sality | a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946

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"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe

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

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe

Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs

evasion

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system\DisableRegistryTools = "1"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe

Disables Task Manager via registry modification
evasion

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.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"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe

UPX packed file 3 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4960-1-0x0000000002570000-0x00000000035FE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-3-0x0000000002570000-0x00000000035FE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4960-4-0x0000000002570000-0x00000000035FE000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe

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	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe

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"	a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a158ec14181016cae58d46197d8dad49ce5d11a76b663d6244c2844af540f946.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Disables RegEdit via registry modification
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System policy modification
PID:4960

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

4

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery