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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\DisableNotifications = "1"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_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

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.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"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe

Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs

evasion

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system\DisableRegistryTools = "1"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe

Disables Task Manager via registry modification
evasion

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_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"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2848 set thread context of 2644	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2644 set thread context of 800	2644	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 800 set thread context of 2508	800	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	32

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2848-1-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2848-5-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2848-7-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2848-21-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2848-3-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2848-6-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2848-22-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2848-19-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2848-4-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2848-46-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F1E000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.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	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
2508	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
2508	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 38 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 1116	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	19
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 1168	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	20
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 1212	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	21
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 848	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	25
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2644	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2644	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2644	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2644	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2644	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2644	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2644	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2644	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2644	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2644	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 2644	2848	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 800	2644	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 800	2644	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 800	2644	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 800	2644	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 800	2644	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 800	2644	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 800	2644	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 800	2644	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 800	2644	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 800	2644	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 800	2644	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 800 wrote to memory of 2508	800	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 800 wrote to memory of 2508	800	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 800 wrote to memory of 2508	800	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 800 wrote to memory of 2508	800	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 800 wrote to memory of 2508	800	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 800 wrote to memory of 2508	800	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 800 wrote to memory of 2508	800	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 800 wrote to memory of 2508	800	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 1212	2508	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	21
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 1212	2508	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	21
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 1212	2508	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	21
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 1212	2508	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe	21

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"	d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1116

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1168

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1212
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Disables RegEdit via registry modification
  - Windows security modification
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - 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 WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:2848
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2644
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
      4⤵
      Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:800
    - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
        
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d07c0662b0d4eaf566c40282e023f832_JaffaCakes118.exe
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:2508

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:848

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