Analysis

  • max time kernel
    1798s
  • max time network
    1770s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220414-en
  • submitted
    22-06-2022 22:38

General

  • Target

    5843747cb53dcb0ecc8ea31a9f289b6f1dc829ac705a359875414efb28adfbef.exe

  • Size

    14.1MB

  • MD5

    0e23bc0be4b1ddfa9fb1b05987dc7894

  • SHA1

    a7e8682f89910271a131f67cf7bd2ac4c250fe77

  • SHA256

    5843747cb53dcb0ecc8ea31a9f289b6f1dc829ac705a359875414efb28adfbef

  • SHA512

    c6d18bff9c8d9ca5b443a9d19dd3b1e99fa028ca514ac28e6e8093217b9e0fa257bd9e80c31200431b322fa5fd94d6cfad750f2a4a5d259445ed64a285914429

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

tofsee

C2

103.248.137.133

43.231.5.6

115.230.124.76

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\5843747cb53dcb0ecc8ea31a9f289b6f1dc829ac705a359875414efb28adfbef.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5843747cb53dcb0ecc8ea31a9f289b6f1dc829ac705a359875414efb28adfbef.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:864
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\phdmmqhk\
      2⤵
        PID:3080
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xpmigpvr.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\phdmmqhk\
        2⤵
          PID:1460
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create phdmmqhk binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\phdmmqhk\xpmigpvr.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5843747cb53dcb0ecc8ea31a9f289b6f1dc829ac705a359875414efb28adfbef.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "P2P Support"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:5080
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description phdmmqhk "Internet Mobile Support"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4500
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start phdmmqhk
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4004
        • 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:2672
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\phdmmqhk\xpmigpvr.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\phdmmqhk\xpmigpvr.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5843747cb53dcb0ecc8ea31a9f289b6f1dc829ac705a359875414efb28adfbef.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2936
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
          svchost.exe
          2⤵
          • Sets service image path in registry
          PID:3580

      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\xpmigpvr.exe
        Filesize

        10.7MB

        MD5

        509457857f28e3a1c53493ea845936ff

        SHA1

        a9025bf46dc4ce0ae4773e6b842f517565def413

        SHA256

        61fceff8676fc5315ed7f59e8c76f2f390f2d53cc712e2ed3cab5444ea28d057

        SHA512

        47d2809adfedd9b54ff988d4d125315fc54eaabcaf632b9d5a1ae29a53ed3046f0ba34ab1f9176a10a9b01b7926ed6cca78988844efc9183020ddecea8a123f4

      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\phdmmqhk\xpmigpvr.exe
        Filesize

        10.7MB

        MD5

        509457857f28e3a1c53493ea845936ff

        SHA1

        a9025bf46dc4ce0ae4773e6b842f517565def413

        SHA256

        61fceff8676fc5315ed7f59e8c76f2f390f2d53cc712e2ed3cab5444ea28d057

        SHA512

        47d2809adfedd9b54ff988d4d125315fc54eaabcaf632b9d5a1ae29a53ed3046f0ba34ab1f9176a10a9b01b7926ed6cca78988844efc9183020ddecea8a123f4

      • memory/864-130-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        116KB

      • memory/1460-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/2672-138-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/3080-131-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/3580-140-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/3580-141-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000AE6000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        88KB

      • memory/3580-144-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000AE6000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        88KB

      • memory/3580-145-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000AE6000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        88KB

      • memory/4004-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/4500-135-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/5080-134-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp