sality | 4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433

General

Target

4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Size

966KB
MD5

5dd99fc94f14cf4c9cd7579a45f74840
SHA1

bd22b443dbfd787c72b1e38bed54e0082abde72f
SHA256

4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433
SHA512

fd08b452d1105091a236ffd6054a888d491ad3a06f2459e2214dddfa8263f1d007c7f06690955e78293db576bb9d0b747322f82c36fd88c40a0549edc04f3efc
SSDEEP

24576:XEOkNzbZrPC37HzH1A6/flFCXVoEluUMJdDExlaZkWm:Xv8rPC37HzH1A6/CJuUTcFm

Score

10^/10

sality backdoor evasion trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

sality

C2

http://89.119.67.154/testo5/

http://kukutrustnet777.info/home.gif

http://kukutrustnet888.info/home.gif

http://kukutrustnet987.info/home.gif

Signatures

Modifies firewall policy service 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Modify Existing Service

T1031

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe

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

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

Bypass User Account Control

T1088

Disabling Security Tools

T1089

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disabling Security Tools

T1089

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe

UPX packed file 3 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/976-55-0x0000000001FB0000-0x000000000306A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/976-57-0x0000000001FB0000-0x000000000306A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/976-60-0x0000000001FB0000-0x000000000306A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disabling Security Tools

T1089

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\6c4339	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 976 wrote to memory of 1240	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe	13
PID 976 wrote to memory of 1336	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe	6
PID 976 wrote to memory of 1392	976	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe	12

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1336

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1392
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4a8af8969741f2cc2a3e6ea826bb793cc01022df3b64d2b326532dd311e81433.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Windows security modification
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Enumerates connected drives
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:976

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1240

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Modify Existing Service

1

T1031

Privilege Escalation

Bypass User Account Control

1

T1088

Defense Evasion

Bypass User Account Control

1

T1088

Disabling Security Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

memory/976-54-0x0000000075A81000-0x0000000075A83000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/976-55-0x0000000001FB0000-0x000000000306A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/976-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000502000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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memory/976-57-0x0000000001FB0000-0x000000000306A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/976-58-0x00000000002D0000-0x00000000002D2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/976-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000502000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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memory/976-60-0x0000000001FB0000-0x000000000306A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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