tofsee | ea9c33f87addc3ca9c0ee0c510a022c879a81863b3c6966e8b398a588a549b86

General

Target

2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe
Size

12.0MB
MD5

67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639
SHA1

bbc15cb6b68329ad3de7040b8b68a684d6aa2320
SHA256

ea9c33f87addc3ca9c0ee0c510a022c879a81863b3c6966e8b398a588a549b86
SHA512

3b26c6053b35b44d84a2e9fb5ee50f643a1e9c8dd1562b854cf5fad655aac4cb7ed0d1496cca2cc7d7887825c0ac9a47dcbb92a65187f13048cb4a959557b620
SSDEEP

49152:wVdrl/8HAzGCbGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGu:wVdrl/9zG

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
Tofsee family
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\xbgfwhxo = "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

2884 netsh.exe

pid	process
2884	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\xbgfwhxo\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\xbgfwhxo\\hfmihqof.exe"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid process

3004 svchost.exe
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

hfmihqof.exe

pid process

2848 hfmihqof.exe
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

hfmihqof.exe

description pid process target process

PID 2848 set thread context of 3004 2848 hfmihqof.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

484 sc.exe
2272 sc.exe
2724 sc.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

pid	process
3004	svchost.exe

pid	process
2848	hfmihqof.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2848 set thread context of 3004	2848	hfmihqof.exe	svchost.exe

pid	process
484	sc.exe
2272	sc.exe
2724	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 value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\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:

2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exenetsh.exesc.exehfmihqof.exesvchost.execmd.execmd.exesc.exesc.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	hfmihqof.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.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

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes:

2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exehfmihqof.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 1600	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 1600	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 1600	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 1600	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 496	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 496	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 496	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 496	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 484	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 484	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 484	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 484	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2272	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2272	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2272	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2272	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2724	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2724	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2724	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2724	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2884	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	netsh.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2884	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	netsh.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2884	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	netsh.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2884	2552	2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe	netsh.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3004	2848	hfmihqof.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3004	2848	hfmihqof.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3004	2848	hfmihqof.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3004	2848	hfmihqof.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3004	2848	hfmihqof.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3004	2848	hfmihqof.exe	svchost.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2552
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xbgfwhxo\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1600
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hfmihqof.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xbgfwhxo\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:496
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create xbgfwhxo binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xbgfwhxo\hfmihqof.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:484
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description xbgfwhxo "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2272
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start xbgfwhxo
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2724
- 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:2884

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xbgfwhxo\hfmihqof.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xbgfwhxo\hfmihqof.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-06_67e1f186a1b891f22c2e76e7427fd639_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2848
- 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:3004

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\hfmihqof.exe

Filesize
14.9MB

MD5
de4a8148d7327dd99a7d56e2aa67c489

SHA1
c443a7596eee83fc41b2f1210553caa75513a005

SHA256
7d4271d60caa502d8243a38d4eff7bcea64ddd98847ec038549cf91b6280bcb5

SHA512
32a0e4950d2a96ce9170a14fc98d7ad50f5ca285b2ac497ef8598a52ec983fef06c1a1f67a8e7de8cf4d80ba3c3b48621ba6a3849bd08c8cf0ce9c153dafdc83

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memory/2552-9-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000006E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2552-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2552-2-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000233000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2552-8-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000233000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2552-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2552-1-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000006E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2552-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000518000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2848-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000518000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/3004-15-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3004-18-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3004-14-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3004-12-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3004-19-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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