tofsee | 78b66266e386520e9237277177df4ded95ae576e3037be7283280c45e265bc4c

General

Target

2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

11.0MB
MD5

2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f
SHA1

405236a23bcd689505d0dd9954b0338e6b4e31ca
SHA256

78b66266e386520e9237277177df4ded95ae576e3037be7283280c45e265bc4c
SHA512

6f03e55b0e6a6bf74977f12e2dd1f00b4968d5eb4b4a2b6a62ace3cf7100262c83679d3bfe4d71ae2692ac0298565b389c98ca8b07523a62c1b66866f75b216f
SSDEEP

196608:Xdrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr:Nrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrn

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

Processes:

netsh.exe

pid process

464 netsh.exe

pid	process
464	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\xsuukea\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\xsuukea\\lohpnpxh.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

Processes:

2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid process

4604 svchost.exe
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

lohpnpxh.exe

pid process

3508 lohpnpxh.exe
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

lohpnpxh.exe

description pid process target process

PID 3508 set thread context of 4604 3508 lohpnpxh.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

4836 sc.exe
1292 sc.exe
3880 sc.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

pid	process
4604	svchost.exe

pid	process
3508	lohpnpxh.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3508 set thread context of 4604	3508	lohpnpxh.exe	svchost.exe

pid	process
4836	sc.exe
1292	sc.exe
3880	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

Program crash 2 IoCs

Processes:

WerFault.exeWerFault.exe

pid pid_target process target process

4988 4808 WerFault.exe 2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe
4896 3508 WerFault.exe lohpnpxh.exe

pid	pid_target	process	target process
4988	4808	WerFault.exe	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe
4896	3508	WerFault.exe	lohpnpxh.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:

2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.execmd.exesc.execmd.exesc.exesc.exenetsh.exelohpnpxh.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.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	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	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	lohpnpxh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes:

2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exelohpnpxh.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 952	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 952	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 952	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 3616	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 3616	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 3616	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 4836	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 4836	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 4836	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 1292	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 1292	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 1292	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 3880	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 3880	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 3880	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 464	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	netsh.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 464	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	netsh.exe
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 464	4808	2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe	netsh.exe
PID 3508 wrote to memory of 4604	3508	lohpnpxh.exe	svchost.exe
PID 3508 wrote to memory of 4604	3508	lohpnpxh.exe	svchost.exe
PID 3508 wrote to memory of 4604	3508	lohpnpxh.exe	svchost.exe
PID 3508 wrote to memory of 4604	3508	lohpnpxh.exe	svchost.exe
PID 3508 wrote to memory of 4604	3508	lohpnpxh.exe	svchost.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4808

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xsuukea\
2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:952

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lohpnpxh.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xsuukea\
2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3616

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create xsuukea binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xsuukea\lohpnpxh.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
2⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4836

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description xsuukea "wifi internet conection"
2⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1292

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start xsuukea
2⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3880

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:464

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4808 -s 676
2⤵
- Program crash
PID:4988

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xsuukea\lohpnpxh.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xsuukea\lohpnpxh.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2ee3d2fccb4958d4db46211115b69b4f_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3508

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
svchost.exe
2⤵
- Sets service image path in registry
- Deletes itself
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4604

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3508 -s 508
2⤵
- Program crash
PID:4896

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 412 -p 4808 -ip 4808
1⤵
PID:4452

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 428 -p 3508 -ip 3508
1⤵
PID:4632

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\lohpnpxh.exe

Filesize
13.3MB

MD5
6430115b4cd6b2e378cf43c17fe9b6e6

SHA1
4ee39f04cf513136d12ee205203d6fa2574e5e97

SHA256
33ae3cdc14b1a9a867f8661f62300315ed1e22c0e8a39184644d956ac515eb06

SHA512
1e2764a04d72d1f52d72b18ead17107476cd5986bf68be6fcd2cb21855cee6690526bf97eb7e6a3dc56238e252b7f4f38818578e631b2953f5b02b2725b1e5b5

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memory/3508-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000455000-memory.dmp

Filesize
340KB

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memory/3508-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000455000-memory.dmp

Filesize
340KB

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memory/3508-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000455000-memory.dmp

Filesize
340KB

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memory/3508-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000455000-memory.dmp

Filesize
340KB

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memory/4604-14-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4604-16-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4604-17-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4808-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4808-1-0x00000000004C0000-0x00000000005C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/4808-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4808-9-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001D3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/4808-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000455000-memory.dmp

Filesize
340KB

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memory/4808-2-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001D3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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General

Malware Config

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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