tofsee | 19ee9c973699e80133dbd65e6e07ee23a19591cf68c3514682d74a3d86154d2b

General

Target

2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe
Size

12.1MB
MD5

5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a
SHA1

a8a9b7e752067039e894edc01fa1544d7f9db4db
SHA256

19ee9c973699e80133dbd65e6e07ee23a19591cf68c3514682d74a3d86154d2b
SHA512

fb7a9ba1d598195bb7f975cff49c517e02f5a3643a2ef39b77d9ab0cfdc33ecd8091040aaa7e54f21186b6a13d1e9d8fcbe7f6c1496b786c9fc4b37a16698085
SSDEEP

49152:rqE0YKr3fYPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPn:rqtYc3

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
1608	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\szkdoxdf\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\szkdoxdf\\tphhetsg.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-1-5-21-2211717155-842865201-3404093980-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1176	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1132	tphhetsg.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1132 set thread context of 1176	1132	tphhetsg.exe	100

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
2028	sc.exe
2548	sc.exe
1684	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
4192	1132	WerFault.exe	99
4028	4252	WerFault.exe	83

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	tphhetsg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.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	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 3264	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	86
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 3264	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	86
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 3264	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	86
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 3472	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	88
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 3472	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	88
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 3472	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	88
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 2028	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	91
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 2028	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	91
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 2028	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	91
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 2548	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	94
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 2548	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	94
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 2548	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	94
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 1684	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	97
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 1684	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	97
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 1684	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	97
PID 1132 wrote to memory of 1176	1132	tphhetsg.exe	100
PID 1132 wrote to memory of 1176	1132	tphhetsg.exe	100
PID 1132 wrote to memory of 1176	1132	tphhetsg.exe	100
PID 1132 wrote to memory of 1176	1132	tphhetsg.exe	100
PID 1132 wrote to memory of 1176	1132	tphhetsg.exe	100
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 1608	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	102
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 1608	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	102
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 1608	4252	2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe	102

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4252
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\szkdoxdf\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3264
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tphhetsg.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\szkdoxdf\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3472
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create szkdoxdf binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\szkdoxdf\tphhetsg.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2028
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description szkdoxdf "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2548
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start szkdoxdf
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1684
- 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:1608
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4252 -s 1280
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4028

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\szkdoxdf\tphhetsg.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\szkdoxdf\tphhetsg.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-02_5a23c03696864673d31b958a185cc61a_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1132
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1176
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1132 -s 512
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4192

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 476 -p 4252 -ip 4252
1⤵
PID:3452

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 452 -p 1132 -ip 1132
1⤵
PID:1928

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\tphhetsg.exe

Filesize
11.0MB

MD5
655716878fab7da3b08de8fcf3c9df8f

SHA1
c3f471be06fb351656f1c1fde478bb1db119c36f

SHA256
567c2df5c4c309cf3c4931456ff660ad9c02257ea9d644d62bfb26b42b267ff2

SHA512
93a2b7f11def091e83cdd55de0b197926981965599afd77e37bbfcb06bdd1965ebfda2db891ad303c33a4e7ef056715dfa2b0a72c6d550c9918964b5a4c27cf7

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memory/1132-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002DC3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
41.8MB

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memory/1176-8-0x0000000000D60000-0x0000000000D75000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1176-14-0x0000000000D60000-0x0000000000D75000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1176-15-0x0000000000D60000-0x0000000000D75000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4252-1-0x0000000002DD0000-0x0000000002ED0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/4252-2-0x0000000002F30000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/4252-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4252-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4252-12-0x0000000002F30000-0x0000000002F43000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/4252-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002DC3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
41.8MB

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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