sality | cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.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

Processes:

cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

UPX packed file 8 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2984-2-0x0000000002730000-0x00000000037EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2984-5-0x0000000002730000-0x00000000037EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2984-7-0x0000000002730000-0x00000000037EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2984-10-0x0000000002730000-0x00000000037EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2984-12-0x0000000002730000-0x00000000037EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2984-15-0x0000000002730000-0x00000000037EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2984-18-0x0000000002730000-0x00000000037EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2984-31-0x0000000002730000-0x00000000037EA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f764fe4	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

pid process

2984 cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

pid	process
2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 20 IoCs

Processes:

cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

pid process

2984 cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

pid	process
2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes:

cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 1124	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 1188	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 1244	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 1964	2984	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe	DllHost.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe

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

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1188

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1244
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cda3526e1d9d0ee36fb2577748981f4ae70b7c616f57366db7a0095679b585cb.exe"
  2⤵
  - 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 AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:2984

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1964

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