sality | ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707

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"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.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"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Au_.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\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2516	Au_.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2516	Au_.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
1724	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
2516	Au_.exe
2516	Au_.exe
2516	Au_.exe
2516	Au_.exe
2516	Au_.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\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	Au_.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"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Au_.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 14 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)	\??\M:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	Au_.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	Au_.exe

UPX packed file 29 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2516-30-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-27-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-53-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-25-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-28-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-26-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-24-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-23-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-29-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-55-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-21-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-17-0x0000000002600000-0x000000000368E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-2-0x0000000002600000-0x000000000368E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-56-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-57-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-58-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-59-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-61-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-62-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-63-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-65-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-69-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-70-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-87-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-89-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-101-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-104-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-103-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-140-0x0000000002450000-0x00000000034DE000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	Au_.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Au_.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2516	Au_.exe
2516	Au_.exe
2516	Au_.exe
2516	Au_.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	Au_.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2516	1724	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe	30
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2516	1724	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe	30
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2516	1724	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe	30
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2516	1724	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe	30
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2516	1724	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe	30
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2516	1724	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe	30
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2516	1724	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe	30
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1088	2516	Au_.exe	19
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1168	2516	Au_.exe	20
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1212	2516	Au_.exe	21
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1444	2516	Au_.exe	25
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1088	2516	Au_.exe	19
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1168	2516	Au_.exe	20
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1212	2516	Au_.exe	21
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1444	2516	Au_.exe	25

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"	ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Au_.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1088

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\ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ef71464691d3cd3708c47239a91dffc2fe86ad260d5189b4be116b2cdd3a7707N.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Windows security modification
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:1724
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~nsu.tmp\Au_.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~nsu.tmp\Au_.exe" _?=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\
    3⤵
    - Modifies firewall policy service
    - UAC bypass
    - Windows security bypass
    - Deletes itself
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - 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:2516

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1444

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