sality | 1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f

Modify Existing Service

T1031

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.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

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disabling Security Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2028	update.exe

UPX packed file 3 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1912-55-0x00000000024A0000-0x000000000352E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1912-59-0x00000000024A0000-0x000000000352E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1912-73-0x00000000024A0000-0x000000000352E000-memory.dmp	upx

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
2028	update.exe
2028	update.exe
2028	update.exe
2028	update.exe
2028	update.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disabling Security Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 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:	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\F:	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\setupapi.log	update.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\windows\KB982316.log	update.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 33 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2028	update.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2028	update.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2028	update.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2028	update.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2028	update.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2028	update.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2028	update.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2028	update.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2028	update.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2028	update.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2028	update.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2028	update.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 1132	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe	18
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 1200	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe	17
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 1256	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe	16
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 2028	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe	28
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 2028	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe	28
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 2028	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe	28
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 2028	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe	28
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 2028	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe	28
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 2028	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe	28
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 2028	1912	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe	28

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1256
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1d04f9e7bc174c0c3ca1cedef81c04ed93bcb30beb6585be4dbc274aaa90c36f.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - 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:1912
- - \??\c:\d48f6a7185a82811d1f5296940\update\update.exe
    c:\d48f6a7185a82811d1f5296940\update\update.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2028

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1200

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1132

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Modify Existing Service

T1031

Privilege Escalation

Bypass User Account Control

T1088

Defense Evasion

Bypass User Account Control

T1088

Disabling Security Tools

Modify Registry