Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    06/09/2024, 18:28

General

  • Target
    c55859f35ad07e3e4b13f45fa5fa4c788f7059daac930ea435600a936104c1b5.exe
  • Size 213KB
  • Sample240906-w4ebzssale
  • SHA256 c55859f35ad07e3e4b13f45fa5fa4c788f7059daac930ea435600a936104c1b5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • tofsee

C2
  • vanaheim.cn

  • jotunheim.name

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.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 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.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c55859f35ad07e3e4b13f45fa5fa4c788f7059daac930ea435600a936104c1b5.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c55859f35ad07e3e4b13f45fa5fa4c788f7059daac930ea435600a936104c1b5.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4700
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\bmqqkrc\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4492
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aqqnzlbz.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\bmqqkrc\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1724
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create bmqqkrc binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\bmqqkrc\aqqnzlbz.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c55859f35ad07e3e4b13f45fa5fa4c788f7059daac930ea435600a936104c1b5.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4720
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description bmqqkrc "wifi internet conection"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1888
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start bmqqkrc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2324
    • 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:2764
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\bmqqkrc\aqqnzlbz.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\bmqqkrc\aqqnzlbz.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c55859f35ad07e3e4b13f45fa5fa4c788f7059daac930ea435600a936104c1b5.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4632
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      svchost.exe
      2⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:1592

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        aqqnzlbz.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aqqnzlbz.exe
        • Size 14.6MB
        • SHA256 44e933425d7be460fac55d894694cda9c84fd324e0ff4a772b5f07c3f5da081c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/1592-10-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000D35000-memory.dmp

        memory/1592-16-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000D35000-memory.dmp

        memory/1592-17-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000D35000-memory.dmp

        memory/4632-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4632-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4700-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

        memory/4700-2-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005F3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4700-8-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4700-1-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4700-12-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005F3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4700-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4700-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp