sality | 5cbc78d517dea4c29b3d486e39806e8c96f13c0960f03ba12b9d11f039ac8c85

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	e583fa4.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	e583fa4.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	e583fa4.exe

Sality
Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.
backdoor sality

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	e583fa4.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e583fa4.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e583fa4.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e583fa4.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e583fa4.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e583fa4.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e583fa4.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3116	e583fa4.exe
224	e5843bb.exe
1860	e584b1d.exe

UPX packed file 20 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3116-6-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-8-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-9-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-11-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-20-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-24-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-25-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-26-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-41-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-31-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-42-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-43-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-44-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-46-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-47-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-58-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-59-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-60-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-62-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3116-65-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	e583fa4.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e583fa4.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e583fa4.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e583fa4.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e583fa4.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e583fa4.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e583fa4.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"	e583fa4.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 4 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

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	e583fa4.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	e583fa4.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	e583fa4.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	e583fa4.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	e583fa4.exe
File created	C:\Windows\e58414a	e583fa4.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3116	e583fa4.exe
3116	e583fa4.exe
3116	e583fa4.exe
3116	e583fa4.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3116	e583fa4.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 60 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3380 wrote to memory of 4436	3380	rundll32.exe	14
PID 3380 wrote to memory of 4436	3380	rundll32.exe	14
PID 3380 wrote to memory of 4436	3380	rundll32.exe	14
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 3116	4436	rundll32.exe	92
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 3116	4436	rundll32.exe	92
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 3116	4436	rundll32.exe	92
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 828	3116	e583fa4.exe	85
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 832	3116	e583fa4.exe	84
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 392	3116	e583fa4.exe	81
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 2316	3116	e583fa4.exe	56
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 2340	3116	e583fa4.exe	55
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 2420	3116	e583fa4.exe	52
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3160	3116	e583fa4.exe	42
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3464	3116	e583fa4.exe	41
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3660	3116	e583fa4.exe	40
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3856	3116	e583fa4.exe	39
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3920	3116	e583fa4.exe	38
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 4072	3116	e583fa4.exe	37
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 4160	3116	e583fa4.exe	36
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 4484	3116	e583fa4.exe	34
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 564	3116	e583fa4.exe	24
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 2884	3116	e583fa4.exe	21
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3732	3116	e583fa4.exe	20
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 4256	3116	e583fa4.exe	10
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 2728	3116	e583fa4.exe	16
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3864	3116	e583fa4.exe	15
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3380	3116	e583fa4.exe	12
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 4436	3116	e583fa4.exe	14
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 4436	3116	e583fa4.exe	14
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 224	4436	rundll32.exe	93
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 224	4436	rundll32.exe	93
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 224	4436	rundll32.exe	93
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1860	4436	rundll32.exe	94
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1860	4436	rundll32.exe	94
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1860	4436	rundll32.exe	94
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 828	3116	e583fa4.exe	85
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 832	3116	e583fa4.exe	84
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 392	3116	e583fa4.exe	81
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 2316	3116	e583fa4.exe	56
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 2340	3116	e583fa4.exe	55
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 2420	3116	e583fa4.exe	52
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3160	3116	e583fa4.exe	42
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3464	3116	e583fa4.exe	41
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3660	3116	e583fa4.exe	40
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3856	3116	e583fa4.exe	39
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3920	3116	e583fa4.exe	38
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 4072	3116	e583fa4.exe	37
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 4160	3116	e583fa4.exe	36
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 4484	3116	e583fa4.exe	34
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 564	3116	e583fa4.exe	24
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 2884	3116	e583fa4.exe	21
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3732	3116	e583fa4.exe	20
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 4256	3116	e583fa4.exe	10
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 2728	3116	e583fa4.exe	16
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3864	3116	e583fa4.exe	15
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 224	3116	e583fa4.exe	93
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 224	3116	e583fa4.exe	93
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 1860	3116	e583fa4.exe	94
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 1860	3116	e583fa4.exe	94
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 696	3116	e583fa4.exe	95

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"	e583fa4.exe

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppX53ypgrj20bgndg05hj3tc7z654myszwp.mca
1⤵
PID:4256

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.4a923dddfd11cd8fb13976bf59689860.dll,#1
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3380
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.4a923dddfd11cd8fb13976bf59689860.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4436
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e583fa4.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e583fa4.exe
    3⤵
    - Modifies firewall policy service
    - UAC bypass
    - Windows security bypass
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Windows security modification
    - Checks whether UAC is enabled
    - Enumerates connected drives
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    - System policy modification
    PID:3116
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e5843bb.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e5843bb.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    PID:224
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e584b1d.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e584b1d.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1860

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXmtcan0h2tfbfy7k9kn8hbxb6dmzz1zh0.mca
1⤵
PID:3864

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX3bn25b6f886wmg6twh46972vprk9tnbf.mca
1⤵
PID:2728

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:3732

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:2884

C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe" -ServerName:InputApp.AppX9jnwykgrccxc8by3hsrsh07r423xzvav.mca
1⤵
PID:564

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4484

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4160

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
1⤵
PID:4072

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:3920

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
1⤵
PID:3856

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:3660

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
1⤵
PID:3464

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3160

C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
1⤵
PID:2420

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:2340

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
1⤵
PID:2316

C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
"dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:392

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:832

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:828

C:\Windows\System32\wuapihost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\wuapihost.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:696

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry