Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    23/12/2024, 17:50

General

  • Target
    JaffaCakes118_ff5130d64fbb3dbe15cf06ca1bd28d5ab5983a5fe1af3b6354205b03021b0baa.exe
  • Size 164KB
  • Sample241223-wew6hawpcs
  • SHA256 ff5130d64fbb3dbe15cf06ca1bd28d5ab5983a5fe1af3b6354205b03021b0baa
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • tofsee

C2
  • defeatwax.ru

  • refabyd.info

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\JaffaCakes118_ff5130d64fbb3dbe15cf06ca1bd28d5ab5983a5fe1af3b6354205b03021b0baa.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ff5130d64fbb3dbe15cf06ca1bd28d5ab5983a5fe1af3b6354205b03021b0baa.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1764
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fhlexcez\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4412
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kwdxcivd.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fhlexcez\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:380
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create fhlexcez binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fhlexcez\kwdxcivd.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ff5130d64fbb3dbe15cf06ca1bd28d5ab5983a5fe1af3b6354205b03021b0baa.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4824
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description fhlexcez "wifi internet conection"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1672
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start fhlexcez
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3868
    • 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:2268
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1764 -s 1036
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:1848
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fhlexcez\kwdxcivd.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fhlexcez\kwdxcivd.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ff5130d64fbb3dbe15cf06ca1bd28d5ab5983a5fe1af3b6354205b03021b0baa.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1916
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      svchost.exe
      2⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2936
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1916 -s 508
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:3436
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 456 -p 1764 -ip 1764
    1⤵
      PID:5116
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 412 -p 1916 -ip 1916
      1⤵
        PID:1028

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            kwdxcivd.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kwdxcivd.exe
            • Size 14.9MB
            • SHA256 cd0e0e3482cbe3eefef59363f071077b7b5077ff953ac880f204f65190ae536e
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            memory/1764-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

            memory/1764-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

            memory/1764-2-0x0000000000710000-0x0000000000723000-memory.dmp

            memory/1764-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

            memory/1764-9-0x0000000000710000-0x0000000000723000-memory.dmp

            memory/1764-1-0x0000000000730000-0x0000000000830000-memory.dmp

            memory/1916-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

            memory/1916-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

            memory/1916-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

            memory/1916-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

            memory/2936-14-0x0000000000420000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

            memory/2936-16-0x0000000000420000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

            memory/2936-19-0x0000000000420000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp