ALIASES:

Ransom:Win32/Cerber!rfn (Microsoft); GenericRXBD-ZK!C09FDDBBE161 (McAfee); Trojan.Gen (Symantec); Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Zerber.dkzv (Kaspersky); Troj/Cerber-AKG (Sophos); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan horse Ransom_s.QC (AVG)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 482,763 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 02 May 2017

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Other System Modifications

This Trojan adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Multimedia\DrawDib

It adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Multimedia\DrawDib
vga.drv 800x600x16(565 0) = "31,31,31,31"

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.8

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Delete this registry key

[ Learn More ]

Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.

  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Multimedia
    • DrawDib

Step 3

Delete this registry value

[ Learn More ]

Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.

  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Multimedia\DrawDib
    • vga.drv 800x600x16(565 0) = "31,31,31,31"

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Ransom_CERBER.VSAGZO. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.


Did this description help? Tell us how we did.