sality | 462f69f20beb53073f7ecb3da3830067ca7281e03eaa2f05a4cfa9562fc67f34

Modify Existing Service

T1031

Processes:

d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.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:

d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disabling Security Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exed80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exesvchost.exe

pid process

744 svchost.exe
1900 d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
772 svchost.exe

pid	process
744	svchost.exe
1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
772	svchost.exe

UPX packed file 3 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1900-61-0x0000000001D50000-0x0000000002E0A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1900-65-0x0000000001D50000-0x0000000002E0A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1900-66-0x0000000001D50000-0x0000000002E0A000-memory.dmp	upx

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid process

744 svchost.exe

pid	process
744	svchost.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disabling Security Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exed80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
File created	C:\Windows\svchost.exe	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
File created	C:\Windows\6c9cec	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

pid process

1900 d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

pid	process
1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 20 IoCs

Processes:

d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes:

d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exesvchost.exed80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2032 wrote to memory of 744	2032	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2032 wrote to memory of 744	2032	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2032 wrote to memory of 744	2032	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2032 wrote to memory of 744	2032	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe	svchost.exe
PID 744 wrote to memory of 1900	744	svchost.exe	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
PID 744 wrote to memory of 1900	744	svchost.exe	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
PID 744 wrote to memory of 1900	744	svchost.exe	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
PID 744 wrote to memory of 1900	744	svchost.exe	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
PID 1900 wrote to memory of 1272	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1900 wrote to memory of 1364	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1900 wrote to memory of 1412	1900	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1412

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe"
2⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2032

C:\Windows\svchost.exe
"C:\Windows\svchost.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe"
3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:744

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d80f4cfcb622041a877784f201eb9404.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:1900

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1364

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1272

C:\Windows\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\svchost.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:772

Network

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