sality | 48b27f8652cdf79dc4db00d71b14d44f841a660def62732978a89826cbed6635

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\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76e428.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76e428.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76e428.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

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76e428.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76c8ea.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76e428.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76e428.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76e428.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76e428.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76e428.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76e428.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76c8ea.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2240	f76c8ea.exe
3012	f76cabe.exe
2740	f76e428.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
1572	rundll32.exe
1572	rundll32.exe
1572	rundll32.exe
1572	rundll32.exe
1572	rundll32.exe
1572	rundll32.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76e428.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76e428.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76e428.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76e428.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76e428.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76e428.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76e428.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76e428.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 16 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)	\??\H:	f76c8ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76c8ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76c8ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f76c8ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f76c8ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f76c8ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76c8ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76c8ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76c8ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f76c8ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f76c8ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f76c8ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76e428.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76c8ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76c8ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f76c8ea.exe

UPX packed file 27 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2240-19-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-22-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-25-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-23-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-21-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-20-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-18-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-17-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-15-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-24-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-60-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-59-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-61-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-62-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-63-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-65-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-66-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-82-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-83-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-86-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-87-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-108-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-109-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2240-154-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3012-160-0x00000000009A0000-0x0000000001A5A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2740-175-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2740-213-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\f7719c8	f76e428.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76c957	f76c8ea.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76c8ea.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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f76c8ea.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f76e428.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2240	f76c8ea.exe
2240	f76c8ea.exe
2740	f76e428.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 44 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2240	f76c8ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f76e428.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 38 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1572	2320	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1572	2320	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1572	2320	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1572	2320	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1572	2320	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1572	2320	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 1572	2320	rundll32.exe	28
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 2240	1572	rundll32.exe	29
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 2240	1572	rundll32.exe	29
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 2240	1572	rundll32.exe	29
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 2240	1572	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1084	2240	f76c8ea.exe	19
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1156	2240	f76c8ea.exe	20
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1184	2240	f76c8ea.exe	21
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2032	2240	f76c8ea.exe	23
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2320	2240	f76c8ea.exe	27
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1572	2240	f76c8ea.exe	28
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1572	2240	f76c8ea.exe	28
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 3012	1572	rundll32.exe	30
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 3012	1572	rundll32.exe	30
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 3012	1572	rundll32.exe	30
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 3012	1572	rundll32.exe	30
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 2740	1572	rundll32.exe	33
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 2740	1572	rundll32.exe	33
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 2740	1572	rundll32.exe	33
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 2740	1572	rundll32.exe	33
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1084	2240	f76c8ea.exe	19
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1156	2240	f76c8ea.exe	20
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1184	2240	f76c8ea.exe	21
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2032	2240	f76c8ea.exe	23
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 3012	2240	f76c8ea.exe	30
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 3012	2240	f76c8ea.exe	30
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2740	2240	f76c8ea.exe	33
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2740	2240	f76c8ea.exe	33
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 1084	2740	f76e428.exe	19
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 1156	2740	f76e428.exe	20
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 1184	2740	f76e428.exe	21
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2032	2740	f76e428.exe	23

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76c8ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76e428.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1084

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:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\48b27f8652cdf79dc4db00d71b14d44f841a660def62732978a89826cbed6635N.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2320
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\48b27f8652cdf79dc4db00d71b14d44f841a660def62732978a89826cbed6635N.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1572
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76c8ea.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76c8ea.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:2240
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76cabe.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76cabe.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3012
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76e428.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76e428.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:2740

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2032

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