Analysis

  • max time kernel
    80s
  • max time network
    85s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    21-01-2025 00:31

General

  • Target

    4654b10b02d7a54f023c8a0c4ae22520ca1472f95e56622a84f74fb2eec3da5f.exe

  • Size

    263KB

  • MD5

    7fb8d5a913c3939e4dbcd4a4ca951555

  • SHA1

    f5976a8d232ff76078ce70771e361182f578afc0

  • SHA256

    4654b10b02d7a54f023c8a0c4ae22520ca1472f95e56622a84f74fb2eec3da5f

  • SHA512

    da5376f6b67ee00699c5611c70548fcf530aeafce98d7607ccfc3558277fea46ef0f5557c2d14e95259af77200385522c2d4d8088c8eaea75255b6b964948cf0

  • SSDEEP

    6144:z44qB4hPmyzQ8AEvobJv4c/DWHXUnzabFerCJBhuE2n:U4+yylf/DW3UMBh3C

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_OHC0Z2V_.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://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion/A59A-4D71-081D-0006-45C4 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://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.tor2web.org/A59A-4D71-081D-0006-45C4 2. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.link/A59A-4D71-081D-0006-45C4 3. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.nu/A59A-4D71-081D-0006-45C4 4. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.cab/A59A-4D71-081D-0006-45C4 5. http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.to/A59A-4D71-081D-0006-45C4 --- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time!
URLs

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion/A59A-4D71-081D-0006-45C4

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.tor2web.org/A59A-4D71-081D-0006-45C4

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.link/A59A-4D71-081D-0006-45C4

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.nu/A59A-4D71-081D-0006-45C4

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.cab/A59A-4D71-081D-0006-45C4

http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.to/A59A-4D71-081D-0006-45C4

Signatures

  • Cerber

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

  • Cerber family
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 5 IoCs
  • Contacts a large (1098) 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\4654b10b02d7a54f023c8a0c4ae22520ca1472f95e56622a84f74fb2eec3da5f.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4654b10b02d7a54f023c8a0c4ae22520ca1472f95e56622a84f74fb2eec3da5f.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:1892
    • 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:1856
    • 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:3004
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_BHJB98_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:1460
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_OHC0Z2V_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1464
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2896
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "4654b10b02d7a54f023c8a0c4ae22520ca1472f95e56622a84f74fb2eec3da5f.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1556
      • 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:2440
  • 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:2784
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3F6B5E16-092A-41ED-930B-0B4125D91D4E}
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2936

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab38AF.tmp

    Filesize

    70KB

    MD5

    49aebf8cbd62d92ac215b2923fb1b9f5

    SHA1

    1723be06719828dda65ad804298d0431f6aff976

    SHA256

    b33efcb95235b98b48508e019afa4b7655e80cf071defabd8b2123fc8b29307f

    SHA512

    bf86116b015fb56709516d686e168e7c9c68365136231cc51d0b6542ae95323a71d2c7acec84aad7dcecc2e410843f6d82a0a6d51b9acfc721a9c84fdd877b5b

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar38C1.tmp

    Filesize

    181KB

    MD5

    4ea6026cf93ec6338144661bf1202cd1

    SHA1

    a1dec9044f750ad887935a01430bf49322fbdcb7

    SHA256

    8efbc21559ef8b1bcf526800d8070baad42474ce7198e26fa771dbb41a76b1d8

    SHA512

    6c7e0980e39aacf4c3689802353f464a08cd17753bd210ee997e5f2a455deb4f287a9ef74d84579dbde49bc96213cd2b8b247723919c412ea980aa6e6bfe218b

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_BHJB98_.hta

    Filesize

    75KB

    MD5

    b42bf794f9ed5964e2d86dfcd5483894

    SHA1

    7769a9fc44bba6fcc69f062fcd4c3ba76cea35f6

    SHA256

    2ad2d70e99848dc8c6a0cc4cfee737725bf8604b9683ff5fe8c25e1c678fead1

    SHA512

    a2c759a8c82b9ee3e0909052bfcbdb6e63e47915235eae8b8b985748fdd0a28b4d6709c06d3701d83bb41a9fb602ba4a60444d0335dc9227c5ece29c03321e35

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_OHC0Z2V_.txt

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    b6806fb6307230e84761bc474693354b

    SHA1

    fdcff491e1152a83a46ca14313c44640dbac4ffc

    SHA256

    5d958a9cf8f489943f9f2fd81b22de842e294bef1c51a0136fd67fd41220db13

    SHA512

    14bbd0d1a6d9905cbc84b8384dee5617a2ec5aa7f15b074b30107be0ccde0c36f67259070b63477f8582b0a805046b9f341bc5a6bce092a8bd296e11ddf70493

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_X5SJ_.jpeg

    Filesize

    150KB

    MD5

    e0ab4c70fc40fe668e9f7c66a83fc961

    SHA1

    9fbff41413acb6fb2ed83c654e29121d43db8951

    SHA256

    8bf6c4d36a50cf1edc44e92b26ef8557aad875272ce7066f39699453bca3b230

    SHA512

    3b1115f4f545f56340eb98abbe1e54638f7f05281e615e10dbe73c57e2f11d7e9688e91c99ee4b1e35491d7392cac5df10379554588162ae36883ee9cc3cfd58

  • memory/1892-3-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1892-54-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1892-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000444000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    272KB

  • memory/1892-61-0x0000000003A10000-0x0000000003A12000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1892-1-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1892-90-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000444000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    272KB

  • memory/1892-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000444000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    272KB

  • memory/1892-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000444000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    272KB

  • memory/2784-62-0x0000000000100000-0x0000000000102000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB