sality | c8facd3aeb6155164c08c0fdfdd4dc878712abed0172cee59ecb5bb60a1acd43

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\DisableNotifications = "1"	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	Virus.Win32.Sality.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

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe

UPX packed file 33 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1092-4-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-8-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-11-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-9-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-7-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-6-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-3-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-10-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-12-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-5-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-31-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-32-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-33-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-34-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-35-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-37-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-38-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-40-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-41-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-44-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-50-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-51-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-52-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-55-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-58-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-60-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-63-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-64-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-67-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-70-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-71-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-72-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1092-82-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	Virus.Win32.Sality.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"	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 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)	\??\W:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Y:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe

Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

Replication Through Removable Media

T1091

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\autorun.inf	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened for modification	F:\autorun.inf	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\BCSSync.exe	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76c477	Virus.Win32.Sality.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 1 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	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs

pid	Process
1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 29 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1116	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	19
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1164	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	20
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1192	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	21
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1236	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	23
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1116	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	19
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1164	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	20
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1192	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	21
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1236	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	23
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1116	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	19
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1164	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	20
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1192	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	21
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1236	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	23
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1116	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	19
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1164	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	20
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1192	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	21
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1236	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	23
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1116	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	19
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1164	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	20
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1192	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	21
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1236	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	23
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1116	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	19
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1164	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	20
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1192	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	21
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1236	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	23
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1116	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	19
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1164	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	20
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1192	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	21
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1236	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	23
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1116	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	19
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1164	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	20
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1192	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	21
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1236	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	23
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1116	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	19
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1164	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	20
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1192	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	21
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1236	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	23
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1116	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	19
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1164	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	20
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1192	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	21
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1236	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	23
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1116	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	19
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1164	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	20
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1192	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	21
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1236	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	23
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1116	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	19
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1164	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	20
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1192	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe	21
PID 1092 wrote to memory of 1236	1092	Virus.Win32.Sality.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"	Virus.Win32.Sality.exe

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

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1164

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1192
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Virus.Win32.Sality.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Virus.Win32.Sality.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Windows security modification
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Enumerates connected drives
  - Drops autorun.inf file
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:1092

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1236

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Replication Through Removable Media

T1091

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