tofsee | ddb2a9fe2ec84d3e59e219c1f76df48096f699633f9074ecff9b692d65f674af

Analysis

max time kernel
145s
max time network
124s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241023-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241023-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
02-02-2025 00:47

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General

Target

2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe
Size

10.6MB
MD5

065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be
SHA1

8499e64908ed5c0ec00605337b1e2f992cccf654
SHA256

ddb2a9fe2ec84d3e59e219c1f76df48096f699633f9074ecff9b692d65f674af
SHA512

2e15883e0f2266f14bfa9de0d2ff3c137a366c3839f6ce1633444baf63ab4b3c13c60bd32c0e5ba2ec0e406750d5573589049596b7d17ba048b50eebc1af3ed1
SSDEEP

3072:uLBgXOXcdW8tar7vGdq8c7YMl2b8anmMXnb58XuDP9het3Zv1oSW1za2E+w5C2/Y:3OMdRQr7OB0ypmMXnl8XEPM3noSWOC

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\tsfaasgq = "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
2728	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\tsfaasgq\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\tsfaasgq\\xagapalr.exe"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2096	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
536	xagapalr.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 536 set thread context of 2096	536	xagapalr.exe	42

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
2820	sc.exe
2904	sc.exe
2908	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 value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\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	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	xagapalr.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 1940	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	31
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 1940	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	31
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 1940	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	31
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 1940	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	31
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2320	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	33
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2320	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	33
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2320	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	33
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2320	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	33
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2820	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	35
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2820	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	35
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2820	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	35
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2820	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	35
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2904	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	37
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2904	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	37
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2904	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	37
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2904	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	37
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2908	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	39
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2908	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	39
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2908	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	39
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2908	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	39
PID 536 wrote to memory of 2096	536	xagapalr.exe	42
PID 536 wrote to memory of 2096	536	xagapalr.exe	42
PID 536 wrote to memory of 2096	536	xagapalr.exe	42
PID 536 wrote to memory of 2096	536	xagapalr.exe	42
PID 536 wrote to memory of 2096	536	xagapalr.exe	42
PID 536 wrote to memory of 2096	536	xagapalr.exe	42
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2728	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	43
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2728	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	43
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2728	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	43
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2728	2264	2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe	43

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2264
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tsfaasgq\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1940
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xagapalr.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tsfaasgq\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2320
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create tsfaasgq binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tsfaasgq\xagapalr.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2820
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description tsfaasgq "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2904
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start tsfaasgq
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2908
- 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:2728

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tsfaasgq\xagapalr.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tsfaasgq\xagapalr.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-02_065fcd213148ae2a7cb1baef6e3992be_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:536
- 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:2096

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\xagapalr.exe

Filesize
12.2MB

MD5
0a407fec265e301861e4ba3ff5eda833

SHA1
7237044e8aeaf3c1a3272d9e7fbd67fec778b9b8

SHA256
63a48c8e4121db4c8b61c47774f299d7f8d012b2723ae64c10e402cedcb93756

SHA512
6c209a7693d17bf26986e8e7af6f45e80238da817a42421293e9ee15770ad2692c70b941ccfe64cfd78a74d7333e1126a020fa0383a8704ec22c3a407c442b02

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memory/536-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2096-8-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2096-11-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2096-10-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2096-17-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2096-18-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2264-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2264-1-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000610000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2264-2-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000033000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2264-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2264-15-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000033000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2264-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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