tofsee | e245c054cd34f7032350325aba1b4345367edb9f18be33c9231bcdb60fd47e19

Analysis

max time kernel
152s
max time network
129s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
08/02/2025, 01:05

Sharing

Copy URL

Twitter E-mail

Report Analysis Logs

General

Target

2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe
Size

10.9MB
MD5

e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123
SHA1

2abfbc347b0a41bc284813ba6f6bbea462d27812
SHA256

e245c054cd34f7032350325aba1b4345367edb9f18be33c9231bcdb60fd47e19
SHA512

a10a895cddca47ee6f9037ad5c059777a4f8466f5843cbf22a6b93a09dc6acf4d52d0208df7c481fdd9855a2f8b689a5b116e9192af8b4fc0d959538c83ceb45
SSDEEP

24576:B6WdLQkyQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQo:oWdLQk

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\hqdghpwf = "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
2656	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\hqdghpwf\ImagePath = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\hqdghpwf\\uptlbmom.exe"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1972	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2476	uptlbmom.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2476 set thread context of 1972	2476	uptlbmom.exe	43

Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

pid	Process
2956	sc.exe
2252	sc.exe
2748	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	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	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	uptlbmom.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2744	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	30
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2744	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	30
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2744	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	30
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2744	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	30
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2816	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	32
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2816	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	32
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2816	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	32
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2816	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	32
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2956	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	34
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2956	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	34
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2956	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	34
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2956	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	34
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2252	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	36
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2252	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	36
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2252	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	36
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2252	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	36
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2748	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	38
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2748	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	38
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2748	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	38
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2748	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	38
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2656	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	40
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2656	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	40
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2656	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	40
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2656	2860	2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe	40
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1972	2476	uptlbmom.exe	43
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1972	2476	uptlbmom.exe	43
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1972	2476	uptlbmom.exe	43
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1972	2476	uptlbmom.exe	43
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1972	2476	uptlbmom.exe	43
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1972	2476	uptlbmom.exe	43

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2860
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hqdghpwf\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2744
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\uptlbmom.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hqdghpwf\
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2816
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create hqdghpwf binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hqdghpwf\uptlbmom.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2956
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description hqdghpwf "wifi internet conection"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2252
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start hqdghpwf
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2748
- 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:2656

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hqdghpwf\uptlbmom.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hqdghpwf\uptlbmom.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-02-08_e6b5c3429d8199cb06861a8c095c8123_mafia.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2476
- 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:1972

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

Replay Monitor

Loading Replay Monitor...

Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\uptlbmom.exe

Filesize
11.5MB

MD5
cc17dea88fb9e1c03bef0cf78ce349bd

SHA1
3b414017afca08896bdd333fc1c2576742108645

SHA256
ee9d71d70084490fe5e801b467db4f20ffba287bf83451154189aa0028a37c3c

SHA512
9b8a8805d7d5250100075a59517e4a59c6d76586b044aa3f980e70d8e473adf754237565d5211c539245fac8e760565d4f99511b98bdc2bc70381dd374ddeefe

Download Submit
memory/1972-14-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

Download
memory/1972-13-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/1972-11-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

Download
memory/1972-17-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

Download
memory/1972-18-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000095000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

Download
memory/2476-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

Download
memory/2860-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

Download
memory/2860-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

Download
memory/2860-1-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000006D0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

Download
memory/2860-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

Filesize
84KB

Download
memory/2860-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Replay Monitor

Loading Replay Monitor...

Downloads