Analysis

  • max time kernel
    152s
  • max time network
    163s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    09/02/2023, 15:25

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 185KB
  • Sample230209-stl3ashf52
  • SHA256 13cd681d7e45bc2d09e19b295c64b4385fe309f71bb6032a7c9121c1e231ceaf
  • 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.

  • Creates new service(s) 1 TTPs
  • 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.

  • Executes dropped EXE 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.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 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:976
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\glhczefa\
      2⤵
        PID:5100
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hxqoluba.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\glhczefa\
        2⤵
          PID:4972
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create glhczefa binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\glhczefa\hxqoluba.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4588
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description glhczefa "wifi internet conection"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3644
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start glhczefa
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2304
        • 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:3392
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\glhczefa\hxqoluba.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\glhczefa\hxqoluba.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4240
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
          svchost.exe
          2⤵
          • Sets service image path in registry
          PID:4104

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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            Downloads

            hxqoluba.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hxqoluba.exe
            • Size 13.1MB
            • SHA256 751f42b9e5b8cf93a723b77b5ede8df40c17fad4a90c62513530d879f5a30725
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            hxqoluba.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\glhczefa\hxqoluba.exe
            • Size 13.1MB
            • SHA256 751f42b9e5b8cf93a723b77b5ede8df40c17fad4a90c62513530d879f5a30725
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            memory/976-133-0x0000000002290000-0x00000000022A3000-memory.dmp

            memory/976-134-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000055E000-memory.dmp

            memory/976-132-0x000000000080D000-0x0000000000820000-memory.dmp

            memory/976-143-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000055E000-memory.dmp

            memory/4104-152-0x0000000000470000-0x0000000000485000-memory.dmp

            memory/4104-147-0x0000000000470000-0x0000000000485000-memory.dmp

            memory/4104-151-0x0000000000470000-0x0000000000485000-memory.dmp

            memory/4240-144-0x00000000005F9000-0x000000000060B000-memory.dmp

            memory/4240-145-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000055E000-memory.dmp

            memory/4240-149-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000055E000-memory.dmp