Overview

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Static

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2025-02-06...er.exe

windows7-x64

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2025-02-06...er.exe

windows10-2004-x64

3

Analysis

  • max time kernel
    18s
  • max time network
    140s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20241010-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    06-02-2025 18:32

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General

  • Target

    2025-02-06_2aaf48622a9038cafd1b24a67edffe6b_cerber.exe

  • Size

    461KB

  • MD5

    2aaf48622a9038cafd1b24a67edffe6b

  • SHA1

    caa4bfee28c14cf3ee04546299d71352f314fac2

  • SHA256

    f05fbdaada861682585ad99f18216c6d94092fcf759b1b17728e406a05365f07

  • SHA512

    79f109d5fca63efd8e9a0c793917c9f19a361075e540f12f907e1525bf959182b66527bdc0db28bd11a5a2ac6247660a6fb29c39992f3311a9f3e7a32c53c7d2

  • SSDEEP

    6144:PdacLxjXfqySXDE7DbZ+gBTv3Ud7q9hyqOWyrXN5Vo/hghtj1/nfkL/Ow:jtVSTE7DbpBfO9X/VXtjti

Score
10/10
cerberdefense_evasiondiscoverypersistenceprivilege_escalationransomware

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_!!!_README_!!!_CYKH5_.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/D6B7-E1B3-743E-05C4-1110 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.1mwvgh.top/D6B7-E1B3-743E-05C4-1110 2. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fygsg.top/D6B7-E1B3-743E-05C4-1110 3. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1j43kf.top/D6B7-E1B3-743E-05C4-1110 4. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fnjrj.top/D6B7-E1B3-743E-05C4-1110 5. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1c1ajf.top/D6B7-E1B3-743E-05C4-1110 ----- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time! -----
URLs

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/D6B7-E1B3-743E-05C4-1110

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1mwvgh.top/D6B7-E1B3-743E-05C4-1110

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fygsg.top/D6B7-E1B3-743E-05C4-1110

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1j43kf.top/D6B7-E1B3-743E-05C4-1110

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fnjrj.top/D6B7-E1B3-743E-05C4-1110

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1c1ajf.top/D6B7-E1B3-743E-05C4-1110

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
  • 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
    defense_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\2025-02-06_2aaf48622a9038cafd1b24a67edffe6b_cerber.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-06_2aaf48622a9038cafd1b24a67edffe6b_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:2424
    • 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:652
    • 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:2952
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_!!!_README_!!!_QWOHKS12_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:2816
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_!!!_README_!!!_CYKH5_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3040
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2144
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "2025-02-06_2aaf48622a9038cafd1b24a67edffe6b_cerber.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2676
      • 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:2164

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\_!!!_README_!!!_CYKH5_.txt
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    fb48e40878eb50fbcf9d55c9fdfe5eb7

    SHA1

    509500e971ecaf49dd673ebd0a9a82292f0279f1

    SHA256

    a44f37e614f0cd3f3d5cb17de83611ca70d143dc282fa5cf651987a25cacb162

    SHA512

    441304acc470a0364e7f7b2cd19ca4d3452eb55e12fe2293798c12c90fc4f8d00037acecc70355768018287b62edd40f59921468be41288695e1c5bcbe6f5da9

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_!!!_README_!!!_QWOHKS12_.hta
    Filesize

    75KB

    MD5

    d627b5e2f2936751175b1260a6ce965e

    SHA1

    3322856790e2574b479045d40e6fb3cd82561aab

    SHA256

    1981996784335ae8480a193150a4a642e17dec2f4fc28db985ee2dc18505810c

    SHA512

    e6d0d34b1092a1311bb9fb6c7d9f8fd37d65b9a89ec8a31f162984ffd02cff13e68a02ea396ff91f2a470079b0cb60a73ba5bcaae8b229dba9637e6777414dbe

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  • memory/2424-0-0x0000000000320000-0x0000000000354000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    208KB

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  • memory/2424-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/2424-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/2424-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/2424-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/2424-87-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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