Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    163s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    30/12/2023, 10:19

General

  • Target
    15abd71fa9afdedfbc3f64e46c477ded.exe
  • Size 10.7MB
  • Sample231230-mcghlagahn
  • SHA256 7ec2f5fa69e89fa6c3e23ff269f55517ad6ccf833db9c33d13abeae3fe0eaf0f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • tofsee

C2
  • 43.231.4.7

  • 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\15abd71fa9afdedfbc3f64e46c477ded.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\15abd71fa9afdedfbc3f64e46c477ded.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:412
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\arukxkou\
      2⤵
        PID:2520
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ztvsmisx.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\arukxkou\
        2⤵
          PID:2224
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create arukxkou binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\arukxkou\ztvsmisx.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\15abd71fa9afdedfbc3f64e46c477ded.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3944
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description arukxkou "wifi internet conection"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3640
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start arukxkou
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4984
        • 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:1028
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\arukxkou\ztvsmisx.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\arukxkou\ztvsmisx.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\15abd71fa9afdedfbc3f64e46c477ded.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1916
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
          svchost.exe
          2⤵
          • Sets service image path in registry
          • Deletes itself
          PID:3744

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            ztvsmisx.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ztvsmisx.exe
            • Size 9.0MB
            • SHA256 0747be86e597598f43e03276d693051c32d5a88cc897428b1849e0e271e01433
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            ztvsmisx.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\arukxkou\ztvsmisx.exe
            • Size 2.4MB
            • SHA256 2ad3d9fc0e49ea1f6081058a4d5add9a6051f5a2766fe9d2bfafa5d68d52249e
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            memory/412-0-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000581000-memory.dmp

            memory/412-2-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000B61000-memory.dmp

            memory/412-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

            memory/412-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

            memory/1916-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

            memory/1916-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

            memory/3744-8-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008A5000-memory.dmp

            memory/3744-12-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008A5000-memory.dmp

            memory/3744-13-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008A5000-memory.dmp

            memory/3744-14-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008A5000-memory.dmp

            memory/3744-15-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008A5000-memory.dmp