Analysis Overview
SHA256
2ebbb4ef6e9f5211032e4bad41c177a78da76bdcf758763ac303b4d83e337101
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 2024-12-29_a96468e58b3466b20b0c3ae964bad440_mafia was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Tofsee
Tofsee family
Windows security bypass
Creates new service(s)
Sets service image path in registry
Modifies Windows Firewall
Deletes itself
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Launches sc.exe
Unsigned PE
Program crash
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-12-29 19:27
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-12-29 19:27
Reported
2024-12-29 19:30
Platform
win7-20241010-en
Max time kernel
144s
Max time network
119s
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\qfiaceij = "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\qfiaceij\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\qfiaceij\\rtmxemaq.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\qfiaceij\rtmxemaq.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2796 set thread context of 2720 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qfiaceij\rtmxemaq.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\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\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-29_a96468e58b3466b20b0c3ae964bad440_mafia.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\qfiaceij\rtmxemaq.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-29_a96468e58b3466b20b0c3ae964bad440_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-29_a96468e58b3466b20b0c3ae964bad440_mafia.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qfiaceij\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rtmxemaq.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qfiaceij\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create qfiaceij binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qfiaceij\rtmxemaq.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-29_a96468e58b3466b20b0c3ae964bad440_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description qfiaceij "wifi internet conection"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start qfiaceij
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qfiaceij\rtmxemaq.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qfiaceij\rtmxemaq.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-29_a96468e58b3466b20b0c3ae964bad440_mafia.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 |
| US | 20.236.44.162:80 | 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 |
| AU | 43.231.4.7:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yahoo.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mta6.am0.yahoodns.net | udp |
| US | 98.136.96.74:25 | 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 |
| AU | 43.231.4.7:443 | tcp | |
| 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 |
| AU | 43.231.4.7:443 | tcp |
Files
memory/2920-1-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000006C0000-memory.dmp
memory/2920-2-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000033000-memory.dmp
memory/2920-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rtmxemaq.exe
| MD5 | 3e1124d904881c124168225df82bd7b9 |
| SHA1 | cf3e5fe5329b738c5f904ab4a0818d40eb74fccf |
| SHA256 | 68f3e4a6bfaa75476a4ef5e8d3dbb3031f1128b24b106140efa6aa00692d81f3 |
| SHA512 | e3296c5c29c0ee3029a1520428c60a4d1440074adab693f042de421aab9f867d39723f3ef9f49e52647d0dab28462d6e83a7a46cb0ebb69afac2a997a6ac2710 |
memory/2920-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp
memory/2920-9-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000033000-memory.dmp
memory/2920-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-17-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp
memory/2796-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-14-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-13-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-11-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-18-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-12-29 19:27
Reported
2024-12-29 19:30
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
151s
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\govkbase\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\govkbase\\embfsqzz.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-29_a96468e58b3466b20b0c3ae964bad440_mafia.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\govkbase\embfsqzz.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3412 set thread context of 4784 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\govkbase\embfsqzz.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 |
Program crash
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-29_a96468e58b3466b20b0c3ae964bad440_mafia.exe |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\govkbase\embfsqzz.exe |
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\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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-29_a96468e58b3466b20b0c3ae964bad440_mafia.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\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\govkbase\embfsqzz.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\2024-12-29_a96468e58b3466b20b0c3ae964bad440_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-29_a96468e58b3466b20b0c3ae964bad440_mafia.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\govkbase\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\embfsqzz.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\govkbase\
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create govkbase binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\govkbase\embfsqzz.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-29_a96468e58b3466b20b0c3ae964bad440_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description govkbase "wifi internet conection"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start govkbase
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\govkbase\embfsqzz.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\govkbase\embfsqzz.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-29_a96468e58b3466b20b0c3ae964bad440_mafia.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 408 -p 2204 -ip 2204
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2204 -s 1296
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 480 -p 3412 -ip 3412
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3412 -s 508
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 14.160.190.20.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 |
| US | 20.112.250.133:80 | 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 | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.250.112.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 52.101.40.26:25 | microsoft-com.mail.protection.outlook.com | tcp |
| AU | 43.231.4.7:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | yahoo.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mta7.am0.yahoodns.net | udp |
| US | 67.195.204.72:25 | mta7.am0.yahoodns.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 212.20.149.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 241.42.69.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 241.150.49.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | google.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smtp.google.com | udp |
| NL | 142.250.102.26:25 | smtp.google.com | tcp |
| AU | 43.231.4.7:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 21.49.80.91.in-addr.arpa | 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 | 14.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| AU | 43.231.4.7:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 234.17.178.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/2204-1-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000005D0000-memory.dmp
memory/2204-2-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001E3000-memory.dmp
memory/2204-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\embfsqzz.exe
| MD5 | e83049b18c14959ed27446ef0efceba5 |
| SHA1 | 283041dc1182663450547935b60ec42709412eda |
| SHA256 | 0ce4c0093fe649941ca157dd892d42b0509692bf95956ada81094b17922d30cf |
| SHA512 | c7b8775c66e9bbf9bb0c8e0bb13cd8ffefa49e1649f50714fae6f835bd2a5b0ae3652d430a952625428e6b620371bb99be04319e7f10b1cd840db50be20caaf6 |
memory/2204-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp
memory/2204-8-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001E3000-memory.dmp
memory/2204-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp
memory/3412-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp
memory/3412-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp
memory/3412-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp
memory/4784-14-0x00000000003B0000-0x00000000003C5000-memory.dmp
memory/4784-16-0x00000000003B0000-0x00000000003C5000-memory.dmp
memory/4784-17-0x00000000003B0000-0x00000000003C5000-memory.dmp
memory/3412-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp