Analysis

  • max time kernel
    250s
  • max time network
    281s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    29/12/2023, 20:36

General

  • Target
    0351de358f0827eb3a2a66bb5fb81425.exe
  • Size 10.2MB
  • Sample231229-zds91aghe6
  • SHA256 5af7f7900b0f1292abceffd9d9b24b366984267d70470d8ff8592e6363693f59
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • tofsee

C2
  • 43.231.4.6

  • lazystax.ru

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.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • 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).

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0351de358f0827eb3a2a66bb5fb81425.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0351de358f0827eb3a2a66bb5fb81425.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3620
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mwzzvgmf\
      2⤵
        PID:2288
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tqnlxixl.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mwzzvgmf\
        2⤵
          PID:372
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create mwzzvgmf binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mwzzvgmf\tqnlxixl.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0351de358f0827eb3a2a66bb5fb81425.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4660
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description mwzzvgmf "wifi internet conection"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1132
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start mwzzvgmf
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2720
        • 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:2176
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mwzzvgmf\tqnlxixl.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mwzzvgmf\tqnlxixl.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0351de358f0827eb3a2a66bb5fb81425.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3628
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
          svchost.exe
          2⤵
          • Sets service image path in registry
          • Deletes itself
          PID:2088

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            tqnlxixl.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tqnlxixl.exe
            • Size 10.8MB
            • SHA256 c57cd781e105df0287da5f50cd495eb00269d0254794e704c31f861648410592
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            tqnlxixl.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mwzzvgmf\tqnlxixl.exe
            • Size 10.8MB
            • SHA256 b335dcc548e0f8d6c4efe6ccb72e6a733c5d257c68cd1cc007d906410fe13e1c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            memory/2088-25-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000595000-memory.dmp

            memory/2088-24-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000595000-memory.dmp

            memory/2088-23-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000595000-memory.dmp

            memory/2088-18-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000595000-memory.dmp

            memory/3620-7-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000C80000-memory.dmp

            memory/3620-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008EE000-memory.dmp

            memory/3620-9-0x0000000002520000-0x0000000002533000-memory.dmp

            memory/3620-1-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000C80000-memory.dmp

            memory/3620-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008EE000-memory.dmp

            memory/3620-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008EE000-memory.dmp

            memory/3620-2-0x0000000002520000-0x0000000002533000-memory.dmp

            memory/3628-15-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000C20000-memory.dmp

            memory/3628-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008EE000-memory.dmp

            memory/3628-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008EE000-memory.dmp