sality | 361d661eddf275abdfe5f48f204cc6317156ca4575a36b1904a915c743dc97c8

Modify Existing Service

T1031

Processes:

e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.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:

e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disabling Security Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exee4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exesvchost.exe

pid process

1752 svchost.exe
1728 e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
1700 svchost.exe

pid	process
1752	svchost.exe
1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
1700	svchost.exe

UPX packed file 2 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1728-61-0x0000000001D80000-0x0000000002E3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1728-64-0x0000000001D80000-0x0000000002E3A000-memory.dmp	upx

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid process

1752 svchost.exe

pid	process
1752	svchost.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disabling Security Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exee4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\svchost.exe	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
File created	C:\Windows\6bf70c	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

pid process

1728 e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

pid	process
1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs

Processes:

e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes:

e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exesvchost.exee4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1052 wrote to memory of 1752	1052	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1052 wrote to memory of 1752	1052	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1052 wrote to memory of 1752	1052	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1052 wrote to memory of 1752	1052	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 1728	1752	svchost.exe	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 1728	1752	svchost.exe	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 1728	1752	svchost.exe	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 1728	1752	svchost.exe	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 1116	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 1176	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 1216	1728	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1216

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe"
2⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1052

C:\Windows\svchost.exe
"C:\Windows\svchost.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe"
3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1752

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4aff308bfc1759e22bd0b9b90f058fd.exe"
4⤵
- 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
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:1728

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1176

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1116

C:\Windows\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\svchost.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1700

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