sality | ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c

Modify Existing Service

T1031

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.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

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disabling Security Tools

T1089

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe

UPX packed file 3 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/576-55-0x0000000002650000-0x00000000036DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/576-59-0x0000000002650000-0x00000000036DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/576-62-0x0000000002650000-0x00000000036DE000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disabling Security Tools

T1089

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.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"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 19 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 576 wrote to memory of 1216	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe	10
PID 576 wrote to memory of 1316	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe	16
PID 576 wrote to memory of 1384	576	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe	15

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"	ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1216

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1384
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae808fbb780ea1267065e2e7eae3804c52c46228e174701e9851f92b3d7aac8c.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Windows security modification
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:576

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1316

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

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery