Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    30/12/2024, 03:53

General

  • Target
    JaffaCakes118_1ac1ba9e387d088187f04697d6365f7b750d0883c82581d2aef0609c6060a830.exe
  • Size 335KB
  • Sample241230-efl89axmct
  • SHA256 1ac1ba9e387d088187f04697d6365f7b750d0883c82581d2aef0609c6060a830
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • tofsee

C2
  • quadoil.ru

  • lakeflex.ru

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_1ac1ba9e387d088187f04697d6365f7b750d0883c82581d2aef0609c6060a830.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_1ac1ba9e387d088187f04697d6365f7b750d0883c82581d2aef0609c6060a830.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5032
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\srhjjuaj\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3736
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nchickng.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\srhjjuaj\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4808
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create srhjjuaj binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\srhjjuaj\nchickng.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_1ac1ba9e387d088187f04697d6365f7b750d0883c82581d2aef0609c6060a830.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3356
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description srhjjuaj "wifi internet conection"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2916
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start srhjjuaj
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:736
    • 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:744
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5032 -s 1028
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:3936
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\srhjjuaj\nchickng.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\srhjjuaj\nchickng.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_1ac1ba9e387d088187f04697d6365f7b750d0883c82581d2aef0609c6060a830.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4476
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      svchost.exe
      2⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3052
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4476 -s 508
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:2596
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 456 -p 5032 -ip 5032
    1⤵
      PID:3576
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 424 -p 4476 -ip 4476
      1⤵
        PID:3252

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            nchickng.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nchickng.exe
            • Size 12.5MB
            • SHA256 1d311c3e66e2d4626810247589e1b0a72780010f3ecfec57c67c0a2e3e474f10
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            memory/3052-11-0x00000000006E0000-0x00000000006F5000-memory.dmp

            memory/3052-13-0x00000000006E0000-0x00000000006F5000-memory.dmp

            memory/3052-14-0x00000000006E0000-0x00000000006F5000-memory.dmp

            memory/4476-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B4C000-memory.dmp

            memory/5032-2-0x0000000002BE0000-0x0000000002BF3000-memory.dmp

            memory/5032-1-0x0000000002C20000-0x0000000002D20000-memory.dmp

            memory/5032-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

            memory/5032-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

            memory/5032-8-0x0000000002BE0000-0x0000000002BF3000-memory.dmp

            memory/5032-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B4C000-memory.dmp