Analysis Overview
SHA256
97b150d3c7d68e35a8601d95ba0f43ac9b83b61179a3260a29347ba880993ced
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 2024-08-30_ee64939627d553fe824c36c173282baf_mafia was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Windows security bypass
Tofsee
Modifies Windows Firewall
Sets service image path in registry
Creates new service(s)
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Deletes itself
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Launches sc.exe
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-08-30 23:04
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-08-30 23:04
Reported
2024-08-30 23:06
Platform
win7-20240708-en
Max time kernel
145s
Max time network
116s
Command Line
Signatures
Tofsee
Windows security bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nokvxogf = "0" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Creates new service(s)
Modifies Windows Firewall
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
Sets service image path in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\nokvxogf\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\nokvxogf\\mholkhde.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nokvxogf\mholkhde.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2832 set thread context of 2740 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nokvxogf\mholkhde.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe |
Launches sc.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
| Key queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
| Key value enumerated | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-30_ee64939627d553fe824c36c173282baf_mafia.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nokvxogf\mholkhde.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-30_ee64939627d553fe824c36c173282baf_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-30_ee64939627d553fe824c36c173282baf_mafia.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nokvxogf\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mholkhde.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nokvxogf\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create nokvxogf binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nokvxogf\mholkhde.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-30_ee64939627d553fe824c36c173282baf_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description nokvxogf "wifi internet conection"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start nokvxogf
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nokvxogf\mholkhde.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nokvxogf\mholkhde.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-30_ee64939627d553fe824c36c173282baf_mafia.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
svchost.exe
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
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | microsoft.com | udp |
| AU | 20.70.246.20:80 | microsoft.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | microsoft-com.mail.protection.outlook.com | udp |
| US | 52.101.8.49:25 | microsoft-com.mail.protection.outlook.com | tcp |
| AU | 43.231.4.7:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yahoo.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mta7.am0.yahoodns.net | udp |
| US | 67.195.204.77:25 | mta7.am0.yahoodns.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | google.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smtp.google.com | udp |
| NL | 172.217.218.27:25 | smtp.google.com | tcp |
| AU | 43.231.4.7:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mail.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mxs.mail.ru | udp |
| RU | 94.100.180.31:25 | mxs.mail.ru | tcp |
| AU | 43.231.4.7:443 | tcp |
Files
memory/2164-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp
memory/2164-1-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000006A0000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mholkhde.exe
| MD5 | a1e1d67b98abf21f5c7ef91f33e41579 |
| SHA1 | db0452db14ee3c6f5f02dd31ca3d79aae49a35b2 |
| SHA256 | cdd30c433a20f93fa02f0602ca67a2177b7ab84152e197757891facea77b06c6 |
| SHA512 | 675c87f0f2b883dffc2372189f97739435ee39b4312a1475a646c38aae285c5fc15327ddb8b812a937208631abf6c3b649020187319267d2c82cc734eed5c163 |
memory/2740-10-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000125000-memory.dmp
memory/2740-9-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2740-7-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000125000-memory.dmp
memory/2832-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051A000-memory.dmp
memory/2164-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp
memory/2164-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051A000-memory.dmp
memory/2740-15-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000125000-memory.dmp
memory/2740-16-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000125000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-08-30 23:04
Reported
2024-08-30 23:06
Platform
win10v2004-20240802-en
Max time kernel
145s
Max time network
124s
Command Line
Signatures
Tofsee
Creates new service(s)
Modifies Windows Firewall
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
Sets service image path in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\qpdzdazi\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\qpdzdazi\\bkcbkwar.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1194130065-3471212556-1656947724-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-30_ee64939627d553fe824c36c173282baf_mafia.exe | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qpdzdazi\bkcbkwar.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 768 set thread context of 4852 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qpdzdazi\bkcbkwar.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe |
Launches sc.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
| Key queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
| Key value enumerated | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-30_ee64939627d553fe824c36c173282baf_mafia.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qpdzdazi\bkcbkwar.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-30_ee64939627d553fe824c36c173282baf_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-30_ee64939627d553fe824c36c173282baf_mafia.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qpdzdazi\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bkcbkwar.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qpdzdazi\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create qpdzdazi binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qpdzdazi\bkcbkwar.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-30_ee64939627d553fe824c36c173282baf_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description qpdzdazi "wifi internet conection"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start qpdzdazi
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qpdzdazi\bkcbkwar.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qpdzdazi\bkcbkwar.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-08-30_ee64939627d553fe824c36c173282baf_mafia.exe"
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
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
svchost.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 81.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 4.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 20.236.44.162:80 | microsoft.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | microsoft-com.mail.protection.outlook.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 162.44.236.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 52.101.40.26:25 | microsoft-com.mail.protection.outlook.com | tcp |
| AU | 43.231.4.7:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yahoo.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mta5.am0.yahoodns.net | udp |
| US | 98.136.96.75:25 | mta5.am0.yahoodns.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | google.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smtp.google.com | udp |
| NL | 172.217.218.27:25 | smtp.google.com | tcp |
| AU | 43.231.4.7:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mail.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mxs.mail.ru | udp |
| RU | 217.69.139.150:25 | mxs.mail.ru | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 48.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| AU | 43.231.4.7:443 | tcp |
Files
memory/4308-1-0x00000000007F0000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bkcbkwar.exe
| MD5 | fa29d8d2cc7f86db5f9721657644585f |
| SHA1 | fd183a34a40595bb1e90e6734f4604031910f0de |
| SHA256 | f92320ab684976898b832da5b076dd27a53edad2e485d21527aee3992a2d7fa5 |
| SHA512 | f2f0094973a8008e1607c25a67d172058462e4a8e7c1f7555ff2aba88798d03b6214d9bfdafa66909e6cd8b87b0baade32fd6e5ed139deda2a5c50a6972ad795 |
memory/4308-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051A000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp
memory/768-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051A000-memory.dmp
memory/768-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051A000-memory.dmp
memory/4852-11-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000655000-memory.dmp
memory/4852-17-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000655000-memory.dmp
memory/768-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051A000-memory.dmp
memory/4852-15-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000655000-memory.dmp
memory/4852-18-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000655000-memory.dmp
memory/4852-19-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000655000-memory.dmp