| File name: | cerber.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/8b3742aa-77b1-4119-b94d-1d8a8932330e |
| 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: | June 12, 2023, 01:21:06 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 8B6BC16FD137C09A08B02BBE1BB7D670 |
| SHA1: | C69A0F6C6F809C01DB92CA658FCF1B643391A2B7 |
| SHA256: | E67834D1E8B38EC5864CFA101B140AEABA8F1900A6E269E6A94C90FCBFE56678 |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:yYghlI5/u8f1mr+4RJ99MpDa52RX5wRDhOOU0qsR:yYKlYmDXEpDHRXP01 |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7) |
| CompanyName: | Elaborate Bytes AG |
|---|---|
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 7.9.15.8 |
| FileVersionNumber: | 7.9.15.8 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| OSVersion: | 5 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x4f4e0 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| InitializedDataSize: | 294912 |
| CodeSize: | 323072 |
| LinkerVersion: | 9 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, 32-bit |
| TimeStamp: | 2017:05:24 20:48:34+00:00 |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 24-May-2017 20:48:34 |
| CompanyName: | Elaborate Bytes AG |
| Magic number: | MZ |
|---|---|
| Bytes on last page of file: | 0x0090 |
| Pages in file: | 0x0003 |
| Relocations: | 0x0000 |
| Size of header: | 0x0004 |
| Min extra paragraphs: | 0x0000 |
| Max extra paragraphs: | 0xFFFF |
| Initial SS value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial SP value: | 0x00B8 |
| Checksum: | 0x0000 |
| Initial IP value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial CS value: | 0x0000 |
| Overlay number: | 0x0000 |
| OEM identifier: | 0x0000 |
| OEM information: | 0x0000 |
| Address of NE header: | 0x000000E0 |
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 4 |
| Time date stamp: | 24-May-2017 20:48:34 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.text | 0x00001000 | 0x0004ED6E | 0x0004EE00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.09329 |
.rdata | 0x00050000 | 0x0003A87A | 0x0003AA00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 1.34374 |
.data | 0x0008B000 | 0x000011C0 | 0x00001200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 4.97646 |
.rsrc | 0x0008D000 | 0x0000C3A8 | 0x0000C400 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.55343 |
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3.19472 | 296 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_VERSION |
2 | 6.4047 | 11432 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
3 | 6.47389 | 5672 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
4 | 6.44834 | 3752 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
5 | 5.95477 | 2216 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
6 | 4.59201 | 1736 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
7 | 4.917 | 1544 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
8 | 2.71384 | 1384 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
101 | 2.98296 | 118 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_GROUP_ICON |
ADVAPI32.dll |
COMCTL32.dll |
GDI32.dll |
KERNEL32.dll |
SHELL32.dll |
SHLWAPI.dll |
USER32.dll |
msvcrt.dll |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2548 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cerber.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cerber.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Elaborate Bytes AG Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2712 | "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.12hygy.top/F164-BA08-4373-0446-923A | C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | mshta.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Internet Explorer Exit code: 1 Version: 11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700) Modules
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| 2924 | "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | cerber.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Modules
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| 3024 | "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe" | C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application Exit code: 0 Version: 12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 3220 | "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___3SH6E_.txt | C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe | — | cerber.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 3236 | taskkill /f /im "cerber.exe" | 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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| 3324 | "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:2712 CREDAT:267521 /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | — | iexplore.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Internet Explorer Exit code: 0 Version: 11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700) Modules
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| 3332 | ping -n 1 127.0.0.1 | C:\Windows\System32\PING.EXE | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: TCP/IP Ping Command Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 3712 | "C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___IKGMB_.hta" | C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe | cerber.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft (R) HTML Application host Exit code: 0 Version: 11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700) Modules
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| 3780 | "C:\Windows\explorer.exe" | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Explorer Exit code: 1 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (2548) cerber.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\16D\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LanguageList |
Value: en-US | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3024) wmpnscfg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Media Player NSS\3.0\Events\{C368A718-4284-411E-9EFA-4752AF55473E}\{9310561F-0B9E-45C8-9A97-C5C0B75172CD} |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3024) wmpnscfg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Media Player NSS\3.0\Events\{C368A718-4284-411E-9EFA-4752AF55473E} |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3024) wmpnscfg.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Health\{5EFA8FE5-6762-446F-8189-38D78F8379A3} |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2548) cerber.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2548) cerber.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2548) cerber.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2548) cerber.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3712) mshta.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3712) mshta.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2548 | cerber.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\90059c37\1320.tmp | binary | |
MD5:1BE20A9A958CD2FCB68971D3CC928E33 | SHA256:6DFD52DC30088D585F21CC61F30AD462E75B07BBEC77CBC6B0E170EFCF0FB5FE | |||
| 2548 | cerber.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\90059c37\41a4.tmp | text | |
MD5:F164BA0843735AFA5E8E6A726FC76806 | SHA256:9CF9440B3EAE9193C371FD735ADC0D933ECE73DFEB777C3F96AB89B778620135 | |||
| 2548 | cerber.exe | C:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote\14.0\preferences.dat | binary | |
MD5:1C3754023C849E1DA20C25F8AE90C3B6 | SHA256:A2957F0451D42C5C644A63CD3D67EAB4A013CC83ACCC2C46514EF4B3587CBB1C | |||
| 2548 | cerber.exe | C:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___CEKSJ_.hta | html | |
MD5:5E29D53B92D20B393F2E6358A753A7A9 | SHA256:03F14F7DC1171A04BFD9715040CAE84D8F185FD47DD0762F735E447B96850A1C | |||
| 2548 | cerber.exe | C:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\microsoft\outlook\test.srs | binary | |
MD5:92FAA897C5BA9770C499CFECC4AA1C2B | SHA256:426D9AA27E7736D13E97C4822EBE3BB8320736F5C23F01A7BCFB142BEB52880A | |||
| 2548 | cerber.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook\pj7MNsoXv2.b58d | binary | |
MD5:629FBDB9B1EE7630128C70C94F4A7F26 | SHA256:F344E6E8CF746570997F1050BCA2E048C59DEC5F76F49E2B78857676E41F3C24 | |||
| 2548 | cerber.exe | C:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\microsoft\onenote\14.0\_R_E_A_D___T_H_I_S___69C4CH_.txt | text | |
MD5:090F1797B7859689F11B5258E420A81E | SHA256:012C758BE8610E614160A00386D013BD09F9B2008A835175E05A4C580DFBFFBB | |||
| 2548 | cerber.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook\xsLby9VemB.b58d | binary | |
MD5:92FAA897C5BA9770C499CFECC4AA1C2B | SHA256:426D9AA27E7736D13E97C4822EBE3BB8320736F5C23F01A7BCFB142BEB52880A | |||
| 2548 | cerber.exe | C:\users\admin\documents\highestb.rtf | text | |
MD5:D2C93F7E8CC8CE62C17B4755A35805BC | SHA256:228933BADFF406A0EAA87A73CC98BB1736606DE9EB1A8E49D605C2B97E580D13 | |||
| 2548 | cerber.exe | C:\users\admin\documents\necessarytree.rtf | text | |
MD5:29C5FFB320885D799B8948F86A89C37D | SHA256:00B57C38F921668ACC880B95C04C3E32AD63F372C7E1A7FB242785E20C324EA5 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3712 | mshta.exe | GET | — | 172.67.2.88:80 | http://api.blockcypher.com/v1/btc/main/addrs/17gd1msp5FnMcEMF1MitTNSsYs7w7AQyCt?_=1686532884530 | US | — | — | malicious |
2712 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | US | der | 471 b | whitelisted |
3712 | mshta.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTBL0V27RVZ7LBduom%2FnYB45SPUEwQU5Z1ZMIJHWMys%2BghUNoZ7OrUETfACEAo3h2ReX7SMIk79G%2B0UDDw%3D | US | der | 1.47 Kb | whitelisted |
2712 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTBL0V27RVZ7LBduom%2FnYB45SPUEwQU5Z1ZMIJHWMys%2BghUNoZ7OrUETfACEA8Ull8gIGmZT9XHrHiJQeI%3D | US | der | 1.47 Kb | whitelisted |
3712 | mshta.exe | GET | 200 | 93.184.221.240:80 | http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?33350087ed07ad31 | US | compressed | 4.70 Kb | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2548 | cerber.exe | 178.33.158.1:6893 | — | — | — | malicious |
2548 | cerber.exe | 178.33.158.2:6893 | — | — | — | malicious |
2548 | cerber.exe | 178.33.158.3:6893 | — | — | — | malicious |
2548 | cerber.exe | 178.33.158.8:6893 | — | — | — | malicious |
2548 | cerber.exe | 178.33.158.4:6893 | — | — | — | unknown |
2548 | cerber.exe | 178.33.158.6:6893 | — | — | — | malicious |
2548 | cerber.exe | 178.33.158.5:6893 | — | — | — | malicious |
2548 | cerber.exe | 178.33.158.13:6893 | — | — | — | malicious |
2548 | cerber.exe | 178.33.158.9:6893 | — | — | — | unknown |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
api.blockcypher.com |
| malicious |
dns.msftncsi.com |
| shared |
btc.blockr.io |
| unknown |
bitaps.com |
| unknown |
chain.so |
| whitelisted |
ctldl.windowsupdate.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.12hygy.top |
| unknown |
api.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2548 | cerber.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | ET MALWARE Ransomware/Cerber Checkin M3 (16) |
1076 | svchost.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE Ransomware/Cerber Onion Domain Lookup |
1076 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query to a *.top domain - Likely Hostile |