tofsee | 4788a7c613284b815b02b29660d175a940ed28822171bf0b4f145404b35a8dd2

General

Target

2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe
Size

10.3MB
MD5

5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15
SHA1

cb38207ee1430bc4781a7b2f0d25c3605bea3fa2
SHA256

4788a7c613284b815b02b29660d175a940ed28822171bf0b4f145404b35a8dd2
SHA512

9e558a7835df822e240f690fbfacc7bf94bf94602d43419c3afa6a903d08ec2d0a7985e5537338636bf2950344b5f646cf6fc4c698b2f42b08e5c6ee6d1ec440
SSDEEP

24576:UEfmTNIkv/ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZb:xfot

Score

10^/10

tofsee defense_evasion discovery 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

defense_evasion

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

pid	Process
3556	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\jpvtmbch\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\jpvtmbch\\qdpmfsxh.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-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1880	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1496	qdpmfsxh.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1496 set thread context of 1880	1496	qdpmfsxh.exe	98

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
3232	sc.exe
3360	sc.exe
708	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 queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe

Program crash 2 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
208	3124	WerFault.exe	81
112	1496	WerFault.exe	92

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	qdpmfsxh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_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	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 4728	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	82
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 4728	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	82
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 4728	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	82
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 2184	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	84
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 2184	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	84
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 2184	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	84
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 3232	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	86
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 3232	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	86
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 3232	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	86
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 3360	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	88
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 3360	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	88
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 3360	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	88
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 708	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	90
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 708	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	90
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 708	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	90
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 3556	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	93
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 3556	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	93
PID 3124 wrote to memory of 3556	3124	2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe	93
PID 1496 wrote to memory of 1880	1496	qdpmfsxh.exe	98
PID 1496 wrote to memory of 1880	1496	qdpmfsxh.exe	98
PID 1496 wrote to memory of 1880	1496	qdpmfsxh.exe	98
PID 1496 wrote to memory of 1880	1496	qdpmfsxh.exe	98
PID 1496 wrote to memory of 1880	1496	qdpmfsxh.exe	98

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3124
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\jpvtmbch\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4728
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qdpmfsxh.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\jpvtmbch\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2184
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create jpvtmbch binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\jpvtmbch\qdpmfsxh.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3232
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description jpvtmbch "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3360
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start jpvtmbch
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:708
- 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:3556
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3124 -s 1040
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:208

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\jpvtmbch\qdpmfsxh.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\jpvtmbch\qdpmfsxh.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-25_5349a8ef8ca967bde36d9261ed712f15_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1496
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1880
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1496 -s 516
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:112

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 420 -p 3124 -ip 3124
1⤵
PID:2408

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 1496 -ip 1496
1⤵
PID:3664

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\qdpmfsxh.exe

Filesize
13.7MB

MD5
b88204b566b28005c6ed693c2d9f6913

SHA1
f865a0fcf521337d613f655b2606db11a623017c

SHA256
9863f2b5840accd6d692c9c435faaea859fd3c8ea7d88e27426ddf2c7a876750

SHA512
14aeecd190391e3ed8a01734014da2f39f96bfe802f5318c140b63fbebab2f08483ff20f2a29052086a5a302d9eda8ed7e55e85de7d3c6d6c85db03aeb4cd5fe

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memory/1496-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/1496-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/1496-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/1496-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/1880-14-0x0000000000120000-0x0000000000135000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1880-16-0x0000000000120000-0x0000000000135000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1880-17-0x0000000000120000-0x0000000000135000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3124-8-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001E3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/3124-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3124-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3124-1-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000710000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/3124-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3124-2-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001E3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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