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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"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	Au_.exe

Sality
Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.
backdoor sality
Strela stealer
An info stealer targeting mail credentials first seen in late 2022.
stealer strela

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Au_.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2828	Au_.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2828	Au_.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2228	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
2828	Au_.exe
2828	Au_.exe
2828	Au_.exe
2828	Au_.exe
2828	Au_.exe
2828	Au_.exe

UPX packed file 31 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2228-18-0x0000000001F40000-0x0000000002FCE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2228-5-0x0000000001F40000-0x0000000002FCE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2228-3-0x0000000001F40000-0x0000000002FCE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2228-7-0x0000000001F40000-0x0000000002FCE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-32-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-49-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-35-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-33-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-31-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-34-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-29-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-28-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-26-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2228-23-0x0000000001F40000-0x0000000002FCE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2228-6-0x0000000001F40000-0x0000000002FCE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2228-4-0x0000000001F40000-0x0000000002FCE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-55-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-56-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-93-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-96-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-97-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-99-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-100-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-101-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-102-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-105-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-106-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-116-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-118-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-120-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-162-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	Au_.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 9 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

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	Au_.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\gdiplus.dll	Au_.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcr71.dll	Au_.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mfc71.dll	Au_.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2828	Au_.exe
2828	Au_.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	Au_.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2828	Au_.exe
2828	Au_.exe
2828	Au_.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2828	2228	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2828	2228	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2828	2228	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2828	2228	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2828	2228	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2828	2228	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2828	2228	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1104	2828	Au_.exe	19
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1152	2828	Au_.exe	20
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1200	2828	Au_.exe	21
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1248	2828	Au_.exe	25
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1104	2828	Au_.exe	19
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1152	2828	Au_.exe	20
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1200	2828	Au_.exe	21
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1248	2828	Au_.exe	25

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Au_.exe

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

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1152

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1200
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4dc3056d771e553df08b4f1fd1ec1c9c_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Windows security modification
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:2228
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~nsu.tmp\Au_.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~nsu.tmp\Au_.exe" _?=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\
    3⤵
    - Modifies firewall policy service
    - UAC bypass
    - Windows security bypass
    - Deletes itself
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Windows security modification
    - Checks whether UAC is enabled
    - Enumerates connected drives
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    - System policy modification
    PID:2828

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1248

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 System Firewall

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry