tofsee | feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe
Size

165KB
MD5

e7263f05e56336fec5a7f4babddef26f
SHA1

92ca7e6f6ee496b966f3539f4fcca3f46c5ff208
SHA256

feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5
SHA512

3c8da0e630db031f49415f02c46b876d4587214e0fd20a15017946cd2eeaf5131cb626fcc295e1caf31abab117f400934da4bf68f0071da8daabee934c72ef6f
SSDEEP

3072:/De/Z5VptcYOMkNhl7oT7grwKXsVzfBus46D2:S/ZrptcYObbsVzf8sna

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

pid	Process
448	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\sgawfzpl\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\sgawfzpl\\inmkagpe.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-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1728	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2316	inmkagpe.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2316 set thread context of 1728	2316	inmkagpe.exe	97

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
4380	sc.exe
1744	sc.exe
4164	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 queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key opened	\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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.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	inmkagpe.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.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 4988 wrote to memory of 5028	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	83
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 5028	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	83
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 5028	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	83
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 224	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	85
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 224	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	85
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 224	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	85
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 1744	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	87
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 1744	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	87
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 1744	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	87
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 4164	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	89
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 4164	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	89
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 4164	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	89
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 4380	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	92
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 4380	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	92
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 4380	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	92
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 448	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	95
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 448	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	95
PID 4988 wrote to memory of 448	4988	JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe	95
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 1728	2316	inmkagpe.exe	97
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 1728	2316	inmkagpe.exe	97
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 1728	2316	inmkagpe.exe	97
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 1728	2316	inmkagpe.exe	97
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 1728	2316	inmkagpe.exe	97

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4988
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sgawfzpl\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5028
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inmkagpe.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sgawfzpl\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:224
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create sgawfzpl binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sgawfzpl\inmkagpe.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1744
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description sgawfzpl "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4164
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start sgawfzpl
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4380
- 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:448

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sgawfzpl\inmkagpe.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sgawfzpl\inmkagpe.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_feab054c96a27cc00b2fc254de1085abad802cda81b9c98b80e0538ad99888e5.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2316
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1728

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\inmkagpe.exe

Filesize
10.0MB

MD5
d0e27b2cbff44abc2a819483fcc590a4

SHA1
33ce92e7682b4a5e49a7cc9896ce1b8e114b4a5e

SHA256
eef75eeeab9e7ebcd888b41f905c9fada2474a3f3709a8605c32fb302a6ca6cf

SHA512
c34d3bbbeb91c8b712e3ea11b21f879931352fa8c870c4b0d2e354bacc73a605c37df2e9a65f3c126659a0afa6025f00cc8e87bf62adf3995ce9f88173921349

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memory/1728-14-0x00000000009E0000-0x00000000009F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1728-17-0x00000000009E0000-0x00000000009F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1728-16-0x00000000009E0000-0x00000000009F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2316-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

Filesize
196KB

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memory/2316-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

Filesize
196KB

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memory/2316-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

Filesize
196KB

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memory/2316-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

Filesize
196KB

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memory/4988-0-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005CD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
52KB

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memory/4988-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4988-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

Filesize
196KB

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memory/4988-13-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005CD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
52KB

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memory/4988-11-0x0000000002190000-0x00000000021A3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/4988-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4988-1-0x0000000002190000-0x00000000021A3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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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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