Malware Analysis Report

2024-11-16 13:18

Sample ID 240518-qj69dadc3s
Target 8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468
SHA256 8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468
Tags
sality backdoor discovery evasion trojan upx
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

sality backdoor discovery evasion trojan upx

Modifies firewall policy service

Sality

UAC bypass

Windows security bypass

Windows security modification

UPX packed file

Checks whether UAC is enabled

Checks installed software on the system

Drops file in Windows directory

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

System policy modification

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-05-18 13:18

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-05-18 13:18

Reported

2024-05-18 13:21

Platform

win10v2004-20240426-en

Max time kernel

132s

Max time network

104s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe"

Signatures

Modifies firewall policy service

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A

Sality

backdoor sality

UAC bypass

evasion trojan
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A

Windows security bypass

evasion trojan
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Windows security modification

evasion trojan
Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A

Checks installed software on the system

discovery

Checks whether UAC is enabled

evasion trojan
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\e5733a3 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
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N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
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N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A

System policy modification

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 204.79.197.237:443 g.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.205.248.87.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa udp
NL 23.62.61.160:443 www.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 160.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 73.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
NL 23.62.61.160:443 www.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 52.111.227.11:443 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 19.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp

Files

memory/2984-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000634000-memory.dmp

memory/2984-0-0x0000000002560000-0x000000000361A000-memory.dmp

memory/2984-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000634000-memory.dmp

memory/2984-6-0x0000000002560000-0x000000000361A000-memory.dmp

memory/2984-7-0x0000000002560000-0x000000000361A000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-05-18 13:18

Reported

2024-05-18 13:21

Platform

win7-20240508-en

Max time kernel

119s

Max time network

120s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe"

Signatures

Sality

backdoor sality

Windows security bypass

evasion trojan
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Windows security modification

evasion trojan
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe N/A

Checks installed software on the system

discovery

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8465368895aae5f39fd68117d05891210d733d6ce98c93418c2839948aa2d468.exe"

Network

N/A

Files

memory/2068-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000634000-memory.dmp

memory/2068-2-0x0000000002270000-0x000000000332A000-memory.dmp

memory/2068-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000634000-memory.dmp

memory/2068-3-0x0000000002270000-0x000000000332A000-memory.dmp