metasploit | e50ddca12e69a7532d4040a3798a304571e4161b6947663cd03a5680f796e60f

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"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	wmpnp32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	wmpnp32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpnp32.exe = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\wmpnp32.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Network Core"	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpnp32.exe = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\wmpnp32.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Network Core"	wmpnp32.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

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.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\UacDisableNotify = "1"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	wmpnp32.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2704	wmpnp32.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3012	wmpnp32.exe
2704	wmpnp32.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2756	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
3012	wmpnp32.exe

UPX packed file 32 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1720-6-0x0000000001DA0000-0x0000000002E2E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1720-18-0x0000000001DA0000-0x0000000002E2E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1720-8-0x0000000001DA0000-0x0000000002E2E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1720-5-0x0000000001DA0000-0x0000000002E2E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1720-4-0x0000000001DA0000-0x0000000002E2E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1720-10-0x0000000001DA0000-0x0000000002E2E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1720-9-0x0000000001DA0000-0x0000000002E2E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1720-3-0x0000000001DA0000-0x0000000002E2E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1720-1-0x0000000001DA0000-0x0000000002E2E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1720-7-0x0000000001DA0000-0x0000000002E2E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-53-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-46-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-73-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-39-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-47-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-45-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-44-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-42-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2704-69-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-63-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-43-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-41-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2704-76-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2704-80-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C000-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\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	wmpnp32.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Network Core = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\wmpnp32.exe"	wmpnp32.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"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	wmpnp32.exe

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	wmpnp32.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0	wmpnp32.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpnp32.exe	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpnp32.exe	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\	wmpnp32.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1720 set thread context of 2756	1720	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 3012 set thread context of 2704	3012	wmpnp32.exe	32

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	wmpnp32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	wmpnp32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2756	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
2756	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
2704	wmpnp32.exe
2704	wmpnp32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2756	1720	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2756	1720	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2756	1720	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2756	1720	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2756	1720	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2756	1720	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2756	1720	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 3012	2756	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 3012	2756	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 3012	2756	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 3012	2756	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2704	3012	wmpnp32.exe	32
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2704	3012	wmpnp32.exe	32
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2704	3012	wmpnp32.exe	32
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2704	3012	wmpnp32.exe	32
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2704	3012	wmpnp32.exe	32
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2704	3012	wmpnp32.exe	32
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2704	3012	wmpnp32.exe	32
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1220	2704	wmpnp32.exe	21
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1220	2704	wmpnp32.exe	21

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"	wmpnp32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1220
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Windows security modification
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:1720
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d71ade5c60623d536289f4c276f530d9_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Maps connected drives based on registry
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2756
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpnp32.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpnp32.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\D71ADE~1.EXE
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      UAC bypass
      Windows security bypass
      Executes dropped EXE
      Loads dropped DLL
      Windows security modification
      Checks whether UAC is enabled
      Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      System policy modification
      PID:3012
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpnp32.exe
        
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpnp32.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\D71ADE~1.EXE
        5⤵
        Modifies firewall policy service
        Deletes itself
        Executes dropped EXE
        Adds Run key to start application
        Maps connected drives based on registry
        Drops file in System32 directory
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:2704

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

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