| URL: | https://github.com/Endermanch/MalwareDatabase/blob/master/ransomwares/Cerber%205.zip |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/a41f0132-cb3e-4a6d-a226-b6d9f2e26735 |
| 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. |
| Analysis date: | May 30, 2020, 14:50:04 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
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| MD5: | 07E13DA02C508ED7C3E6F69FBD77FE05 |
| SHA1: | 91D4CEF287010E166DC2CC0B113E2A913E29D329 |
| SHA256: | 0B6F7FA8370067F890EB255C16A01A7A76B11C585A202BA0F638BE16798B8A18 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8tEdegLaKoEJ3PqkzEHcEie+mmAQXLU:2ufLtfnz+cEizm3Q7U |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 120 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1000,13899993750853256284,2593841099845229319,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=14570515504366550714 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3992 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 580 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1000,13899993750853256284,2593841099845229319,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --no-sandbox --service-request-channel-token=5086169049063967558 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2596 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 3221225547 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 872 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1000,13899993750853256284,2593841099845229319,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --extension-process --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=15203996920884772155 --renderer-client-id=37 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4000 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 900 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1000,13899993750853256284,2593841099845229319,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=2087509846006065617 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3780 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 960 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1000,13899993750853256284,2593841099845229319,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --extension-process --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=4598096326077247056 --renderer-client-id=23 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2984 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 1000 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1000,13899993750853256284,2593841099845229319,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=10423059007487172010 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4036 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 1092 | taskkill /f /im "E" | C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 128 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1328 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1000,13899993750853256284,2593841099845229319,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=8612555528401965331 --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2256 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 1376 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1000,13899993750853256284,2593841099845229319,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=17273613372807154725 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4324 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 1464 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=75.0.3770.100 --initial-client-data=0x7c,0x80,0x84,0x78,0x88,0x6e60a9d0,0x6e60a9e0,0x6e60a9ec | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (2124) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2124) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2124) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2124) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: 01000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2124) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2720) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 2124-13235323820101500 |
Value: 259 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2124) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | dr |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2124) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UsageStatsInSample |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2124) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | 3120-13213713943555664 |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2124) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | usagestats |
Value: 0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2124 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-5ED272AC-84C.pma | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2124 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2124 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2124 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\4729c95e-6271-41ed-9d8a-e14335f8af6f.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2124 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000028.dbtmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2124 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RF15dbb4.TMP | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2124 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2124 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old~RF15dbf2.TMP | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2124 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2124 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old~RF15dd79.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1676 | chrome.exe | GET | 302 | 216.58.212.174:80 | http://redirector.gvt1.com/edgedl/chromewebstore/L2Nocm9tZV9leHRlbnNpb24vYmxvYnMvOTRmQUFXVHlhaGJaUTdMLWtCSkNJUl9ZQQ/1.0.0.5_nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda.crx | US | html | 521 b | whitelisted |
1676 | chrome.exe | GET | 302 | 116.202.120.166:80 | http://torproject.org/ | IN | html | 275 b | suspicious |
1676 | chrome.exe | GET | 302 | 216.58.212.174:80 | http://redirector.gvt1.com/edgedl/chromewebstore/L2Nocm9tZV9leHRlbnNpb24vYmxvYnMvYjY5QUFXTEQwc2RPVXhRY3picjhxblh1dw/7619.603.0.2_pkedcjkdefgpdelpbcmbmeomcjbeemfm.crx | US | html | 526 b | whitelisted |
1676 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 74.125.173.166:80 | http://r1---sn-1gieen7e.gvt1.com/edgedl/chromewebstore/L2Nocm9tZV9leHRlbnNpb24vYmxvYnMvYjY5QUFXTEQwc2RPVXhRY3picjhxblh1dw/7619.603.0.2_pkedcjkdefgpdelpbcmbmeomcjbeemfm.crx?cms_redirect=yes&mh=Qx&mip=185.230.125.140&mm=28&mn=sn-1gieen7e&ms=nvh&mt=1590850154&mv=m&mvi=0&pl=24&shardbypass=yes | US | crx | 816 Kb | whitelisted |
1676 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 74.125.173.170:80 | http://r5---sn-1gieen7e.gvt1.com/edgedl/chromewebstore/L2Nocm9tZV9leHRlbnNpb24vYmxvYnMvOTRmQUFXVHlhaGJaUTdMLWtCSkNJUl9ZQQ/1.0.0.5_nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda.crx?cms_redirect=yes&mh=QJ&mip=185.230.125.140&mm=28&mn=sn-1gieen7e&ms=nvh&mt=1590850154&mv=m&mvi=4&pl=24&shardbypass=yes | US | crx | 293 Kb | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1676 | chrome.exe | 216.58.212.163:443 | clientservices.googleapis.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
1676 | chrome.exe | 140.82.118.4:443 | github.com | — | US | malicious |
1676 | chrome.exe | 216.58.208.45:443 | accounts.google.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
1676 | chrome.exe | 172.217.23.174:443 | clients1.google.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
1676 | chrome.exe | 172.217.23.106:443 | safebrowsing.googleapis.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
1676 | chrome.exe | 216.58.207.46:443 | www.google-analytics.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
1676 | chrome.exe | 151.101.0.133:443 | avatars0.githubusercontent.com | Fastly | US | malicious |
1676 | chrome.exe | 140.82.118.5:443 | api.github.com | — | US | suspicious |
1676 | chrome.exe | 216.58.212.174:80 | redirector.gvt1.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
1676 | chrome.exe | 3.214.233.124:443 | collector.githubapp.com | — | US | unknown |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
github.com |
| malicious |
clientservices.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
accounts.google.com |
| shared |
github.githubassets.com |
| whitelisted |
safebrowsing.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
avatars0.githubusercontent.com |
| whitelisted |
avatars1.githubusercontent.com |
| whitelisted |
avatars2.githubusercontent.com |
| whitelisted |
avatars3.githubusercontent.com |
| whitelisted |
github-cloud.s3.amazonaws.com |
| shared |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
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— | — | A Network Trojan was detected | ET TROJAN Ransomware/Cerber Checkin M3 (9) |