Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/11/2026, 11:18

General

  • Target
    e1bc59a6019b369832ae223654ddc176f43700da7cc16f38726b5686cabbbadb.exe
  • Size 12.2MB
  • Sample261108-nep37act7p
  • SHA256 e1bc59a6019b369832ae223654ddc176f43700da7cc16f38726b5686cabbbadb
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • tofsee

C2
  • defeatwax.ru

  • refabyd.info

Signatures

  • Family: Tofsee

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

  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • 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.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 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\e1bc59a6019b369832ae223654ddc176f43700da7cc16f38726b5686cabbbadb.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e1bc59a6019b369832ae223654ddc176f43700da7cc16f38726b5686cabbbadb.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4364
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C mkdir C:\Windows\SysWOW64\grsapbzz\
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5604
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C move /Y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wzsayais.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\grsapbzz\
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3352
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create grsapbzz binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\grsapbzz\wzsayais.exe /d\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e1bc59a6019b369832ae223654ddc176f43700da7cc16f38726b5686cabbbadb.exe\"" type= own start= auto DisplayName= "wifi support"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2052
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" description grsapbzz "wifi internet conection"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1904
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start grsapbzz
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1572
    • 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:5452
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\grsapbzz\wzsayais.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\grsapbzz\wzsayais.exe /d"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e1bc59a6019b369832ae223654ddc176f43700da7cc16f38726b5686cabbbadb.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4636
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      svchost.exe
      2⤵
        PID:1920

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          wzsayais.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wzsayais.exe
          • Size 13.4MB
          • SHA256 ae2cda1a0b3bd2d401e031bc00d8668ffb0e3d45ab678e1457c54f5b6ac5c136
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1920-6-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000559000-memory.dmp

          memory/1920-10-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000559000-memory.dmp

          memory/1920-12-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000559000-memory.dmp

          memory/4364-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000449000-memory.dmp

          memory/4364-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000449000-memory.dmp

          memory/4636-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000449000-memory.dmp

          memory/4636-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000449000-memory.dmp