sality | 5fa8301eecc2703a31d25983258bbc2591976d5a9159f5286904ad53c6ae74ec

Modify Existing Service

T1031

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.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"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.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\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2320-54-0x0000000002130000-0x00000000031EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2320-56-0x0000000002130000-0x00000000031EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2320-57-0x0000000002130000-0x00000000031EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2320-60-0x0000000002130000-0x00000000031EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2320-62-0x0000000002130000-0x00000000031EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2320-77-0x0000000002130000-0x00000000031EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2320-75-0x0000000002130000-0x00000000031EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2320-71-0x0000000002130000-0x00000000031EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2320-79-0x0000000002130000-0x00000000031EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2320-82-0x0000000002130000-0x00000000031EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2320-83-0x0000000002130000-0x00000000031EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2320-84-0x0000000002130000-0x00000000031EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2320-85-0x0000000002130000-0x00000000031EA000-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\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.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"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\6d2924	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\UNINSTAL.tmp	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1128	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe	14
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1164	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe	17
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1212	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe	16
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1880	2320	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe	24

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"	2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1128

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1212
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2142f2c3a330bdexeexeexeex.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 behavior: RenamesItself
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:2320

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1164

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1880

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