sality | 3c172f4a0a21bd8ad1fabd66548cd3fffa21e8515809b7f16d6d9d23b50ba9ef

Modify Existing Service

T1031

Processes:

2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

Sality
Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.
backdoor sality

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bypass User Account Control

T1088

Disabling Security Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disabling Security Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exesvchost.exe

pid process

1812 svchost.exe
2040 2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
1992 svchost.exe

pid	process
1812	svchost.exe
2040	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
1992	svchost.exe

UPX packed file 2 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2040-61-0x0000000001E50000-0x0000000002F0A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2040-64-0x0000000001E50000-0x0000000002F0A000-memory.dmp	upx

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid process

1812 svchost.exe

pid	process
1812	svchost.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disabling Security Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\svchost.exe	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
File created	C:\Windows\6c0bc4	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

pid process

2040 2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

pid	process
2040	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 11 IoCs

Processes:

2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes:

2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1780 wrote to memory of 1812	1780	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1780 wrote to memory of 1812	1780	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1780 wrote to memory of 1812	1780	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1780 wrote to memory of 1812	1780	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 2040	1812	svchost.exe	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 2040	1812	svchost.exe	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 2040	1812	svchost.exe	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 2040	1812	svchost.exe	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1780

C:\Windows\svchost.exe
"C:\Windows\svchost.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe"
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1812

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2932b77e08e4bedbd61c34b581d69b48.exe"
3⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Executes dropped EXE
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- System policy modification
PID:2040

C:\Windows\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\svchost.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1992

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Modify Existing Service

T1031

Privilege Escalation

Bypass User Account Control

T1088

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

5

Bypass User Account Control

T1088

Disabling Security Tools

3

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery