sality | 1be2a0cd535cb718a3a63fd9b4b44b92365115f662095be1d32b15dce291cfcf

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f764cb9.exef76312e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f764cb9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f764cb9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76312e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76312e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76312e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f764cb9.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:

f76312e.exef764cb9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76312e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f764cb9.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76312e.exef764cb9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76312e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76312e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76312e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76312e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f764cb9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76312e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76312e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f764cb9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f764cb9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f764cb9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f764cb9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f764cb9.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76312e.exef7632e3.exef764cb9.exe

pid process

2424 f76312e.exe
2384 f7632e3.exe
1524 f764cb9.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2772 rundll32.exe
2772 rundll32.exe
2772 rundll32.exe
2772 rundll32.exe
2772 rundll32.exe
2772 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2424	f76312e.exe
2384	f7632e3.exe
1524	f764cb9.exe

pid	process
2772	rundll32.exe
2772	rundll32.exe
2772	rundll32.exe
2772	rundll32.exe
2772	rundll32.exe
2772	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2424-15-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-22-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-21-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-19-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-18-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-17-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-16-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-14-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-13-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-20-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-63-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-64-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-65-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-66-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-67-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-69-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-70-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-85-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-86-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-87-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-114-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2424-157-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-173-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-211-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f764cb9.exef76312e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f764cb9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f764cb9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f764cb9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76312e.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f764cb9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76312e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76312e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76312e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f764cb9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76312e.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76312e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f764cb9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f764cb9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76312e.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f76312e.exef764cb9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76312e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f764cb9.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:

f76312e.exef764cb9.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76312e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76312e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f764cb9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76312e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76312e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f76312e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f76312e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f764cb9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76312e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f76312e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f76312e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76312e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76312e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76312e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f76312e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f76312e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f76312e.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76312e.exef764cb9.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f76319b	f76312e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76312e.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76818f	f764cb9.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76312e.exef764cb9.exe

pid process

2424 f76312e.exe
2424 f76312e.exe
1524 f764cb9.exe

pid	process
2424	f76312e.exe
2424	f76312e.exe
1524	f764cb9.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f76312e.exef764cb9.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2424	f76312e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f764cb9.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef76312e.exef764cb9.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2772	2008	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2772	2008	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2772	2008	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2772	2008	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2772	2008	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2772	2008	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 2772	2008	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2424	2772	rundll32.exe	f76312e.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2424	2772	rundll32.exe	f76312e.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2424	2772	rundll32.exe	f76312e.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2424	2772	rundll32.exe	f76312e.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 1060	2424	f76312e.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 1100	2424	f76312e.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 1180	2424	f76312e.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2120	2424	f76312e.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2008	2424	f76312e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2772	2424	f76312e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2772	2424	f76312e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2384	2772	rundll32.exe	f7632e3.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2384	2772	rundll32.exe	f7632e3.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2384	2772	rundll32.exe	f7632e3.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2384	2772	rundll32.exe	f7632e3.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 1524	2772	rundll32.exe	f764cb9.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 1524	2772	rundll32.exe	f764cb9.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 1524	2772	rundll32.exe	f764cb9.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 1524	2772	rundll32.exe	f764cb9.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 1060	2424	f76312e.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 1100	2424	f76312e.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 1180	2424	f76312e.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2384	2424	f76312e.exe	f7632e3.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2384	2424	f76312e.exe	f7632e3.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 1524	2424	f76312e.exe	f764cb9.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 1524	2424	f76312e.exe	f764cb9.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 1060	1524	f764cb9.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 1100	1524	f764cb9.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 1180	1524	f764cb9.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f764cb9.exef76312e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f764cb9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76312e.exe

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

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1100

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1180
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1be2a0cd535cb718a3a63fd9b4b44b92365115f662095be1d32b15dce291cfcf.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2008
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1be2a0cd535cb718a3a63fd9b4b44b92365115f662095be1d32b15dce291cfcf.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2772
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76312e.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76312e.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:2424
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7632e3.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7632e3.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2384
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f764cb9.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f764cb9.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:1524

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2120

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

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry