tofsee | e476032fe0cba367b71fd6f1c888053cc057b1394afb08f061841ca057dfb074

Analysis

max time kernel
144s
max time network
120s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
03-02-2025 18:59

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General

Target

2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe
Size

13.2MB
MD5

f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838
SHA1

b36d370f676eade7df6fdaa09ff47346ae8e01b3
SHA256

e476032fe0cba367b71fd6f1c888053cc057b1394afb08f061841ca057dfb074
SHA512

8a08d81099173a283add47f0865a016e39d6b68545e1dd5c0be96957d47a8cdc18addd12b8592f030f8babb7640ef7f186a4af3cb6e4ec37c05cfb9fad9ed0db
SSDEEP

6144:QLQ1p/2p5e+D2jFHO+iZoy6u9FlfrXEz9NQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQNQn:FTYe+D2jFu+iZoUFhAzG

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\ssqiscwl = "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
3000	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\ssqiscwl\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\ssqiscwl\\qcbpaksm.exe"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2896	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3060	qcbpaksm.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3060 set thread context of 2896	3060	qcbpaksm.exe	42

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
2008	sc.exe
2756	sc.exe
2884	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	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	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	qcbpaksm.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2324	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	31
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2324	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	31
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2324	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	31
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2324	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	31
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2964	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	33
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2964	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	33
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2964	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	33
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2964	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	33
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2008	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	35
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2008	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	35
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2008	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	35
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2008	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	35
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2756	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	37
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2756	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	37
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2756	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	37
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2756	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	37
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2884	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	39
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2884	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	39
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2884	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	39
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 2884	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	39
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2896	3060	qcbpaksm.exe	42
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2896	3060	qcbpaksm.exe	42
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2896	3060	qcbpaksm.exe	42
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2896	3060	qcbpaksm.exe	42
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2896	3060	qcbpaksm.exe	42
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2896	3060	qcbpaksm.exe	42
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 3000	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	43
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 3000	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	43
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 3000	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	43
PID 1416 wrote to memory of 3000	1416	2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe	43

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1416
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ssqiscwl\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2324
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qcbpaksm.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ssqiscwl\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2964
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create ssqiscwl binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ssqiscwl\qcbpaksm.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2008
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description ssqiscwl "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2756
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start ssqiscwl
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2884
- 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:3000

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ssqiscwl\qcbpaksm.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ssqiscwl\qcbpaksm.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-03_f7b0719e0842ad06b11cea96fbbd8838_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3060
- 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:2896

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\qcbpaksm.exe

Filesize
13.3MB

MD5
ed387802dc5435dccf665530cadc6401

SHA1
6caffe4b6323a33c35580060852842f5cfac0a95

SHA256
9fcce23de088d5d277c1550121130eeacea14bc8cae7ef2bb4224b5ec8892668

SHA512
38a389913280cea32f1709afd4b9b2d7fb386718500c77be50d7da992a5a969b30b357750a87374dc182d8ba07293b3480dc89a54cd7e54f47a5b86d008d7737

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memory/1416-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1416-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/1416-1-0x0000000000690000-0x0000000000790000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/1416-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
772KB

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memory/1416-2-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000033000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/1416-15-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000033000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2896-11-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2896-10-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2896-8-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2896-17-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2896-18-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/3060-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
772KB

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Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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