sality | 009fd8571caf72728fd6c191043bcb63952afdb9d65cd935637297f542f7218e

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.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"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.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\FirewallOverride = "1"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe

UPX packed file 29 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2924-2-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-4-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-8-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-11-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-14-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-5-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-17-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-20-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-24-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-27-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-28-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-29-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-30-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-31-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-33-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-34-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-35-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-37-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-39-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-47-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-49-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-51-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-53-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-55-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-62-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-64-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-66-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-68-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2924-70-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.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"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2924 wrote to memory of 1128	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe	9
PID 2924 wrote to memory of 1168	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe	8
PID 2924 wrote to memory of 1216	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe	7
PID 2924 wrote to memory of 2196	2924	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe	5

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"	13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\13b4293f005672968a3a9fb5a13f83bf.exe"
1⤵
- 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:2924

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2196

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1216

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1168

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

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