| File name: | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/adaf8c76-8e53-4b8f-af08-002df530703e |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Stealers are a group of malicious software that are intended for gaining unauthorized access to users’ information and transferring it to the attacker. The stealer malware category includes various types of programs that focus on their particular kind of data, including files, passwords, and cryptocurrency. Stealers are capable of spying on their targets by recording their keystrokes and taking screenshots. This type of malware is primarily distributed as part of phishing campaigns. |
| Analysis date: | April 29, 2025, 21:02:37 |
| 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: | FE1BC60A95B2C2D77CD5D232296A7FA4 |
| SHA1: | C07DFDEA8DA2DA5BAD036E7C2F5D37582E1CF684 |
| SHA256: | B3E1E9D97D74C416C2A30DD11858789AF5554CF2DE62F577C13944A19623777D |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:nl578cxdGY87FohbnmM2i8ito7wTmCbL94KCT3OAmK:nl59zH8MiM2z+NLQBN |
MALICIOUS
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- Endermanch@Cerber5.exe (PID: 2568)
Starts CMD.EXE for self-deleting
- Endermanch@Cerber5.exe (PID: 2568)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- Endermanch@Cerber5.exe (PID: 2568)
Start notepad (likely ransomware note)
- Endermanch@Cerber5.exe (PID: 2568)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- Endermanch@Cerber5.exe (PID: 2568)
Hides command output
- cmd.exe (PID: 5512)
Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill process
- cmd.exe (PID: 5512)
Runs PING.EXE to delay simulation
- cmd.exe (PID: 5512)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- Endermanch@Cerber5.exe (PID: 2568)
The sample compiled with english language support
- Endermanch@Cerber5.exe (PID: 2568)
Checks supported languages
- Endermanch@Cerber5.exe (PID: 2568)
Create files in a temporary directory
- Endermanch@Cerber5.exe (PID: 2568)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- Endermanch@Cerber5.exe (PID: 2568)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- Endermanch@Cerber5.exe (PID: 2568)
Process checks computer location settings
- Endermanch@Cerber5.exe (PID: 2568)
Reads Internet Explorer settings
- mshta.exe (PID: 1188)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- notepad.exe (PID: 5112)
Checks proxy server information
- mshta.exe (PID: 1188)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (52.9) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (23.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (23.5) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2017:07:22 09:03:05+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 9 |
| CodeSize: | 300032 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 14336 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x497a0 |
| OSVersion: | 5 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 2.7.7.1 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 2.7.0.1 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Acro Software Inc. |
| FileDescription: | PDF Writer Application |
| FileVersion: | 2, 7, 7, 1 |
| InternalName: | PDF Writer |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2010 by Acro Software Inc., All Rights Reserved |
| LegalTrademarks: | PDF Writer |
| OriginalFileName: | PDFWriter.EXE |
| ProductName: | PDF Writer Application |
| ProductVersion: | 2, 7, 0, 1 |
Total processes
134
Monitored processes
9
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1188 | "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___7WUR5HG_.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5} | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft (R) HTML Application host Version: 11.00.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2564 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | — | SppExtComObj.Exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
| 2568 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Endermanch@Cerber5.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Acro Software Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PDF Writer Application Exit code: 0 Version: 2, 7, 7, 1 Modules
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| 3956 | taskkill /f /im "E" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 128 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5112 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___IOXHTU4_.txt | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe | — | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5512 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe" /d /c taskkill /f /im "E" > NUL & ping -n 1 127.0.0.1 > NUL & del "C" > NUL && exit | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6112 | ping -n 1 127.0.0.1 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: TCP/IP Ping Command Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6644 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7000 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
Total events
5 585
Read events
5 579
Write events
6
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2568) Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.hta\OpenWithProgids |
| Operation: | write | Name: | htafile |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2568) Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.txt\OpenWithProgids |
| Operation: | write | Name: | txtfile |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1188) mshta.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1188) mshta.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1188) mshta.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1 020
Text files
75
Unknown types
2
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2568 | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bb926e54\40fd.tmp | text | |
MD5:4938C31E1052F08A4BA137CAAC57A31D | SHA256:C30729DA1E79E72B419BF83E407BFE1B01DDAECF69079C4029B28F7EC84B79D3 | |||
| 2568 | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\outlook.exe_Rules.xml | binary | |
MD5:32473777489A1076F80C7BD4C0FB6667 | SHA256:0D1A371FE7928475BA7CD80F715109172D4A358BAEB9504829E6D4B4EE5BEBDC | |||
| 2568 | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___JEZSVW_.txt | text | |
MD5:B70E474F6E0873CB6F6F81D61DBA50FE | SHA256:00EF3C92521EC2B6BA141875FF11A8CD2247537C3273A9A8C84FD438AC8DC915 | |||
| 2568 | Endermanch@Cerber5.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 | |
MD5:8495967319125B728725ED9CC8C27870 | SHA256:C6370F6E8C317493A9F64661A45F8517B04B395DF90FD110249F4BFBA5F6E338 | |||
| 2568 | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\0fmIEAtnIb.ae90 | binary | |
MD5:385DA62594C87EE66E86171725B51CEB | SHA256:93A1F4A115A0057877DCD49D66A9C9FC07E81932A6FAF2D984CA664453A3D5F9 | |||
| 2568 | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\officesetup.exe_Rules.xml | binary | |
MD5:67640B87B0B942B37884C81C6E1C8CD0 | SHA256:189D44D8788634A066CDE5F827206DB8E0C37145BC4AA9852A40B0D8C4A58602 | |||
| 2568 | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\onenote.exe_Rules.xml | binary | |
MD5:87CCD2B5A7D317CE4E2DD43028DC4B16 | SHA256:095373D1B9090E7842D330B898C39664D02A99F5FD316B364DD2E7AAB3BCE4D1 | |||
| 2568 | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\msaccess.exe_Rules.xml | binary | |
MD5:385DA62594C87EE66E86171725B51CEB | SHA256:93A1F4A115A0057877DCD49D66A9C9FC07E81932A6FAF2D984CA664453A3D5F9 | |||
| 2568 | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bb926e54\e3ca.tmp | binary | |
MD5:2D263149BB48408E4A407A2F3E1B40DB | SHA256:0C9ACB3BA839E266773F806066036DAFA4526E3F14109A955063F27C0C382D8E | |||
| 2568 | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\powerpnt.exe_Rules.xml | binary | |
MD5:0468E784AA6823A21B2BDB5D874E9903 | SHA256:CCA07555CC7E7CDF74CD23BC4105CD7D91EC89ADEBC52A11DE293F821C1071E6 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
2 221
DNS requests
18
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1188 | mshta.exe | GET | 404 | 49.13.77.253:80 | http://btc.blockr.io/api/v1/address/txs/1CMRScsrxPe2N4HwPpNKcHUhfCJXUm2Cx6?_=1745960611866 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
1188 | mshta.exe | GET | 404 | 104.20.99.10:80 | http://api.blockcypher.com/v1/btc/main/addrs/1CMRScsrxPe2N4HwPpNKcHUhfCJXUm2Cx6?_=1745960611684 | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.126.31.73:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
2112 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.31.73:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
2568 | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | 93.107.12.0:6893 | — | — | — | unknown |
2568 | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | 93.107.12.3:6893 | — | — | — | unknown |
2568 | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | 93.107.12.4:6893 | — | — | — | unknown |
2568 | Endermanch@Cerber5.exe | 93.107.12.1:6893 | — | — | — | malicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa |
| unknown |
d.4.1.9.1.6.7.1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.1.0.0.9.0.0.1.f.1.1.1.0.1.0.a.2.ip6.arpa |
| unknown |
api.blockcypher.com |
| whitelisted |
btc.blockr.io |
| unknown |