sality | 63c64c0ac585acba98b208bdfb221465ff45f89bf5a2763acc0f175643760feb

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76534e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76534e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76534e.exe

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

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 2 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"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76534e.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76534e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76534e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76534e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76534e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76534e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76534e.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1700	f76392a.exe
3024	f76406a.exe
2568	f76534e.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2532	rundll32.exe
2532	rundll32.exe
2532	rundll32.exe
2532	rundll32.exe
2532	rundll32.exe
2532	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1700-11-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-15-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-16-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-19-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-23-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-26-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-33-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-47-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-56-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-59-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-60-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-61-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-62-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-63-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-64-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-79-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-80-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-81-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-84-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-86-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-106-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-108-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-145-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2568-150-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2568-187-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76534e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76534e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76534e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76534e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76534e.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76534e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76534e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76392a.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76534e.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 11 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)	\??\G:	f76392a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76392a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76392a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76392a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f76392a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76392a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76392a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76392a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76392a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f76392a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f76392a.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\f763a42	f76392a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76392a.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f769492	f76534e.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1700	f76392a.exe
1700	f76392a.exe
2568	f76534e.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2568	f76534e.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2564 wrote to memory of 2532	2564	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2564 wrote to memory of 2532	2564	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2564 wrote to memory of 2532	2564	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2564 wrote to memory of 2532	2564	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2564 wrote to memory of 2532	2564	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2564 wrote to memory of 2532	2564	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2564 wrote to memory of 2532	2564	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 1700	2532	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 1700	2532	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 1700	2532	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 1700	2532	rundll32.exe	29
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1104	1700	f76392a.exe	13
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1164	1700	f76392a.exe	14
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1192	1700	f76392a.exe	16
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1856	1700	f76392a.exe	22
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 2564	1700	f76392a.exe	27
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 2532	1700	f76392a.exe	28
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 2532	1700	f76392a.exe	28
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 3024	2532	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 3024	2532	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 3024	2532	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 3024	2532	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 2568	2532	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 2568	2532	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 2568	2532	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 2568	2532	rundll32.exe	31
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1104	1700	f76392a.exe	13
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1164	1700	f76392a.exe	14
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1192	1700	f76392a.exe	16
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 3024	1700	f76392a.exe	30
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 3024	1700	f76392a.exe	30
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 2568	1700	f76392a.exe	31
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 2568	1700	f76392a.exe	31
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 1104	2568	f76534e.exe	13
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 1164	2568	f76534e.exe	14
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 1192	2568	f76534e.exe	16

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76534e.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1104

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

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1192
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.00ab2708d7778ad98cb032a24c965fe0_JC.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2564
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.00ab2708d7778ad98cb032a24c965fe0_JC.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2532
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76392a.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76392a.exe
      4⤵
      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:1700
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76406a.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76406a.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3024
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76534e.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76534e.exe
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      UAC bypass
      Windows security bypass
      Executes dropped EXE
      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:2568

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1856

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