sality | bdd49f7307e0a1f0987c6fc36ff052e8bb91ba543666bec7a13989dd71e65729

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.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"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.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\FirewallOverride = "1"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe

UPX packed file 7 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2180-3-0x0000000002610000-0x000000000369E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-5-0x0000000002610000-0x000000000369E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-7-0x0000000002610000-0x000000000369E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-10-0x0000000002610000-0x000000000369E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-12-0x0000000002610000-0x000000000369E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-17-0x0000000002610000-0x000000000369E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-25-0x0000000002610000-0x000000000369E000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.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"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
PID 2180 set thread context of 0	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1124	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe	19
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1164	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe	20
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1260	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe	21
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1992	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe	23
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 0	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 0	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 0	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 0	2180	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe

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"	d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1124

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

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1260
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d5bdfc04d3d391049efc993c21ec5690.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - 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 SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:2180

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1992

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

System Information Discovery