tofsee | d9f1aa065d50a3ce0aaaeacd90d5c48243b29cab3868d902bce958d4bce4c1bf

General

Target

2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe
Size

12.6MB
MD5

e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647
SHA1

1f474ef7b436f090c4d150e81d6c8b4864322352
SHA256

d9f1aa065d50a3ce0aaaeacd90d5c48243b29cab3868d902bce958d4bce4c1bf
SHA512

732863405b5bcdc89d03f299dbf6e90a8dbbdc486b583e48a582d33500c1cdf8a29f043c0aef0feeeec37ea1b12c207d4526ea2ff88da64da14d1884345b282b
SSDEEP

49152:nqE0YKr3fYPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP:nqtYc3

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
1684	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\imnegvmv\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\imnegvmv\\ctbzjelz.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-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3696	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3100	ctbzjelz.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3100 set thread context of 3696	3100	ctbzjelz.exe	98

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
544	sc.exe
3188	sc.exe
4368	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
1968	3108	WerFault.exe	82
4740	3100	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	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.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	ctbzjelz.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 4420	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	83
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 4420	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	83
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 4420	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	83
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 4148	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	85
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 4148	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	85
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 4148	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	85
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 4368	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	87
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 4368	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	87
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 4368	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	87
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 544	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	89
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 544	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	89
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 544	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	89
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 3188	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	92
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 3188	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	92
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 3188	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	92
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 1684	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	95
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 1684	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	95
PID 3108 wrote to memory of 1684	3108	2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe	95
PID 3100 wrote to memory of 3696	3100	ctbzjelz.exe	98
PID 3100 wrote to memory of 3696	3100	ctbzjelz.exe	98
PID 3100 wrote to memory of 3696	3100	ctbzjelz.exe	98
PID 3100 wrote to memory of 3696	3100	ctbzjelz.exe	98
PID 3100 wrote to memory of 3696	3100	ctbzjelz.exe	98

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3108
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\imnegvmv\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4420
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ctbzjelz.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\imnegvmv\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4148
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create imnegvmv binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\imnegvmv\ctbzjelz.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4368
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description imnegvmv "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:544
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start imnegvmv
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3188
- 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:1684
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3108 -s 1044
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:1968

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\imnegvmv\ctbzjelz.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\imnegvmv\ctbzjelz.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-28_e18363c0288a27da1ef9a3160cd13647_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3100
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3696
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3100 -s 560
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4740

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 468 -p 3108 -ip 3108
1⤵
PID:3672

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 500 -p 3100 -ip 3100
1⤵
PID:2188

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\ctbzjelz.exe

Filesize
13.3MB

MD5
baf5bf7da4f88e9ac5508de1e05684d9

SHA1
9f32f3daca1f2b2ca40023f5f732d40b6aee63e5

SHA256
263ef5081a9056e65d5a7f59a164d5cf1dde6448792df70050ef80fe641ca277

SHA512
56ea35e07b5b3dd0a85dd0164e8ceab7098e9f1fb5d2ab246e43464f7393b7d184fd4cd8ef75314765b7307555a3c019679c7674a69e47d0a16f1095404225f6

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memory/3100-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002DC3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
41.8MB

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memory/3108-1-0x0000000003060000-0x0000000003160000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/3108-2-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003003000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/3108-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3108-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3108-12-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003003000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/3108-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002DC3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
41.8MB

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memory/3696-8-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3696-14-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3696-15-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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