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1f824766e7...3b.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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1f824766e7...3b.exe

windows11-21h2-x64

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Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    25/05/2026, 15:00

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General

  • Target
    1f824766e7bbd6a8ea293d4fc0f8b4b09d541bd0c1bc54fcdcf3e67fcc38133b.exe
  • Size 292KB
  • Sample260525-sdlrlaez2z
  • SHA256 1f824766e7bbd6a8ea293d4fc0f8b4b09d541bd0c1bc54fcdcf3e67fcc38133b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
defense_evasiondiscoverycerberpersistenceprivilege_escalationransomware

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___0V0OHD_.txt

  • cerber

Ransom Note
  • Hi, I'am CRBR ENCRYPTOR ;) ----- 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 (*_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://xpcx6erilkjced3j.onion/8919-58E6-E3CC-0098-9AE6 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://xpcx6erilkjced3j.1t2jhk.top/8919-58E6-E3CC-0098-9AE6 2. http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.1e6ly3.top/8919-58E6-E3CC-0098-9AE6 3. http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.1ewuh5.top/8919-58E6-E3CC-0098-9AE6 4. http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.15ezkm.top/8919-58E6-E3CC-0098-9AE6 5. http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.16umxg.top/8919-58E6-E3CC-0098-9AE6 ----- Note! These are temporary addresses! They will be available for a limited amount of time! -----
URLs

  • http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.onion/8919-58E6-E3CC-0098-9AE6

  • http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.1t2jhk.top/8919-58E6-E3CC-0098-9AE6

  • http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.1e6ly3.top/8919-58E6-E3CC-0098-9AE6

  • http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.1ewuh5.top/8919-58E6-E3CC-0098-9AE6

  • http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.15ezkm.top/8919-58E6-E3CC-0098-9AE6

  • http://xpcx6erilkjced3j.16umxg.top/8919-58E6-E3CC-0098-9AE6

Signatures

  • Family: Cerber

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

    ransomwarecerber
  • Badlisted process makes network request 4 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Contacts a large (1117) 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
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • 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
    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 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

    discovery
  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
    defense_evasion
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
    ransomware
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1f824766e7bbd6a8ea293d4fc0f8b4b09d541bd0c1bc54fcdcf3e67fcc38133b.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1f824766e7bbd6a8ea293d4fc0f8b4b09d541bd0c1bc54fcdcf3e67fcc38133b.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4408
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1f824766e7bbd6a8ea293d4fc0f8b4b09d541bd0c1bc54fcdcf3e67fcc38133b.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1f824766e7bbd6a8ea293d4fc0f8b4b09d541bd0c1bc54fcdcf3e67fcc38133b.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • 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
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1404
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall set allprofiles state on
        3⤵
        • Modifies Windows Firewall
        • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4636
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe advfirewall reset
        3⤵
        • Modifies Windows Firewall
        • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5068
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___UI9NSHS_.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}
        3⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1968
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___6244RM2_.txt
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
        PID:4316
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /d /c taskkill /f /im "1f824766e7bbd6a8ea293d4fc0f8b4b09d541bd0c1bc54fcdcf3e67fcc38133b.exe" > NUL & ping -n 1 127.0.0.1 > NUL & del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1f824766e7bbd6a8ea293d4fc0f8b4b09d541bd0c1bc54fcdcf3e67fcc38133b.exe" > NUL && exit
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4696
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im "1f824766e7bbd6a8ea293d4fc0f8b4b09d541bd0c1bc54fcdcf3e67fcc38133b.exe"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3676
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
          ping -n 1 127.0.0.1
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
          • Runs ping.exe
          PID:2968
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:4176

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

          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

          Peripheral Device Discovery

          1
          T1120

          Query Registry

          2
          T1012

          Remote System Discovery

          1
          T1018

          System Information Discovery

          3
          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

          _R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___YXDE_.hta
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\cache\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___YXDE_.hta
          • Size 76KB
          • SHA256 6f4352d9d4273aedf099fa22fc6779390dde6f4c26a0492c63baea6ddb7b1fc1
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          _R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___0V0OHD_.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___0V0OHD_.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 a2565625b2bec9e4c9dbf1186c7d287618225fb5de318714da4b7f2e7d5af91f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          memory/1404-4-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001C1000-memory.dmp
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          memory/1404-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp
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          memory/1404-409-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4408-2-0x0000000002160000-0x0000000002169000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4408-3-0x0000000002160000-0x0000000002169000-memory.dmp
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