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5c6af4f75f...5f.exe

windows7-x64

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5c6af4f75f...5f.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    122s
  • max time network
    131s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20250207-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    11/03/2025, 23:52

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General

  • Target

    5c6af4f75f939b8be2cf60ea5c7ee3966f6c875c1ac3d0bf239533a89a70ba5f.exe

  • Size

    480KB

  • MD5

    e60386eb1697dc0ff9cbd632d35bd3ee

  • SHA1

    1e28b366ad253c49a9e7f8ec377ddb7e3a6385e4

  • SHA256

    5c6af4f75f939b8be2cf60ea5c7ee3966f6c875c1ac3d0bf239533a89a70ba5f

  • SHA512

    0ba6252ece53afb051ce1e6cdeedd3a17e8cf6fd5db5b3c4ad75e1d85e7d4bce2851b4640cb1dd74800362a6d9d8fb41baeb157e0e48ebd853e1e80c30e74638

  • SSDEEP

    12288:ono6RLXo5oM7Z1LCMpMiZ3kLgED3UjKpK:onK5oGuMpd0sED

Score
10/10
cerberdefense_evasiondiscoverypersistenceprivilege_escalationransomware

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_SSWX_.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/4D11-6C4E-339C-05C4-22B5 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.19xvyd.top/4D11-6C4E-339C-05C4-22B5 2. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1mwvgh.top/4D11-6C4E-339C-05C4-22B5 3. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fygsg.top/4D11-6C4E-339C-05C4-22B5 4. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1j43kf.top/4D11-6C4E-339C-05C4-22B5 5. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fnjrj.top/4D11-6C4E-339C-05C4-22B5 ----- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time! -----
URLs

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/4D11-6C4E-339C-05C4-22B5

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.19xvyd.top/4D11-6C4E-339C-05C4-22B5

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1mwvgh.top/4D11-6C4E-339C-05C4-22B5

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fygsg.top/4D11-6C4E-339C-05C4-22B5

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1j43kf.top/4D11-6C4E-339C-05C4-22B5

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fnjrj.top/4D11-6C4E-339C-05C4-22B5

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
  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
    ransomware
  • 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\5c6af4f75f939b8be2cf60ea5c7ee3966f6c875c1ac3d0bf239533a89a70ba5f.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c6af4f75f939b8be2cf60ea5c7ee3966f6c875c1ac3d0bf239533a89a70ba5f.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:2096
    • 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:2836
    • 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:2760
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_IUM4TLG_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:2180
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_SSWX_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
      PID:2476
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2728
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "5c6af4f75f939b8be2cf60ea5c7ee3966f6c875c1ac3d0bf239533a89a70ba5f.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:964
      • 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:1000

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\_READ_THIS_FILE_IUM4TLG_.hta
    Filesize

    75KB

    MD5

    9765edaed5b7ff9619e46fa1e44836d3

    SHA1

    2e8f6705eb906ecfe9afd47532dbb1abf663af83

    SHA256

    f098bbf6a3b8bdb93ccad3b77b2889acefe92a75d7a5454288634952425c8fa4

    SHA512

    d3126c3886a715c6fca8d079e77b90b18a53ad11e0b13dcd9f9befac92efba89e74a27b85879eab9c1f5993650ef9daf8bcacdbabf02eb6644c415ae0185b51d

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THIS_FILE_SSWX_.txt
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    7481538d5062a9b1386043c162c93ded

    SHA1

    442411bb106b4e6850010c789a94d92575aef1d2

    SHA256

    7c7c7075943b6b34f87e220b043e996c9f52a027685d7b9116c8e71210509975

    SHA512

    232e32f13dfbd323a0aabedddab26c526a755c617a6c5803db836840e6a84d109374e3cc73328d3dbb2290258279b7a24eda33c12be05be618f4fa163a789214

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  • memory/2096-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/2096-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/2096-0-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000263000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    204KB

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  • memory/2096-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/2096-104-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/2096-113-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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  • memory/2096-119-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    220KB

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