Analysis Overview
SHA256
ce5524b77582e31c3c35e03476b31c78ca6a197ee31fb903058f4c90ccd4106f
Threat Level: Known bad
The file JaffaCakes118_ce5524b77582e31c3c35e03476b31c78ca6a197ee31fb903058f4c90ccd4106f was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Windows security bypass
Tofsee family
Tofsee
Sets service image path in registry
Creates new service(s)
Modifies Windows Firewall
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Deletes itself
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Launches sc.exe
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-12-29 13:17
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-12-29 13:17
Reported
2024-12-29 13:20
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\gmxhoiac\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\gmxhoiac\\qcjdiobj.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ce5524b77582e31c3c35e03476b31c78ca6a197ee31fb903058f4c90ccd4106f.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\gmxhoiac\qcjdiobj.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4660 set thread context of 3784 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\gmxhoiac\qcjdiobj.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_ce5524b77582e31c3c35e03476b31c78ca6a197ee31fb903058f4c90ccd4106f.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\gmxhoiac\qcjdiobj.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\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\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ce5524b77582e31c3c35e03476b31c78ca6a197ee31fb903058f4c90ccd4106f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ce5524b77582e31c3c35e03476b31c78ca6a197ee31fb903058f4c90ccd4106f.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\gmxhoiac\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qcjdiobj.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\gmxhoiac\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create gmxhoiac binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\gmxhoiac\qcjdiobj.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ce5524b77582e31c3c35e03476b31c78ca6a197ee31fb903058f4c90ccd4106f.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description gmxhoiac "wifi internet conection"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start gmxhoiac
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\gmxhoiac\qcjdiobj.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\gmxhoiac\qcjdiobj.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ce5524b77582e31c3c35e03476b31c78ca6a197ee31fb903058f4c90ccd4106f.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 | 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 20.236.44.162:80 | microsoft.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 76.32.126.40.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 |
| 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 | 162.44.236.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | defeatwax.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | defeatwax.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yahoo.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mta7.am0.yahoodns.net | udp |
| US | 67.195.228.110:25 | mta7.am0.yahoodns.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | defeatwax.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 200.163.202.172.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | defeatwax.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | google.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smtp.google.com | udp |
| NL | 142.250.102.27:25 | smtp.google.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | defeatwax.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | refabyd.info | 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 | refabyd.info | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | refabyd.info | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | refabyd.info | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | refabyd.info | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | defeatwax.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | defeatwax.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | defeatwax.ru | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp |
Files
memory/4416-1-0x0000000000890000-0x0000000000990000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-2-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001F3000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qcjdiobj.exe
| MD5 | 32c7d95db8b3808a534b695a721190f2 |
| SHA1 | e4a09a89b793497b889e8721ddbc99c477f26676 |
| SHA256 | 4d5c6fab70f0fc943236283da76022c4e6a8e78ed8c1467db94bd898b6147f4f |
| SHA512 | e6f715eadf8f2d1e5ad5a556ecc9801b25a74a976256fbe9310bb5077549a244ffe319a0e3e8ddb07a79787e8e40ce638fa3e13eeda0ac7dd59364b7f5318cab |
memory/4416-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-9-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001F3000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000086B000-memory.dmp
memory/4660-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000086B000-memory.dmp
memory/3784-14-0x0000000001050000-0x0000000001065000-memory.dmp
memory/4660-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000086B000-memory.dmp
memory/3784-16-0x0000000001050000-0x0000000001065000-memory.dmp
memory/4660-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000086B000-memory.dmp
memory/3784-18-0x0000000001050000-0x0000000001065000-memory.dmp
memory/4660-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000086B000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-12-29 13:17
Reported
2024-12-29 13:20
Platform
win7-20240903-en
Max time kernel
145s
Max time network
144s
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\qckdkgym = "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\qckdkgym\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\qckdkgym\\dknlmmcq.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\qckdkgym\dknlmmcq.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2628 set thread context of 2868 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qckdkgym\dknlmmcq.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:\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\cmd.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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ce5524b77582e31c3c35e03476b31c78ca6a197ee31fb903058f4c90ccd4106f.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qckdkgym\dknlmmcq.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_ce5524b77582e31c3c35e03476b31c78ca6a197ee31fb903058f4c90ccd4106f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ce5524b77582e31c3c35e03476b31c78ca6a197ee31fb903058f4c90ccd4106f.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qckdkgym\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dknlmmcq.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qckdkgym\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create qckdkgym binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qckdkgym\dknlmmcq.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ce5524b77582e31c3c35e03476b31c78ca6a197ee31fb903058f4c90ccd4106f.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description qckdkgym "wifi internet conection"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start qckdkgym
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qckdkgym\dknlmmcq.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qckdkgym\dknlmmcq.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ce5524b77582e31c3c35e03476b31c78ca6a197ee31fb903058f4c90ccd4106f.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 |
| AU | 20.70.246.20:80 | microsoft.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | defeatwax.ru | udp |
| 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 | yahoo.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mta6.am0.yahoodns.net | udp |
| US | 67.195.228.111:25 | mta6.am0.yahoodns.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | google.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smtp.google.com | udp |
| NL | 142.250.102.27:25 | smtp.google.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | refabyd.info | udp |
| 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/2352-1-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000000B00000-memory.dmp
memory/2352-2-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000033000-memory.dmp
memory/2352-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dknlmmcq.exe
| MD5 | 5209e3d646f07e44455c42691babe8f2 |
| SHA1 | 1a1dcc0a05aa9f606e188010893c8598c423a54f |
| SHA256 | 1922d379b298553c907714767a53eb262f068a7a945c1e29fe75c03e8b6a1860 |
| SHA512 | 4a5e5ef348de577e6cf261987702052869a8e82bb7abd4d0c20a40cc5dd0cdb282d1a0570c32789138beecc4ac275767ab80173881217fa500b989978f2189e0 |
memory/2352-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000086B000-memory.dmp
memory/2352-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp
memory/2352-9-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000033000-memory.dmp
memory/2868-11-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp
memory/2868-14-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp
memory/2868-13-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2868-17-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp
memory/2628-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000086B000-memory.dmp
memory/2868-18-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp