tofsee | 96635117bcd9bda84bffb6df899f7676737884dd0760c6c53d0676e9327c7b29

Analysis

max time kernel
144s
max time network
129s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
18/01/2025, 03:02

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General

Target

2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe
Size

14.8MB
MD5

8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2
SHA1

902d787772780cd99385afc89960eb9bf21c5ebc
SHA256

96635117bcd9bda84bffb6df899f7676737884dd0760c6c53d0676e9327c7b29
SHA512

db16c3c23eefe1e8cfddbb32089063f3fc1ee869207d716197ea02efd75917fa0f174fb0a786a2e190731e567d790c42c091098bdcc70dc4dd792d9b06772079
SSDEEP

6144:04XxZnMXxZX06XE1+wr1Zf/VmUL0PMMMMMMMb6:JXzMBZX0F+wrVRiMMMMMMMb

Score

10^/10

tofsee discovery evasion execution persistence privilege_escalation trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

tofsee

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

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\tpmsuexm = "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
2972	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\tpmsuexm\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\tpmsuexm\\tguxzzxk.exe"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2712	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2932	tguxzzxk.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2932 set thread context of 2712	2932	tguxzzxk.exe	42

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
2824	sc.exe
2956	sc.exe
2788	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	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	tguxzzxk.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

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 1716	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	29
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 1716	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	29
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 1716	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	29
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 1716	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	29
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2392	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	31
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2392	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	31
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2392	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	31
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2392	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	31
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2788	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	33
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2788	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	33
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2788	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	33
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2788	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	33
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2824	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	35
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2824	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	35
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2824	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	35
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2824	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	35
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2956	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	37
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2956	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	37
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2956	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	37
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2956	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	37
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2972	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	40
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2972	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	40
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2972	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	40
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2972	2344	2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe	40
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2712	2932	tguxzzxk.exe	42
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2712	2932	tguxzzxk.exe	42
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2712	2932	tguxzzxk.exe	42
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2712	2932	tguxzzxk.exe	42
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2712	2932	tguxzzxk.exe	42
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2712	2932	tguxzzxk.exe	42

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2344
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tpmsuexm\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1716
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tguxzzxk.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tpmsuexm\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2392
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create tpmsuexm binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tpmsuexm\tguxzzxk.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2788
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description tpmsuexm "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2824
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start tpmsuexm
  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:2972

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tpmsuexm\tguxzzxk.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tpmsuexm\tguxzzxk.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-18_8241b285d6878193cb7fefa0363ae0d2_karagany_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2932
- 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:2712

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\tguxzzxk.exe

Filesize
11.6MB

MD5
ff9fe3e00b609347362b06ab335a42f7

SHA1
c7cdc6aa9bdefc3134420bb0ecb22b2bc77203fc

SHA256
1531a8a6781d8749c23b073929334668f71526020c3a1a0bbb4615167d4a2b39

SHA512
e98bcfa1d58e5f016ddb7ee7b3b5c3c08d78ad6623cf08a0ad627eeaecf3ceea5dc2a98ffb877a5f49cd49567a1e65e1fa1e0588eb84aa26bb642f29546c28e7

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memory/2344-8-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2344-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2344-2-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2344-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

Filesize
520KB

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memory/2344-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2344-1-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000003B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2712-14-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2712-13-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2712-11-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2712-17-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2712-18-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2932-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

Filesize
520KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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