tofsee | 65355c0a686d8ba5f7551152571545331d64fe207a4f6c44ae67b240f3cbb19c

General

Target

4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe
Size

12.5MB
MD5

c4c9428ea6a30325f8ac6a3fecc199a1
SHA1

e8c27d01e8e1b4f11f6183e8ba4b3065392349ce
SHA256

4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1
SHA512

b052061f5936ee2f30fc18e81daa9542451a1ad58235bd180e7d01fa49977813945492890a1a37a3cec59bb261a626cd175f12ac85bec9e000273159980e7a33
SSDEEP

196608:TPRMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMP:T

Score

10^/10

tofsee discovery evasion execution persistence privilege_escalation trojan

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.
trojan tofsee
Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
persistence execution

Windows Service
T1543.003

Service Execution
T1569.002

Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

pid	Process
3648	netsh.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\ectccbpx\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\ectccbpx\\eqxrwcpx.exe"	svchost.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-786284298-625481688-3210388970-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3168	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2316	eqxrwcpx.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2316 set thread context of 3168	2316	eqxrwcpx.exe	107

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
5828	sc.exe
6056	sc.exe
5144	sc.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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.

persistence privilege_escalation

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe

Program crash 2 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
1700	5176	WerFault.exe	85
5232	2316	WerFault.exe	99

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	eqxrwcpx.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 3028	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	87
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 3028	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	87
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 3028	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	87
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 5996	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	89
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 5996	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	89
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 5996	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	89
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 6056	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	91
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 6056	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	91
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 6056	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	91
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 5144	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	95
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 5144	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	95
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 5144	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	95
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 5828	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	97
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 5828	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	97
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 5828	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	97
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 3648	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	102
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 3648	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	102
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 3648	5176	4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe	102
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 3168	2316	eqxrwcpx.exe	107
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 3168	2316	eqxrwcpx.exe	107
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 3168	2316	eqxrwcpx.exe	107
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 3168	2316	eqxrwcpx.exe	107
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 3168	2316	eqxrwcpx.exe	107

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5176
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ectccbpx\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3028
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eqxrwcpx.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ectccbpx\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5996
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create ectccbpx binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ectccbpx\eqxrwcpx.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:6056
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description ectccbpx "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5144
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start ectccbpx
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5828
- 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:3648
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5176 -s 592
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:1700

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ectccbpx\eqxrwcpx.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ectccbpx\eqxrwcpx.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4fb9ec0883d7b509a16d73e2181f5236d13042706cb8bbe82091f8a9db4575d1.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2316
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3168
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2316 -s 520
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:5232

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 460 -p 5176 -ip 5176
1⤵
PID:4556

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 432 -p 2316 -ip 2316
1⤵
PID:4956

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

System Services

1

T1569

Service Execution

1

T1569.002

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

2

T1543

Windows Service

2

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

1

T1546.007

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

2

T1543

Windows Service

2

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

1

T1546.007

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

1

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eqxrwcpx.exe

Filesize
11.1MB

MD5
1906894822a56674add4f746e5d1b137

SHA1
7f0037e9e27d00706fa3329bd973eea5259ac745

SHA256
5b7a38d91298826357ed0c2860c95238d05688e957f2728fc35bd145afd7d774

SHA512
c74dec7fcfaba030bca9fc4e14623078ef85bfe98a20ffd74282c3a9bb7b8cfcfb09725cd1d7cc99bf55f60bc6120ecfb143ed4a487d6aec5bf5052a89620850

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memory/2316-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000871000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.4MB

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memory/2316-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000871000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.4MB

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memory/3168-11-0x0000000000170000-0x0000000000185000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3168-14-0x0000000000170000-0x0000000000185000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3168-16-0x0000000000170000-0x0000000000185000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/5176-1-0x00000000008B0000-0x00000000009B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/5176-2-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001D3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/5176-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/5176-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/5176-9-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001D3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/5176-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000871000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.4MB

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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