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2025-03-17...er.exe

windows7-x64

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2025-03-17...er.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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17/03/2025, 03:10

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    135s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    17/03/2025, 03:10

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General

  • Target

    2025-03-17_bf113f021f87637db50876080626e59c_cerber.exe

  • Size

    503KB

  • MD5

    bf113f021f87637db50876080626e59c

  • SHA1

    cb51ccacb638adc682fd4867bd3df3aa0aecd77b

  • SHA256

    01fc8aa528661928144684048e46f52296f1e954b8fba604b22a1015a2186e48

  • SHA512

    99068202057c4ad82d4ce45c19821b9e9732dce9801b2d3318d03a12832b341a36d30b9acf4e58c33b036e34a2c76743c33b4980ad6a26c03d5c3a30722ca03d

  • SSDEEP

    6144:Fj68DTayM6Ct4ejdwtaIfNHt6zxB/gaBIzD4iDZIO7Ouh992STjrBpZwfKIz6W:N6qaJ7F2wwHANV7BqjDZcGPTPiyw6W

Score
10/10
cerberdefense_evasiondiscoverypersistenceprivilege_escalationransomware

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_0BVO_.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/56A5-DB73-92C1-0502-0AA3 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.1npg9s.top/56A5-DB73-92C1-0502-0AA3 2. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fy93v.top/56A5-DB73-92C1-0502-0AA3 3. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13kn4l.top/56A5-DB73-92C1-0502-0AA3 4. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.14klmz.top/56A5-DB73-92C1-0502-0AA3 5. http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13eymq.top/56A5-DB73-92C1-0502-0AA3 ----- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time! -----
URLs

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.onion/56A5-DB73-92C1-0502-0AA3

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1npg9s.top/56A5-DB73-92C1-0502-0AA3

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.1fy93v.top/56A5-DB73-92C1-0502-0AA3

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13kn4l.top/56A5-DB73-92C1-0502-0AA3

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.14klmz.top/56A5-DB73-92C1-0502-0AA3

http://hjhqmbxyinislkkt.13eymq.top/56A5-DB73-92C1-0502-0AA3

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
  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
    ransomware
  • 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 9 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 FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-17_bf113f021f87637db50876080626e59c_cerber.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-17_bf113f021f87637db50876080626e59c_cerber.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • 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:1980
    • 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:3044
    • 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:2396
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_XTL8_.hta"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:1956
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_0BVO_.txt
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1684
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:816
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im "2025-03-17_bf113f021f87637db50876080626e59c_cerber.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2596
      • 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:2576
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{76D0CB12-7604-4048-B83C-1005C7DDC503}
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    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

2
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

Defacement

1
T1491

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_0BVO_.txt
    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    4da6132af1e4a5ff9db626b80378bb16

    SHA1

    8ad96b156968dae4fedf16538ff32d0244a13c52

    SHA256

    3803f19070e98c0649c00c30b632052d0706449879d6e9419004dcb3f90c7369

    SHA512

    0e8cae5bfc802077b7e46a8dfe407d382eb7e9c193116f28c16f2fa96cf32af2afa5aa8f74880a519b4ad48769514ef98ece924770c26f1490554e44e79c146d

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_6FUH84BW_.jpeg
    Filesize

    151KB

    MD5

    eeb26833812008c1b41c59b26b7cd74b

    SHA1

    aca4683bb8827a6bbe247114f3fc497a1ae71206

    SHA256

    1e37b05b07dd168456a1b8cdba90bf0eba01fbc703e8ddf025bdc8af00bd80b6

    SHA512

    4174fc8234ccacd743ad42f373e95a9efa1272e3bebd966960240d511dd97e5dba7014a278e6392f32bba18386be517b33f430cfc98a48a178f29696066d7c21

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  • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_READ_THI$_FILE_XTL8_.hta
    Filesize

    75KB

    MD5

    3f8fc53917cad1af8b11a08172ab2e37

    SHA1

    327fb5a9b3c81c6ab6f5a3cf3fbc79dd32096b86

    SHA256

    9aad02f981371a381d5440eb56d0ba00fdec275acb5d2a07fad2a9fb4625a423

    SHA512

    f81e41f09898c8953a84021d40ea349ab4a0fe9e7e0104aa883b9567337db19ab065f3a7bef17b61618857cf7d5aee5f61ea9caf631d06feda8a8777e353cf5c

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  • memory/1980-0-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000276000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    216KB

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  • memory/1980-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/1980-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/1980-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/1980-86-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/1980-108-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    232KB

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  • memory/1980-112-0x0000000004480000-0x0000000004482000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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  • memory/2164-113-0x0000000000130000-0x0000000000132000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

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