tofsee | aa42ecb7a9230f5ac230615ed00a1dc2c048baa879b50e756423f5cb1cd130ec

General

Target

2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe
Size

12.9MB
MD5

eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa
SHA1

288f0001a18e9cba39a1324cdb245d8809a1b764
SHA256

aa42ecb7a9230f5ac230615ed00a1dc2c048baa879b50e756423f5cb1cd130ec
SHA512

0746c83a2d6855d6880fa69772b66e38906839fcfbff5b97a89b44070b32e8cbe7c3bb6c37e1ae1c02cea487836d0cfd1cb3f8aa677f383cf1a667d3af1a20a5
SSDEEP

49152:XqE0YKr3fYPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPh:XqtYc3U

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
1564	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\oqftbtwc\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\oqftbtwc\\qoxyhdso.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-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4964	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2576	qoxyhdso.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2576 set thread context of 4964	2576	qoxyhdso.exe	96

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
4040	sc.exe
2404	sc.exe
4392	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
2728	2576	WerFault.exe	93
1508	3772	WerFault.exe	82

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	qoxyhdso.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	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_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 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 3720	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	83
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 3720	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	83
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 3720	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	83
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 2124	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	85
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 2124	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	85
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 2124	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	85
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 4040	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	87
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 4040	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	87
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 4040	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	87
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 2404	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	89
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 2404	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	89
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 2404	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	89
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 4392	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	91
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 4392	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	91
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 4392	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	91
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 1564	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	94
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 1564	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	94
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 1564	3772	2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe	94
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 4964	2576	qoxyhdso.exe	96
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 4964	2576	qoxyhdso.exe	96
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 4964	2576	qoxyhdso.exe	96
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 4964	2576	qoxyhdso.exe	96
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 4964	2576	qoxyhdso.exe	96

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3772
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\oqftbtwc\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3720
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qoxyhdso.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\oqftbtwc\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2124
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create oqftbtwc binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\oqftbtwc\qoxyhdso.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4040
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description oqftbtwc "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2404
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start oqftbtwc
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4392
- 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:1564
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3772 -s 1212
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:1508

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\oqftbtwc\qoxyhdso.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\oqftbtwc\qoxyhdso.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-28_eff212229ba9af2ac3d0f94a52a682aa_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2576
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4964
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2576 -s 520
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:2728

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 464 -p 2576 -ip 2576
1⤵
PID:4848

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 472 -p 3772 -ip 3772
1⤵
PID:3296

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\qoxyhdso.exe

Filesize
14.5MB

MD5
3f4c4c314a9e1e3500b0113f8815655c

SHA1
f364aebe26f744c276f7944bd52c57eae67a596e

SHA256
9ec3f86d763f85d37b64cec67cabe5a02420d653890b9ece64158b7540ef41fe

SHA512
3e0bad40bd20ddead45e2571760049d2044fe3ebae59ac5efd3d8b5bb073d5f56492320002eda9313ef202fff254a58956ddaf8e4f29bd09997441ea07598dec

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memory/2576-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002DC3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
41.8MB

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memory/3772-1-0x0000000003160000-0x0000000003260000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/3772-2-0x0000000002EE0000-0x0000000002EF3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/3772-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3772-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3772-12-0x0000000002EE0000-0x0000000002EF3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/3772-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002DC3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
41.8MB

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memory/4964-8-0x0000000000560000-0x0000000000575000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4964-14-0x0000000000560000-0x0000000000575000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4964-15-0x0000000000560000-0x0000000000575000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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