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Ransom:Win32/Cerber.A

First posted on 13 April 2016.
Source: Microsoft

Aliases :

There are no other names known for Ransom:Win32/Cerber.A.

Explanation :

Installation
This threat can create files on your PC, including:

• %APPDATA%\{b9624424-31e6-a7fd-21e6-3698086a28f5}\lsm.exe
• \lsm.lnk

It modifies the registry so that it runs each time you start your PC. For example:

In subkey: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Sets value: "lsm"
With data: ""%APPDATA%\{b9624424-31e6-a7fd-21e6-3698086a28f5}\lsm.exe""

The malware uses code injection to make it harder to detect and remove. It can inject code into running processes.

Payload

It can stop some processes from running on your PC, including:

• "

Additional information

Creates a mutex

This threat can create a mutex on your PC. For example:

• {C20CD437-BA6D-4ebb-B190-70B43DE3B0F3}

It might use this mutex as an infection marker to prevent more than one copy of the threat running on your PC.

This malware description was published using automated analysis of file SHA1 193f407a2f0c7e1eaa65c54cd9115c418881de42.

Last update 13 April 2016

 

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