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2025-01-29...ra.exe

windows7-x64

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2025-01-29...ra.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    60s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20241010-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    29-01-2025 01:42

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General

  • Target

    2025-01-29_11f8c8f418c253c21d2daaa0cb657dc3_spora.exe

  • Size

    254KB

  • MD5

    11f8c8f418c253c21d2daaa0cb657dc3

  • SHA1

    a4665c02622f95c373c217101c3e5f47aebdb56f

  • SHA256

    d831c62ab9054f4f84d137e56d8d2760e027394ff7f64d219aee0b1a620000bd

  • SHA512

    3cab6c4e37c2bd7322cceec6f345a53b73a51bd8e260e4b7c70ea803fd6ae4a194d51d7152143baae5fd2ca1104a94875578180a1f4d80b76921ce234ac82db7

  • SSDEEP

    6144:eKkm12ZI49J4bBm1pWCkOTyaNTUohr/z+flgRjG9M:eK312C42BaTkeN40jK6

Score
10/10
cerberdefense_evasiondiscoverypersistenceprivilege_escalationransomware

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_7I8G_.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/7ABC-BA31-0128-05C4-04E0 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/7ABC-BA31-0128-05C4-04E0 2. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.14klmz.top/7ABC-BA31-0128-05C4-04E0 3. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13eymq.top/7ABC-BA31-0128-05C4-04E0 4. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eeyaj.top/7ABC-BA31-0128-05C4-04E0 5. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eagrj.top/7ABC-BA31-0128-05C4-04E0 --- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time!
URLs

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/7ABC-BA31-0128-05C4-04E0

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13kn4l.top/7ABC-BA31-0128-05C4-04E0

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.14klmz.top/7ABC-BA31-0128-05C4-04E0

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13eymq.top/7ABC-BA31-0128-05C4-04E0

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eeyaj.top/7ABC-BA31-0128-05C4-04E0

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eagrj.top/7ABC-BA31-0128-05C4-04E0

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
    defense_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
    defense_evasion
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
    adwarespyware
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 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\2025-01-29_11f8c8f418c253c21d2daaa0cb657dc3_spora.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-29_11f8c8f418c253c21d2daaa0cb657dc3_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:2600
    • 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:1248
    • 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:2792
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_TUHQL_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:3040
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_7I8G_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2632
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:864
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "2025-01-29_11f8c8f418c253c21d2daaa0cb657dc3_spora.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2716
      • 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:2732
  • 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:2280
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3F6B5E16-092A-41ED-930B-0B4125D91D4E}
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2636
  • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
    C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x5bc
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1760

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_THI$_FILE_7I8G_.txt
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    350efcd01ed888b718267b3e6101a019

    SHA1

    ee48b6399a10724bdb05c840fb8aa8f9181242ec

    SHA256

    edba20d52ca0f67251ce1cfc6db39cd27d079ae8a08eb59ced326ff63e64a3fa

    SHA512

    037e81b4964ef1f3fa43332318872bd1128f8aa334b71eedd1b062977a769fccd4fd8a0d1ba391ac415362abea171dc2e24256d7962811eb66d5aeadd1ad05bc

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_AP8A1BE9_.jpeg
    Filesize

    150KB

    MD5

    474a79f883546e182a0b1face7398e3c

    SHA1

    d1b7818b37b98bfa50598beed3118263cc79c77b

    SHA256

    3d542168286153775a657b3e5c8ac8e25b2484348ccaf15b5473b616827ff554

    SHA512

    18e9e4800b71aeb87e5d1a392368ba9e6083dc76e8899c85eca524df6f1d26dcd30f6b8b0491a5e7e9998ce35354a01fbdb61c996e0abe05aa40fae74b26e317

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

    75KB

    MD5

    2177442c9506e96dafc31e9dbbf9bb35

    SHA1

    04642a2f9831864f2c6714e79789c9bab39979a4

    SHA256

    150ae5d86c50fe4484a0a831d36512d355b665095f44f521b4caa9487449608d

    SHA512

    c22c10038795b0ef2ed71e2f9f0cfbd3a7f0d7602f8fdb164bdcc1310b2be9e5a449d08d7f97f5df5e005f94fa8a9ddce8fd79fba7df3acbedc3c7355639ad44

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  • memory/2280-134-0x0000000000160000-0x0000000000162000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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  • memory/2600-0-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001C1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

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  • memory/2600-3-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

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  • memory/2600-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    252KB

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  • memory/2600-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    252KB

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  • memory/2600-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    252KB

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  • memory/2600-5-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001C1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

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  • memory/2600-129-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    252KB

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  • memory/2600-133-0x00000000045F0000-0x00000000045F2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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