Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250211-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
12-02-2025 15:58
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250211-en
General
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Target
2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe
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Size
413KB
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MD5
9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59
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SHA1
aefd27e5f62555a1ccb3c69fdb21067d3ffcd500
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SHA256
8e7e587de1cf05bfc2d42695483f7443e2ab4be6c5386a01cbed878423284578
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SHA512
6ad5739dc9b134570f21e5ac1bcd0614f74f3de95cd5e1d7923d67514590debaef28ca1c7dc4a8e6c54e46e6b9903993427f7a2194d20eb969c54dde930063f8
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SSDEEP
6144:s5W8AUzdkbdtYkrKEdSIYQiRCBcdXlc3uC3Zw81/X4:s5eUzdkDHmLcx3t/X4
Malware Config
Extracted
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\16\Stationery\README.hta
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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Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs
Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
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Contacts a large (1103) amount of remote hosts 1 TTPs
This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.
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Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
flow pid Process 1783 1644 Process not Found -
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-1-5-21-1318997816-2171176372-1451785247-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe -
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
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Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1318997816-2171176372-1451785247-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmp1B10.bmp" 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe -
Drops file in Program Files directory 6 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\16\Stationery\PLANNERS.ONE 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\16\Stationery\README.hta 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\16\Stationery\BLANK.ONE 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\16\Stationery\DESIGNER.ONE 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\16\Stationery\ACADEMIC.ONE 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Templates\1033\ONENOTE\16\Stationery\BUSINESS.ONE 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language mshta.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 4676 MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 3172 PING.EXE -
Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
pid Process 3280 taskkill.exe -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1318997816-2171176372-1451785247-1000_Classes\Local Settings 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 3172 PING.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 51 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: 33 2180 WMIC.exe Token: 34 2180 WMIC.exe Token: 35 2180 WMIC.exe Token: 36 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2180 WMIC.exe Token: 33 2180 WMIC.exe Token: 34 2180 WMIC.exe Token: 35 2180 WMIC.exe Token: 36 2180 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 684 vssvc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 684 vssvc.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 684 vssvc.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe Token: 33 4448 AUDIODG.EXE Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4448 AUDIODG.EXE Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3280 taskkill.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3580 wrote to memory of 4672 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 92 PID 3580 wrote to memory of 4672 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 92 PID 4672 wrote to memory of 2180 4672 cmd.exe 94 PID 4672 wrote to memory of 2180 4672 cmd.exe 94 PID 3580 wrote to memory of 216 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 102 PID 3580 wrote to memory of 216 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 102 PID 3580 wrote to memory of 216 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 102 PID 3580 wrote to memory of 1972 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 103 PID 3580 wrote to memory of 1972 3580 2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe 103 PID 1972 wrote to memory of 3280 1972 cmd.exe 105 PID 1972 wrote to memory of 3280 1972 cmd.exe 105 PID 1972 wrote to memory of 3172 1972 cmd.exe 106 PID 1972 wrote to memory of 3172 1972 cmd.exe 106 -
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3580 -
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4672 -
C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WMIC.exeC:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exe shadowcopy delete3⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2180
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\README.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:216
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exetaskkill /f /im "2025-02-12_9eb93d227e97e15d453d357da5cc6e59_cerber.exe"3⤵
- Kills process with taskkill
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3280
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C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXEping -n 1 127.0.0.13⤵
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3172
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIxIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3MzkyODMzNzEiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4Mzc1NDE5Mjc1MzAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI0OTkxNzE2NzE3Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:4676
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:684
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C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXEC:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x498 0x49c1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4448
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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Filesize
66KB
MD561cfc7c4da3ae0cce5f168016f83a7f7
SHA12253174b58cf79218737a775c888ef53747e0fc6
SHA25679d7f1b5f5c872b9958fee2170119e3ecb43f26e094b7123226267ce696d0b4b
SHA512e38593555f564cde75ebd031a2096eee18e53da721b68cb7b57b3daf11c3007e3e5cfc67c8361634ef9e05c29dc498c7579e1413c8598d4000668d33613695d0