Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    19-04-2023 01:51

General

  • Target

    1cf2f9ca3cc70c2919ba016a0166a95c81e1a09e95aaa5efb74c17e2a211c218.exe

  • Size

    212KB

  • MD5

    8ede678cf734084b01751c5d54f7fba3

  • SHA1

    a706bed4987a37e4ee7367a28c144a57264c292b

  • SHA256

    1cf2f9ca3cc70c2919ba016a0166a95c81e1a09e95aaa5efb74c17e2a211c218

  • SHA512

    a189411e8de914453ed6e96cee2d99395f36caf89f75fd738f53cf62fd827ecd34cee1ad10761db77a99b374d4003645542b446aaec51887d3228da5473b7135

  • SSDEEP

    3072:Q/w2vKhLFzNxTvoecRDZFuxnpxyNmH25p062a3F5+mI7iMD:CWLFzN1y/Ytpt23V2a2J7iM

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

tofsee

C2

vanaheim.cn

jotunheim.name

Signatures

  • Tofsee

    Backdoor/botnet which carries out malicious activities based on commands from a C2 server.

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 1 TTPs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1cf2f9ca3cc70c2919ba016a0166a95c81e1a09e95aaa5efb74c17e2a211c218.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1cf2f9ca3cc70c2919ba016a0166a95c81e1a09e95aaa5efb74c17e2a211c218.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1040
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mskegnej\
      2⤵
        PID:1620
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\uscdfbek.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mskegnej\
        2⤵
          PID:1668
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create mskegnej binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mskegnej\uscdfbek.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1cf2f9ca3cc70c2919ba016a0166a95c81e1a09e95aaa5efb74c17e2a211c218.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1332
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description mskegnej "wifi internet conection"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2036
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start mskegnej
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1396
        • 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:936
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mskegnej\uscdfbek.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mskegnej\uscdfbek.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1cf2f9ca3cc70c2919ba016a0166a95c81e1a09e95aaa5efb74c17e2a211c218.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:856
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
          svchost.exe
          2⤵
          • Windows security bypass
          • Sets service image path in registry
          • Deletes itself
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          PID:740

      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

      Disabling Security Tools

      1
      T1089

      Modify Registry

      2
      T1112

      Discovery

      System Information Discovery

      1
      T1082

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\uscdfbek.exe
        Filesize

        14.0MB

        MD5

        649e737be8232a3c4162a7e3e2e544a9

        SHA1

        0637563631c5a8177c997a20af699047fe9798a1

        SHA256

        42fb913e9ab2e727c67a22b91e8cb38a5eedc96fea47027b847e88dc51e259bb

        SHA512

        c6e0048ec1ad44da30d1e2b74029aea7992cdb56b13970dc933ecafbdf3723fbce50080447acba21d145bdfbc8e5814a5fe6cac27b948236881ba292f67e70d1

      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mskegnej\uscdfbek.exe
        Filesize

        14.0MB

        MD5

        649e737be8232a3c4162a7e3e2e544a9

        SHA1

        0637563631c5a8177c997a20af699047fe9798a1

        SHA256

        42fb913e9ab2e727c67a22b91e8cb38a5eedc96fea47027b847e88dc51e259bb

        SHA512

        c6e0048ec1ad44da30d1e2b74029aea7992cdb56b13970dc933ecafbdf3723fbce50080447acba21d145bdfbc8e5814a5fe6cac27b948236881ba292f67e70d1

      • memory/740-61-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D5000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        84KB

      • memory/740-62-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/740-63-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D5000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        84KB

      • memory/740-67-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D5000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        84KB

      • memory/740-68-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D5000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        84KB

      • memory/740-69-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D5000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        84KB

      • memory/740-71-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D5000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        84KB

      • memory/856-64-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        648KB

      • memory/1040-56-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000233000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/1040-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        648KB