File name:

251005-qcs36szjz7_pw_infected.zip

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/63464377-04ce-449c-9e02-3b025692dd9c
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Cerber is a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) that appeared in 2016, spread quickly and has been evolving since. It became well-known for its file encryption, offline capabilities, and sophisticated evasion techniques. It primarily targets enterprises, financial institutions, and government entities, encrypting their data and demanding ransom payments in Bitcoin. It also targets everyday users encrypting personal files (photos, documents) with the risk of their permanent loss.

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Analysis date: October 05, 2025, 13:15:33
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
cerber
ransomware
Indicators:
MIME: application/zip
File info: Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract, compression method=AES Encrypted
MD5:

F2FF542C4D06B9CB93EB0892B44C7768

SHA1:

E115E19F1DC6C0895C9E6DE83BD500FBAFED2C9D

SHA256:

027B04B6A31C446A14236A6B23312A339B4AF2F435CA82699220A590357C1D19

SSDEEP:

6144:x7pLkVb/IJ+NWZKzdOBs0heTsZiOHWwBaZs:xt49I1ZudERhPZvHZgZs

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  • MALICIOUS

    • CERBER mutex has been found

      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 5480)
      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 4396)
      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 7000)
      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 3060)

    • Deletes shadow copies

      • cmd.exe (PID: 8032)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 4396)
      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 5480)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 4396)

  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 4396)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 2196)

    • Checks supported languages

      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 4396)
      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 5480)
      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 7000)
      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 3060)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 4396)
      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 7000)
      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 3060)

    • Reads the computer name

      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 5480)
      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 4396)
      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 3060)
      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 7000)

    • Process checks whether UAC notifications are on

      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 4396)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 4396)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 5480)
      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 4396)
      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 7000)
      • 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe (PID: 3060)

    • Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

      • OpenWith.exe (PID: 2720)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • WMIC.exe (PID: 7056)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 6936)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 6936)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.zip | ZIP compressed archive (100)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion: 20
ZipBitFlag: 0x0009
ZipCompression: Unknown (99)
ZipModifyDate: 1980:00:00 00:00:00
ZipCRC: 0x00000000
ZipCompressedSize: 142037
ZipUncompressedSize: 183296
ZipFileName: 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber_elex
No data.
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Total processes
183
Monitored processes
12
Malicious processes
5
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start winrar.exe openwith.exe no specs slui.exe #CERBER 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe cmd.exe conhost.exe no specs #CERBER 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs wmic.exe no specs #CERBER 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe no specs #CERBER 2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2196"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\251005-qcs36szjz7_pw_infected.zipC:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.91.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
2720C:\WINDOWS\system32\OpenWith.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\OpenWith.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Pick an app
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\openwith.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
3060"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\crypt32.dll
3708\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
4264\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
4396"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\crypt32.dll
5480"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe" -evalC:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe
cmd.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\crypt32.dll
6364"C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\cmd.exe" /d /c start "" "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe" -evalC:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
6936C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
7000"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ucrtbase.dll
Total events
10 290
Read events
10 253
Write events
24
Delete events
13

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2196) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\Interface\Themes
Operation:writeName:ShellExtBMP
Value:
(PID) Process:(2196) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\Interface\Themes
Operation:writeName:ShellExtIcon
Value:
(PID) Process:(2196) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:3
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\preferences.zip
(PID) Process:(2196) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:2
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip
(PID) Process:(2196) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:1
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\omni_23_10_2024_.zip
(PID) Process:(2196) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:0
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\251005-qcs36szjz7_pw_infected.zip
(PID) Process:(2196) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:name
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(2196) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:size
Value:
80
(PID) Process:(2196) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:type
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(2196) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:mtime
Value:
100
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
1
Text files
1
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2196WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber_elexexecutable
MD5:57C9E444EA67F700150DA1C2FAE9E5C9
SHA256:1CD3BD6D3F1B0F22DD67569AE5B10A277E06FDDD19EDBECB1502F7398E6F3B25
43962025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bb926e54\e3ca.tmpbinary
MD5:79D6DC1E310606AFFBDAB4B10C565AF3
SHA256:5326186A6EB2470804479BD687D85BC4ABDE568D76B49D803B68D91562E67A6E
43962025-10-05_57c9e444ea67f700150da1c2fae9e5c9_cerber.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bb926e54\40fd.tmptext
MD5:B13D4DFA21958105D00A98BE14E5091B
SHA256:33350253A5BCC12F8BA177BE372F6139215E99DA4D29ADF4D5185956A977F4BA
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
1 056
DNS requests
17
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3008
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
3008
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
8184
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
US
binary
314 b
whitelisted
708
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
4696
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
6016
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
2876
RUXIMICS.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
5224
SearchApp.exe
92.123.104.67:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
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—
whitelisted
3008
svchost.exe
40.126.32.133:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
3008
svchost.exe
184.30.131.245:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
8184
backgroundTaskHost.exe
92.123.104.67:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
8184
backgroundTaskHost.exe
184.30.131.245:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
3464
svchost.exe
172.211.123.249:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 92.123.104.67
  • 92.123.104.9
  • 92.123.104.62
  • 92.123.104.65
  • 92.123.104.61
  • 92.123.104.63
  • 92.123.104.5
  • 92.123.104.4
  • 92.123.104.6
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.142
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 40.126.32.138
  • 40.126.32.74
  • 40.126.32.136
  • 20.190.160.67
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 20.190.160.131
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 184.30.131.245
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
arc.msn.com
  • 20.199.58.43
  • 20.223.35.26
whitelisted
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com
  • 20.74.47.205
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 74.179.77.204
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 13.95.31.18
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
—
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Unknown Traffic
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