tofsee | 18a7e2c03f3ef42f3f49633f77567e9d52126bfb9d7364d3a64cecf242279583

Analysis

max time kernel
145s
max time network
119s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
30-01-2025 02:59

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General

Target

2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe
Size

10.8MB
MD5

566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c
SHA1

7d5c801927244a0c64a164fe66f23c2c7566bee3
SHA256

18a7e2c03f3ef42f3f49633f77567e9d52126bfb9d7364d3a64cecf242279583
SHA512

eaac74c7a2fced2ef0237b12004949391d2b55f8922b184cdd07adc71a8e4366f368f2541c91103f0d5eb6ed3823b790c41e9ae3754c51469cbf1260d9ca8d64
SSDEEP

49152:lqE0YKr3fYPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP:lqtYc3

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\dohjqior = "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
2692	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\dohjqior\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\dohjqior\\hhitopnv.exe"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2740	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2728	hhitopnv.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2728 set thread context of 2740	2728	hhitopnv.exe	42

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
1776	sc.exe
2672	sc.exe
2732	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

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	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.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
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	hhitopnv.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2956	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	31
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2956	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	31
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2956	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	31
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2956	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	31
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 3004	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	33
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 3004	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	33
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 3004	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	33
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 3004	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	33
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 1776	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	35
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 1776	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	35
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 1776	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	35
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 1776	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	35
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2672	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	37
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2672	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	37
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2672	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	37
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2672	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	37
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2732	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	39
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2732	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	39
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2732	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	39
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2732	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	39
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2740	2728	hhitopnv.exe	42
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2740	2728	hhitopnv.exe	42
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2740	2728	hhitopnv.exe	42
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2740	2728	hhitopnv.exe	42
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2740	2728	hhitopnv.exe	42
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2740	2728	hhitopnv.exe	42
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2692	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	43
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2692	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	43
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2692	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	43
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 2692	1980	2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe	43

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1980
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dohjqior\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2956
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hhitopnv.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dohjqior\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3004
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create dohjqior binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dohjqior\hhitopnv.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1776
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description dohjqior "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2672
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start dohjqior
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2732
- 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:2692

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dohjqior\hhitopnv.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dohjqior\hhitopnv.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-29_566bbb19f3c7cc564d8bc4387efba05c_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2728
- 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:2740

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\hhitopnv.exe

Filesize
12.0MB

MD5
33041b395629aaae8001d2702284184e

SHA1
5f9e2c0e865381d74bcf5a90dcb00d9a664a94e2

SHA256
bce673dc915e3d87112b07a66893b8b50cb73237af795dbf19d72f2ea8de3d52

SHA512
6624c23af9b9aeb75c8ac54ed64d69c53949b89072fcf83107608f87193fc15fe566fa2c0f0c38d2d8fd7779641a85d62e12e539c9b20f08337a9e401d941480

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memory/1980-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1980-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1980-1-0x0000000002F90000-0x0000000003090000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/1980-15-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000233000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/1980-2-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000233000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/1980-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002DC3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
41.8MB

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memory/2728-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002DC3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
41.8MB

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memory/2740-11-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2740-10-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2740-8-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2740-17-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2740-18-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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