Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    29/03/2024, 22:17

General

  • Target
    2e31becd6f048e88711a289110b41021_JaffaCakes118.exe
  • Size 10.0MB
  • Sample240329-17js4abh97
  • SHA256 f9184e1c98e13ad7ac25e5fdcf56bb27988775d2a9be11df778ae7b9639ce083
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • tofsee

C2
  • defeatwax.ru

  • refabyd.info

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 2 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\2e31becd6f048e88711a289110b41021_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2e31becd6f048e88711a289110b41021_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4360
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qlajxece\
      2⤵
        PID:384
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mytqxwwk.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qlajxece\
        2⤵
          PID:5040
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create qlajxece binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qlajxece\mytqxwwk.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2e31becd6f048e88711a289110b41021_JaffaCakes118.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1184
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description qlajxece "wifi internet conection"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3368
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start qlajxece
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4820
        • 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:3324
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4360 -s 1032
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:3148
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qlajxece\mytqxwwk.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qlajxece\mytqxwwk.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2e31becd6f048e88711a289110b41021_JaffaCakes118.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2548
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
          svchost.exe
          2⤵
          • Sets service image path in registry
          • Deletes itself
          PID:3600
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2548 -s 512
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:4564
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 4360 -ip 4360
        1⤵
          PID:2648
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 404 -p 2548 -ip 2548
          1⤵
            PID:2928

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                Downloads

                mytqxwwk.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mytqxwwk.exe
                • Size 11.4MB
                • SHA256 40bd1e15882ebbf0dd44e9f380fe152c4e630015aaf6d9e9a991a29f55e2d6f5
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                memory/2548-10-0x00000000006C0000-0x00000000007C0000-memory.dmp

                memory/2548-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp

                memory/2548-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp

                memory/3600-12-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000465000-memory.dmp

                memory/3600-16-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000465000-memory.dmp

                memory/3600-15-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000465000-memory.dmp

                memory/3600-17-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000465000-memory.dmp

                memory/3600-19-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000465000-memory.dmp

                memory/4360-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp

                memory/4360-2-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001D3000-memory.dmp

                memory/4360-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp

                memory/4360-9-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001D3000-memory.dmp

                memory/4360-1-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000006C0000-memory.dmp