sality | 3d1446adb29d01449f7f8243cac9049ffc16445f468d8d961a518ddfbec0ac00

General

Target

rootkit.exe
Size

304KB
MD5

370e4bc02d5119313b3cc3ecd983f43c
SHA1

d7614d4458a36c6b89c1caa0e3c8cc4e54512d0e
SHA256

bcff8e5ffe026d658191114f7af305b5fb4af2101ad4367ba37fc24fc49390f9
SHA512

4c12a3c71d715899a3dea6beff214ae91821bcbea6a90050397ebfa51075d4782af546adda4bbc3fef05777ca3da6f3bd3795329096d6f295f25607470819ed5
SSDEEP

3072:x/biY21gVP7HN6ijDtOpKUrIVWFnHA9vSeoyMyjoE4TDDpJt5nXs7tauXOnMVgnh:x/ag1jDtOFNIZMNE4TfPCtauX/gnd3

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

http://www.klkjwre9fqwieluoi.info/

http://kukutrustnet777888.info/

Signatures

Modifies firewall policy service 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Modify Existing Service

T1031

Processes:

rootkit.exe

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

Processes:

rootkit.exe

description ioc process

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

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

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disabling Security Tools

T1089

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

rootkit.exe

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

UPX packed file 3 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2040-55-0x00000000026D0000-0x000000000375E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2040-57-0x00000000026D0000-0x000000000375E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2040-62-0x00000000026D0000-0x000000000375E000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disabling Security Tools

T1089

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

rootkit.exe

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

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
evasion trojan

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

rootkit.exe

description ioc process

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

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

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 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

Processes:

rootkit.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\F:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Y:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\W:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	rootkit.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	rootkit.exe

Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

Replication Through Removable Media
T1091

Processes:

rootkit.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\autorun.inf rootkit.exe
Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

rootkit.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\BCSSync.exe rootkit.exe
Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

rootkit.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI rootkit.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\autorun.inf	rootkit.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\BCSSync.exe	rootkit.exe

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

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs

Processes:

rootkit.exe

pid	process
2040	rootkit.exe
2040	rootkit.exe
2040	rootkit.exe
2040	rootkit.exe
2040	rootkit.exe
2040	rootkit.exe
2040	rootkit.exe
2040	rootkit.exe
2040	rootkit.exe
2040	rootkit.exe
2040	rootkit.exe
2040	rootkit.exe
2040	rootkit.exe
2040	rootkit.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 21 IoCs

Processes:

rootkit.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2040	rootkit.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

Processes:

rootkit.exe

pid process

2040 rootkit.exe
2040 rootkit.exe
2040 rootkit.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 42 IoCs

Processes:

rootkit.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1124	2040	rootkit.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1236	2040	rootkit.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1304	2040	rootkit.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1124	2040	rootkit.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1236	2040	rootkit.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1304	2040	rootkit.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1124	2040	rootkit.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1236	2040	rootkit.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1304	2040	rootkit.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1124	2040	rootkit.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1236	2040	rootkit.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1304	2040	rootkit.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1124	2040	rootkit.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1236	2040	rootkit.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1304	2040	rootkit.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1124	2040	rootkit.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1236	2040	rootkit.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1304	2040	rootkit.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1124	2040	rootkit.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1236	2040	rootkit.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1304	2040	rootkit.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1124	2040	rootkit.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1236	2040	rootkit.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1304	2040	rootkit.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1124	2040	rootkit.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1236	2040	rootkit.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1304	2040	rootkit.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1124	2040	rootkit.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1236	2040	rootkit.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1304	2040	rootkit.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1124	2040	rootkit.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1236	2040	rootkit.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1304	2040	rootkit.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1124	2040	rootkit.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1236	2040	rootkit.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1304	2040	rootkit.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1124	2040	rootkit.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1236	2040	rootkit.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1304	2040	rootkit.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1124	2040	rootkit.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1236	2040	rootkit.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1304	2040	rootkit.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
evasion

Modify Registry
T1112

Processes:

rootkit.exe

description ioc process

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

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

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1304

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rootkit.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rootkit.exe"
2⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:2040

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1236

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1124

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Replication Through Removable Media

1

T1091

Execution

Persistence

Modify Existing Service

1

T1031

Privilege Escalation

Bypass User Account Control

1

T1088

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

5

T1112

Bypass User Account Control

1

T1088

Disabling Security Tools

3

T1089

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Query Registry

1

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

1

T1120

Lateral Movement

Replication Through Removable Media

1

T1091

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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memory/2040-54-0x0000000075511000-0x0000000075513000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2040-55-0x00000000026D0000-0x000000000375E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.6MB

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memory/2040-56-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2040-57-0x00000000026D0000-0x000000000375E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.6MB

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memory/2040-58-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000282000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2040-61-0x0000000002670000-0x0000000002672000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2040-63-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000282000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2040-62-0x00000000026D0000-0x000000000375E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.6MB

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memory/2040-64-0x0000000002670000-0x0000000002672000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2040-65-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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