tofsee | 7a102e4f927d482372077e66f62e8c97b0ed1e043a5007a8691ac0a2d50513c7

General

Target

2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe
Size

11.1MB
MD5

7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110
SHA1

4780d79a243ae7f189831178c37ce4e68e33decf
SHA256

7a102e4f927d482372077e66f62e8c97b0ed1e043a5007a8691ac0a2d50513c7
SHA512

e7ccf1d2f3f9d58778e71249c1199a529de823e1cca597970868fc4f21a09895693bce3a771246094cf40a1ef97bbc607caa19dfeeb8f2599b48ed5371ab355f
SSDEEP

49152:WqE0YKr3fYPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPe:WqtYc3v

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
552	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\wztgcecr\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\wztgcecr\\qcbpaksm.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-1-5-21-4003209913-3868522715-854928974-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
744	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2952	qcbpaksm.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2952 set thread context of 744	2952	qcbpaksm.exe	102

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
5004	sc.exe
3132	sc.exe
4420	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
4444	2672	WerFault.exe	83
1484	2952	WerFault.exe	101

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	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	qcbpaksm.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.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

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2484	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	87
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2484	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	87
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2484	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	87
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 4500	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	89
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 4500	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	89
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 4500	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	89
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 5004	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	91
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 5004	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	91
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 5004	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	91
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 3132	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	94
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 3132	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	94
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 3132	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	94
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 4420	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	99
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 4420	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	99
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 4420	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	99
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 744	2952	qcbpaksm.exe	102
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 744	2952	qcbpaksm.exe	102
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 744	2952	qcbpaksm.exe	102
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 744	2952	qcbpaksm.exe	102
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 744	2952	qcbpaksm.exe	102
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 552	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	104
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 552	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	104
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 552	2672	2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe	104

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2672
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wztgcecr\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2484
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qcbpaksm.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wztgcecr\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4500
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create wztgcecr binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wztgcecr\qcbpaksm.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5004
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description wztgcecr "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3132
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start wztgcecr
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4420
- 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:552
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2672 -s 596
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4444

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wztgcecr\qcbpaksm.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wztgcecr\qcbpaksm.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-05_7867b919ca8f673983a2870544a88110_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2952
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:744
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2952 -s 520
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:1484

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 472 -p 2672 -ip 2672
1⤵
PID:4084

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 500 -p 2952 -ip 2952
1⤵
PID:4552

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\qcbpaksm.exe

Filesize
13.0MB

MD5
a1ca961311961490b8e897b5b77b2961

SHA1
bb65e747013dd486bed4e89d425bdac81e6a5f3f

SHA256
463c693bfd2b9815f4f83ec96d30e69d508883b22f196ccfe0caa499137e86d5

SHA512
ebc8e03abbdf01d1768b40615451510a59a767992481da6c19efdbba38cbae8e5c198552ad76052b7294e2cbb18f0919af71d97416e50284f89032edf0e6a08a

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memory/744-8-0x0000000000730000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/744-14-0x0000000000730000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/744-15-0x0000000000730000-0x0000000000745000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2672-2-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003213000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2672-1-0x0000000002EB0000-0x0000000002FB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2672-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2672-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

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memory/2672-12-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003213000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/2672-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002DC3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
41.8MB

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memory/2952-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002DC3000-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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