sality | 33e4cbe1ad998cd53e67475da114980770f6d192e85900669367e0d4f64c23af

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	e574d45.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	e574d45.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	e574d45.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"	e574d45.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"	e574d45.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e574d45.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e574d45.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e574d45.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e574d45.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e574d45.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4960	e574d45.exe
1984	e574fa6.exe
4044	e57685f.exe
2092	e57686e.exe

UPX packed file 30 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4960-7-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-9-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-10-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-25-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-32-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-33-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-34-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-35-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-12-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-36-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-37-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-11-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-38-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-39-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-40-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-42-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-56-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-57-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-59-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-62-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-71-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-77-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-79-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-82-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-84-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-86-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-89-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-91-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-93-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-95-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-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\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e574d45.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e574d45.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e574d45.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e574d45.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e574d45.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	e574d45.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e574d45.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"	e574d45.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 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:	e574d45.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\e574e01	e574d45.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	e574d45.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4960	e574d45.exe
4960	e574d45.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4960	e574d45.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3828 wrote to memory of 2568	3828	rundll32.exe	14
PID 3828 wrote to memory of 2568	3828	rundll32.exe	14
PID 3828 wrote to memory of 2568	3828	rundll32.exe	14
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 4960	2568	rundll32.exe	16
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 4960	2568	rundll32.exe	16
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 4960	2568	rundll32.exe	16
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 772	4960	e574d45.exe	8
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 780	4960	e574d45.exe	13
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 332	4960	e574d45.exe	9
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 2600	4960	e574d45.exe	63
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 2744	4960	e574d45.exe	58
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 3032	4960	e574d45.exe	56
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 3536	4960	e574d45.exe	51
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 3644	4960	e574d45.exe	50
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 3848	4960	e574d45.exe	49
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 3936	4960	e574d45.exe	48
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 3996	4960	e574d45.exe	47
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 4076	4960	e574d45.exe	46
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 4220	4960	e574d45.exe	45
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 4084	4960	e574d45.exe	33
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 2500	4960	e574d45.exe	32
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 2352	4960	e574d45.exe	24
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 3068	4960	e574d45.exe	23
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 1132	4960	e574d45.exe	22
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 3828	4960	e574d45.exe	15
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 2568	4960	e574d45.exe	14
PID 4960 wrote to memory of 2568	4960	e574d45.exe	14
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 1984	2568	rundll32.exe	17
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 1984	2568	rundll32.exe	17
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 1984	2568	rundll32.exe	17
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 4044	2568	rundll32.exe	100
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 4044	2568	rundll32.exe	100
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 4044	2568	rundll32.exe	100
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2092	2568	rundll32.exe	99
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2092	2568	rundll32.exe	99
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2092	2568	rundll32.exe	99

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"	e574d45.exe

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:772

C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
"dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:332

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:780

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1f02834d540f2b648be5161882fc07d7.dll,#1
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2568
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e574d45.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e574d45.exe
  2⤵
  - 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:4960
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e574fa6.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e574fa6.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:1984
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57686e.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57686e.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2092
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57685f.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57685f.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:4044

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1f02834d540f2b648be5161882fc07d7.dll,#1
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3828

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXmtcan0h2tfbfy7k9kn8hbxb6dmzz1zh0.mca
1⤵
PID:1132

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX3bn25b6f886wmg6twh46972vprk9tnbf.mca
1⤵
PID:3068

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppX53ypgrj20bgndg05hj3tc7z654myszwp.mca
1⤵
PID:2352

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:2500

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:4084

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4220

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
1⤵
PID:4076

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:3996

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
1⤵
PID:3936

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:3848

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
1⤵
PID:3644

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3536

C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
1⤵
PID:3032

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:2744

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
1⤵
PID:2600

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