sality | 02a6632b6a38479757b5f3aefe107ac99f8f8035a7ef377b3df0b5197854b323

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.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"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.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"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe

UPX packed file 30 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3012-2-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-4-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-5-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-8-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-10-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-13-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-17-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-19-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-25-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-27-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-28-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-29-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-30-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-31-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-33-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-34-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-35-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-37-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-39-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-41-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-49-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-51-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-53-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-55-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-57-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-59-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-61-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-63-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-65-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-71-0x0000000001E60000-0x0000000002EEE000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.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"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 18 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)	\??\Q:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\W:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 1052	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe	10
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 1068	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe	9
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 1136	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe	7
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2188	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe	1
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 1052	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe	10
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 1068	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe	9
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 1136	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe	7
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 1052	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe	10
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 1068	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe	9
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 1136	3012	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.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"	57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2188

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1136
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\57b6740c77b21c142e13cb6de2a5be96.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - 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:3012

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1068

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1052

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