Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/08/2026, 22:50

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_25b0928247351dc727e4e0cae20ef276_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
  • Size 13.6MB
  • Sample260810-2skbraba87
  • SHA256 4f121a0eceb39bd5686fb153d460413c5f8f8360ad0c762278f61bbcca867df4
  • 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
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • 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\2026-08-10_25b0928247351dc727e4e0cae20ef276_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_25b0928247351dc727e4e0cae20ef276_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3532
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rulohbko\
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2248
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dkrujxqa.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rulohbko\
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3356
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create rulohbko binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rulohbko\dkrujxqa.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_25b0928247351dc727e4e0cae20ef276_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4328
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description rulohbko "wifi internet conection"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2672
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start rulohbko
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4336
    • 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:1136
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3532 -s 1092
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4816
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rulohbko\dkrujxqa.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rulohbko\dkrujxqa.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_25b0928247351dc727e4e0cae20ef276_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4764
    • 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:1244
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4764 -s 616
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:464
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 512 -p 3532 -ip 3532
    1⤵
      PID:4800
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 536 -p 4764 -ip 4764
      1⤵
        PID:5744

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            dkrujxqa.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dkrujxqa.exe
            • Size 11.9MB
            • SHA256 f693f0491e7d4f27538491cb56e9e265371b487fc4d1c9622126818c3d6766af
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/1244-9-0x0000000000130000-0x0000000000145000-memory.dmp

            memory/1244-14-0x0000000000130000-0x0000000000145000-memory.dmp

            memory/1244-15-0x0000000000130000-0x0000000000145000-memory.dmp

            memory/3532-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000229F000-memory.dmp

            memory/3532-3-0x0000000003F10000-0x0000000003F23000-memory.dmp

            memory/3532-4-0x00000000024F0000-0x00000000025F0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3532-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000229F000-memory.dmp

            memory/4764-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000229F000-memory.dmp

            memory/4764-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000229F000-memory.dmp