sality | 476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880

Modify Existing Service

T1031

Processes:

476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.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

T1089

Modify Registry

Processes:

476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disabling Security Tools

T1089

Modify Registry

Processes:

476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs

evasion

Processes:

476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1214520366-621468234-4062160515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system\DisableRegistryTools = "1"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

Disables Task Manager via registry modification
evasion

UPX packed file 5 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/672-55-0x0000000001E40000-0x0000000002ECE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/672-56-0x0000000031420000-0x000000003143E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/672-57-0x0000000001E40000-0x0000000002ECE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/672-59-0x0000000031420000-0x000000003143E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/672-60-0x0000000001E40000-0x0000000002ECE000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disabling Security Tools

T1089

Modify Registry

Processes:

476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

Processes:

476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Cryptographic Service = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\gxjacn.exe"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI 476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

pid process

672 476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 672 476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

pid	process
672	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	672	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes:

476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 672 wrote to memory of 1116	672	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 672 wrote to memory of 1168	672	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 672 wrote to memory of 1216	672	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1168

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

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\476af925260218a73329021b50527a666366ca901101209f7592b4a5d4692880.exe"
2⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Disables RegEdit via registry modification
- Windows security modification
- Adds Run key to start application
- 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:672

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

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Modify Existing Service

T1031

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Bypass User Account Control

T1088

Defense Evasion

Bypass User Account Control

T1088

Disabling Security Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery