Analysis

  • max time kernel
    154s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220414-en
  • submitted
    19-06-2022 20:07

General

  • Target

    34c414bf27ed2603e855e7ad3578a9ac86b03faa1a7db3278cedead5ffa1458c.exe

  • Size

    104KB

  • MD5

    b8aefed6abece4f59edf9567a0cafed5

  • SHA1

    df318db2b549a7a6e6bf51fbf3a55627bc8a8f1c

  • SHA256

    34c414bf27ed2603e855e7ad3578a9ac86b03faa1a7db3278cedead5ffa1458c

  • SHA512

    c7671d6482045f57db20d9c4e5113843b32af79d0a7f04f916caa44d83a8f0a7733801d7cf202e52418432a79cbd324947a8583ae39866b5619889f4ddb69bdf

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.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\34c414bf27ed2603e855e7ad3578a9ac86b03faa1a7db3278cedead5ffa1458c.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\34c414bf27ed2603e855e7ad3578a9ac86b03faa1a7db3278cedead5ffa1458c.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:736
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\unhevvvs\
      2⤵
        PID:2076
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\smolfblq.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\unhevvvs\
        2⤵
          PID:3752
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create unhevvvs binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\unhevvvs\smolfblq.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\34c414bf27ed2603e855e7ad3578a9ac86b03faa1a7db3278cedead5ffa1458c.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4120
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description unhevvvs "wifi internet conection"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4004
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start unhevvvs
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4848
        • 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:3524
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\unhevvvs\smolfblq.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\unhevvvs\smolfblq.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\34c414bf27ed2603e855e7ad3578a9ac86b03faa1a7db3278cedead5ffa1458c.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4048
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
          svchost.exe
          2⤵
          • Sets service image path in registry
          PID:5088

      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\smolfblq.exe
        Filesize

        10.2MB

        MD5

        21f19472aa11bc56f356cb6b25f3b764

        SHA1

        b541cd6394a0b823eb18759f4dbbecd0d6aef473

        SHA256

        afd8c4bb5fbc2905695508ec761587b210bfc833630d2e2e382d90e0f3c7322e

        SHA512

        ddfed729130cfc6dd331562f0f768fc0a0187d6bbbd17735bf835d14ca111cbb40110e7282dcc1d7a37bff27f110ad7750322b00ec2984dd8b028a151f231bee

      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\unhevvvs\smolfblq.exe
        Filesize

        10.2MB

        MD5

        21f19472aa11bc56f356cb6b25f3b764

        SHA1

        b541cd6394a0b823eb18759f4dbbecd0d6aef473

        SHA256

        afd8c4bb5fbc2905695508ec761587b210bfc833630d2e2e382d90e0f3c7322e

        SHA512

        ddfed729130cfc6dd331562f0f768fc0a0187d6bbbd17735bf835d14ca111cbb40110e7282dcc1d7a37bff27f110ad7750322b00ec2984dd8b028a151f231bee

      • memory/736-130-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        116KB

      • memory/2076-131-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/3524-137-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/3752-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/4004-135-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/4048-139-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        116KB

      • memory/4120-133-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/4848-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/5088-140-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/5088-141-0x0000000000660000-0x0000000000675000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        84KB

      • memory/5088-144-0x0000000000660000-0x0000000000675000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        84KB

      • memory/5088-145-0x0000000000660000-0x0000000000675000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        84KB