Overview

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2025-01-17...er.exe

windows7-x64

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2025-01-17...er.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    117s
  • max time network
    133s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    17-01-2025 19:16

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General

  • Target

    2025-01-17_d6a19dae35457493ce54ffb82877417a_cerber.exe

  • Size

    657KB

  • MD5

    d6a19dae35457493ce54ffb82877417a

  • SHA1

    5b70796b80827208db86dc09eb5394c4aa64e9bc

  • SHA256

    aa249168bec90ed80c2633a89804c81b0e807cb9cd435630a11ee2908a78c062

  • SHA512

    cfdc7bc1b113056ce3a5304682be33bc1d0f084faa6cd2b13b7dc04a73ef3c6bf97492f473e2c3a94e64e8bbc4d83b81cdfb62bf31c8d92efc527bba26e88632

  • SSDEEP

    6144:uqKZl30feXONU/8uu4UqVta/CnXOxHQSwKihBFtHmZ3+kGEQNbrYKdX3XkeP3:FKYWnD1UqvFMHQviZ3kL/X3U6

Score
10/10
cerberdiscoveryevasionpersistenceprivilege_escalationransomware

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

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

Ransom Note
----- !!! CERBER RANSOMWARE !!! ----- 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/2EEB-F5CD-8C29-05C3-C1E3 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.12zucf.top/2EEB-F5CD-8C29-05C3-C1E3 2. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1cnkik.top/2EEB-F5CD-8C29-05C3-C1E3 3. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1ntyds.top/2EEB-F5CD-8C29-05C3-C1E3 4. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1c7osg.top/2EEB-F5CD-8C29-05C3-C1E3 5. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.15bjqq.top/2EEB-F5CD-8C29-05C3-C1E3 ----- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time! -----
URLs

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/2EEB-F5CD-8C29-05C3-C1E3

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.12zucf.top/2EEB-F5CD-8C29-05C3-C1E3

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1cnkik.top/2EEB-F5CD-8C29-05C3-C1E3

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1ntyds.top/2EEB-F5CD-8C29-05C3-C1E3

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1c7osg.top/2EEB-F5CD-8C29-05C3-C1E3

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.15bjqq.top/2EEB-F5CD-8C29-05C3-C1E3

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
  • 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 8 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
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-17_d6a19dae35457493ce54ffb82877417a_cerber.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-17_d6a19dae35457493ce54ffb82877417a_cerber.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • 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:1796
    • 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:1808
    • 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:1264
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_OZMC_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:3064
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_MDOB_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1060
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1944
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "2025-01-17_d6a19dae35457493ce54ffb82877417a_cerber.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1432
      • 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:2880

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

1
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

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_MDOB_.txt
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    c55d718f33f690a2d37c1dc40c50d924

    SHA1

    89ba8838b1372177ec4b26f8f5baa461cf461b69

    SHA256

    9515d9636852b5685ecbfaf55269ac5da5717644aab0e786dc49529b31560810

    SHA512

    496e7ce5c863efbf80999c780a6d14ecb99cbd6660a04478e2bbcc5a9922bc06e27dad390c8054b305843c05e5ae2e1fb6e0d306373ebc64ee636a74a6f652ae

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_OZMC_.hta
    Filesize

    75KB

    MD5

    31e297771a7a4f5dbe67dbd419e1a41a

    SHA1

    668f64e4f504de3697d94bd97d543adbe2165543

    SHA256

    715948482c975788a787bd35a921c4d53813e3a791731fc46899b7e59a4c3c82

    SHA512

    41a3b6c7b0592ff25e82ed9c6498c7612ddf734f2d8e5e3cafc11c2b18fbf850383a2ce0e42492729c3b065a80b0d7fd55cd0891d77abdec4ca999a75caa50f9

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  • memory/1796-0-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000286000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    216KB

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  • memory/1796-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/1796-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/1796-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/1796-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/1796-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/1796-69-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/1796-91-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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