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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\EnableFirewall = "0"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_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"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_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\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2532	ssec.exe
2964	ssec.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\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_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"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2532 set thread context of 2964	2532	ssec.exe	31

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2688-3-0x0000000001D80000-0x0000000002E0E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-5-0x0000000001D80000-0x0000000002E0E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-6-0x0000000001D80000-0x0000000002E0E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-44-0x0000000001D80000-0x0000000002E0E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-4-0x0000000001D80000-0x0000000002E0E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-13-0x0000000001D80000-0x0000000002E0E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-9-0x0000000001D80000-0x0000000002E0E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-8-0x0000000001D80000-0x0000000002E0E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-7-0x0000000001D80000-0x0000000002E0E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2688-28-0x0000000001D80000-0x0000000002E0E000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 7 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\__tmp_rar_sfx_access_check_259454841	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\ssec.exe	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\ssec.exe	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\a.jpg	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\a.jpg	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\ssec.exe	ssec.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	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ssec.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ssec.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
2964	ssec.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2532	ssec.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 1100	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe	19
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 1156	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe	20
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 1196	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe	21
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 1292	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe	23
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2532	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2532	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2532	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2532	2688	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 2964	2532	ssec.exe	31
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 2964	2532	ssec.exe	31
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 2964	2532	ssec.exe	31
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 2964	2532	ssec.exe	31
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 2964	2532	ssec.exe	31
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 2964	2532	ssec.exe	31
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 2964	2532	ssec.exe	31
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 2964	2532	ssec.exe	31
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 1196	2964	ssec.exe	21
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 1196	2964	ssec.exe	21
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 1196	2964	ssec.exe	21
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 1196	2964	ssec.exe	21
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 1196	2964	ssec.exe	21
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 1196	2964	ssec.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"	d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1100

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

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1196
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d28274894da19ccbcad3a2ed93da481d_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Windows security modification
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - 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:2688
- - C:\Windows\ssec.exe
    "C:\Windows\ssec.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2532
  - - C:\Windows\ssec.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2964

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1292

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

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery