Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    22/08/2022, 10:13

General

  • Target
    f557af1a5cdb18ade1bdfe8de2f013e4.exe
  • Size 307KB
  • Sample220822-l83v2ahcf9
  • SHA256 f16238cbe16b93a141e4e8f026b9ce3ca393f63d78c1b7b6ff2e0ed19f240f5e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • tofsee

C2
  • svartalfheim.top

  • jotunheim.name

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.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • 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
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f557af1a5cdb18ade1bdfe8de2f013e4.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f557af1a5cdb18ade1bdfe8de2f013e4.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4880
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\gykgitbz\
      2⤵
        PID:3692
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vdarxbcn.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\gykgitbz\
        2⤵
          PID:3336
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create gykgitbz binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\gykgitbz\vdarxbcn.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f557af1a5cdb18ade1bdfe8de2f013e4.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4068
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description gykgitbz "wifi internet conection"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:852
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start gykgitbz
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4448
        • 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:628
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4880 -s 1036
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:4012
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\gykgitbz\vdarxbcn.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\gykgitbz\vdarxbcn.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f557af1a5cdb18ade1bdfe8de2f013e4.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4512
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
          svchost.exe
          2⤵
          • Sets service image path in registry
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          PID:1192
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4512 -s 512
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:3768
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 428 -p 4880 -ip 4880
        1⤵
          PID:740
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 464 -p 4512 -ip 4512
          1⤵
            PID:2624

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                Downloads

                vdarxbcn.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vdarxbcn.exe
                • Size 10.0MB
                • SHA256 22b0d51efe75a5f747f15904266a9047da2bc0f6c64d3746d75b279519af6f4d
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                vdarxbcn.exe

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\gykgitbz\vdarxbcn.exe
                • Size 10.0MB
                • SHA256 22b0d51efe75a5f747f15904266a9047da2bc0f6c64d3746d75b279519af6f4d
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                memory/1192-151-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000515000-memory.dmp

                memory/1192-150-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000515000-memory.dmp

                memory/1192-145-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000515000-memory.dmp

                memory/4512-148-0x0000000000883000-0x0000000000893000-memory.dmp

                memory/4512-149-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000850000-memory.dmp

                memory/4880-143-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000850000-memory.dmp

                memory/4880-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000850000-memory.dmp

                memory/4880-134-0x0000000000AE0000-0x0000000000AF3000-memory.dmp

                memory/4880-133-0x0000000000BB8000-0x0000000000BC9000-memory.dmp