Analysis

  • max time kernel
    1796s
  • max time network
    1785s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220414-en
  • submitted
    06-06-2022 03:25

General

  • Target

    c5af074d1dc7563538561414790ce838b29a04f80c877a0d3e235b83a2130d16.exe

  • Size

    13.7MB

  • MD5

    5408cff5586901cfb35b5ed13505c161

  • SHA1

    e929d7dc906bdc0eb20c4009b085443bc7af996f

  • SHA256

    c5af074d1dc7563538561414790ce838b29a04f80c877a0d3e235b83a2130d16

  • SHA512

    f1f6bde7b47b13da6ede09ae7e25e1ac5444880cea3ed2bbad2a806ae7e80393998670febb7bbc0bd0221a3a9ce741b2a39ad7199ad561061e0545ae0966558c

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

tofsee

C2

43.231.4.7

lazystax.ru

Signatures

  • Tofsee

    Backdoor/botnet which carries out malicious activities based on commands from a C2 server.

  • Creates new service(s) 1 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c5af074d1dc7563538561414790ce838b29a04f80c877a0d3e235b83a2130d16.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c5af074d1dc7563538561414790ce838b29a04f80c877a0d3e235b83a2130d16.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4408
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cequrjs\
      2⤵
        PID:540
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xokrihlp.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cequrjs\
        2⤵
          PID:4988
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create cequrjs binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cequrjs\xokrihlp.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c5af074d1dc7563538561414790ce838b29a04f80c877a0d3e235b83a2130d16.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2552
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description cequrjs "wifi internet conection"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4308
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start cequrjs
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4244
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe" advfirewall firewall add rule name="Host-process for services of Windows" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe" enable=yes>nul
          2⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          PID:1468
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4408 -s 1044
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:176
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cequrjs\xokrihlp.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cequrjs\xokrihlp.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c5af074d1dc7563538561414790ce838b29a04f80c877a0d3e235b83a2130d16.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2360
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
          svchost.exe
          2⤵
          • Sets service image path in registry
          PID:1500
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2360 -s 512
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:3136
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 4408 -ip 4408
        1⤵
          PID:1732
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 452 -p 2360 -ip 2360
          1⤵
            PID:1564

          Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

          Persistence

          New Service

          1
          T1050

          Modify Existing Service

          1
          T1031

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          1
          T1060

          Privilege Escalation

          New Service

          1
          T1050

          Defense Evasion

          Modify Registry

          1
          T1112

          Discovery

          Query Registry

          1
          T1012

          System Information Discovery

          2
          T1082

          Replay Monitor

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          Downloads

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xokrihlp.exe
            Filesize

            14.9MB

            MD5

            ad43da03460bd4e6aa52a99ee084489d

            SHA1

            d96c8936f342be001a939f870b32cc4fbfa7e55f

            SHA256

            3d2b5a22ac0c9b4cd5935999c5ae1c6bd8839f578afa55c33ea184a14c21f0c1

            SHA512

            182774ac7e80b297b41f9689927256c7e8676c3efb11792339926d29a1d70e1a066b9088872ee10b7b444b38eaf49d93a534e3130fb1c000624b68f659bf45b5

          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cequrjs\xokrihlp.exe
            Filesize

            14.9MB

            MD5

            ad43da03460bd4e6aa52a99ee084489d

            SHA1

            d96c8936f342be001a939f870b32cc4fbfa7e55f

            SHA256

            3d2b5a22ac0c9b4cd5935999c5ae1c6bd8839f578afa55c33ea184a14c21f0c1

            SHA512

            182774ac7e80b297b41f9689927256c7e8676c3efb11792339926d29a1d70e1a066b9088872ee10b7b444b38eaf49d93a534e3130fb1c000624b68f659bf45b5

          • memory/540-133-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
          • memory/1468-140-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
          • memory/1500-152-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000000F15000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            84KB

          • memory/1500-151-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000000F15000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            84KB

          • memory/1500-145-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000000F15000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            84KB

          • memory/1500-144-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
          • memory/2360-143-0x0000000000E03000-0x0000000000E11000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            56KB

          • memory/2360-150-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C25000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            8.1MB

          • memory/2360-149-0x0000000000E03000-0x0000000000E11000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            56KB

          • memory/2360-146-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C25000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            8.1MB

          • memory/2552-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
          • memory/4244-138-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
          • memory/4308-137-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
          • memory/4408-142-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C25000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            8.1MB

          • memory/4408-141-0x0000000000C98000-0x0000000000CA6000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            56KB

          • memory/4408-130-0x0000000000C98000-0x0000000000CA6000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            56KB

          • memory/4408-131-0x0000000002820000-0x0000000002833000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            76KB

          • memory/4408-132-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C25000-memory.dmp
            Filesize

            8.1MB

          • memory/4988-134-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp