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2025-03-01...er.exe

windows7-x64

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2025-03-01...er.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    117s
  • max time network
    131s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20250207-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    01/03/2025, 21:53

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General

  • Target

    2025-03-01_9c147f1538813cbab04262be1ae54670_cerber.exe

  • Size

    461KB

  • MD5

    9c147f1538813cbab04262be1ae54670

  • SHA1

    91da5db894dbabc3afbfdf3c26b8750cefed5937

  • SHA256

    d6ebf45107c772166eb422e5f2a821f2c0726bbbf6d298f47aa1ad33b518ac8b

  • SHA512

    4e9582f40c4c0b3ab349ad80f62a786c462dcc8c84e3448ac939e2507e4cb4770484f5f0add95e039a14118b1c23052fd7909e1a782fb6f8c7bb9076b2d90f8f

  • SSDEEP

    6144:mdacLxjXfqySXDE7DbZ+gBTv3Ud7q9hyqOWyrXN5Vo/hghtj1LnfkL/Ow:GtVSTE7DbpBfO9X/VXtjti

Score
10/10
cerberdefense_evasiondiscoverypersistenceprivilege_escalationransomware

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_!!!_README_!!!_002YU5G_.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/4D81-F73A-8352-05C3-C642 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.1fygsg.top/4D81-F73A-8352-05C3-C642 2. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1j43kf.top/4D81-F73A-8352-05C3-C642 3. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fnjrj.top/4D81-F73A-8352-05C3-C642 4. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1c1ajf.top/4D81-F73A-8352-05C3-C642 5. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1mee2x.top/4D81-F73A-8352-05C3-C642 ----- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time! -----
URLs

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/4D81-F73A-8352-05C3-C642

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fygsg.top/4D81-F73A-8352-05C3-C642

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1j43kf.top/4D81-F73A-8352-05C3-C642

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fnjrj.top/4D81-F73A-8352-05C3-C642

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1c1ajf.top/4D81-F73A-8352-05C3-C642

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1mee2x.top/4D81-F73A-8352-05C3-C642

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\2025-03-01_9c147f1538813cbab04262be1ae54670_cerber.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-01_9c147f1538813cbab04262be1ae54670_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:1904
    • 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:1468
    • 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:2332
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_!!!_README_!!!_WMXQN5B_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:1624
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_!!!_README_!!!_002YU5G_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:328
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1420
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "2025-03-01_9c147f1538813cbab04262be1ae54670_cerber.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:776
      • 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:1928

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_!!!_002YU5G_.txt
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    96baaa6f23f948caa6dbc9e59305f1a1

    SHA1

    8b4d45690161bbd178b4c5006983b248e2f7d574

    SHA256

    c2030c5936abe3df80ce5b496bf9e401006441c14026e655b840120eae822abd

    SHA512

    d1d08ef4af6f46bf3fc442d70653c18d726f0291e74771670e47565254a1be12189f799b57d5dd41406457c4f461a3af25582e68315de10225b266a863744a39

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_!!!_README_!!!_WMXQN5B_.hta
    Filesize

    75KB

    MD5

    84a2c412e1e57b801fc7768fac50cd21

    SHA1

    3b498d78f328528ae69a457cefc090db8edf0db5

    SHA256

    7e4cd3786e12749569de48430540eb7e1e7105dd54f1cec378c16a3c7b68c0f3

    SHA512

    a17f48ef78b9c138f392ce227b91ae00f2c97a4d25f1e85b0b070a2a47c6bee19cc9dd0101a1e8c1e7d43590f6d0bc95f4283144615ebc932e03e5020bd4fdc7

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  • memory/1904-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/1904-0-0x00000000003B0000-0x00000000003E4000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    208KB

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  • memory/1904-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/1904-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/1904-98-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/1904-109-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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