sality | eaffcb7caefb77fd919ab1be9dc5f1e5bcb77d561e62a4e0f334229d86a66a14

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f768131.exef7684d9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7684d9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7684d9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7684d9.exe

Sality
Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.
backdoor sality

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f768131.exef7684d9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7684d9.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f768131.exef7684d9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7684d9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7684d9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7684d9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7684d9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7684d9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7684d9.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f768131.exef7684d9.exef769bb3.exe

pid process

2276 f768131.exe
2492 f7684d9.exe
2848 f769bb3.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1500 rundll32.exe
1500 rundll32.exe
1500 rundll32.exe
1500 rundll32.exe
1500 rundll32.exe
1500 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2276	f768131.exe
2492	f7684d9.exe
2848	f769bb3.exe

pid	process
1500	rundll32.exe
1500	rundll32.exe
1500	rundll32.exe
1500	rundll32.exe
1500	rundll32.exe
1500	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2276-12-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-17-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-21-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-19-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-18-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-22-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-14-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-16-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-15-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-63-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-20-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-62-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-64-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-65-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-66-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-68-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-69-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-83-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-84-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-88-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-87-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-151-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2492-163-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2492-185-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7684d9.exef768131.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7684d9.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7684d9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7684d9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7684d9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7684d9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7684d9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f768131.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7684d9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f768131.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f768131.exef7684d9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7684d9.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 14 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

Processes:

f768131.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f768131.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f768131.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f768131.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f768131.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f768131.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f768131.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f768131.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f768131.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f768131.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f768131.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f768131.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f768131.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f768131.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f768131.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f768131.exef7684d9.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f76821b	f768131.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f768131.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76d3d3	f7684d9.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f768131.exef7684d9.exe

pid process

2276 f768131.exe
2276 f768131.exe
2492 f7684d9.exe

pid	process
2276	f768131.exe
2276	f768131.exe
2492	f7684d9.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f768131.exef7684d9.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f768131.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f7684d9.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef768131.exef7684d9.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 1500	2292	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 1500	2292	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 1500	2292	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 1500	2292	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 1500	2292	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 1500	2292	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 1500	2292	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2276	1500	rundll32.exe	f768131.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2276	1500	rundll32.exe	f768131.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2276	1500	rundll32.exe	f768131.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2276	1500	rundll32.exe	f768131.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1220	2276	f768131.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1352	2276	f768131.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1412	2276	f768131.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 872	2276	f768131.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2292	2276	f768131.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1500	2276	f768131.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1500	2276	f768131.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2492	1500	rundll32.exe	f7684d9.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2492	1500	rundll32.exe	f7684d9.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2492	1500	rundll32.exe	f7684d9.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2492	1500	rundll32.exe	f7684d9.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2848	1500	rundll32.exe	f769bb3.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2848	1500	rundll32.exe	f769bb3.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2848	1500	rundll32.exe	f769bb3.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 2848	1500	rundll32.exe	f769bb3.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1220	2276	f768131.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1352	2276	f768131.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1412	2276	f768131.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2492	2276	f768131.exe	f7684d9.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2492	2276	f768131.exe	f7684d9.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2848	2276	f768131.exe	f769bb3.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2848	2276	f768131.exe	f769bb3.exe
PID 2492 wrote to memory of 1220	2492	f7684d9.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2492 wrote to memory of 1352	2492	f7684d9.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2492 wrote to memory of 1412	2492	f7684d9.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f768131.exef7684d9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f768131.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7684d9.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1220

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1352

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1412

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eaffcb7caefb77fd919ab1be9dc5f1e5bcb77d561e62a4e0f334229d86a66a14.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2292

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eaffcb7caefb77fd919ab1be9dc5f1e5bcb77d561e62a4e0f334229d86a66a14.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1500

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f768131.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f768131.exe
4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Executes dropped EXE
- 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:2276

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7684d9.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7684d9.exe
4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Executes dropped EXE
- 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:2492

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769bb3.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769bb3.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2848

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:872

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