tofsee | ef731a26e3d02e193589c3cfd4964d3d37d8c043a7f1d72e35ccfa676d34755f

General

Target

2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe
Size

11.7MB
MD5

3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1
SHA1

0c6e0e60066de6af7270bd69573a0d83a87e2213
SHA256

ef731a26e3d02e193589c3cfd4964d3d37d8c043a7f1d72e35ccfa676d34755f
SHA512

a4069662db0e481f809e64f5f2b92b424910f5e4e17901a65b89e3da3aaf660998f5bbd0368b2fd4d6c4cb283b56f2a7f3597fe4aa17ce82c39ec5f644f29df5
SSDEEP

6144:LLQ1p/2p5e+D2jFHO+iZoy6u9FlfrXEz9NQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQt:ATYe+D2jFu+iZoUFhAz

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
3952	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\hnkmqgaw\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\hnkmqgaw\\pgcjazdh.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-1-5-21-2436272344-4274332273-444425594-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4324	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2140	pgcjazdh.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2140 set thread context of 4324	2140	pgcjazdh.exe	100

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
2776	sc.exe
2908	sc.exe
4108	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
3112	2140	WerFault.exe	96
3640	3104	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	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_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	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	pgcjazdh.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 2640	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	86
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 2640	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	86
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 2640	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	86
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 3372	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	88
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 3372	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	88
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 3372	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	88
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 2776	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	90
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 2776	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	90
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 2776	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	90
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 2908	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	92
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 2908	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	92
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 2908	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	92
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 4108	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	94
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 4108	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	94
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 4108	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	94
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 3952	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	97
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 3952	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	97
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 3952	3104	2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe	97
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 4324	2140	pgcjazdh.exe	100
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 4324	2140	pgcjazdh.exe	100
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 4324	2140	pgcjazdh.exe	100
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 4324	2140	pgcjazdh.exe	100
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 4324	2140	pgcjazdh.exe	100

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3104
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hnkmqgaw\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2640
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pgcjazdh.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hnkmqgaw\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3372
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create hnkmqgaw binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hnkmqgaw\pgcjazdh.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2776
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description hnkmqgaw "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2908
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start hnkmqgaw
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4108
- 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:3952
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3104 -s 1044
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:3640

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hnkmqgaw\pgcjazdh.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hnkmqgaw\pgcjazdh.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-01_3a111ee619f6a58cdc11ab560fff69d1_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2140
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4324
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2140 -s 512
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:3112

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 448 -p 3104 -ip 3104
1⤵
PID:1828

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 468 -p 2140 -ip 2140
1⤵
PID:4852

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\pgcjazdh.exe

Filesize
13.6MB

MD5
99a86586ce92357554b176ac1613f8d9

SHA1
dd45e53e86738f93dd81633d64a47ec513258faf

SHA256
b7926cf92364746b29b6baac37d1c473e3f7166c6c126f0a6dd7fd16e267c0ee

SHA512
cdd656f75e80f41fd4e5075d30a13b92e71786cb2e89065802f2cf37db0c3ac9ce0e9ca2b3ea0d3dbbb783c2821169276d5dfe1f0c2d7880efb90e4c5d86a6f7

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memory/2140-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
772KB

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memory/2140-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
772KB

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memory/2140-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
772KB

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memory/2140-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
772KB

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memory/3104-14-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000005D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/3104-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3104-2-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000623000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/3104-1-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000005D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/3104-19-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000623000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/3104-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3104-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
772KB

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memory/4324-11-0x0000000001230000-0x0000000001245000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4324-15-0x0000000001230000-0x0000000001245000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4324-21-0x0000000001230000-0x0000000001245000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4324-22-0x0000000001230000-0x0000000001245000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4324-23-0x0000000001230000-0x0000000001245000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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