sality | e76d8668cefeff0b71b881042dde8a7d608f5889f3567fab79e28dc1437866ae

Modify Existing Service

T1031

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	SKlauncher 3.0.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"	SKlauncher 3.0.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\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	SKlauncher 3.0.exe

UPX packed file 14 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1544-54-0x00000000022A0000-0x000000000332E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1544-56-0x00000000022A0000-0x000000000332E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1544-57-0x00000000022A0000-0x000000000332E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1544-60-0x00000000022A0000-0x000000000332E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1544-64-0x00000000022A0000-0x000000000332E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1544-69-0x00000000022A0000-0x000000000332E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1544-70-0x00000000022A0000-0x000000000332E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1544-71-0x00000000022A0000-0x000000000332E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1544-72-0x00000000022A0000-0x000000000332E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1544-74-0x00000000022A0000-0x000000000332E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1544-75-0x00000000022A0000-0x000000000332E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1544-76-0x00000000022A0000-0x000000000332E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1544-77-0x00000000022A0000-0x000000000332E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1544-78-0x00000000022A0000-0x000000000332E000-memory.dmp	upx

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\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	SKlauncher 3.0.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"	SKlauncher 3.0.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	SKlauncher 3.0.exe

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 38 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DontShowMeThisDialogAgain	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\MFV = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000074b2d77a8e7a944ea7c282b9066208cc000000000200000000001066000000010000200000006a72b4fbd85f3e6b58e7d6fbc809ad54f62a09fe3a081dcdcee90c374fa123db000000000e8000000002000020000000ea0c35865119652a21b2198b4ea804320ee3a0565ec0e5d348fb7b7c698efa4090000000ecc125119f0697c2d3e946328da9589c5bd083d713a202fc373ed9e6f58ee0cdd7fcd406a357e1bde044cc61f4e46cc2b1c23a1cc759c53b00b2677b1b32cef602d3efd28741bda7ab58ec1582676ea8a1ccb5e057da6071adabde12aa6ec4a06dbeb5bf2feb014e28efd48e8d718ed1d109b1df95400d1eb10788bba1e55f5f5c48aa8706130c25e55d12a328bbe08040000000d82a53ef81415ea7fa1fa6d66a56391ec97685c43c7bc29ac2fdaa2e8d008221806390f5d0a0972a403e970d71a2936a211bdb2a07ec2df45f3dde644c167cce	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	IEXPLORE.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\DownloadRetries = "2"	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NTPFirstRun = "1"	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\DecayDateQueue = 01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000074b2d77a8e7a944ea7c282b9066208cc00000000020000000000106600000001000020000000123c9e2cfad9b6b0abf8064a140b1a596040c2c3e159011db1d15b4e0169e083000000000e8000000002000020000000b12ed6ba81658c3f12ae263d9990069a39177284c98da77659e119d1d37279ea2000000036fd0bcbc90f9d3fc83af82163f88f6e76a7f6122f69fbf096127b1d2a705fdd4000000070c0eb9126408ec56b46a1e26082dbc9cb50b000c054d14d0908d71ffafb8066517829f75fa6e0a0bf62de03dcb40056846bd731befc5592366763f78b4f3fdd	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{22B2E371-BAB4-11ED-9DD1-6E0AA2656971} = "0"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\NewTabPage\LastProcessed = f0c80d03c14ed901	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\BrowserEmulation\LowMic	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PageSetup	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser	iexplore.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	IEXPLORE.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IETld\LowMic	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "384716814"	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\InternetRegistry	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Zoom	iexplore.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2647223082-2067913677-935928954-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0"	iexplore.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1684	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
1684	iexplore.exe
1684	iexplore.exe
1740	IEXPLORE.EXE
1740	IEXPLORE.EXE
1740	IEXPLORE.EXE
1740	IEXPLORE.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1544 wrote to memory of 1112	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe	9
PID 1544 wrote to memory of 1176	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe	17
PID 1544 wrote to memory of 1200	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe	16
PID 1544 wrote to memory of 1684	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe	28
PID 1544 wrote to memory of 1684	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe	28
PID 1544 wrote to memory of 1684	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe	28
PID 1544 wrote to memory of 1684	1544	SKlauncher 3.0.exe	28
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1740	1684	iexplore.exe	30
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1740	1684	iexplore.exe	30
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1740	1684	iexplore.exe	30
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1740	1684	iexplore.exe	30
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1740	1684	iexplore.exe	30
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1740	1684	iexplore.exe	30
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1740	1684	iexplore.exe	30

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"	SKlauncher 3.0.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1112

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1200
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SKlauncher 3.0.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SKlauncher 3.0.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 WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:1544
- - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://adoptium.net/
    3⤵
    - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1684
  - - C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:1684 CREDAT:275457 /prefetch:2
      4⤵
      Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1740

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1176

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