sality | 9c38f63f05eb30d65792ad4ded7aae6900946565aec601091c45b18dab6e77ce

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Processes:

f76d2ba.exef76f27a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76f27a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76f27a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76f27a.exe

Sality
Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.
backdoor sality
Sality family
sality

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76d2ba.exef76f27a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76f27a.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76f27a.exef76d2ba.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76f27a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76f27a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76f27a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76f27a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76f27a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76f27a.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76d2ba.exef76d47e.exef76f27a.exe

pid process

1264 f76d2ba.exe
2808 f76d47e.exe
2560 f76f27a.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2456 rundll32.exe
2456 rundll32.exe
2456 rundll32.exe
2456 rundll32.exe
2456 rundll32.exe
2456 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1264	f76d2ba.exe
2808	f76d47e.exe
2560	f76f27a.exe

pid	process
2456	rundll32.exe
2456	rundll32.exe
2456	rundll32.exe
2456	rundll32.exe
2456	rundll32.exe
2456	rundll32.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76f27a.exef76d2ba.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76f27a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76f27a.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76f27a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76f27a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76f27a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76f27a.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76f27a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76d2ba.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f76d2ba.exef76f27a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76f27a.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

Processes:

f76d2ba.exef76f27a.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76d2ba.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76d2ba.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76d2ba.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76d2ba.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76f27a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76f27a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76d2ba.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76d2ba.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76d2ba.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1264-20-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-14-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-12-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-16-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-21-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-18-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-17-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-15-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-22-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-19-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-61-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-62-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-63-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-64-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-79-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-95-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-102-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-103-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-104-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-106-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-110-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-114-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1264-138-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2560-156-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000001A7A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2560-195-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000001A7A000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76f27a.exef76d2ba.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f772617	f76f27a.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76d356	f76d2ba.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76d2ba.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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

Processes:

rundll32.exef76d2ba.exef76f27a.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f76d2ba.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f76f27a.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76d2ba.exef76f27a.exe

pid process

1264 f76d2ba.exe
1264 f76d2ba.exe
2560 f76f27a.exe

pid	process
1264	f76d2ba.exe
1264	f76d2ba.exe
2560	f76f27a.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs

Processes:

f76d2ba.exef76f27a.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	f76d2ba.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	f76f27a.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 38 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef76d2ba.exef76f27a.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2456	2848	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2456	2848	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2456	2848	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2456	2848	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2456	2848	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2456	2848	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2456	2848	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 1264	2456	rundll32.exe	f76d2ba.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 1264	2456	rundll32.exe	f76d2ba.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 1264	2456	rundll32.exe	f76d2ba.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 1264	2456	rundll32.exe	f76d2ba.exe
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1108	1264	f76d2ba.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1172	1264	f76d2ba.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1212	1264	f76d2ba.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 792	1264	f76d2ba.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 2848	1264	f76d2ba.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 2456	1264	f76d2ba.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 2456	1264	f76d2ba.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2808	2456	rundll32.exe	f76d47e.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2808	2456	rundll32.exe	f76d47e.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2808	2456	rundll32.exe	f76d47e.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2808	2456	rundll32.exe	f76d47e.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2560	2456	rundll32.exe	f76f27a.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2560	2456	rundll32.exe	f76f27a.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2560	2456	rundll32.exe	f76f27a.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2560	2456	rundll32.exe	f76f27a.exe
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1108	1264	f76d2ba.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1172	1264	f76d2ba.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1212	1264	f76d2ba.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 792	1264	f76d2ba.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 2808	1264	f76d2ba.exe	f76d47e.exe
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 2808	1264	f76d2ba.exe	f76d47e.exe
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 2560	1264	f76d2ba.exe	f76f27a.exe
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 2560	1264	f76d2ba.exe	f76f27a.exe
PID 2560 wrote to memory of 1108	2560	f76f27a.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2560 wrote to memory of 1172	2560	f76f27a.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2560 wrote to memory of 1212	2560	f76f27a.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2560 wrote to memory of 792	2560	f76f27a.exe	DllHost.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76d2ba.exef76f27a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76d2ba.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76f27a.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1108

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1172

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1212
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c38f63f05eb30d65792ad4ded7aae6900946565aec601091c45b18dab6e77ce.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2848
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9c38f63f05eb30d65792ad4ded7aae6900946565aec601091c45b18dab6e77ce.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2456
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76d2ba.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76d2ba.exe
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      UAC bypass
      Windows security bypass
      Executes dropped EXE
      Windows security modification
      Checks whether UAC is enabled
      Enumerates connected drives
      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:1264
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76d47e.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76d47e.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2808
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76f27a.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76f27a.exe
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      UAC bypass
      Windows security bypass
      Executes dropped EXE
      Windows security modification
      Checks whether UAC is enabled
      Enumerates connected drives
      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:2560

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:792

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