Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/08/2026, 16:30

General

  • Target
    2026-08-04_206e2b42c34700c0cbc55ee296c3f225_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_tofsee.exe
  • Size 11.1MB
  • Sample260804-tz4d7svdlc
  • SHA256 5544c41365338a7ea444f841706d45802cfbc7c4372b2ebdabbad411bebfd26e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • tofsee

C2
  • vanaheim.cn

  • jotunheim.name

Signatures

  • Family: Tofsee

    Backdoor/botnet which carries out malicious activities based on commands from a C2 server.

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_206e2b42c34700c0cbc55ee296c3f225_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_tofsee.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_206e2b42c34700c0cbc55ee296c3f225_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_tofsee.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2660
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tmksnvbm\
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:6112
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tahkzngq.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tmksnvbm\
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3220
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create tmksnvbm binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tmksnvbm\tahkzngq.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_206e2b42c34700c0cbc55ee296c3f225_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_tofsee.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4480
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description tmksnvbm "wifi internet conection"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5748
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start tmksnvbm
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4760
    • 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:4564
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2660 -s 1096
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:1644
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tmksnvbm\tahkzngq.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tmksnvbm\tahkzngq.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_206e2b42c34700c0cbc55ee296c3f225_amadey_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_tofsee.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1596
    • 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:4796
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1596 -s 608
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:3208
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 492 -p 2660 -ip 2660
    1⤵
      PID:2648
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 492 -p 1596 -ip 1596
      1⤵
        PID:2728

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            tahkzngq.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tahkzngq.exe
            • Size 11.2MB
            • SHA256 083aa716cfae60ff4bb1b4ef921bd960096da6879926345a553922df94258f50
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/1596-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002836000-memory.dmp

            memory/2660-1-0x0000000002A50000-0x0000000002B50000-memory.dmp

            memory/2660-2-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A33000-memory.dmp

            memory/2660-7-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A33000-memory.dmp

            memory/2660-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002836000-memory.dmp

            memory/4796-9-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B55000-memory.dmp

            memory/4796-11-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B55000-memory.dmp

            memory/4796-12-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B55000-memory.dmp