sality | dfcb34359d61a552d5f7a31de062f22b294e5a5b20ed2d5af28d9fc85c7bd119

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_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

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2440-4-0x00000000020D0000-0x000000000315E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2440-5-0x00000000020D0000-0x000000000315E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2440-23-0x00000000020D0000-0x000000000315E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2440-6-0x00000000020D0000-0x000000000315E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2440-8-0x00000000020D0000-0x000000000315E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2440-7-0x00000000020D0000-0x000000000315E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2440-25-0x00000000020D0000-0x000000000315E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2440-26-0x00000000020D0000-0x000000000315E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2440-27-0x00000000020D0000-0x000000000315E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2440-58-0x00000000020D0000-0x000000000315E000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 1236	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe	19
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 1316	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe	20
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 1400	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe	21
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 1908	2440	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe	23

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1236

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1316

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1400
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\151d2766dacf0f116fdfadf583132a14_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Windows security modification
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:2440

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1908

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

4

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall