sality | e6b60bf2899a3df4902d3ae28e367f38f1be7838132ee3580604ac4b040c7fe1

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.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"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.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"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1704-9-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1704-11-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1704-12-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1704-17-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1704-20-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1704-25-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1704-29-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1704-30-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1704-31-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1704-45-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000002E3E000-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"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.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"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2884 set thread context of 1704	2884	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	28

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1704	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
1704	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
1704	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1704	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1704	2884	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1704	2884	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1704	2884	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1704	2884	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1704	2884	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1704	2884	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1704	2884	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1704	2884	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 1124	1704	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	19
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 1200	1704	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	20
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 1240	1704	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	21
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 1068	1704	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	23
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 1240	1704	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	21
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 1240	1704	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	21
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 1240	1704	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	21
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 1240	1704	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	21

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"	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe

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

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1200

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1240
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2884
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    3⤵
    - 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 WriteProcessMemory
    - System policy modification
    PID:1704

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1068

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