sality | 8eab44941d3be506e2149d30d4817bf6874791ab01a6a743f579a88b0af373e7

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7651a9.exef762ff6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7651a9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7651a9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7651a9.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

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762ff6.exef7651a9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7651a9.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762ff6.exef7651a9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7651a9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7651a9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7651a9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7651a9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7651a9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7651a9.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762ff6.exef7631ab.exef7651a9.exe

pid process

2148 f762ff6.exe
3036 f7631ab.exe
1032 f7651a9.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2056 rundll32.exe
2056 rundll32.exe
2056 rundll32.exe
2056 rundll32.exe
2056 rundll32.exe
2056 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2148	f762ff6.exe
3036	f7631ab.exe
1032	f7651a9.exe

pid	process
2056	rundll32.exe
2056	rundll32.exe
2056	rundll32.exe
2056	rundll32.exe
2056	rundll32.exe
2056	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2148-15-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-19-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-22-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-24-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-25-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-23-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-21-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-17-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-20-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-18-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-63-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-65-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-64-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-66-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-68-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-69-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-70-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-71-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-72-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-88-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-89-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-128-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-152-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1032-169-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000001B1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1032-208-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000001B1A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762ff6.exef7651a9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7651a9.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7651a9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7651a9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7651a9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7651a9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7651a9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7651a9.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f762ff6.exef7651a9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7651a9.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 18 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:

f762ff6.exef7651a9.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762ff6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f762ff6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f762ff6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f762ff6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f762ff6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7651a9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f762ff6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f762ff6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f762ff6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f762ff6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f762ff6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7651a9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f762ff6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f762ff6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f762ff6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f762ff6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f762ff6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7651a9.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762ff6.exef7651a9.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f762ff6.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f768095	f7651a9.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f763073	f762ff6.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762ff6.exef7651a9.exe

pid process

2148 f762ff6.exe
2148 f762ff6.exe
1032 f7651a9.exe

pid	process
2148	f762ff6.exe
2148	f762ff6.exe
1032	f7651a9.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f762ff6.exef7651a9.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1032	f7651a9.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef762ff6.exef7651a9.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1284 wrote to memory of 2056	1284	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1284 wrote to memory of 2056	1284	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1284 wrote to memory of 2056	1284	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1284 wrote to memory of 2056	1284	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1284 wrote to memory of 2056	1284	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1284 wrote to memory of 2056	1284	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1284 wrote to memory of 2056	1284	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 2148	2056	rundll32.exe	f762ff6.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 2148	2056	rundll32.exe	f762ff6.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 2148	2056	rundll32.exe	f762ff6.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 2148	2056	rundll32.exe	f762ff6.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1104	2148	f762ff6.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1168	2148	f762ff6.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1204	2148	f762ff6.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1624	2148	f762ff6.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1284	2148	f762ff6.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2056	2148	f762ff6.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2056	2148	f762ff6.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 3036	2056	rundll32.exe	f7631ab.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 3036	2056	rundll32.exe	f7631ab.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 3036	2056	rundll32.exe	f7631ab.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 3036	2056	rundll32.exe	f7631ab.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1032	2056	rundll32.exe	f7651a9.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1032	2056	rundll32.exe	f7651a9.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1032	2056	rundll32.exe	f7651a9.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1032	2056	rundll32.exe	f7651a9.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1104	2148	f762ff6.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1168	2148	f762ff6.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1204	2148	f762ff6.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 3036	2148	f762ff6.exe	f7631ab.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 3036	2148	f762ff6.exe	f7631ab.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1032	2148	f762ff6.exe	f7651a9.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1032	2148	f762ff6.exe	f7651a9.exe
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 1104	1032	f7651a9.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 1168	1032	f7651a9.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 1204	1032	f7651a9.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7651a9.exef762ff6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7651a9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762ff6.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1104

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1168

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1204

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0507872e031c245ec65195dea3229470.exe.bin.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1284

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0507872e031c245ec65195dea3229470.exe.bin.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2056

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762ff6.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762ff6.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:2148

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7631ab.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7631ab.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3036

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7651a9.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7651a9.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:1032

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1624

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