Analysis

  • max time kernel
    145s
  • max time network
    139s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    09/08/2024, 21:24

General

  • Target
    2024-08-09_d676e54dfc6015bf44238f90c92c7bbd_mafia.exe
  • Size 13.8MB
  • Sample240809-z8z12azcmp
  • SHA256 338f38a62bbe7ea0f03035bf9bd71e1edd504b46556fa3a620b1123dc330e663
  • 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) 2 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).

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-09_d676e54dfc6015bf44238f90c92c7bbd_mafia.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-09_d676e54dfc6015bf44238f90c92c7bbd_mafia.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4484
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\psjmjstj\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3040
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fwpszmyx.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\psjmjstj\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4020
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create psjmjstj binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\psjmjstj\fwpszmyx.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-09_d676e54dfc6015bf44238f90c92c7bbd_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1080
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description psjmjstj "wifi internet conection"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3812
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start psjmjstj
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:440
    • 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
      • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4596
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\psjmjstj\fwpszmyx.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\psjmjstj\fwpszmyx.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-09_d676e54dfc6015bf44238f90c92c7bbd_mafia.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1944
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      svchost.exe
      2⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1652

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        fwpszmyx.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fwpszmyx.exe
        • Size 11.9MB
        • SHA256 167ab315cc8d1a16908208a61cb352b87dcbd85d7ec4188e7d3c5789f02fc780
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/1652-11-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000705000-memory.dmp

        memory/1652-14-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000705000-memory.dmp

        memory/1652-16-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000705000-memory.dmp

        memory/1944-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1944-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1944-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4484-1-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp

        memory/4484-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

        memory/4484-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

        memory/4484-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051A000-memory.dmp