Analysis Overview
SHA256
045c130cc87e4f28d595ba4c453b22b1a5aee0880e7e470aa8376af489c999e9
Threat Level: Known bad
The file JaffaCakes118_045c130cc87e4f28d595ba4c453b22b1a5aee0880e7e470aa8376af489c999e9 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Windows security bypass
Tofsee
Tofsee family
Modifies Windows Firewall
Creates new service(s)
Sets service image path in registry
Executes dropped EXE
Checks computer location settings
Deletes itself
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Launches sc.exe
Unsigned PE
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Program crash
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-12-29 11:21
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-12-29 11:21
Reported
2024-12-29 11:23
Platform
win7-20240708-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
150s
Command Line
Signatures
Tofsee
Tofsee family
Windows security bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lwdqbuuc = "0" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Creates new service(s)
Modifies Windows Firewall
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
Sets service image path in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\lwdqbuuc\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\lwdqbuuc\\qdmjkpbo.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lwdqbuuc\qdmjkpbo.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2956 set thread context of 2600 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lwdqbuuc\qdmjkpbo.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe |
Launches sc.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
| Key queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
| Key value enumerated | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_045c130cc87e4f28d595ba4c453b22b1a5aee0880e7e470aa8376af489c999e9.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lwdqbuuc\qdmjkpbo.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_045c130cc87e4f28d595ba4c453b22b1a5aee0880e7e470aa8376af489c999e9.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_045c130cc87e4f28d595ba4c453b22b1a5aee0880e7e470aa8376af489c999e9.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lwdqbuuc\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qdmjkpbo.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lwdqbuuc\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create lwdqbuuc binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lwdqbuuc\qdmjkpbo.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_045c130cc87e4f28d595ba4c453b22b1a5aee0880e7e470aa8376af489c999e9.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description lwdqbuuc "wifi internet conection"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start lwdqbuuc
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lwdqbuuc\qdmjkpbo.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lwdqbuuc\qdmjkpbo.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_045c130cc87e4f28d595ba4c453b22b1a5aee0880e7e470aa8376af489c999e9.exe"
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
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
svchost.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | microsoft.com | udp |
| NL | 20.76.201.171:80 | microsoft.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | microsoft-com.mail.protection.outlook.com | udp |
| US | 52.101.11.0:25 | microsoft-com.mail.protection.outlook.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | quadoil.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yahoo.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mta6.am0.yahoodns.net | udp |
| US | 67.195.228.110:25 | mta6.am0.yahoodns.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | lakeflex.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | google.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smtp.google.com | udp |
| NL | 142.250.102.26:25 | smtp.google.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mail.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mxs.mail.ru | udp |
| RU | 217.69.139.150:25 | mxs.mail.ru | tcp |
Files
memory/2084-1-0x0000000001220000-0x0000000001320000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-2-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000233000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qdmjkpbo.exe
| MD5 | ee7a6a12c72dfffdd8dc966916370e93 |
| SHA1 | f3c9a2c8c39da572fad7d7b0445879c3af06c977 |
| SHA256 | 02bb01fd787353480b7dfe5afaee53d228597fc55d0a8ea0598d435f6558a2b6 |
| SHA512 | d9f76955148bc629e56a61674017b5fed231b3f8d87ee15649a452678678b287b81a36755f42e80c0321fe36362dfbd1fd356a3ba152ccec753efdd09115020c |
memory/2084-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-8-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000233000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001085000-memory.dmp
memory/2600-14-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp
memory/2600-13-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2600-16-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp
memory/2600-11-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp
memory/2600-18-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp
memory/2956-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001085000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-12-29 11:21
Reported
2024-12-29 11:23
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
150s
Command Line
Signatures
Tofsee
Tofsee family
Creates new service(s)
Modifies Windows Firewall
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
Sets service image path in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\afcdhaxt\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\afcdhaxt\\vklrepji.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2045521122-590294423-3465680274-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_045c130cc87e4f28d595ba4c453b22b1a5aee0880e7e470aa8376af489c999e9.exe | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\afcdhaxt\vklrepji.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2308 set thread context of 4060 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\afcdhaxt\vklrepji.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe |
Launches sc.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
| Key value enumerated | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
Program crash
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_045c130cc87e4f28d595ba4c453b22b1a5aee0880e7e470aa8376af489c999e9.exe |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\afcdhaxt\vklrepji.exe |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_045c130cc87e4f28d595ba4c453b22b1a5aee0880e7e470aa8376af489c999e9.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\afcdhaxt\vklrepji.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_045c130cc87e4f28d595ba4c453b22b1a5aee0880e7e470aa8376af489c999e9.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_045c130cc87e4f28d595ba4c453b22b1a5aee0880e7e470aa8376af489c999e9.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\afcdhaxt\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vklrepji.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\afcdhaxt\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create afcdhaxt binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\afcdhaxt\vklrepji.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_045c130cc87e4f28d595ba4c453b22b1a5aee0880e7e470aa8376af489c999e9.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description afcdhaxt "wifi internet conection"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start afcdhaxt
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\afcdhaxt\vklrepji.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\afcdhaxt\vklrepji.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_045c130cc87e4f28d595ba4c453b22b1a5aee0880e7e470aa8376af489c999e9.exe"
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
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 360 -p 4808 -ip 4808
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4808 -s 1244
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 556 -p 2308 -ip 2308
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2308 -s 532
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 20.49.80.91.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 75.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | microsoft.com | udp |
| NL | 20.76.201.171:80 | microsoft.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | microsoft-com.mail.protection.outlook.com | udp |
| US | 52.101.8.49:25 | microsoft-com.mail.protection.outlook.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.201.76.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | quadoil.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | quadoil.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | quadoil.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | lakeflex.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yahoo.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mta5.am0.yahoodns.net | udp |
| US | 67.195.204.79:25 | mta5.am0.yahoodns.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 212.20.149.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | lakeflex.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 107.12.20.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | lakeflex.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | quadoil.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | google.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smtp.google.com | udp |
| NL | 142.250.102.26:25 | smtp.google.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | quadoil.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | quadoil.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | lakeflex.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | lakeflex.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mail.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mxs.mail.ru | udp |
| RU | 94.100.180.31:25 | mxs.mail.ru | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | lakeflex.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | quadoil.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | quadoil.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | quadoil.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | lakeflex.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 30.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | lakeflex.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | lakeflex.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | quadoil.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | quadoil.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | quadoil.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | lakeflex.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | lakeflex.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | lakeflex.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | quadoil.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | quadoil.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp |
Files
memory/4808-2-0x0000000002CB0000-0x0000000002CC3000-memory.dmp
memory/4808-1-0x00000000011B0000-0x00000000012B0000-memory.dmp
memory/4808-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vklrepji.exe
| MD5 | 9584845c0ac99d2db5e063289212cca1 |
| SHA1 | 1264e768511d1b0527acab180968f377b11c66d6 |
| SHA256 | 7e3960be6a8e65025320ba904883d276b9a59bc48cf688e992ecec4106ad028f |
| SHA512 | 7aa4990fc86f066620a2482285b8897311a6021faba12b8d98e1fa0fe842296b190ecdfb85770831bf3a569178989d967f18d2e81b27b1c8def19dcc4b31253f |
memory/4808-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp
memory/4808-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001085000-memory.dmp
memory/4808-8-0x0000000002CB0000-0x0000000002CC3000-memory.dmp
memory/4060-11-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000545000-memory.dmp
memory/4060-13-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000545000-memory.dmp
memory/4060-14-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000545000-memory.dmp
memory/2308-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001085000-memory.dmp