Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    14/08/2024, 07:31

General

  • Target
    9529373105174adc561ae1e09488e8a6_JaffaCakes118.exe
  • Size 10.9MB
  • Sample240814-jcv47szelc
  • SHA256 baaf5d81ae65db81c169c4da786d971683a1bafb848662d0202d80b0d0266d0c
  • 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) 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.

  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • 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\9529373105174adc561ae1e09488e8a6_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9529373105174adc561ae1e09488e8a6_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:916
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\yuuqttuq\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3332
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pnxvvluk.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\yuuqttuq\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4060
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create yuuqttuq binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\yuuqttuq\pnxvvluk.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9529373105174adc561ae1e09488e8a6_JaffaCakes118.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4844
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description yuuqttuq "wifi internet conection"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5028
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start yuuqttuq
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:220
    • 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:4680
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 916 -s 1036
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:3620
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\yuuqttuq\pnxvvluk.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\yuuqttuq\pnxvvluk.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9529373105174adc561ae1e09488e8a6_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4932
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      svchost.exe
      2⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1276
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4932 -s 512
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:2240
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 464 -p 916 -ip 916
    1⤵
      PID:1264
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 480 -p 4932 -ip 4932
      1⤵
        PID:3488

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            pnxvvluk.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pnxvvluk.exe
            • Size 11.3MB
            • SHA256 0b9953f4dbe165486392e20285201e88bfb227284d993fd3299516611a1f1498
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            memory/916-9-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001D3000-memory.dmp

            memory/916-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

            memory/916-2-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001D3000-memory.dmp

            memory/916-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

            memory/916-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000871000-memory.dmp

            memory/916-1-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000C50000-memory.dmp

            memory/1276-15-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000B65000-memory.dmp

            memory/1276-13-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000B65000-memory.dmp

            memory/1276-16-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000B65000-memory.dmp

            memory/4932-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000871000-memory.dmp

            memory/4932-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000871000-memory.dmp

            memory/4932-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000871000-memory.dmp