| File name: | 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/f12a0132-e0dd-4fac-b2bd-b2043cefdc45 |
| 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: | March 25, 2025, 08:02:26 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 4 sections |
| MD5: | C148DC43BC2CCD6D2FF2DCE23BF51B14 |
| SHA1: | 42F33AC515A422B25A38F3BD81D5B673F83549CA |
| SHA256: | 40ABBA5DE032810CC879ECD7BD604405E5A20344C293279CFFB9A45B5E2B8BB2 |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:uhqYGocUxsoE57//z340Vas56tU0HlXNjrzNef5U:uhxGV+soE57Z96bX1le |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (43.5) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (29.8) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (13.2) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (13.2) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2017:05:18 09:35:03+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 10 |
| CodeSize: | 55296 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 146432 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x948e |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1096 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2508 --field-trial-handle=2396,i,8791067237249746561,11821684151141599805,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:3 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | msedge.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 2244 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5140 --field-trial-handle=2396,i,8791067237249746561,11821684151141599805,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 2332 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\122.0.2365.59\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6164 --field-trial-handle=2396,i,8791067237249746561,11821684151141599805,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\122.0.2365.59\identity_helper.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PWA Identity Proxy Host Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 2432 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --single-argument http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.tor2web.org/319B-6ACE-EE15-0006-4420 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | mshta.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 2656 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\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
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| 2852 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3492 --field-trial-handle=2396,i,8791067237249746561,11821684151141599805,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 3396 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6472 --field-trial-handle=2396,i,8791067237249746561,11821684151141599805,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 3896 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7040 --field-trial-handle=2396,i,8791067237249746561,11821684151141599805,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 3976 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=22 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6880 --field-trial-handle=2396,i,8791067237249746561,11821684151141599805,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 5020 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\122.0.2365.59\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6164 --field-trial-handle=2396,i,8791067237249746561,11821684151141599805,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\122.0.2365.59\identity_helper.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PWA Identity Proxy Host Exit code: 3221226029 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (7760) 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.txt\OpenWithProgids |
| Operation: | write | Name: | txtfile |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7760) 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.hta\OpenWithProgids |
| Operation: | write | Name: | htafile |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7200) mshta.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7200) mshta.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7200) mshta.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7200) mshta.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2432) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2432) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2432) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2432) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7760 | 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\setup.def.en-us_professional2019retail_04640089-6fb7-4a4d-ae33-18e0c4a879d8_tx_db_platform_def_.exe_Rules.xml | binary | |
MD5:24AFB7CB1CC6E734CF3EA3242BC9C524 | SHA256:DECB261B53DD2E65749B77F83CF607361CA691D02DC49B5777FD5E379176CD19 | |||
| 7760 | 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bb926e54\40fd.tmp | text | |
MD5:319B6ACEEE15846F0B750A195FB13923 | SHA256:D9FC0DFDE259BA3131FF808590C2204496FC5976CE6F54667A4482F5B15456FD | |||
| 7760 | 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\officesetup.exe_Rules.xml | binary | |
MD5:88428DA5B31FB6E7DE98E67793B48BE3 | SHA256:10774B5FDCD4C60491C722FA614B6B8443ED11364420A675F991CE56E27AC9AD | |||
| 7760 | 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\g-LIMA7Hxh.ae90 | binary | |
MD5:88428DA5B31FB6E7DE98E67793B48BE3 | SHA256:10774B5FDCD4C60491C722FA614B6B8443ED11364420A675F991CE56E27AC9AD | |||
| 7760 | 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bb926e54\e3ca.tmp | binary | |
MD5:13493A4F445CAD0F813A11C5A9DCC8C6 | SHA256:2567C7110572CF62959B7F57813C15DC89A11156439BEB8E3DDB7BF284DAD021 | |||
| 7760 | 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___YXHD6ZD_.hta | html | |
MD5:C07AA21EF273654FBDA572EF87A12EEF | SHA256:36D0B36C6B3EB807B60403A0522B2E773D4831E25592080633DF1DEC80FD38C7 | |||
| 7760 | 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\AWriuTPZwZ.ae90 | binary | |
MD5:2A5108097CC3153F16D573D42F6F7174 | SHA256:9B7607E633858ED73C62434B209161E08B70DE50923357A1A63DC6423ED607C3 | |||
| 7760 | 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\onenote.exe_Rules.xml | binary | |
MD5:3BB943F59D9FE4A14EBDC34AD5FC60F3 | SHA256:6CB67A6EEC704E742CD0D899278382714A0763D7614E84D768A934D9CF6BB733 | |||
| 7760 | 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___X9ZUPC3Y_.txt | text | |
MD5:35249F8A0531BA97D237EB8F097FD37F | SHA256:830162B6D0CA1BDCE69EEE0793761C9602FB8F735848F36C5608A586FC7E19A8 | |||
| 7760 | 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\msaccess.exe_Rules.xml | binary | |
MD5:2A5108097CC3153F16D573D42F6F7174 | SHA256:9B7607E633858ED73C62434B209161E08B70DE50923357A1A63DC6423ED607C3 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.110.122:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6456 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.110.122:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 304 | 20.12.23.50:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | unknown | — | — | — |
7408 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.219.150.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7408 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.120:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 20.242.39.171:443 | https://fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/clientwebservice/ping | unknown | — | — | — |
7408 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.120:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 20.223.35.26:443 | https://arc.msn.com/v3/Delivery/Placement?pubid=da63df93-3dbc-42ae-a505-b34988683ac7&pid=310091&adm=2&w=1&h=1&wpx=1&hpx=1&fmt=json&cltp=app&dim=le&rafb=0&nct=1&pm=1&cfmt=text,image,poly&sft=jpeg,png,gif&topt=1&poptin=0&localid=w:AC7699B0-48EA-FD22-C8DC-06A02098A0F0&ctry=US&time=20250325T080240Z&lc=en-US&pl=en-US&idtp=mid&uid=9115d6d1-9f4e-4053-9297-2a8c833b3912&aid=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&ua=WindowsShellClient%2F9.0.40929.0%20%28Windows%29&asid=010b893449274dd8bcf9d27ea397c439&ctmode=MultiSession&arch=x64&betaedgever=0.0.0.0&canedgever=0.0.0.0&cdm=1&cdmver=10.0.19041.3636&devedgever=0.0.0.0&devfam=Windows.Desktop&devform=Unknown&devosver=10.0.19045.4046&disphorzres=1280&dispsize=15.3&dispvertres=720&fosver=16299&isu=0&lo=3968641&metered=false&nettype=ethernet&npid=sc-310091&oemName=DELL&oemid=DELL&ossku=Professional&prevosver=15063&rver=2&smBiosDm=DELL&stabedgever=122.0.2365.59&tl=2&tsu=1359171&waasBldFlt=1&waasCfgExp=1&waasCfgSet=1&waasRetail=1&waasRing=&svoffered=2 | unknown | binary | 1.38 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 200 | 40.126.31.128:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | unknown | xml | 1.35 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 40.126.31.3:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | unknown | text | 203 b | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6456 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 40.113.103.199:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6456 | RUXIMICS.exe | 88.221.110.122:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 88.221.110.122:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.14:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
7760 | 2025-03-25_c148dc43bc2ccd6d2ff2dce23bf51b14_cerber.exe | 178.33.158.0:6893 | — | — | — | unknown |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
api.blockcypher.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
7200 | mshta.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | RANSOMWARE [ANY.RUN] Cerber Blockchain has been detected |
— | — | A Network Trojan was detected | RANSOMWARE [ANY.RUN] Cerber Blockchain has been detected |
— | — | A Network Trojan was detected | RANSOMWARE [ANY.RUN] Cerber Blockchain has been detected |
1096 | msedge.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE Ransomware/Cerber Onion Domain Lookup |
1096 | msedge.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE Ransomware/Cerber Onion Domain Lookup |
1096 | msedge.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE Ransomware/Cerber Onion Domain Lookup |
1096 | msedge.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE Ransomware/Cerber Onion Domain Lookup |