tofsee | ca2ce6433e4e6bd1587a16aabf7c4fd49d45e3aa36acf99bda30a07c81966500

General

Target

45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

11.4MB
MD5

45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4
SHA1

fe6c5d998a976a2b37204a02aba4933fc5e349e9
SHA256

ca2ce6433e4e6bd1587a16aabf7c4fd49d45e3aa36acf99bda30a07c81966500
SHA512

77f9b9a77f35b8fc686a60fb53acfa642555d085dbbad107481a82e1d4d16044ab485923c0d9d6020dbccd8d67dbd836620d6395632ad5b993b6987e02ecd002
SSDEEP

3072:bHZQIswULGiBqwZyNvXT/u22H/PaAf209fB7epgDnESzN57I6ZibkFah/NleJm/6:bHZQItUDBJiPT/u22H3s0DhcHU4l

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

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\qpvetlfd = "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

2768 netsh.exe

pid	process
2768	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\qpvetlfd\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\qpvetlfd\\shuqcbug.exe"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid process

2632 svchost.exe
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

shuqcbug.exe

pid process

2624 shuqcbug.exe
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

shuqcbug.exe

description pid process target process

PID 2624 set thread context of 2632 2624 shuqcbug.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

2824 sc.exe
2780 sc.exe
2168 sc.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

pid	process
2632	svchost.exe

pid	process
2624	shuqcbug.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2624 set thread context of 2632	2624	shuqcbug.exe	svchost.exe

pid	process
2824	sc.exe
2780	sc.exe
2168	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:

netsh.exesvchost.exe45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exesc.exesc.exeshuqcbug.execmd.execmd.exesc.exe

description	ioc	process
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	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.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	shuqcbug.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

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes:

45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exeshuqcbug.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2224	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2224	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2224	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2224	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2800	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2800	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2800	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2800	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2824	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2824	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2824	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2824	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2780	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2780	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2780	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2780	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2168	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2168	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2168	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2168	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	sc.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2768	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	netsh.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2768	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	netsh.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2768	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	netsh.exe
PID 1992 wrote to memory of 2768	1992	45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe	netsh.exe
PID 2624 wrote to memory of 2632	2624	shuqcbug.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2624 wrote to memory of 2632	2624	shuqcbug.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2624 wrote to memory of 2632	2624	shuqcbug.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2624 wrote to memory of 2632	2624	shuqcbug.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2624 wrote to memory of 2632	2624	shuqcbug.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2624 wrote to memory of 2632	2624	shuqcbug.exe	svchost.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1992
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qpvetlfd\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2224
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shuqcbug.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qpvetlfd\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2800
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create qpvetlfd binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qpvetlfd\shuqcbug.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2824
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description qpvetlfd "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2780
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start qpvetlfd
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2168
- 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:2768

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qpvetlfd\shuqcbug.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qpvetlfd\shuqcbug.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\45bd4a3c341ab81c70f1fdc136bc77e4_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2624
- 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:2632

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\shuqcbug.exe

Filesize
11.1MB

MD5
3b4d88bf70e5a9b0feab8f50c2c0c9f8

SHA1
fe6af88543b1b51ee94b94787c9f38d5bd8e4305

SHA256
daad3cb9f0185f62780289e4f04abf917755f04b4f6fa5756eda6f3f6c41dd39

SHA512
24c4612e39044ae8463dc4ab5616fb22b2c8eae327d04efb6fb755cb277db175b6eaa6f8050322bfa67da2c8474e94731c245355a8586338d38fce0e0c04b4ec

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memory/1992-9-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000033000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/1992-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1992-2-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000033000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/1992-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1992-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
308KB

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memory/1992-1-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000005D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2624-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
308KB

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memory/2632-14-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2632-13-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2632-16-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2632-11-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2632-18-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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