sality | 89afde75bcb736e829a099e810038c839b513d48eac58b6e9dce71aee011668e

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"	e57ad66.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	e57ad66.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	e57ad66.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

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	e57ad66.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\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e57ad66.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e57ad66.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e57ad66.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e57ad66.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e57ad66.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e57ad66.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
512	e57ad66.exe
3596	e57ae70.exe
880	e57d0dd.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e57ad66.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e57ad66.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e57ad66.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	e57ad66.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e57ad66.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e57ad66.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e57ad66.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"	e57ad66.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 11 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)	\??\L:	e57ad66.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	e57ad66.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	e57ad66.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	e57ad66.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	e57ad66.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	e57ad66.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	e57ad66.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	e57ad66.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	e57ad66.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	e57ad66.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	e57ad66.exe

UPX packed file 28 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/512-9-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-11-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-12-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-13-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-10-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-8-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-25-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-21-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-33-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-34-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-35-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-36-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-37-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-39-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-38-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-49-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-59-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-60-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-62-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-63-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-65-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-66-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-69-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-71-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-74-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-80-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-81-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/512-84-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe	e57ad66.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe	e57ad66.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe	e57ad66.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\e57adf3	e57ad66.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	e57ad66.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e57ad66.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e57ae70.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e57d0dd.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
512	e57ad66.exe
512	e57ad66.exe
512	e57ad66.exe
512	e57ad66.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	512	e57ad66.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 49 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 3644	2740	rundll32.exe	81
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 3644	2740	rundll32.exe	81
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 3644	2740	rundll32.exe	81
PID 3644 wrote to memory of 512	3644	rundll32.exe	82
PID 3644 wrote to memory of 512	3644	rundll32.exe	82
PID 3644 wrote to memory of 512	3644	rundll32.exe	82
PID 512 wrote to memory of 784	512	e57ad66.exe	8
PID 512 wrote to memory of 788	512	e57ad66.exe	9
PID 512 wrote to memory of 60	512	e57ad66.exe	13
PID 512 wrote to memory of 2700	512	e57ad66.exe	49
PID 512 wrote to memory of 2836	512	e57ad66.exe	50
PID 512 wrote to memory of 2912	512	e57ad66.exe	51
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3416	512	e57ad66.exe	56
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3524	512	e57ad66.exe	57
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3724	512	e57ad66.exe	58
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3812	512	e57ad66.exe	59
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3880	512	e57ad66.exe	60
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3960	512	e57ad66.exe	61
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3640	512	e57ad66.exe	62
PID 512 wrote to memory of 4092	512	e57ad66.exe	74
PID 512 wrote to memory of 4836	512	e57ad66.exe	75
PID 512 wrote to memory of 2740	512	e57ad66.exe	80
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3644	512	e57ad66.exe	81
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3644	512	e57ad66.exe	81
PID 3644 wrote to memory of 3596	3644	rundll32.exe	83
PID 3644 wrote to memory of 3596	3644	rundll32.exe	83
PID 3644 wrote to memory of 3596	3644	rundll32.exe	83
PID 3644 wrote to memory of 880	3644	rundll32.exe	85
PID 3644 wrote to memory of 880	3644	rundll32.exe	85
PID 3644 wrote to memory of 880	3644	rundll32.exe	85
PID 512 wrote to memory of 784	512	e57ad66.exe	8
PID 512 wrote to memory of 788	512	e57ad66.exe	9
PID 512 wrote to memory of 60	512	e57ad66.exe	13
PID 512 wrote to memory of 2700	512	e57ad66.exe	49
PID 512 wrote to memory of 2836	512	e57ad66.exe	50
PID 512 wrote to memory of 2912	512	e57ad66.exe	51
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3416	512	e57ad66.exe	56
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3524	512	e57ad66.exe	57
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3724	512	e57ad66.exe	58
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3812	512	e57ad66.exe	59
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3880	512	e57ad66.exe	60
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3960	512	e57ad66.exe	61
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3640	512	e57ad66.exe	62
PID 512 wrote to memory of 4092	512	e57ad66.exe	74
PID 512 wrote to memory of 4836	512	e57ad66.exe	75
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3596	512	e57ad66.exe	83
PID 512 wrote to memory of 3596	512	e57ad66.exe	83
PID 512 wrote to memory of 880	512	e57ad66.exe	85
PID 512 wrote to memory of 880	512	e57ad66.exe	85

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"	e57ad66.exe

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:784

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:788

C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
"dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:60

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
1⤵
PID:2700

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:2836

C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
1⤵
PID:2912

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3416
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\89afde75bcb736e829a099e810038c839b513d48eac58b6e9dce71aee011668eN.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2740
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\89afde75bcb736e829a099e810038c839b513d48eac58b6e9dce71aee011668eN.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3644
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57ad66.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57ad66.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 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:512
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57ae70.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57ae70.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3596
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57d0dd.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57d0dd.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:880

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
1⤵
PID:3524

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:3724

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
1⤵
PID:3812

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:3880

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
1⤵
PID:3960

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:3640

C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe" -ServerName:InputApp.AppX9jnwykgrccxc8by3hsrsh07r423xzvav.mca
1⤵
PID:4092

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4836

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