tofsee | d5765dff5690f5f9a337c9fa0047b8c58e9f2ec2b6211f8482d57c5bf251308c

General

Target

23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe
Size

11.3MB
MD5

d318dc7b92c68cddb6ac8e82af8a7439
SHA1

c6fd11ca5e592b4992663d210b0c622e47c6697c
SHA256

23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716
SHA512

e44a44fe52d6017ef83aa569ca6c0277e0c8dd09f255e3b68fbbc032703ce8deee7f40c887abfe3feac291e63baa62e04098ad43ab15e2df3476cc731995c945
SSDEEP

98304:9EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEU:

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
3288	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\vwrgfeki\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\vwrgfeki\\nhqanqvh.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-1-5-21-1302416131-1437503476-2806442725-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4396	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4692	nhqanqvh.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4692 set thread context of 4396	4692	nhqanqvh.exe	106

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
4964	sc.exe
4044	sc.exe
1624	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
4128	3004	WerFault.exe	83
4736	4692	WerFault.exe	100

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	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	nhqanqvh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.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

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2120	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	88
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2120	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	88
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2120	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	88
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 4852	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	90
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 4852	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	90
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 4852	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	90
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 4964	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	94
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 4964	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	94
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 4964	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	94
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 4044	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	96
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 4044	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	96
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 4044	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	96
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 1624	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	98
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 1624	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	98
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 1624	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	98
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 3288	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	101
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 3288	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	101
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 3288	3004	23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe	101
PID 4692 wrote to memory of 4396	4692	nhqanqvh.exe	106
PID 4692 wrote to memory of 4396	4692	nhqanqvh.exe	106
PID 4692 wrote to memory of 4396	4692	nhqanqvh.exe	106
PID 4692 wrote to memory of 4396	4692	nhqanqvh.exe	106
PID 4692 wrote to memory of 4396	4692	nhqanqvh.exe	106

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3004
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\vwrgfeki\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2120
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nhqanqvh.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\vwrgfeki\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4852
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create vwrgfeki binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\vwrgfeki\nhqanqvh.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4964
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description vwrgfeki "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4044
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start vwrgfeki
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1624
- 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:3288
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3004 -s 1244
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4128

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\vwrgfeki\nhqanqvh.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\vwrgfeki\nhqanqvh.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4692
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4396
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4692 -s 508
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4736

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 3004 -ip 3004
1⤵
PID:1260

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 508 -p 4692 -ip 4692
1⤵
PID:2864

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\nhqanqvh.exe

Filesize
11.3MB

MD5
d318dc7b92c68cddb6ac8e82af8a7439

SHA1
c6fd11ca5e592b4992663d210b0c622e47c6697c

SHA256
23f1145599ca4f2836be5ba2ef445c06709df2e71dc30d6cd534b60810673716

SHA512
e44a44fe52d6017ef83aa569ca6c0277e0c8dd09f255e3b68fbbc032703ce8deee7f40c887abfe3feac291e63baa62e04098ad43ab15e2df3476cc731995c945

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memory/3004-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp

Filesize
288KB

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memory/3004-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3004-1-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000600000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/3004-9-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001D3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/3004-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3004-2-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001D3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/4396-14-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000FA5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4396-16-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000FA5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4396-19-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000FA5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4692-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp

Filesize
288KB

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memory/4692-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp

Filesize
288KB

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memory/4692-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp

Filesize
288KB

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memory/4692-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp

Filesize
288KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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