sality | b311321f64d8e87483168e304082fd4374460d6050edbcb3baaddad227d70985

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"	e57807a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	e57807a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	e57807a.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"	e57807a.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\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e57807a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e57807a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e57807a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e57807a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e57807a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e57807a.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4040	e57807a.exe
4932	e5781a3.exe
1772	e57a393.exe
1032	e57a3b2.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\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e57807a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e57807a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e57807a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e57807a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e57807a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e57807a.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	e57807a.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"	e57807a.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)	\??\E:	e57807a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	e57807a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	e57807a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	e57807a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	e57807a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	e57807a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	e57807a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	e57807a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	e57807a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	e57807a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	e57807a.exe

UPX packed file 27 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4040-8-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-10-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-6-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-24-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-25-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-11-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-9-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-32-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-34-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-33-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-35-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-36-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-37-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-38-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-39-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-53-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-54-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-68-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-69-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-71-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-73-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-75-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-79-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-80-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-82-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-83-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4040-85-0x0000000000890000-0x000000000194A000-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	e57807a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe	e57807a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe	e57807a.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\e5780f7	e57807a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	e57807a.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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	e57807a.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e5781a3.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e57a393.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e57a3b2.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4040	e57807a.exe
4040	e57807a.exe
4040	e57807a.exe
4040	e57807a.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4040	e57807a.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 56 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3216 wrote to memory of 3872	3216	rundll32.exe	83
PID 3216 wrote to memory of 3872	3216	rundll32.exe	83
PID 3216 wrote to memory of 3872	3216	rundll32.exe	83
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 4040	3872	rundll32.exe	84
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 4040	3872	rundll32.exe	84
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 4040	3872	rundll32.exe	84
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 788	4040	e57807a.exe	8
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 796	4040	e57807a.exe	9
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 396	4040	e57807a.exe	13
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 2544	4040	e57807a.exe	44
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 2576	4040	e57807a.exe	45
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 2780	4040	e57807a.exe	47
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 3528	4040	e57807a.exe	56
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 3688	4040	e57807a.exe	57
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 3860	4040	e57807a.exe	58
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 3956	4040	e57807a.exe	59
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4020	4040	e57807a.exe	60
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 2824	4040	e57807a.exe	61
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4156	4040	e57807a.exe	62
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4392	4040	e57807a.exe	64
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4732	4040	e57807a.exe	75
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4584	4040	e57807a.exe	81
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 3216	4040	e57807a.exe	82
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 3872	4040	e57807a.exe	83
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 3872	4040	e57807a.exe	83
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 4932	3872	rundll32.exe	85
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 4932	3872	rundll32.exe	85
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 4932	3872	rundll32.exe	85
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 1772	3872	rundll32.exe	86
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 1772	3872	rundll32.exe	86
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 1772	3872	rundll32.exe	86
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 1032	3872	rundll32.exe	87
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 1032	3872	rundll32.exe	87
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 1032	3872	rundll32.exe	87
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 788	4040	e57807a.exe	8
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 796	4040	e57807a.exe	9
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 396	4040	e57807a.exe	13
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 2544	4040	e57807a.exe	44
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 2576	4040	e57807a.exe	45
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 2780	4040	e57807a.exe	47
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 3528	4040	e57807a.exe	56
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 3688	4040	e57807a.exe	57
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 3860	4040	e57807a.exe	58
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 3956	4040	e57807a.exe	59
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4020	4040	e57807a.exe	60
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 2824	4040	e57807a.exe	61
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4156	4040	e57807a.exe	62
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4392	4040	e57807a.exe	64
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4732	4040	e57807a.exe	75
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4584	4040	e57807a.exe	81
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4932	4040	e57807a.exe	85
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4932	4040	e57807a.exe	85
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 1772	4040	e57807a.exe	86
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 1772	4040	e57807a.exe	86
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 1032	4040	e57807a.exe	87
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 1032	4040	e57807a.exe	87

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"	e57807a.exe

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

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:796

C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
"dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:396

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
1⤵
PID:2544

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:2576

C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
1⤵
PID:2780

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3528
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b311321f64d8e87483168e304082fd4374460d6050edbcb3baaddad227d70985N.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3216
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b311321f64d8e87483168e304082fd4374460d6050edbcb3baaddad227d70985N.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3872
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57807a.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57807a.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:4040
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e5781a3.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e5781a3.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4932
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57a393.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57a393.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1772
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57a3b2.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57a3b2.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1032

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
1⤵
PID:3688

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:3860

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
1⤵
PID:3956

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4020

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
1⤵
PID:2824

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4156

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4392

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:4732

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXmtcan0h2tfbfy7k9kn8hbxb6dmzz1zh0.mca
1⤵
PID:4584

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