tofsee | 036e57851b2b1068ce726544039a699f748ccbeba8bb2bbdf909cfc6fb95bb3e

General

Target

oavszyym.exe
Size

14.2MB
MD5

ffc03e5a236c9017d6866dadbdd1bdb0
SHA1

076cce6dd5ea98bb1bbc21280be47aa5aad0829f
SHA256

036e57851b2b1068ce726544039a699f748ccbeba8bb2bbdf909cfc6fb95bb3e
SHA512

5e2fa9d4ce5bc6e358eda911afa2dc3e54301ba9bf6aecc59161f707add76d19b9760be893a98e37ebd7e3b43987b4f9047ac5caea867783fdf3e7e0d89bd137
SSDEEP

24576:8W/EClxN7llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllb:84HN

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

pid	Process
4292	netsh.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\nieczpc\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\nieczpc\\xmzvhgzl.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

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	oavszyym.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2568	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1372	xmzvhgzl.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1372 set thread context of 2568	1372	xmzvhgzl.exe	104

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
1844	sc.exe
3824	sc.exe
2176	sc.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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

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 3 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
8	1372	WerFault.exe	99
2224	1372	WerFault.exe	99
1044	1372	WerFault.exe	99

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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	xmzvhgzl.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	oavszyym.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
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 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 4248	3172	oavszyym.exe	87
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 4248	3172	oavszyym.exe	87
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 4248	3172	oavszyym.exe	87
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 1352	3172	oavszyym.exe	89
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 1352	3172	oavszyym.exe	89
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 1352	3172	oavszyym.exe	89
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 1844	3172	oavszyym.exe	91
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 1844	3172	oavszyym.exe	91
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 1844	3172	oavszyym.exe	91
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 3824	3172	oavszyym.exe	95
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 3824	3172	oavszyym.exe	95
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 3824	3172	oavszyym.exe	95
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 2176	3172	oavszyym.exe	97
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 2176	3172	oavszyym.exe	97
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 2176	3172	oavszyym.exe	97
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 4292	3172	oavszyym.exe	102
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 4292	3172	oavszyym.exe	102
PID 3172 wrote to memory of 4292	3172	oavszyym.exe	102
PID 1372 wrote to memory of 2568	1372	xmzvhgzl.exe	104
PID 1372 wrote to memory of 2568	1372	xmzvhgzl.exe	104
PID 1372 wrote to memory of 2568	1372	xmzvhgzl.exe	104
PID 1372 wrote to memory of 2568	1372	xmzvhgzl.exe	104
PID 1372 wrote to memory of 2568	1372	xmzvhgzl.exe	104

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\oavszyym.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\oavszyym.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3172
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nieczpc\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4248
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xmzvhgzl.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nieczpc\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1352
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create nieczpc binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nieczpc\xmzvhgzl.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\oavszyym.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1844
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description nieczpc "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3824
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start nieczpc
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2176
- 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:4292

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nieczpc\xmzvhgzl.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nieczpc\xmzvhgzl.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\oavszyym.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1372
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2568
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1372 -s 664
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:8
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1372 -s 716
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:2224
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1372 -s 724
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:1044

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 1372 -ip 1372
1⤵
PID:1196

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 448 -p 1372 -ip 1372
1⤵
PID:2144

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 512 -p 1372 -ip 1372
1⤵
PID:916

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\xmzvhgzl.exe

Filesize
13.6MB

MD5
6c87ec33ac865b42ec6494d2c1be42d3

SHA1
f23bc941049da1304014e1eacbf93f0bb0493f0d

SHA256
0babf64ae9bc530f6d1b26325c6561ba3dd16a949cc60c15d91c35cba348f72d

SHA512
842e3178ac62bb7d7945ed606455c2c085b13eefcbfc53f18928667691d30101e03c68b9f8ae3b4a13c9c2b2b4cb4d140c8bd045b43ce6f27431b8492b0d6012

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memory/1372-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/1372-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/1372-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/1372-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2568-14-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000905000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2568-16-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000905000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2568-17-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000905000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3172-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3172-2-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/3172-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3172-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3172-9-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/3172-1-0x0000000000620000-0x0000000000720000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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