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Database Entry



Ceber


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8b9c7147b7a4e4cfa31028792536bad9ae4df1c216de52d9e366628a92e4895e
SHA3-384 hash: 88be4e01be2aabba84a16fffa4d9addca88f7c4e1444e4d58955c0962ae3551a0a38cad7684b3c8c25116c6ee06cda00
SHA1 hash: c8a235eaa839ce37abeda9899450edd9d2aa5d6d
MD5 hash: d4c91f0dd0b17ccd1fac79f2f603ff49
humanhash: bluebird-montana-moon-social
File name:8b9c7147b7a4e4cfa31028792536bad9ae4df1c216de52d9e366628a92e4895e.bin
Download: download sample
Signature Ceber
File size:188'127 bytes
First seen:2026-09-30 07:13:18 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: zip
MIME type:application/zip
ssdeep 3072:4JUN0S8RMyF2iTBet/NSnnfMKPdrsvdDGO7Vj5pLVqC6qEeqeqEUslwbhgmYN:4JUN0tMyFRENNCfM8B4DG059v6q9f/wK
TLSH T18404224F2EA06163970836958F8CBFB78A89895A764D8C3B63DDCE14DD54230F584E3A
Magika zip
Reporter whack_sh
Tags:Ceber Ransomware zip

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
182
Origin country :
US US
File Archive Information

This file archive contains 1 file(s), sorted by their relevance:

File name:Cerber5.exe
File size:320'760 bytes
SHA256 hash: b3e1e9d97d74c416c2a30dd11858789af5554cf2de62f577c13944a19623777d
MD5 hash: fe1bc60a95b2c2d77cd5d232296a7fa4
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
Signature Ceber
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
cerber crypt sage remo
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug cerber cerber emotet evasive expired-cert fingerprint keylogger microsoft_visual_cc ransomware ransomware revoked-cert signed wastedlocker
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
zip
First seen:
2024-04-04T01:16:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2024-04-04T05:14:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
3 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Zip Archive
Threat name:
Win32.Ransomware.Cerber
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-04-04 06:13:14 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
5
AV detection:
31 of 36 (86.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cerber defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation ransomware revoked_codesign
Behaviour
Kills process with taskkill
Modifies registry class
Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
Executes a command shell one-liner
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in System32 directory
Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
Enumerates connected drives
Checks computer location settings
Creates a file in the Startup directory
Badlisted process makes network request
Contacts a large (1107) amount of remote hosts
Modifies Windows Firewall
Family: Cerber
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:PE_Potentially_Signed_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Ceber

zip 8b9c7147b7a4e4cfa31028792536bad9ae4df1c216de52d9e366628a92e4895e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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