sality | 343815542100f234b35705495cca11c2d9163ac64f7064656b0150d16db0f1b8

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_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

Processes:

57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

UPX packed file 16 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1860-7-0x0000000001E00000-0x0000000002EBA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1860-1-0x0000000001E00000-0x0000000002EBA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1860-4-0x0000000001E00000-0x0000000002EBA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1860-3-0x0000000001E00000-0x0000000002EBA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1860-8-0x0000000001E00000-0x0000000002EBA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1860-6-0x0000000001E00000-0x0000000002EBA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1860-10-0x0000000001E00000-0x0000000002EBA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1860-5-0x0000000001E00000-0x0000000002EBA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1860-9-0x0000000001E00000-0x0000000002EBA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1860-11-0x0000000001E00000-0x0000000002EBA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1860-58-0x0000000001E00000-0x0000000002EBA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1860-59-0x0000000001E00000-0x0000000002EBA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1860-60-0x0000000001E00000-0x0000000002EBA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1860-61-0x0000000001E00000-0x0000000002EBA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1860-62-0x0000000001E00000-0x0000000002EBA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1860-81-0x0000000001E00000-0x0000000002EBA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 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:

57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

description ioc process

File opened (read-only) \??\E: 57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f7606e4	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid process

1860 57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	process
1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 20 IoCs

Processes:

57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes:

57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 1060	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 1152	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 1180	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 1560	1860	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe	DllHost.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1060

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1152

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1180

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\57603472b0dafccc280508fdbb7d3128_JaffaCakes118.exe"
2⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- 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:1860

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1560

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