tofsee | 3eebf917efa82ea7b81f37e9f8c98a702254c5f0a487667a72e78d53a61ce363

General

Target

rXTqHar5Ud.exe
Size

397KB
MD5

f403202fb853377ceb67200005ef95b8
SHA1

1840e1495486209e92e5230cf1406f31a02699e7
SHA256

3eebf917efa82ea7b81f37e9f8c98a702254c5f0a487667a72e78d53a61ce363
SHA512

13b130d6f2ac8be444e16d4b1116812179d5043912a7aa24bd0d566eeecf4447be09fd54266dc12ff1902569d048c93a2d0c827abc135b0159f8156c18f9bf7a
SSDEEP

6144:7BYOcLH6/xNtFxaS3DpwmEIey0bGWEbje2bkln5eOy8:76Ocb6/r/xv2GWaeaklQT8

Score

10^/10

tofsee discovery evasion execution persistence privilege_escalation trojan

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.
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

Processes:

netsh.exe

pid process

2852 netsh.exe

pid	process
2852	netsh.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\zomjxwom\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\zomjxwom\\fmtwlzsc.exe"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid process

2296 svchost.exe
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

fmtwlzsc.exe

pid process

2780 fmtwlzsc.exe
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

fmtwlzsc.exe

description pid process target process

PID 2780 set thread context of 2296 2780 fmtwlzsc.exe svchost.exe
Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs
Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

Processes:

sc.exesc.exesc.exe

pid process

2300 sc.exe
2784 sc.exe
2844 sc.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

pid	process
2296	svchost.exe

pid	process
2780	fmtwlzsc.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2780 set thread context of 2296	2780	fmtwlzsc.exe	svchost.exe

pid	process
2300	sc.exe
2784	sc.exe
2844	sc.exe

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

Processes:

netsh.exe

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

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

Processes:

cmd.execmd.exesc.exefmtwlzsc.exenetsh.exesvchost.exerXTqHar5Ud.exesc.exesc.exe

description	ioc	process
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	fmtwlzsc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rXTqHar5Ud.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 30 IoCs

Processes:

rXTqHar5Ud.exefmtwlzsc.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2824	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2824	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2824	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2824	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2484	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2484	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2484	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2484	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2300	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	sc.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2300	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	sc.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2300	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	sc.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2300	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	sc.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2784	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	sc.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2784	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	sc.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2784	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	sc.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2784	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	sc.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2844	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	sc.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2844	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	sc.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2844	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	sc.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2844	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	sc.exe
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2296	2780	fmtwlzsc.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2296	2780	fmtwlzsc.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2296	2780	fmtwlzsc.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2296	2780	fmtwlzsc.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2296	2780	fmtwlzsc.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2780 wrote to memory of 2296	2780	fmtwlzsc.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2852	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	netsh.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2852	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	netsh.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2852	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	netsh.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 2852	2960	rXTqHar5Ud.exe	netsh.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rXTqHar5Ud.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rXTqHar5Ud.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2960
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\zomjxwom\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2824
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fmtwlzsc.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\zomjxwom\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2484
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create zomjxwom binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\zomjxwom\fmtwlzsc.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rXTqHar5Ud.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2300
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description zomjxwom "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2784
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start zomjxwom
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2844
- 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:2852

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\zomjxwom\fmtwlzsc.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\zomjxwom\fmtwlzsc.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rXTqHar5Ud.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2780
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2296

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

System Information Discovery

1

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\fmtwlzsc.exe

Filesize
10.2MB

MD5
d6697863d3f0f1d4000c1dfa197b2c97

SHA1
b5af16452cb71a1d1b231308532dceb2f08db822

SHA256
65f53e6c399731d1b0446c6c3777c1200e6ebba11c3ebbcd842bb30ce0c29348

SHA512
2f3f5fac81740a7faa115ee7171a49a1e1f5187bbe179677612019cf4ea9955c45df4d15d1347749b9fff8c0208d357a243492f04b165ce92d593bb293f47945

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memory/2296-8-0x0000000000100000-0x0000000000115000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2296-11-0x0000000000100000-0x0000000000115000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2296-10-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2296-17-0x0000000000100000-0x0000000000115000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2296-18-0x0000000000100000-0x0000000000115000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2780-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000247B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32.5MB

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memory/2960-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2960-2-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003D3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2960-1-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000350000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2960-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2960-15-0x00000000003C0000-0x00000000003D3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2960-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000247B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32.5MB

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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