Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
05-02-2025 21:54
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
General
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Target
2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe
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Size
1.0MB
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MD5
797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3
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SHA1
0db8496e5c60c924459f0eaa62111b54cc579a10
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SHA256
a773007ae906a6987b1d332509355032310920e7500e2e4d47569538f9726fa6
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SHA512
1ed7852c84a5463912580625c785e9b63d4fb0a6fd7feb3868212fb257b9bfaedf7ef8bde2b8bf48d82fc13c971c0c1d86a4d4f68c7b88ceb656ed37b5f5a066
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SSDEEP
6144:7GfPAkoTeqiqBXRB3mFXHAQxZICp9YkluEJ3nmnCy5x/c3m1AyDeZx+bG1N3:C388qBXiXH7Ie9XluENLyvcWKZx+Qx
Malware Config
Extracted
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\cache\_READ_THI$_FILE_99UBP_.txt
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/C0C8-444E-1877-05C4-0973
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fy93v.top/C0C8-444E-1877-05C4-0973
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13kn4l.top/C0C8-444E-1877-05C4-0973
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.14klmz.top/C0C8-444E-1877-05C4-0973
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13eymq.top/C0C8-444E-1877-05C4-0973
http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1eeyaj.top/C0C8-444E-1877-05C4-0973
Extracted
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\cache\_READ_THI$_FILE_FRYQNZFM_.hta
cerber
Signatures
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Cerber
Cerber is a widely used ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), first seen in 2017.
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Cerber family
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Contacts a large (1102) amount of remote hosts 1 TTPs
This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.
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Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
pid Process 224 netsh.exe 2472 netsh.exe -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word\startup\ 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 38 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft sql server 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\word 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\steam 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\excel 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\onenote 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\the bat! 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\office 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\thunderbird 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\word 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\desktop 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\office 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\powerpoint 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\powerpoint 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\steam 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\word 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\bitcoin 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\excel 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\office 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\thunderbird 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\documents 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\bitcoin 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\onenote 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\the bat! 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\excel 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\outlook 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\outlook 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe -
Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmpB4E8.bmp" 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe -
Drops file in Program Files directory 20 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\onenote 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\onenote 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\powerpoint 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\word 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\the bat! 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\excel 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\outlook 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\word 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\steam 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\office 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\thunderbird 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\ 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\bitcoin 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft sql server 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\office 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files\ 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\excel 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\outlook 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe -
Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\excel 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\office 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\outlook 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\word 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft sql server 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\excel 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\powerpoint 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\word 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\documents 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\excel 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\onenote 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\powerpoint 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\desktop 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\bitcoin 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\excel 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\office 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\powerpoint 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\the bat! 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\thunderbird 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\outlook 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\powerpoint 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\word 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\thunderbird 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\word 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\documents 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\desktop 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\bitcoin 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\excel 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\office 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\outlook 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\steam 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\bitcoin 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft sql server 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\word 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\office 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\steam 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\steam 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\the bat! 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\thunderbird 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\thunderbird 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\ 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\bitcoin 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\onenote 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\the bat! 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\office 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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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.
description ioc Process Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe -
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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language mshta.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language NOTEPAD.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language taskkill.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language PING.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 2500 PING.EXE -
Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
pid Process 3516 taskkill.exe -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000_Classes\Local Settings 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 2500 PING.EXE -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe Token: 33 4884 AUDIODG.EXE Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4884 AUDIODG.EXE Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3516 taskkill.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2364 wrote to memory of 224 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe 82 PID 2364 wrote to memory of 224 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe 82 PID 2364 wrote to memory of 224 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe 82 PID 2364 wrote to memory of 2472 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe 84 PID 2364 wrote to memory of 2472 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe 84 PID 2364 wrote to memory of 2472 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe 84 PID 2364 wrote to memory of 4324 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe 94 PID 2364 wrote to memory of 4324 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe 94 PID 2364 wrote to memory of 4324 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe 94 PID 2364 wrote to memory of 5064 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe 95 PID 2364 wrote to memory of 5064 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe 95 PID 2364 wrote to memory of 5064 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe 95 PID 2364 wrote to memory of 2596 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe 99 PID 2364 wrote to memory of 2596 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe 99 PID 2364 wrote to memory of 2596 2364 2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe 99 PID 2596 wrote to memory of 3516 2596 cmd.exe 101 PID 2596 wrote to memory of 3516 2596 cmd.exe 101 PID 2596 wrote to memory of 3516 2596 cmd.exe 101 PID 2596 wrote to memory of 2500 2596 cmd.exe 102 PID 2596 wrote to memory of 2500 2596 cmd.exe 102 PID 2596 wrote to memory of 2500 2596 cmd.exe 102
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- 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
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2364 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exeC:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall set allprofiles state on2⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:224
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exeC:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall reset2⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2472
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_A0ZI_.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4324
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE"C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_A61KA_.txt2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5064
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2596 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exetaskkill /f /im "2025-02-05_797eb1f04d23cace6ded3673360047b3_cerber.exe"3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Kills process with taskkill
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3516
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping -n 1 127.0.0.13⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2500
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C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXEC:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x4f0 0x25c1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4884
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Modify Registry
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Downloads
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Filesize
1KB
MD5c53814c44040318fca52b1f7dbecabe4
SHA172bf85dae326a5514aa717bd5d0f848cd93399e5
SHA256abad2db729ed24ccdc994d84dbf5592b22020341efd9274019f7e81cf8a44da3
SHA512427982b9906bfd7eee5895d888583b73972d837d66e2bd2e9c65eb36b074394611cd469c443925c6398eca42459fad7241a89f0ad125f8dbb491ec3f9f301196
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Filesize
75KB
MD560c98a86a08a8627916f836a2815ed3b
SHA153170042690518f30525ddac83faee55e0a7503b
SHA2560183cd94ab6fc970fb20211eff4896155709bfc72064061134cf89c5fcb68619
SHA5122ed07d745f4f59f11c5409346e4f5c8f9df0de2a8508faa507c79840bd42ad32bfc0467c61b067b2535cef7fa51113e5f24de09a1675ef3fd7d7f153f2849c8e
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Filesize
150KB
MD5a9f307c9d6e136cea15e5ba90aa3bb9f
SHA1dbdf04e161fa7c9183ca57e58db72d4e1d0d2b84
SHA2561d1bca04c28a7f58876f4996b9eb9d545b0d138bed193fab3a82af6f27150865
SHA512046fd090940aa9629598e4fed825c34fe8c6d88a73006b85d5a91f611498f814e7a0753ab91e77d621eadd7abe0d2e695de42c03dba64029a2a2aa0685941bd8