Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    150s
  • 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, 02:01

General

  • Target
    JaffaCakes118_90601a67e1ff329483cdb59a6e76125533415bad9a395ed3e09d7f00da5c3684.exe
  • Size 238KB
  • Sample241229-cftbfsypgj
  • SHA256 90601a67e1ff329483cdb59a6e76125533415bad9a395ed3e09d7f00da5c3684
  • 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.

  • 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_90601a67e1ff329483cdb59a6e76125533415bad9a395ed3e09d7f00da5c3684.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_90601a67e1ff329483cdb59a6e76125533415bad9a395ed3e09d7f00da5c3684.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4808
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nkpkvgtd\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3500
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lxspwvvj.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nkpkvgtd\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2928
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create nkpkvgtd binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nkpkvgtd\lxspwvvj.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_90601a67e1ff329483cdb59a6e76125533415bad9a395ed3e09d7f00da5c3684.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2932
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description nkpkvgtd "wifi internet conection"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2504
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start nkpkvgtd
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2004
    • 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:2316
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nkpkvgtd\lxspwvvj.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nkpkvgtd\lxspwvvj.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_90601a67e1ff329483cdb59a6e76125533415bad9a395ed3e09d7f00da5c3684.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3260
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      svchost.exe
      2⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2980

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        lxspwvvj.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lxspwvvj.exe
        • Size 13.9MB
        • SHA256 c01aebeaf543d084440442ababf477019b59eab4ce35d8ac0f61dada10c85416
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/2980-11-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000685000-memory.dmp

        memory/2980-18-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000685000-memory.dmp

        memory/2980-17-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000685000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000086B000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

        memory/3260-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000086B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4808-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

        memory/4808-9-0x0000000000CC0000-0x0000000000CD3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4808-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000086B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4808-1-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000000A60000-memory.dmp

        memory/4808-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

        memory/4808-2-0x0000000000CC0000-0x0000000000CD3000-memory.dmp