tofsee | 100ee4981f26fb5d937441fbc068f06a17ebb68fe2deab706772d847079ff834

General

Target

2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe
Size

14.4MB
MD5

a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277
SHA1

8b2c2040bbf391c2eace6251dc7f41c3fcc147de
SHA256

100ee4981f26fb5d937441fbc068f06a17ebb68fe2deab706772d847079ff834
SHA512

4e838fafd0ff617ddb7c9b7d8135133576b04b31734da4a24864cefc65b35ceac546fc766615eed87fe5f05630feb9b816272506d16bac71eccccf8da726e16b
SSDEEP

24576:wEfmTNIkv/ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZl:tfot

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
2336	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\hximnwbc\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\hximnwbc\\fdmnwshd.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-1-5-21-3625106387-4207083342-115176794-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1480	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2128	fdmnwshd.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2128 set thread context of 1480	2128	fdmnwshd.exe	102

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
4552	sc.exe
996	sc.exe
820	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
3516	4316	WerFault.exe	82
2672	2128	WerFault.exe	96

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	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_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	svchost.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	fdmnwshd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 2888	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	86
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 2888	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	86
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 2888	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	86
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 4616	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	88
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 4616	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	88
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 4616	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	88
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 4552	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	90
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 4552	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	90
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 4552	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	90
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 996	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	92
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 996	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	92
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 996	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	92
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 820	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	94
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 820	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	94
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 820	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	94
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 2336	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	97
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 2336	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	97
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 2336	4316	2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe	97
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 1480	2128	fdmnwshd.exe	102
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 1480	2128	fdmnwshd.exe	102
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 1480	2128	fdmnwshd.exe	102
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 1480	2128	fdmnwshd.exe	102
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 1480	2128	fdmnwshd.exe	102

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4316
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hximnwbc\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2888
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fdmnwshd.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hximnwbc\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4616
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create hximnwbc binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hximnwbc\fdmnwshd.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4552
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description hximnwbc "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:996
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start hximnwbc
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:820
- 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:2336
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4316 -s 1040
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:3516

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hximnwbc\fdmnwshd.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hximnwbc\fdmnwshd.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-02_a2984597331a8be73f5238c6e4072277_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2128
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1480
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2128 -s 512
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:2672

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 4316 -ip 4316
1⤵
PID:1820

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 540 -p 2128 -ip 2128
1⤵
PID:324

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\fdmnwshd.exe

Filesize
10.3MB

MD5
9fdfe9888a658a5c32023f56eb4a1daf

SHA1
c35594f8fa42629e33c74c5a7a52ea5224d98ffc

SHA256
2c1daf4538b0fce4b51d1110d91ad7f24f900fe91d93f5d166c9e00ca4236faf

SHA512
c63fd406f45d1b5d9b9caeecc17b0877eba1f5450327c207a526de7204818fa07498bee684633bfe95ddb13cddde62e8376d79915dfcc5abc73a188066748249

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memory/1480-14-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B15000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1480-17-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B15000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1480-16-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B15000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2128-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2128-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2128-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2128-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/4316-8-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000543000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/4316-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4316-2-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000543000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/4316-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/4316-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/4316-1-0x00000000005B0000-0x00000000006B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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