Analysis

  • max time kernel
    145s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    05/01/2025, 03:01

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_873d61d252596ef91e699d9c5a641119.exe

  • Size

    12.1MB

  • MD5

    873d61d252596ef91e699d9c5a641119

  • SHA1

    fac32b3b99469b90641d7916d7681fef16d392c4

  • SHA256

    6ee402c592b8d9a8f65b1e9871916bf8bf08118253758af2bd8d02b053b3af20

  • SHA512

    66d54af51f53b35f5a6f2527da45a5a1e59b22768f3aed12631f23c61293a410c9cf08f8a5c848c9884ea418935584e47a37574659c71a4ec6441afed52b7325

  • SSDEEP

    6144:Y1eOABi9y39q2xwt8hW5B3rmKYXIOk43AnscO:Y1PEik39bwtMGd6KK33Y

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.

  • 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_873d61d252596ef91e699d9c5a641119.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_873d61d252596ef91e699d9c5a641119.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3364
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mdyskdpj\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3460
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lxjrrcrz.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mdyskdpj\
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4600
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create mdyskdpj binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mdyskdpj\lxjrrcrz.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_873d61d252596ef91e699d9c5a641119.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3156
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description mdyskdpj "wifi internet conection"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4928
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start mdyskdpj
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4140
    • 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:2456
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3364 -s 1240
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4172
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mdyskdpj\lxjrrcrz.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mdyskdpj\lxjrrcrz.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_873d61d252596ef91e699d9c5a641119.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4984
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      svchost.exe
      2⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3492
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4984 -s 532
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4440
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 3364 -ip 3364
    1⤵
      PID:1252
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 424 -p 4984 -ip 4984
      1⤵
        PID:4340

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lxjrrcrz.exe

        Filesize

        13.2MB

        MD5

        9e1ca664303c913979f4c63148a65bef

        SHA1

        c91522e991e7d5c050b298702460d8266cebb4f7

        SHA256

        94a8ea7c3785ea11afd6fefb7259182f5bdf9ba16b682a45cf4bfc3ea485f4ab

        SHA512

        59de1979c8f5dc36697df0b0df061100b7459a20ca27dd99f46cbd52437f7867a2effa229c19006b2283360cb6dea7e39e7f0aaee6c1f249cb805fed62b8f7e7

      • memory/3364-1-0x0000000002BA0000-0x0000000002CA0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1024KB

      • memory/3364-2-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003003000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/3364-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        84KB

      • memory/3364-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        84KB

      • memory/3364-9-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003003000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/3364-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B90000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        39.6MB

      • memory/3492-11-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BB5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        84KB

      • memory/3492-13-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BB5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        84KB

      • memory/3492-15-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BB5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        84KB

      • memory/4984-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002B90000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        39.6MB