tofsee | 8caaa77edf1243eec9a766ad37679232215994a8d7f9d2d45d1778f4577f9a26

General

Target

2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe
Size

13.1MB
MD5

cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a
SHA1

4fc93cbda5f8e8b69547b1ebc3ef3ff544bbc977
SHA256

8caaa77edf1243eec9a766ad37679232215994a8d7f9d2d45d1778f4577f9a26
SHA512

a0e587337edc018e39a5d5f518504f2d153738595590e1ae1b8eb75912502308dc89914393d990ead4d0b9a68d1e6ca5fbbe08bbfc9b20c34738dff7713d0fc0
SSDEEP

12288:TVbj7zJB99tzBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBv:TJzXd

Score

10^/10

tofsee discovery evasion execution persistence privilege_escalation trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

tofsee

C2

43.231.4.7

lazystax.ru

Signatures

Tofsee
Backdoor/botnet which carries out malicious activities based on commands from a C2 server.
trojan tofsee

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pxgcdfaf = "0"	svchost.exe

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

2728 netsh.exe

pid	process
2728	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\pxgcdfaf\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\pxgcdfaf\\lckisnui.exe"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid process

1324 svchost.exe
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

lckisnui.exe

pid process

1036 lckisnui.exe
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

lckisnui.exe

description pid process target process

PID 1036 set thread context of 1324 1036 lckisnui.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

2740 sc.exe
2808 sc.exe
2748 sc.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

pid	process
1324	svchost.exe

pid	process
1036	lckisnui.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1036 set thread context of 1324	1036	lckisnui.exe	svchost.exe

pid	process
2740	sc.exe
2808	sc.exe
2748	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:

sc.exenetsh.exe2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.execmd.exesc.exesc.execmd.exelckisnui.exesvchost.exe

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	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	lckisnui.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes:

2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exelckisnui.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2536	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2536	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2536	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2536	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2428	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2428	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2428	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2428	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2740	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2740	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2740	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2740	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2808	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2808	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2808	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2808	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2748	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2748	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2748	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2748	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2728	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	netsh.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2728	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	netsh.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2728	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	netsh.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2728	1616	2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe	netsh.exe
PID 1036 wrote to memory of 1324	1036	lckisnui.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1036 wrote to memory of 1324	1036	lckisnui.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1036 wrote to memory of 1324	1036	lckisnui.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1036 wrote to memory of 1324	1036	lckisnui.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1036 wrote to memory of 1324	1036	lckisnui.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1036 wrote to memory of 1324	1036	lckisnui.exe	svchost.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1616

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pxgcdfaf\
2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2536

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lckisnui.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pxgcdfaf\
2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2428

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create pxgcdfaf binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pxgcdfaf\lckisnui.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
2⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2740

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description pxgcdfaf "wifi internet conection"
2⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2808

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start pxgcdfaf
2⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2748

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:2728

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pxgcdfaf\lckisnui.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pxgcdfaf\lckisnui.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-10-08_cbe4039a430cd860ed47cdb1d3e0401a_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1036

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
svchost.exe
2⤵
- Windows security bypass
- Sets service image path in registry
- Deletes itself
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1324

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

2

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

1

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

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\lckisnui.exe

Filesize
14.0MB

MD5
56473947bea72703167316058259c5e4

SHA1
8117d3e489fdd1e46fcdc7593a4442b89a39b44d

SHA256
8419f32599b61e9751db73d908010f699f94d6ff0a4d98538ade6defe7bed93a

SHA512
cf865bfecd81de049863bdb474e868311eac2754e27753d740e2407324e8dfaa0f37a9b539a7dddeb9d020afdc37683aa69028c5f3464963b95c49b6c2f0e34c

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memory/1036-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
372KB

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memory/1324-17-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1324-19-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1324-14-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1324-12-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1324-15-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1616-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1616-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1616-8-0x0000000000560000-0x0000000000660000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/1616-7-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000233000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/1616-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
372KB

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memory/1616-1-0x0000000000560000-0x0000000000660000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/1616-2-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000233000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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