Analysis

  • max time kernel
    118s
  • max time network
    120s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    24/11/2024, 04:31

General

  • Target
    bce3694725d1ffe6c07fdfaa7b72f20ae3b458bbd713bcb12aa6f0692d1f4794.exe
  • Size 10.0MB
  • Sample241124-e5mw3stqf1
  • SHA256 bce3694725d1ffe6c07fdfaa7b72f20ae3b458bbd713bcb12aa6f0692d1f4794
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • tofsee

C2
  • quadoil.ru

  • lakeflex.ru

Signatures

  • Tofsee

    Backdoor/botnet which carries out malicious activities based on commands from a C2 server.

  • Tofsee family
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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.

  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bce3694725d1ffe6c07fdfaa7b72f20ae3b458bbd713bcb12aa6f0692d1f4794.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bce3694725d1ffe6c07fdfaa7b72f20ae3b458bbd713bcb12aa6f0692d1f4794.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3820
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hiqbffqy\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4780
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zmvstykx.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hiqbffqy\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2272
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create hiqbffqy binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hiqbffqy\zmvstykx.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bce3694725d1ffe6c07fdfaa7b72f20ae3b458bbd713bcb12aa6f0692d1f4794.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3100
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description hiqbffqy "wifi internet conection"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3032
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start hiqbffqy
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3388
    • 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:1512
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3820 -s 1168
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:2756
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hiqbffqy\zmvstykx.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hiqbffqy\zmvstykx.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bce3694725d1ffe6c07fdfaa7b72f20ae3b458bbd713bcb12aa6f0692d1f4794.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3996
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      svchost.exe
      2⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2324
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3996 -s 516
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:1104
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 420 -p 3820 -ip 3820
    1⤵
      PID:2804
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 520 -p 3996 -ip 3996
      1⤵
        PID:4876

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            zmvstykx.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zmvstykx.exe
            • Size 14.1MB
            • SHA256 6c3c1bc26dfb7ca2323e2e1b6a84211aec887063b970e05a8f30229c75979f3b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            memory/2324-12-0x0000000000140000-0x0000000000155000-memory.dmp

            memory/2324-14-0x0000000000140000-0x0000000000155000-memory.dmp

            memory/2324-15-0x0000000000140000-0x0000000000155000-memory.dmp

            memory/3820-1-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000000AE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3820-2-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000943000-memory.dmp

            memory/3820-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

            memory/3820-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

            memory/3820-9-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000943000-memory.dmp

            memory/3820-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000785000-memory.dmp

            memory/3996-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000785000-memory.dmp

            memory/3996-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000785000-memory.dmp