tofsee | 00dbd1a4b6930e88c337b07643a2bd07ca484abc06e9a9e58f2d4eb3efabc513

General

Target

2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe
Size

10.7MB
MD5

5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16
SHA1

8639cca039a2b2eb900fd302874c940220f3614c
SHA256

00dbd1a4b6930e88c337b07643a2bd07ca484abc06e9a9e58f2d4eb3efabc513
SHA512

d5911c0f13a438e3e89b0856745e5d62c959f59746b64722e15e92b6747d8c6b2465f8754e09dc0d2775b6b731fa001efafd02b2885ed78a643a96e8d36b8d8e
SSDEEP

49152:4Vdrl/8HAzGCbGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGf:4Vdrl/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
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

408 netsh.exe

pid	process
408	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\hqikshrx\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\hqikshrx\\mcibckaj.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:

2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid process

2896 svchost.exe
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

mcibckaj.exe

pid process

464 mcibckaj.exe
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

mcibckaj.exe

description pid process target process

PID 464 set thread context of 2896 464 mcibckaj.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

4236 sc.exe
1732 sc.exe
4408 sc.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

pid	process
2896	svchost.exe

pid	process
464	mcibckaj.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 464 set thread context of 2896	464	mcibckaj.exe	svchost.exe

pid	process
4236	sc.exe
1732	sc.exe
4408	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

936 4472 WerFault.exe 2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe
2528 464 WerFault.exe mcibckaj.exe

pid	pid_target	process	target process
936	4472	WerFault.exe	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe
2528	464	WerFault.exe	mcibckaj.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.exemcibckaj.exesvchost.execmd.exesc.exesc.exenetsh.exe2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.execmd.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	mcibckaj.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	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	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes:

2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exemcibckaj.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 872	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 872	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 872	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 2668	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 2668	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 2668	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 4408	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 4408	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 4408	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 4236	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 4236	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 4236	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 1732	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 1732	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 1732	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	sc.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 408	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	netsh.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 408	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	netsh.exe
PID 4472 wrote to memory of 408	4472	2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe	netsh.exe
PID 464 wrote to memory of 2896	464	mcibckaj.exe	svchost.exe
PID 464 wrote to memory of 2896	464	mcibckaj.exe	svchost.exe
PID 464 wrote to memory of 2896	464	mcibckaj.exe	svchost.exe
PID 464 wrote to memory of 2896	464	mcibckaj.exe	svchost.exe
PID 464 wrote to memory of 2896	464	mcibckaj.exe	svchost.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4472
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hqikshrx\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:872
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mcibckaj.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hqikshrx\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2668
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create hqikshrx binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hqikshrx\mcibckaj.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4408
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description hqikshrx "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4236
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start hqikshrx
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1732
- 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:408
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4472 -s 1232
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:936

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hqikshrx\mcibckaj.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hqikshrx\mcibckaj.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-10_5c3d80a6c3a15ff810dbb03994bc7d16_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:464
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2896
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 464 -s 512
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:2528

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 452 -p 4472 -ip 4472
1⤵
PID:3180

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 428 -p 464 -ip 464
1⤵
PID:1332

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\mcibckaj.exe

Filesize
13.6MB

MD5
d4f44354271367d51769b7152af109ed

SHA1
809f8516bfd843feb5c9dab0d80eb44ede983621

SHA256
09f7b996e6a687442382ef1d9bd99d0431eea2931020357ea8d9849ceb41f60d

SHA512
7a6cca25e0f261334ce955b325e0b235a917de3ec5b593e4db752fb49567d65bc727259ce0622ad82c7163a061698446bedb4524fcd9211cbcd04c0a7828dbe0

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memory/464-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000518000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/464-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000518000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/464-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000518000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/464-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000518000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2896-14-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000595000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2896-16-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000595000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2896-17-0x0000000000580000-0x0000000000595000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4472-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4472-1-0x0000000000790000-0x0000000000890000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/4472-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4472-8-0x0000000002130000-0x0000000002143000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/4472-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000518000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/4472-2-0x0000000002130000-0x0000000002143000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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