tofsee | 1425db43a8b0112cf05aee3ee89fa87faf60e2219e5e192b64cca4a0e66f347a

General

Target

2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe
Size

14.8MB
MD5

db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147
SHA1

c512730d9f9565a00a0c7b4be0fb20b03e3472cb
SHA256

1425db43a8b0112cf05aee3ee89fa87faf60e2219e5e192b64cca4a0e66f347a
SHA512

bfa2be34ee5b07149361c390afa2e00f1aaed038824307cbf27eca3eaa48bc2f7516b948cc571a5d904c84dbf0eabcfd79a3ebdebe5032965b9b5a2aba359a01
SSDEEP

24576:kpomTTN9tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttl:woo

Score

10^/10

tofsee discovery evasion execution persistence privilege_escalation trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

tofsee

C2

43.231.4.7

lazystax.ru

Signatures

Tofsee
Backdoor/botnet which carries out malicious activities based on commands from a C2 server.
trojan tofsee
Tofsee family
tofsee
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
2928	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\hqpqmuku\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\hqpqmuku\\zcicrcnt.exe"	svchost.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2492	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2404	zcicrcnt.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2404 set thread context of 2492	2404	zcicrcnt.exe	103

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
4496	sc.exe
4064	sc.exe
2420	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

Program crash 2 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
3664	4248	WerFault.exe	82
1904	2404	WerFault.exe	94

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	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.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	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	zcicrcnt.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

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 372	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	84
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 372	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	84
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 372	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	84
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 1304	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	86
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 1304	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	86
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 1304	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	86
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 4496	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	88
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 4496	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	88
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 4496	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	88
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 4064	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	90
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 4064	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	90
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 4064	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	90
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 2420	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	92
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 2420	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	92
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 2420	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	92
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 2928	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	95
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 2928	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	95
PID 4248 wrote to memory of 2928	4248	2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe	95
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2492	2404	zcicrcnt.exe	103
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2492	2404	zcicrcnt.exe	103
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2492	2404	zcicrcnt.exe	103
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2492	2404	zcicrcnt.exe	103
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2492	2404	zcicrcnt.exe	103

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4248
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hqpqmuku\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:372
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zcicrcnt.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hqpqmuku\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1304
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create hqpqmuku binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hqpqmuku\zcicrcnt.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4496
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description hqpqmuku "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4064
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start hqpqmuku
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2420
- 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:2928
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4248 -s 1036
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:3664

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hqpqmuku\zcicrcnt.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hqpqmuku\zcicrcnt.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-17_db9790710e078b436cbf178a61ee4147_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2404
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2492
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2404 -s 512
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:1904

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 4248 -ip 4248
1⤵
PID:3632

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 500 -p 2404 -ip 2404
1⤵
PID:2500

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

System Services

1

T1569

Service Execution

1

T1569.002

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

2

T1543

Windows Service

2

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

1

T1546.007

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

2

T1543

Windows Service

2

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

1

T1546.007

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

1

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

Filesize
10.8MB

MD5
881ae5e812c4511d57890638353498cb

SHA1
149c7516cb3ac8783cf840f8759516a2c1bec095

SHA256
934fd39df2980310945d248f4a1fd1fb792db057e1a6f6ba3513655b5036ed14

SHA512
cbd12c6aa02c467d19731a6e9536379caa0eca0c0f9dfc8937c56a417cbf752926cad070ff29b134543c8edcd8f9465d655fbc90c0c161bcfa76e184ea3af90e

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memory/2404-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2404-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2404-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2404-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2492-14-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BB5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2492-16-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BB5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2492-17-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BB5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4248-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4248-2-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/4248-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/4248-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4248-8-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/4248-1-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000006D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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