sality | ff3e4d0ad10320a804f277918b8914803b995d1b46f5c3a82636b378364bd5e2

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"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.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"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.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\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe

XtremeRAT
The XtremeRAT was developed by xtremecoder and has been available since at least 2010, and written in Delphi.
persistence spyware rat xtremerat
Xtremerat family
xtremerat

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2944	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.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"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 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)	\??\R:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Y:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\B:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\W:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\A:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2312 set thread context of 2944	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	30

UPX packed file 20 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2312-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000429000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-5-0x0000000002750000-0x00000000037DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-13-0x0000000002750000-0x00000000037DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-4-0x0000000002750000-0x00000000037DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-11-0x0000000002750000-0x00000000037DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-12-0x0000000002750000-0x00000000037DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-10-0x0000000002750000-0x00000000037DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-7-0x0000000002750000-0x00000000037DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-6-0x0000000002750000-0x00000000037DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-3-0x0000000002750000-0x00000000037DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/files/0x00080000000165c7-29.dat	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-41-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004D000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-42-0x0000000002750000-0x00000000037DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-53-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000429000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-40-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004D000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-54-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004D000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-39-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004D000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-36-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004D000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-31-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004D000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-32-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004D000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_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 2 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	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 1092	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	19
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 1156	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	20
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 1184	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	21
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 1244	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	23
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2944	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2944	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2944	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2944	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2944	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2944	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2944	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2944	2312	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 3068	2944	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 3068	2944	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 3068	2944	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 3068	2944	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 3068	2944	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe	31

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"	934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1092

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1156

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1184
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Windows security modification
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Enumerates connected drives
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:2312
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\934b9bf7a3a513cb330656bdceb09359_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2944
  - - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
      4⤵
      PID:3068

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1244

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

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery