tofsee | eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447

General

Target

eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe
Size

12.9MB
MD5

27bc92160d3d4e66f593e9f8f3023dff
SHA1

920930e48cc64142bdb9643b6f03152423f22fce
SHA256

eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447
SHA512

68dddd1252274b8d7c029f84128d9f16d2f78f72dc22c548c6f296efbf6893c5b26f04aa1eeda4c1f76f5dfb016fb274618c94dd6650992796a016aa52b989ed
SSDEEP

49152:nyzapZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ0:nCB

Score

10^/10

tofsee discovery evasion execution persistence privilege_escalation trojan

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.
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
2344	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\vvkoclsp\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\vvkoclsp\\ktckyqyh.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:

eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid	Process
4068	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

ktckyqyh.exe

pid	Process
4476	ktckyqyh.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

ktckyqyh.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4476 set thread context of 4068	4476	ktckyqyh.exe	110

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

Processes:

sc.exesc.exesc.exe

pid	Process
3884	sc.exe
2580	sc.exe
984	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

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	procid_target
2860	4292	WerFault.exe	83
4668	4476	WerFault.exe	101

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.exesc.exesc.exektckyqyh.exeeb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.execmd.execmd.exenetsh.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	Process
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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ktckyqyh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.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	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes:

eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exektckyqyh.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 1828	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	84
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 1828	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	84
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 1828	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	84
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 5104	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	89
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 5104	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	89
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 5104	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	89
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 3884	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	91
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 3884	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	91
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 3884	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	91
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 2580	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	97
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 2580	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	97
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 2580	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	97
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 984	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	99
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 984	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	99
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 984	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	99
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 2344	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	102
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 2344	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	102
PID 4292 wrote to memory of 2344	4292	eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe	102
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 4068	4476	ktckyqyh.exe	110
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 4068	4476	ktckyqyh.exe	110
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 4068	4476	ktckyqyh.exe	110
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 4068	4476	ktckyqyh.exe	110
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 4068	4476	ktckyqyh.exe	110

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4292
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\vvkoclsp\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1828
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ktckyqyh.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\vvkoclsp\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5104
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create vvkoclsp binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\vvkoclsp\ktckyqyh.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3884
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description vvkoclsp "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2580
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start vvkoclsp
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:984
- 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:2344
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4292 -s 1204
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:2860

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\vvkoclsp\ktckyqyh.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\vvkoclsp\ktckyqyh.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eb23f56dfaa83993bbc64dd0bbaabb55d03efc165400d97917c1d0f61e30d447.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4476
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4068
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4476 -s 540
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4668

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 4292 -ip 4292
1⤵
PID:4900

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 528 -p 4476 -ip 4476
1⤵
PID:324

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\ktckyqyh.exe

Filesize
12.9MB

MD5
cd7e649bd844b7d663ff413f99f29bd9

SHA1
6a843ea5ec07d9ec2c4fb05e1b552b86840be64c

SHA256
cb1cc6f9660fbdd4152c1731e6073cf372ed77d44103f59ea1199f5752c08f58

SHA512
90df240034bc6e5d81cc4f521e9d675a274f0a965325f63dbefdfc52206057c92edeff6938ba646844855081122b33eabca7a0ad2475ef675276ced76f8bc51c

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memory/4068-13-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4068-11-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4068-15-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4292-1-0x00000000019F0000-0x0000000001AF0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/4292-2-0x0000000001850000-0x0000000001863000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/4292-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4292-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4292-9-0x0000000001850000-0x0000000001863000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/4292-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000016BD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
18.7MB

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memory/4476-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000016BD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
18.7MB

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memory/4476-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000016BD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
18.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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