tofsee | f08b557d3233ff20b89f3ad91b1ea99bba0847df5964b87bd2735216b1236aa3

Analysis

max time kernel
144s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
02/02/2025, 01:12

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General

Target

2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe
Size

12.1MB
MD5

c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569
SHA1

10a16546d945bef65213f13862d795681736d3b4
SHA256

f08b557d3233ff20b89f3ad91b1ea99bba0847df5964b87bd2735216b1236aa3
SHA512

01977a1a9a25dffd1ca122dd984182faf5dde8ac4a79b14bf9d6ef13046f6154e52d0d7b8ce058675be3e5d4d62235f6fef7ce9ea5e6c5dfc3656e3a96a0950d
SSDEEP

24576:fEfmTNIkv/ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZN:cfot

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\ckswqqss = "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
872	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\ckswqqss\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\ckswqqss\\hjcnucqg.exe"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2176	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2468	hjcnucqg.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2468 set thread context of 2176	2468	hjcnucqg.exe	41

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
2464	sc.exe
2696	sc.exe
2764	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	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.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	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	hjcnucqg.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 1372	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	30
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 1372	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	30
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 1372	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	30
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 1372	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	30
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2728	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	32
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2728	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	32
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2728	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	32
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2728	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	32
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2464	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	34
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2464	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	34
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2464	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	34
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2464	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	34
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2696	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	36
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2696	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	36
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2696	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	36
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2696	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	36
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2764	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	38
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2764	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	38
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2764	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	38
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2764	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	38
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2176	2468	hjcnucqg.exe	41
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2176	2468	hjcnucqg.exe	41
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2176	2468	hjcnucqg.exe	41
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2176	2468	hjcnucqg.exe	41
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2176	2468	hjcnucqg.exe	41
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2176	2468	hjcnucqg.exe	41
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 872	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	42
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 872	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	42
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 872	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	42
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 872	2844	2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe	42

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2844
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ckswqqss\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1372
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hjcnucqg.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ckswqqss\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2728
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create ckswqqss binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ckswqqss\hjcnucqg.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2464
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description ckswqqss "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2696
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start ckswqqss
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2764
- 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:872

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ckswqqss\hjcnucqg.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ckswqqss\hjcnucqg.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-02_c56e610b43d2ac76ad7dc92cd7e03569_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2468
- 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:2176

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\hjcnucqg.exe

Filesize
14.2MB

MD5
523d1fcb30b0be55025f943dd2ea782c

SHA1
46f37da9a49c94ca28ffd85d6f2755e4092d8828

SHA256
25ea713eaea092a55c88031ea995a15a520d68f0f6b2d6b48a9028cebeb93ae0

SHA512
eb2cbdec907789cc52c2458cb75e0f333b400c35be2dbadbdcf9e2339084dd4a48a3d9179de0403dd1aa7a37d10a04252338c5fe8b8bf02e4ffe35947ca3a44f

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memory/2176-8-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2176-11-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2176-10-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2176-17-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2176-18-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2468-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2844-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2844-1-0x00000000008B0000-0x00000000009B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2844-2-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000033000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2844-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2844-15-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000033000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2844-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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