sality | e6b60bf2899a3df4902d3ae28e367f38f1be7838132ee3580604ac4b040c7fe1

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
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
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	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

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

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
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
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

UPX packed file 14 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/736-11-0x00000000021C0000-0x000000000324E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/736-12-0x00000000021C0000-0x000000000324E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/736-14-0x00000000021C0000-0x000000000324E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/736-15-0x00000000021C0000-0x000000000324E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/736-16-0x00000000021C0000-0x000000000324E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/736-17-0x00000000021C0000-0x000000000324E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/736-18-0x00000000021C0000-0x000000000324E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/736-23-0x00000000021C0000-0x000000000324E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/736-24-0x00000000021C0000-0x000000000324E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/736-25-0x00000000021C0000-0x000000000324E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/736-26-0x00000000021C0000-0x000000000324E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/736-27-0x00000000021C0000-0x000000000324E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/736-28-0x00000000021C0000-0x000000000324E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/736-35-0x00000000021C0000-0x000000000324E000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

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
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
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

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 408 set thread context of 736	408	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	87

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

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

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	408	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 408 wrote to memory of 736	408	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 408 wrote to memory of 736	408	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 408 wrote to memory of 736	408	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 408 wrote to memory of 736	408	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 408 wrote to memory of 736	408	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 408 wrote to memory of 736	408	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 408 wrote to memory of 736	408	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 736 wrote to memory of 780	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	8
PID 736 wrote to memory of 788	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	9
PID 736 wrote to memory of 1020	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	13
PID 736 wrote to memory of 2648	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	45
PID 736 wrote to memory of 2736	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	46
PID 736 wrote to memory of 2836	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	49
PID 736 wrote to memory of 3552	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	57
PID 736 wrote to memory of 3680	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	58
PID 736 wrote to memory of 3868	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	59
PID 736 wrote to memory of 4008	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	60
PID 736 wrote to memory of 4068	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	61
PID 736 wrote to memory of 2168	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	62
PID 736 wrote to memory of 4100	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	63
PID 736 wrote to memory of 4584	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	65
PID 736 wrote to memory of 3832	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	76
PID 736 wrote to memory of 1528	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 736 wrote to memory of 3320	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 736 wrote to memory of 2472	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 736 wrote to memory of 3552	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	57
PID 736 wrote to memory of 3552	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	57
PID 736 wrote to memory of 3552	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	57
PID 736 wrote to memory of 3552	736	ea13fab6196aa83a774f7a44bf81047a_JaffaCakes118.exe	57

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\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:780

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:788

C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
"dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1020

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
1⤵
PID:2648

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:2736

C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
1⤵
PID:2836

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3552
- 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:408
- - 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:736

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
1⤵
PID:3680

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:3868

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
1⤵
PID:4008

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4068

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
1⤵
PID:2168

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4100

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4584

C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe" -ServerName:InputApp.AppX9jnwykgrccxc8by3hsrsh07r423xzvav.mca
1⤵
PID:3832

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXmtcan0h2tfbfy7k9kn8hbxb6dmzz1zh0.mca
1⤵
PID:1528

C:\Windows\system32\BackgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\BackgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTaskHost.WebAccountProvider
1⤵
PID:3320

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:2472

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