tofsee | 593365bbf1e3ac18c9b361d89c8d80471e90bc0606ccd0a02342b56b0129aee3

General

Target

2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe
Size

14.9MB
MD5

b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f
SHA1

38db2673c1136571266d4c399205660bc13f5c9d
SHA256

593365bbf1e3ac18c9b361d89c8d80471e90bc0606ccd0a02342b56b0129aee3
SHA512

508ab1a9f384d77c9d80703e9966cc08e353ace669f84f72c74e49942a8bef94221f835d3ed04ebbf60930d68b3a8d7a4c523e1a44fd7bc391e86b15cadc703b
SSDEEP

3072:sLBgXOXcdW8tar7vGdq8c7YMl2b8anmMXnb58XuDP9het3Zv1oSW1za2E+w5C2/Y:JOMdRQr7OB0ypmMXnl8XEPM3noSWOC

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
4380	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\akretvuz\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\akretvuz\\xagapalr.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-1-5-21-2045521122-590294423-3465680274-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3160	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2696	xagapalr.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2696 set thread context of 3160	2696	xagapalr.exe	110

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
4288	sc.exe
2168	sc.exe
3944	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
3012	3368	WerFault.exe	82
3004	2696	WerFault.exe	101

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	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.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	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	xagapalr.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 3076	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	84
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 3076	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	84
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 3076	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	84
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 1204	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	88
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 1204	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	88
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 1204	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	88
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 4288	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	90
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 4288	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	90
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 4288	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	90
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 2168	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	96
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 2168	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	96
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 2168	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	96
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 3944	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	99
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 3944	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	99
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 3944	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	99
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 4380	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	102
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 4380	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	102
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 4380	3368	2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe	102
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 3160	2696	xagapalr.exe	110
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 3160	2696	xagapalr.exe	110
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 3160	2696	xagapalr.exe	110
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 3160	2696	xagapalr.exe	110
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 3160	2696	xagapalr.exe	110

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3368
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\akretvuz\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3076
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xagapalr.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\akretvuz\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1204
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create akretvuz binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\akretvuz\xagapalr.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4288
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description akretvuz "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2168
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start akretvuz
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3944
- 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:4380
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3368 -s 676
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:3012

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\akretvuz\xagapalr.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\akretvuz\xagapalr.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-27_b6c4b7d510df5fadfb81ebb1348f930f_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2696
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3160
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2696 -s 512
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:3004

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 3368 -ip 3368
1⤵
PID:1108

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 468 -p 2696 -ip 2696
1⤵
PID:3048

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\xagapalr.exe

Filesize
14.3MB

MD5
9839ddb768984076cc3288fdf89b592b

SHA1
235ade3c3184ae3e6689ad4b19a7f6433761df1f

SHA256
d572ed05ce9db91049d3e0cd0d21666b172db1e20dbc05dc2748280f3baa5089

SHA512
ad4c7dae45e1eddbe8a0807bf5fc2b6df7725b7c718619f8deb336c9c6a61580ac9bf3781295625e440d4db44ad9f3ed0fb6a042e0b03ba3b711e999aedc87f5

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memory/2696-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2696-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2696-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2696-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3160-14-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3160-16-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3160-17-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3368-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3368-1-0x0000000000790000-0x0000000000890000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/3368-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3368-8-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000583000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/3368-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3368-2-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000583000-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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