512

    52440dcde46b29fbe00320594d05ad8cec3c13bfefb620a926ee798067bb7539d5c3a86a6c88dd7ee0f4332b4e2eca85e97b079c108b7b253624a633db3433f1

  • SSDEEP

    6144:eKkm12ZI49J4bBm1pWCkOTyaNTUohr/z+flgRjG9o:eK312C42BaTkeN40jK2

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_9BGS5_.txt

Ransom Note
CERBER RAN$OMWARE --- YOUR DOCUMENTS, 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/6CE1-92B1-6AFD-05C4-084B 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.13kn4l.top/6CE1-92B1-6AFD-05C4-084B 2. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.14klmz.top/6CE1-92B1-6AFD-05C4-084B 3. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13eymq.top/6CE1-92B1-6AFD-05C4-084B 4. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eeyaj.top/6CE1-92B1-6AFD-05C4-084B 5. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eagrj.top/6CE1-92B1-6AFD-05C4-084B --- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time!
URLs

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/6CE1-92B1-6AFD-05C4-084B

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13kn4l.top/6CE1-92B1-6AFD-05C4-084B

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.14klmz.top/6CE1-92B1-6AFD-05C4-084B

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13eymq.top/6CE1-92B1-6AFD-05C4-084B

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eeyaj.top/6CE1-92B1-6AFD-05C4-084B

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eagrj.top/6CE1-92B1-6AFD-05C4-084B

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
  • 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\2025-01-16_d361cd1991b2b695f5049df021287388_spora.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-16_d361cd1991b2b695f5049df021287388_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:2772
    • 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:2728
    • 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:2832
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_U60EBW_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:604
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_9BGS5_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2392
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2884
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "2025-01-16_d361cd1991b2b695f5049df021287388_spora.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2724
      • 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:808
  • 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:2532
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3F6B5E16-092A-41ED-930B-0B4125D91D4E}
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:296

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_9BGS5_.txt

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    b1d9d09158f1a7db4ce117653bdbfdc8

    SHA1

    1fc340253bc4c088bff0671e7d3d2f06c536c3d8

    SHA256

    278fb79bed1fa75a3151086a0b82cc9a1953ed54d96b350df79de00b9b62eac2

    SHA512

    d4901cafb0bfc281c606fabdbce4f9d7d8b9eee923468d446c537fb6e2f2843d3ae86cb5f1554422a26fec9369f094257ad0cd21ae7d564704c739fecf0b8743

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_QW8K59N_.jpeg

    Filesize

    151KB

    MD5

    4ad0194c7eef9906a81fe33533727f93

    SHA1

    c2ee87ca6ca6680939f6b23699ac4e328dd2e0be

    SHA256

    c5f6621ceec111fe7cb75f183059276ff2983a999654c3e486bbcbb25cab2d4e

    SHA512

    156a73ec2f0dd376cae899c7a6cc81ad3b65e66faa012351343bd3d09fc83481664efa287a01f107250d8ac1144b807e89bb45c82493bbadd015963e18ca9f81

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_U60EBW_.hta

    Filesize

    75KB

    MD5

    dd8426f18c1089153cdf7a4a78d0739a

    SHA1

    40ea334f60eed19441f2abb2414f800bba9a38fc

    SHA256

    9f40d4416d33b0e47d5a0a3ebaa76c4a48ca54e21ac3aad6569c3ccf3cbe9900

    SHA512

    c375e3da5ba892a7aa3beaf96810948a66d9a68022c19543e663d25d72eaf867cba8e9279b3bde6b2ddb1ba528ee260e85a91e807eb0b3c02fc7fde79b5004bd

  • memory/2532-121-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000232000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/2772-0-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2772-1-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2772-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    252KB

  • memory/2772-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    252KB

  • memory/2772-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    252KB

  • memory/2772-116-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2772-120-0x0000000003C30000-0x0000000003C32000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/2772-144-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    252KB