Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    09/03/2025, 01:30

General

  • Target

    1c26f6728257bc8e752f14917630e5b5670c3cb42e234ef323ee43fbd4cdc98c.exe

  • Size

    477KB

  • MD5

    d58455a0d565b2702cea14cf0c3d467b

  • SHA1

    ba6e1dfa1edbfd333959e5fe77d23cffe7afaac0

  • SHA256

    1c26f6728257bc8e752f14917630e5b5670c3cb42e234ef323ee43fbd4cdc98c

  • SHA512

    1b61343a6360af7f08e6277661f05da05fd3a05838a09459fa04a1b25026a4b52de690875e74df4319c7ead112a9dc3c96096005a3fdca1181c591f432149c68

  • SSDEEP

    6144:Xyuf9iH1joy/I/f/22/4DWJLlu8Menul9XL//3/Pn//3/vnv/3/v//X/vf/n/3/6:XyY9LVluunuU1/2/Rm

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___36W6B24Z_.txt

Family

cerber

Ransom Note
Hi, I'am CRBR ENCRYPTOR ;) ----- ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS, PHOTOS, DATABASES AND OTHER IMP0RTANT FILES HAVE BEEN ENCRYPTED! ----- The only one 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 (*_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S_*) with complete instructions how to decrypt your files. If you cannot find any (*_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S_*) 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://qfjhpgbefuhenjp7.onion/D1AF-3CEB-F776-063A-F338 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://qfjhpgbefuhenjp7.16g9ub.top/D1AF-3CEB-F776-063A-F338 2. http://qfjhpgbefuhenjp7.13iuvw.top/D1AF-3CEB-F776-063A-F338 3. http://qfjhpgbefuhenjp7.158ugp.top/D1AF-3CEB-F776-063A-F338 4. http://qfjhpgbefuhenjp7.1fcfjn.top/D1AF-3CEB-F776-063A-F338 5. http://qfjhpgbefuhenjp7.1225wj.top/D1AF-3CEB-F776-063A-F338 ----- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time! -----
URLs

http://qfjhpgbefuhenjp7.onion/D1AF-3CEB-F776-063A-F338

http://qfjhpgbefuhenjp7.16g9ub.top/D1AF-3CEB-F776-063A-F338

http://qfjhpgbefuhenjp7.13iuvw.top/D1AF-3CEB-F776-063A-F338

http://qfjhpgbefuhenjp7.158ugp.top/D1AF-3CEB-F776-063A-F338

http://qfjhpgbefuhenjp7.1fcfjn.top/D1AF-3CEB-F776-063A-F338

http://qfjhpgbefuhenjp7.1225wj.top/D1AF-3CEB-F776-063A-F338

Signatures

  • Cerber

    Cerber is a widely used ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), first seen in 2017.

  • Cerber family
  • 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.

  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 38 IoCs
  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 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.

  • 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.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
  • 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\1c26f6728257bc8e752f14917630e5b5670c3cb42e234ef323ee43fbd4cdc98c.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1c26f6728257bc8e752f14917630e5b5670c3cb42e234ef323ee43fbd4cdc98c.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • 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 UnmapMainImage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2708
    • 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:2816
    • 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:2652
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___674MEW_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:1192
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___36W6B24Z_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
      PID:2356
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /d /c taskkill /f /im "1" > NUL & ping -n 1 127.0.0.1 > NUL & del "C" > NUL && exit
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2920
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "1"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1708
      • 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:1652

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___36W6B24Z_.txt

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    fa5a70108c0dd494eb7478846501c459

    SHA1

    fac0fc09f895a85f50a0c424de39bc36195c4d82

    SHA256

    d004a9da29bf23417824e09bc8c0d58cf24b9c72a0b44981d8a75d305dd5feeb

    SHA512

    06489cabec0d96ee6def095f6751e02b1692ca8164517831184530f7bf4822fbd4dde3a5d0bccd36fef2b1fc38d06966a6761f8043ff1be612fdb13bc39e8487

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___674MEW_.hta

    Filesize

    76KB

    MD5

    7b70bbaffc916869012bdb28b9c11ff8

    SHA1

    64feb1b91c1a1252a2317670f82cc2c728fd4ddd

    SHA256

    d2d3b0474e2d933a04956fd5c949422151b8690732792dc13a235d5c637d6acf

    SHA512

    0cca01064509f007dbac28c0bf89ed7efb28a5012c53e680d6d68353ed2e6336a7b22c0e3d4da939c8b98bda744778d009f5c460fbd3fa3d7aeca8309fbad8ed

  • memory/2708-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000433000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    204KB

  • memory/2708-0-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002C1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    196KB

  • memory/2708-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000433000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    204KB

  • memory/2708-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000433000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    204KB

  • memory/2708-125-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000433000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    204KB

  • memory/2708-145-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000433000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    204KB