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Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.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"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.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\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3056	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2896-1-0x0000000000720000-0x00000000017AE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2896-12-0x0000000000720000-0x00000000017AE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2896-13-0x0000000000720000-0x00000000017AE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2896-16-0x0000000000720000-0x00000000017AE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2896-29-0x0000000000720000-0x00000000017AE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2896-43-0x0000000000720000-0x00000000017AE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2896-116-0x0000000000720000-0x00000000017AE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2896-47-0x0000000000720000-0x00000000017AE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2896-36-0x0000000000720000-0x00000000017AE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2896-21-0x0000000000720000-0x00000000017AE000-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"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.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"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2896 set thread context of 3056	2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe	28

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
3056	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
3056	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1108	2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe	18
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1164	2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe	11
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1232	2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe	17
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 804	2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe	16
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 3056	2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe	28
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 3056	2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe	28
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 3056	2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe	28
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 3056	2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe	28
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 3056	2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe	28
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 3056	2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe	28
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 3056	2896	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe	28
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 1232	3056	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe	17
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 1232	3056	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe	17
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 1232	3056	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe	17
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 1232	3056	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe	17

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"	09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe

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

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:804

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1232
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Windows security modification
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:2896
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09178e1b098eb3dc921313e062773383.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3056

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1108

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