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2025-01-17...ra.exe

windows7-x64

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2025-01-17...ra.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    120s
  • max time network
    137s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    17-01-2025 19:45

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General

  • Target

    2025-01-17_2ffb71c9c29dac35672a36fd7865610a_spora.exe

  • Size

    253KB

  • MD5

    2ffb71c9c29dac35672a36fd7865610a

  • SHA1

    020f3a6dfee9292dbd259072ab1b5199aa570df2

  • SHA256

    b70562f8949d5f26e93b1b0f5b430b34aedf333f2cb59d50f87437e915db1295

  • SHA512

    92d65d465f41cf5539a84df61dc0e6065b975b21076dd217586f6f03e173f6951cbc9adff4d4e00f5eccf721d091c27532b1d6682a55f167148c0e2b8875cf03

  • SSDEEP

    6144:YPcP1umqFvGIRHKMoScVT/vmYgAVmbizk2Pe:ey1EeIEJNDzgqmbUk4e

Score
10/10
cerberdiscoveryevasionpersistenceprivilege_escalationransomware

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_0VM4_.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/3AAA-3273-8E1C-05C4-068E 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.1eagrj.top/3AAA-3273-8E1C-05C4-068E 2. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1a2xx3.top/3AAA-3273-8E1C-05C4-068E 3. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1gu5um.top/3AAA-3273-8E1C-05C4-068E 4. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1w5iy8.top/3AAA-3273-8E1C-05C4-068E 5. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1aajb7.top/3AAA-3273-8E1C-05C4-068E --- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time!
URLs

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/3AAA-3273-8E1C-05C4-068E

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eagrj.top/3AAA-3273-8E1C-05C4-068E

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1a2xx3.top/3AAA-3273-8E1C-05C4-068E

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1gu5um.top/3AAA-3273-8E1C-05C4-068E

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1w5iy8.top/3AAA-3273-8E1C-05C4-068E

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1aajb7.top/3AAA-3273-8E1C-05C4-068E

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\2025-01-17_2ffb71c9c29dac35672a36fd7865610a_spora.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-17_2ffb71c9c29dac35672a36fd7865610a_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:2392
    • 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:3052
    • 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:2292
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_RWCDU5ZA_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:1340
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_0VM4_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
      PID:2004
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1952
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "2025-01-17_2ffb71c9c29dac35672a36fd7865610a_spora.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2900
      • 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:2540
  • 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:1460
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3F6B5E16-092A-41ED-930B-0B4125D91D4E}
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1708

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_0VM4_.txt
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    afc628a0ffedb3f89b57d4c220d79d4b

    SHA1

    0230add28bfb206aef3ea674924f126f7845d3b9

    SHA256

    4bb81276380b574cdacfcd12e71612eeb73605af925c180a770d3f570a41a9b6

    SHA512

    17b7e219f66155b2e15348a090eaf83e8c5205c350ded87d6de47f3f28d41dc8741fb5fd89dcc6fd3ab017194708fd86a42d432ee35eb305f09edbebd852be45

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_RH5IJ_.jpeg
    Filesize

    150KB

    MD5

    74a978466d4b0fc44e5211b41e5665b1

    SHA1

    3331e533eee5ccc32a8ae7def4eb60f576feb297

    SHA256

    9110f4bb11438223bb2ef43a91cbb926a15d62a4a3dda745dfde70c8c679034a

    SHA512

    dd8e888d5b3e618c76eb597b83e5485eb03dfd9550d6470a2b6f2be38ca282d66b9dfd6fca3cb2ffd1ccb2d4952c58dde9f0e1a9b911ea414bf120a8ca4cced4

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_RWCDU5ZA_.hta
    Filesize

    74KB

    MD5

    abb259deb68661815cf665e76e02a5f3

    SHA1

    aab28933183c2c99ed07dc5b9ab848380573927a

    SHA256

    da8191d48fd7cb9df323e64fb0e056d2deda51166889dcd402929b7da40a5e9f

    SHA512

    d9b0fbe3e0815dfa634f22f218247a12e8af0c38dfbfc04e3b76f7168417d0c1d742b478d1a71502af1e3eec5a301fb2e61c0c93c1ab245c3bba5b0cedc64781

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  • memory/1460-77-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001E2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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  • memory/2392-0-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

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  • memory/2392-1-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

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  • memory/2392-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    252KB

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  • memory/2392-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    252KB

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  • memory/2392-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    252KB

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  • memory/2392-69-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

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  • memory/2392-76-0x00000000044A0000-0x00000000044A2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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  • memory/2392-100-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    252KB

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