Analysis

  • max time kernel
    144s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    29/12/2024, 23:24

General

  • Target
    JaffaCakes118_8d5cf5412047ce007f13174937a4d7664bf97816b1b274f887c5b91eecfd3e54.exe
  • Size 241KB
  • Sample241229-3dptcszpct
  • SHA256 8d5cf5412047ce007f13174937a4d7664bf97816b1b274f887c5b91eecfd3e54
  • 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_8d5cf5412047ce007f13174937a4d7664bf97816b1b274f887c5b91eecfd3e54.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8d5cf5412047ce007f13174937a4d7664bf97816b1b274f887c5b91eecfd3e54.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3740
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tffmjhzq\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3508
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wqmsdnfl.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tffmjhzq\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4048
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create tffmjhzq binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tffmjhzq\wqmsdnfl.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8d5cf5412047ce007f13174937a4d7664bf97816b1b274f887c5b91eecfd3e54.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2780
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description tffmjhzq "wifi internet conection"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2736
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start tffmjhzq
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2376
    • 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:3604
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3740 -s 1040
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4736
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tffmjhzq\wqmsdnfl.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tffmjhzq\wqmsdnfl.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8d5cf5412047ce007f13174937a4d7664bf97816b1b274f887c5b91eecfd3e54.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:560
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      svchost.exe
      2⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2544
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 560 -s 524
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:1804
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 3740 -ip 3740
    1⤵
      PID:4296
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 476 -p 560 -ip 560
      1⤵
        PID:1288

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            wqmsdnfl.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wqmsdnfl.exe
            • Size 11.2MB
            • SHA256 82eee7b8979d8fd931e53d9a131a0bebdb56b468df219615d4b158f54859e410
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            memory/560-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000086C000-memory.dmp

            memory/560-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000086C000-memory.dmp

            memory/560-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000086C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2544-12-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000455000-memory.dmp

            memory/2544-14-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000455000-memory.dmp

            memory/2544-17-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000455000-memory.dmp

            memory/3740-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

            memory/3740-2-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000E13000-memory.dmp

            memory/3740-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

            memory/3740-9-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000E13000-memory.dmp

            memory/3740-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000086C000-memory.dmp

            memory/3740-1-0x0000000000B90000-0x0000000000C90000-memory.dmp