sality | a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.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"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.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\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3791175113-1062217823-1177695025-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	cmd.exe

UPX packed file 2 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3572-1-0x00000000007C0000-0x000000000184E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3572-5-0x00000000007C0000-0x000000000184E000-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\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.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"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\rundl132.exe	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
File created	C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs

pid	Process
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1732	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3572 wrote to memory of 1732	3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe	89
PID 3572 wrote to memory of 1732	3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe	89
PID 3572 wrote to memory of 1732	3572	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe	89

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"	a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a66a07763dfba28d9aebdbdacee0271ac103251724170faa8c77ed78b470ac10.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 WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:3572
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a447B.bat
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:1732

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

3

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry