tofsee | e12f4b91c2032aa459faad30f305a81e1aaedab6f2e04e05e91740d714ad9c80

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
151s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
06-01-2025 10:40

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe
Size

11.2MB
MD5

1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d
SHA1

a80ab46b8c0b7464ae01d19bfb1816f2f17373ce
SHA256

e12f4b91c2032aa459faad30f305a81e1aaedab6f2e04e05e91740d714ad9c80
SHA512

f97fcfef714cab32ff89840326a57e9e6892bc4643fd94a22321d9f520c546533ecc721a4d65968d19071ad2d98c2babd9214936f8fb38545c3cb7663db7b3a0
SSDEEP

49152:tN5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555/:

Score

10^/10

tofsee discovery evasion execution persistence privilege_escalation trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

tofsee

quadoil.ru

lakeflex.ru

Signatures

Tofsee
Backdoor/botnet which carries out malicious activities based on commands from a C2 server.
trojan tofsee
Tofsee family
tofsee

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mbdtnmyc = "0"	svchost.exe

Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
persistence execution

Windows Service
T1543.003

Service Execution
T1569.002

Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

pid	Process
2848	netsh.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\mbdtnmyc\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\mbdtnmyc\\qfgmzked.exe"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2816	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3012	qfgmzked.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3012 set thread context of 2816	3012	qfgmzked.exe	43

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
3020	sc.exe
2808	sc.exe
2956	sc.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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.

persistence privilege_escalation

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	qfgmzked.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2604	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	30
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2604	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	30
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2604	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	30
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2604	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	30
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2600	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	32
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2600	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	32
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2600	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	32
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2600	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	32
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 3020	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	34
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 3020	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	34
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 3020	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	34
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 3020	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	34
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2808	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	36
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2808	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	36
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2808	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	36
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2808	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	36
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2956	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	38
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2956	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	38
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2956	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	38
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2956	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	38
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2848	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	41
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2848	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	41
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2848	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	41
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2848	3064	JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe	41
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2816	3012	qfgmzked.exe	43
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2816	3012	qfgmzked.exe	43
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2816	3012	qfgmzked.exe	43
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2816	3012	qfgmzked.exe	43
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2816	3012	qfgmzked.exe	43
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2816	3012	qfgmzked.exe	43

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3064
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mbdtnmyc\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2604
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qfgmzked.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mbdtnmyc\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2600
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create mbdtnmyc binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mbdtnmyc\qfgmzked.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3020
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description mbdtnmyc "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2808
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start mbdtnmyc
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2956
- 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:2848

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mbdtnmyc\qfgmzked.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mbdtnmyc\qfgmzked.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_1ed0709942f40ec6bdb7b1278dbd6e9d.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3012
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Windows security bypass
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2816

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

System Services

T1569

Service Execution

T1569.002

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qfgmzked.exe

Filesize
11.9MB

MD5
91b209bb9cefdc1bb535d9f73dfaa46c

SHA1
f00a719f424a60e8137122b400de0f38993e6b5b

SHA256
61e4273add51adb878d1db7aae869171c673cca60f279d56746589e9d181cfb8

SHA512
146ce61753257b3ab4774ba80e4e2de53e10af0cb4220f897809e16afea6f18350bc326098a0661fc1caa34a7a8d2a241ec1974099cf82c162faabae433c9884

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memory/2816-13-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2816-17-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2816-14-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2816-11-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2816-18-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3012-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002DA4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
41.6MB

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memory/3064-2-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/3064-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3064-10-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/3064-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3064-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002DA4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
41.6MB

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memory/3064-1-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000370000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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