sality | fa89e9129dc23fbb01396c537a6c8f18bec7e0713ada5af947e470d96a92819c

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.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:

84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs

evasion

Processes:

84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2737914667-933161113-3798636211-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system\DisableRegistryTools = "1"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

Disables Task Manager via registry modification
evasion

UPX packed file 15 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2400-4-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-8-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-11-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-6-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-15-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-14-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-13-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-12-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-10-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-9-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-7-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-29-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-30-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-50-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-32-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000348E000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI 84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

Modifies registry class 2 IoCs

Processes:

84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Transformers	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Transformers\LanguageVal = "2057"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

pid process

2400 84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

pid	process
2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 20 IoCs

Processes:

84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes:

84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1052	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1072	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1132	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 2112	2400	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe	DllHost.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1052

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1072

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1132

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\84e9c6e13c8ac572287f20daad7254ef.exe"
2⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Disables RegEdit via registry modification
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:2400

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2112

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