sality | 3423c91b299f12561a21a3a4366454f0b7b152c8d6a22001ea34b606719fe736

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76650a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76650a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76650a.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

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76650a.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76650a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76650a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76650a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76650a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76650a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76650a.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1440	f76650a.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1800	rundll32.exe
1800	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 23 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1440-14-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-16-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-17-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-20-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-24-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-33-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-34-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-36-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-37-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-38-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-39-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-40-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-41-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-43-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-45-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-46-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-47-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-49-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-51-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-53-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-57-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-61-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1440-63-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76650a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76650a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76650a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76650a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76650a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76650a.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76650a.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"	f76650a.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 8 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:	f76650a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76650a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76650a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76650a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76650a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76650a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76650a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76650a.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\f7666bf	f76650a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76650a.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1440	f76650a.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1440	f76650a.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1200 wrote to memory of 1800	1200	rundll32.exe	28
PID 1200 wrote to memory of 1800	1200	rundll32.exe	28
PID 1200 wrote to memory of 1800	1200	rundll32.exe	28
PID 1200 wrote to memory of 1800	1200	rundll32.exe	28
PID 1200 wrote to memory of 1800	1200	rundll32.exe	28
PID 1200 wrote to memory of 1800	1200	rundll32.exe	28
PID 1200 wrote to memory of 1800	1200	rundll32.exe	28
PID 1800 wrote to memory of 1440	1800	rundll32.exe	29
PID 1800 wrote to memory of 1440	1800	rundll32.exe	29
PID 1800 wrote to memory of 1440	1800	rundll32.exe	29
PID 1800 wrote to memory of 1440	1800	rundll32.exe	29
PID 1440 wrote to memory of 1104	1440	f76650a.exe	11
PID 1440 wrote to memory of 1172	1440	f76650a.exe	10
PID 1440 wrote to memory of 1248	1440	f76650a.exe	9
PID 1440 wrote to memory of 1760	1440	f76650a.exe	7

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"	f76650a.exe

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1760

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1248
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.fc34a99ffc6fe87f821aca721957a900.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1200
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NEAS.fc34a99ffc6fe87f821aca721957a900.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1800
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76650a.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76650a.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:1440

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1172

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

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