Analysis

  • max time kernel
    144s
  • max time network
    159s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    15/01/2024, 01:07

General

  • Target
    5bbbb8d6a54d686b060d239a323c2127.exe
  • Size 12.4MB
  • Sample240115-bgrzcafdc4
  • SHA256 2c8b3688a091e5e4e73e451122e85f0e552e7721c1963208031a03574bd97429
  • 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).

  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5bbbb8d6a54d686b060d239a323c2127.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5bbbb8d6a54d686b060d239a323c2127.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:824
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dqdxzzur\
      2⤵
        PID:3844
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pqwfqmai.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dqdxzzur\
        2⤵
          PID:4656
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create dqdxzzur binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dqdxzzur\pqwfqmai.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5bbbb8d6a54d686b060d239a323c2127.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1116
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description dqdxzzur "wifi internet conection"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2488
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start dqdxzzur
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4504
        • 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:412
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 824 -s 656
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:1824
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dqdxzzur\pqwfqmai.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dqdxzzur\pqwfqmai.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5bbbb8d6a54d686b060d239a323c2127.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1160
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
          svchost.exe
          2⤵
          • Sets service image path in registry
          • Deletes itself
          PID:1228
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1160 -s 556
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:5032
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 448 -p 824 -ip 824
        1⤵
          PID:3824
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 560 -p 1160 -ip 1160
          1⤵
            PID:3616

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                Downloads

                pqwfqmai.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pqwfqmai.exe
                • Size 5.6MB
                • SHA256 ff16254e25fbe8cffe6f7c86eae6be0c809925826ca630b9eeabe38c72d82140
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                pqwfqmai.exe

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dqdxzzur\pqwfqmai.exe
                • Size 13.2MB
                • SHA256 b8cb3eff22bb7770d074972926f99dd2ae46172acedb76b29269de108535a069
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                memory/824-9-0x0000000000D70000-0x0000000000D83000-memory.dmp

                memory/824-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C19000-memory.dmp

                memory/824-2-0x0000000000D70000-0x0000000000D83000-memory.dmp

                memory/824-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C19000-memory.dmp

                memory/824-1-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000001000000-memory.dmp

                memory/1160-11-0x0000000000F20000-0x0000000001020000-memory.dmp

                memory/1160-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C19000-memory.dmp

                memory/1160-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C19000-memory.dmp

                memory/1228-12-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001A5000-memory.dmp

                memory/1228-16-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001A5000-memory.dmp

                memory/1228-18-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001A5000-memory.dmp

                memory/1228-19-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001A5000-memory.dmp