Analysis Overview
SHA256
b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1e
Threat Level: Known bad
The file b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Sality
UAC bypass
Sality family
Windows security bypass
Disables RegEdit via registry modification
Disables Task Manager via registry modification
Modifies Windows Firewall
Windows security modification
Checks whether UAC is enabled
UPX packed file
Drops file in Windows directory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Program crash
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
System policy modification
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-11-07 07:22
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-07 07:22
Reported
2024-11-07 07:24
Platform
win7-20241010-en
Max time kernel
16s
Max time network
17s
Command Line
Signatures
Program crash
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1688 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe |
| PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1688 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe |
| PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1688 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe |
| PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1688 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1500 -s 164
Network
Files
memory/1500-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/1500-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-07 07:22
Reported
2024-11-07 07:24
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
94s
Max time network
96s
Command Line
Signatures
Sality
Sality family
UAC bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
Windows security bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
Disables RegEdit via registry modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system\DisableRegistryTools = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
Disables Task Manager via registry modification
Modifies Windows Firewall
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
Windows security modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
| Key queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
| Key value enumerated | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System policy modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
"dwm.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b59575ef1c95d4aa48989610da05727503926d8d854dcdd879ca97e262c5ef1eN.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
netsh firewall set opmode disable
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 67.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 232.168.11.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 200.163.202.172.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 75.117.19.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/1200-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/1200-3-0x0000000002400000-0x0000000003433000-memory.dmp
memory/1200-5-0x0000000002400000-0x0000000003433000-memory.dmp
memory/1200-1-0x0000000002400000-0x0000000003433000-memory.dmp
memory/1200-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp