tofsee | 8d36e7449053f920033f770121952e5c8843c4d84078ac742d3f2017ae428e9a

Analysis

max time kernel
143s
max time network
124s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
22-01-2025 19:04

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General

Target

2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe
Size

13.0MB
MD5

402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870
SHA1

de5899740d65c56dd7306f309fb31d0b32241cdb
SHA256

8d36e7449053f920033f770121952e5c8843c4d84078ac742d3f2017ae428e9a
SHA512

98acfd5bf20729f554cf295a77c6d041ffd2fe2981c7e1f1c3563b1aa546a38de631dd6611f4d3abf8ecdd60a1d12fc73cab005406301343fcfc52f563359917
SSDEEP

6144:aLQ1p/2p5e+D2jFHO+iZoy6u9FlfrXEz9NQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQ4:bTYe+D2jFu+iZoUFhAz

Score

10^/10

tofsee defense_evasion discovery 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

defense_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\hkgqkmjf = "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

defense_evasion

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

pid	Process
2168	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\hkgqkmjf\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\hkgqkmjf\\xwkmaxyq.exe"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2760	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2628	xwkmaxyq.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2628 set thread context of 2760	2628	xwkmaxyq.exe	43

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
2992	sc.exe
2748	sc.exe
1016	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 value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\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	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	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	xwkmaxyq.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.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 2240 wrote to memory of 1172	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	30
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1172	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	30
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1172	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	30
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1172	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	30
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2888	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	32
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2888	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	32
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2888	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	32
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2888	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	32
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2992	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	34
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2992	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	34
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2992	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	34
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2992	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	34
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2748	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	36
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2748	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	36
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2748	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	36
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2748	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	36
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1016	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	38
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1016	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	38
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1016	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	38
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1016	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	38
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2168	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	40
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2168	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	40
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2168	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	40
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2168	2240	2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe	40
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2760	2628	xwkmaxyq.exe	43
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2760	2628	xwkmaxyq.exe	43
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2760	2628	xwkmaxyq.exe	43
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2760	2628	xwkmaxyq.exe	43
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2760	2628	xwkmaxyq.exe	43
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 2760	2628	xwkmaxyq.exe	43

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2240
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hkgqkmjf\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1172
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xwkmaxyq.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hkgqkmjf\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2888
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create hkgqkmjf binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hkgqkmjf\xwkmaxyq.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2992
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description hkgqkmjf "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2748
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start hkgqkmjf
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1016
- 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:2168

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hkgqkmjf\xwkmaxyq.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hkgqkmjf\xwkmaxyq.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-22_402ef750eeb6f0bf1cf8c0afa7d5e870_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2628
- 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:2760

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\xwkmaxyq.exe

Filesize
10.5MB

MD5
681523abad6ac128d520bdebc58aabd0

SHA1
deb3defbe8a1dae1f30c81cf35acd42472c9b2d7

SHA256
eb026093f54342c1a60f6d5988c3ce61a5d6137fc10e6933866abe4dea9497f1

SHA512
5c26ddecd9a51d107655464d6468da17243ca9a6b8b6e27c1032198742aa8e3f507feab0871670d46adb263f56c43975fc60b738d3b5e54b3afa98935521e42c

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memory/2240-7-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000033000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2240-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2240-2-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000033000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2240-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2240-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
772KB

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memory/2240-1-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000370000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2628-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
772KB

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memory/2760-11-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2760-16-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2760-13-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2760-14-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2760-18-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000D5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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