sality | 0119edc4123b1b68c8c4a0c04e5468e95377ad200c594160a2c6abd3814c0299

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7607ae.exef762349.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762349.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762349.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762349.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7607ae.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:

f7607ae.exef762349.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762349.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762349.exef7607ae.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762349.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762349.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762349.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762349.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762349.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762349.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7607ae.exef760963.exef762349.exe

pid process

2552 f7607ae.exe
2492 f760963.exe
2180 f762349.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2852 rundll32.exe
2852 rundll32.exe
2852 rundll32.exe
2852 rundll32.exe
2852 rundll32.exe
2852 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2552	f7607ae.exe
2492	f760963.exe
2180	f762349.exe

pid	process
2852	rundll32.exe
2852	rundll32.exe
2852	rundll32.exe
2852	rundll32.exe
2852	rundll32.exe
2852	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 26 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2552-12-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-17-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-14-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-20-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-21-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-22-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-19-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-15-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-18-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-16-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-59-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-60-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-61-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-63-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-62-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-65-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-66-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-79-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-82-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-84-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-101-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-102-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-115-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2552-145-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-165-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000001B3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-197-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000001B3A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7607ae.exef762349.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762349.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762349.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762349.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762349.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762349.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762349.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762349.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7607ae.exef762349.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762349.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 17 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:

f762349.exef7607ae.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762349.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f762349.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7607ae.exef762349.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f7607ed	f7607ae.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7607ae.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76589b	f762349.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7607ae.exef762349.exe

pid process

2552 f7607ae.exe
2552 f7607ae.exe
2180 f762349.exe

pid	process
2552	f7607ae.exe
2552	f7607ae.exe
2180	f762349.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f7607ae.exef762349.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f762349.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7607ae.exef762349.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 2852	2548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 2852	2548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 2852	2548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 2852	2548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 2852	2548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 2852	2548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 2852	2548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2552	2852	rundll32.exe	f7607ae.exe
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2552	2852	rundll32.exe	f7607ae.exe
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2552	2852	rundll32.exe	f7607ae.exe
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2552	2852	rundll32.exe	f7607ae.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 1116	2552	f7607ae.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 1176	2552	f7607ae.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 1204	2552	f7607ae.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 1052	2552	f7607ae.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2548	2552	f7607ae.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2852	2552	f7607ae.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2852	2552	f7607ae.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2492	2852	rundll32.exe	f760963.exe
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2492	2852	rundll32.exe	f760963.exe
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2492	2852	rundll32.exe	f760963.exe
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2492	2852	rundll32.exe	f760963.exe
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2180	2852	rundll32.exe	f762349.exe
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2180	2852	rundll32.exe	f762349.exe
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2180	2852	rundll32.exe	f762349.exe
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2180	2852	rundll32.exe	f762349.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 1116	2552	f7607ae.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 1176	2552	f7607ae.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 1204	2552	f7607ae.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2492	2552	f7607ae.exe	f760963.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2492	2552	f7607ae.exe	f760963.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2180	2552	f7607ae.exe	f762349.exe
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2180	2552	f7607ae.exe	f762349.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1116	2180	f762349.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1176	2180	f762349.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1204	2180	f762349.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7607ae.exef762349.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762349.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1116

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1176

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

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0119edc4123b1b68c8c4a0c04e5468e95377ad200c594160a2c6abd3814c0299.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2548

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0119edc4123b1b68c8c4a0c04e5468e95377ad200c594160a2c6abd3814c0299.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2852

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7607ae.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7607ae.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:2552

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760963.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760963.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2492

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762349.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762349.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:2180

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1052

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

5

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

3

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

3

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery