Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
25/03/2025, 05:16
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe
Resource
win7-20241023-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
General
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Target
2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe
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Size
191KB
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MD5
c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14
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SHA1
42f33ac515a422b25a38f3bd81d5b673f83549ca
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SHA256
40abba5de032810cc879ecd7bd604405e5a20344c293279cffb9a45b5e2b8bb2
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SHA512
cb64fe2390a19bed4e18b4248751feff99418d7677f4f43577c15a6f2064c604e1ab7cdc97a52389b88587c492f6fa8c4231d314b4c1690af1c6b3a9352e6348
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SSDEEP
3072:+DxABswxafBRTT7VhGaQAK9EyhSRnCdHnXad3e43k1jtY04UklcEGVWIRdlsLQ:+uBswxoB1XaaQAKthcnWXadVkj3IlcVK
Malware Config
Extracted
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\OTele\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___9MY2N3H_.txt
cerber
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion/3BCC-D6D8-DFEC-0006-4424
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.tor2web.org/3BCC-D6D8-DFEC-0006-4424
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.link/3BCC-D6D8-DFEC-0006-4424
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.nu/3BCC-D6D8-DFEC-0006-4424
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.cab/3BCC-D6D8-DFEC-0006-4424
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.to/3BCC-D6D8-DFEC-0006-4424
Extracted
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\OTele\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___4Y5XCWD9_.hta
cerber
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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Contacts a large (1104) amount of remote hosts 1 TTPs
This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.
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Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
pid Process 1384 netsh.exe 2268 netsh.exe -
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-1-5-21-869607583-2483572573-2297019986-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe -
Drops startup file 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word\startup\ 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 38 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\documents 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft sql server 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\office 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\bitcoin 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\powerpoint 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\thunderbird 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\word 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\excel 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\excel 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\word 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\office 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\onenote 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\onenote 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\word 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\excel 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\powerpoint 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\the bat! 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\desktop 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\outlook 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\steam 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\thunderbird 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\bitcoin 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\office 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\outlook 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\steam 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\appdata\roaming\the bat! 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe -
Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-869607583-2483572573-2297019986-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmpDEB7.bmp" 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe -
Drops file in Program Files directory 20 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft sql server 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\onenote 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\thunderbird 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\onenote 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\the bat! 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\word 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files\ 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\bitcoin 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\excel 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\outlook 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\word 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\office 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\powerpoint 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\steam 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\ 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\excel 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\office 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\outlook 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe -
Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\ 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\bitcoin 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\excel 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\steam 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\the bat! 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\thunderbird 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\documents 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\bitcoin 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\office 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\onenote 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\onenote 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\thunderbird 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\word 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\office 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\the bat! 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\thunderbird 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\thunderbird 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\word 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\office 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\outlook 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\steam 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft sql server 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\powerpoint 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\onenote 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\powerpoint 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\word 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\word 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\desktop 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\excel 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\desktop 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\excel 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\office 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\onenote 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\excel 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\outlook 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\outlook 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\outlook 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\steam 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\onenote 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\documents 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\excel 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\office 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\word 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\steam 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\the bat! 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\bitcoin 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\excel 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\office 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe -
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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language mshta.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language taskkill.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language PING.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language NOTEPAD.EXE -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 1952 PING.EXE -
Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
pid Process 4948 taskkill.exe -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-869607583-2483572573-2297019986-1000_Classes\Local Settings 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe -
Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
pid Process 4840 NOTEPAD.EXE -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 1952 PING.EXE -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4948 taskkill.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4420 wrote to memory of 1384 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 90 PID 4420 wrote to memory of 1384 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 90 PID 4420 wrote to memory of 1384 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 90 PID 4420 wrote to memory of 2268 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 93 PID 4420 wrote to memory of 2268 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 93 PID 4420 wrote to memory of 2268 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 93 PID 4420 wrote to memory of 4944 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 106 PID 4420 wrote to memory of 4944 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 106 PID 4420 wrote to memory of 4944 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 106 PID 4420 wrote to memory of 4840 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 107 PID 4420 wrote to memory of 4840 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 107 PID 4420 wrote to memory of 4840 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 107 PID 4420 wrote to memory of 2360 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 110 PID 4420 wrote to memory of 2360 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 110 PID 4420 wrote to memory of 2360 4420 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 110 PID 2360 wrote to memory of 4948 2360 cmd.exe 112 PID 2360 wrote to memory of 4948 2360 cmd.exe 112 PID 2360 wrote to memory of 4948 2360 cmd.exe 112 PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1952 2360 cmd.exe 113 PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1952 2360 cmd.exe 113 PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1952 2360 cmd.exe 113
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- 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
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4420 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exeC:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall set allprofiles state on2⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1384
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exeC:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall reset2⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2268
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___VRSYI_.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4944
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE"C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___T9KQ_.txt2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
PID:4840
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2360 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exetaskkill /f /im "2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe"3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Kills process with taskkill
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4948
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping -n 1 127.0.0.13⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1952
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Modify Registry
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Downloads
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Filesize
75KB
MD5f51e9d73859b90a50e701019b81887b5
SHA180ab8615c4276cceacd7672d9f138e8fa426c435
SHA2569879a85cdd8ec4d248dd9f67c6d00153d1d7d3770aa158095f5fa2579b19d871
SHA512f9a97c2debe24f75c351f44db786979dc7d834f4afd153cf08d1bee8b7ac7476fbe27d381bcc998fb228599e099b5c30c3c342fad48027008fde87c94134a459
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Filesize
1KB
MD58db17456e1de4a959e8884f4e052aec9
SHA16470af175654755ba4238a5def408fa94177bde8
SHA25680717e2bae10ce07ecb0fbcac025df9c665d789ed357fe0ff2cf1596ef9e5f48
SHA512525b6e3bed7626d5ae60ad000e47b4e1c4ed1ae7fcc72ec82c8f90c5a43f921ca25a99360418e4e3b2d88765efa01ef0114aef7773a9ddb465ab02509ce6b1bf