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, 08:02
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe
Resource
win7-20250207-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___UALFCF0_.txt
cerber
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion/CB50-E171-D884-0006-4515
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.tor2web.org/CB50-E171-D884-0006-4515
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.link/CB50-E171-D884-0006-4515
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.nu/CB50-E171-D884-0006-4515
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.cab/CB50-E171-D884-0006-4515
http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.onion.to/CB50-E171-D884-0006-4515
Extracted
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\OTele\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___T1WV6E6R_.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 5128 netsh.exe 2828 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-1-5-21-814918696-1585701690-3140955116-1000\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\appdata\roaming\microsoft sql server 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\office 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\steam 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\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\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\microsoft\outlook 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\desktop 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\thunderbird 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\roaming\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\roaming\microsoft\powerpoint 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\outlook 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\bitcoin 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\local\microsoft\excel 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\local\microsoft\onenote 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\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 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\powerpoint 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 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\appdata\local\word 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\powerpoint 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\documents 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe -
Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-814918696-1585701690-3140955116-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmpC023.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)\bitcoin 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\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)\word 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)\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\onenote 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)\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 sql server 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)\outlook 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)\the bat! 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)\office 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\program files (x86)\steam 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe -
Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process 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\localservice\appdata\local\thunderbird 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\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\office 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\roaming\office 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\localservice\appdata\local\outlook 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\the bat! 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\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\networkservice\appdata\local\word 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\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\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server 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\local\microsoft\office 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\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook 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\roaming\thunderbird 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\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\networkservice\appdata\roaming\bitcoin 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\local\microsoft\excel 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\roaming\outlook 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\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\localservice\desktop 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\networkservice\appdata\local\office 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\appdata\local\onenote 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\localservice\appdata\roaming\powerpoint 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\localservice\appdata\roaming\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\localservice\appdata\roaming\thunderbird 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\ 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\localservice\appdata\local\microsoft\microsoft sql server 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\serviceprofiles\networkservice\appdata\local\powerpoint 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\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote 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\roaming\bitcoin 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\roaming\excel 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\localservice\appdata\local\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\localservice\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook 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\excel 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\roaming\microsoft\microsoft sql server 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\powerpoint 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 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 NOTEPAD.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language mshta.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language taskkill.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 4668 PING.EXE -
Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
pid Process 1488 taskkill.exe -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-814918696-1585701690-3140955116-1000_Classes\Local Settings 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe -
Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
pid Process 3948 NOTEPAD.EXE -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4668 PING.EXE -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1488 taskkill.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4220 wrote to memory of 2828 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 88 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 2828 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 88 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 2828 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 88 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 5128 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 91 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 5128 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 91 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 5128 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 91 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 1752 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 101 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 1752 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 101 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 1752 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 101 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 3948 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 102 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 3948 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 102 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 3948 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 102 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 3936 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 104 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 3936 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 104 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 3936 4220 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe 104 PID 3936 wrote to memory of 1488 3936 cmd.exe 106 PID 3936 wrote to memory of 1488 3936 cmd.exe 106 PID 3936 wrote to memory of 1488 3936 cmd.exe 106 PID 3936 wrote to memory of 4668 3936 cmd.exe 107 PID 3936 wrote to memory of 4668 3936 cmd.exe 107 PID 3936 wrote to memory of 4668 3936 cmd.exe 107
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
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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:2828
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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:5128
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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___4207K_.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1752
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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___NETW588_.txt2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
PID:3948
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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
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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:1488
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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:4668
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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
MD5a476fd2c79d8feaf0973f9f18bb3b6bb
SHA132ee651c3208ab46df80e677c1c747911e0c3211
SHA25620357fea7ccdb14f9479f0a6ef6727dc0b8aba832d90520073753aeed3daadd7
SHA512f807b0cb917781117684a8ca6bedcd38b902ecbb4e244487d3110fcf9b81d4f92e1d890eb146e9076ef03340174aa1e7121c5c74706da3475ba9ee60f77376d9
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Filesize
1KB
MD593bf3f3adee53ff887cac0c723116e65
SHA1132e6b32ebb3cbbcc5124effb5b5aec3b89f3fbe
SHA256dba7a2f4a31baba8b91a9b3d87ce7fb12a034689378906f197d3b835d4d9412f
SHA51242ce76a26e5337b1bce8362d137792cbe6129d0e1de4cd2488d547035484cbdd7c72050d90a43955e47edf284ee36689a562e08803637f2edf4820724e8ea752