sality | 259f1b22fd1e535213f8d1475c67f528e0754aa05d2d10a7b8a4b52e275facf8

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"	f774efa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f774efa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f776aa5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f776aa5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f776aa5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f774efa.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"	f776aa5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f774efa.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\FirewallOverride = "1"	f776aa5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f774efa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f776aa5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f776aa5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f774efa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f774efa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f776aa5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f776aa5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f776aa5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f774efa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f774efa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f774efa.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2672	f774efa.exe
2540	f77511c.exe
556	f776aa5.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
1784	rundll32.exe
1784	rundll32.exe
1784	rundll32.exe
1784	rundll32.exe
1784	rundll32.exe
1784	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"	f774efa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f774efa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f776aa5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f776aa5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f774efa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f776aa5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f774efa.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f774efa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f776aa5.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f776aa5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f774efa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f774efa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f776aa5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f776aa5.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"	f774efa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f776aa5.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 15 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)	\??\G:	f774efa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f774efa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f774efa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f774efa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f774efa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f774efa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f774efa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f774efa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f774efa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f774efa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f774efa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f774efa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f774efa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f774efa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f776aa5.exe

UPX packed file 27 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2672-16-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-21-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-23-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-20-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-17-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-25-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-24-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-22-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-18-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-19-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-61-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-63-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-64-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-62-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-66-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-67-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-68-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-83-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-84-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-87-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-88-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-90-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-108-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2672-151-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2540-158-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/556-180-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000001A7A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/556-209-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000001A7A000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f774efa.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f77a2b5	f776aa5.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f774f58	f774efa.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	f774efa.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f776aa5.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2672	f774efa.exe
2672	f774efa.exe
556	f776aa5.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 45 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	f774efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	556	f776aa5.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 38 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1784	2196	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1784	2196	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1784	2196	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1784	2196	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1784	2196	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1784	2196	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1784	2196	rundll32.exe	30
PID 1784 wrote to memory of 2672	1784	rundll32.exe	31
PID 1784 wrote to memory of 2672	1784	rundll32.exe	31
PID 1784 wrote to memory of 2672	1784	rundll32.exe	31
PID 1784 wrote to memory of 2672	1784	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 1052	2672	f774efa.exe	18
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 1108	2672	f774efa.exe	19
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 1160	2672	f774efa.exe	21
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 1376	2672	f774efa.exe	25
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2196	2672	f774efa.exe	29
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 1784	2672	f774efa.exe	30
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 1784	2672	f774efa.exe	30
PID 1784 wrote to memory of 2540	1784	rundll32.exe	32
PID 1784 wrote to memory of 2540	1784	rundll32.exe	32
PID 1784 wrote to memory of 2540	1784	rundll32.exe	32
PID 1784 wrote to memory of 2540	1784	rundll32.exe	32
PID 1784 wrote to memory of 556	1784	rundll32.exe	33
PID 1784 wrote to memory of 556	1784	rundll32.exe	33
PID 1784 wrote to memory of 556	1784	rundll32.exe	33
PID 1784 wrote to memory of 556	1784	rundll32.exe	33
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 1052	2672	f774efa.exe	18
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 1108	2672	f774efa.exe	19
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 1160	2672	f774efa.exe	21
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 1376	2672	f774efa.exe	25
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2540	2672	f774efa.exe	32
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2540	2672	f774efa.exe	32
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 556	2672	f774efa.exe	33
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 556	2672	f774efa.exe	33
PID 556 wrote to memory of 1052	556	f776aa5.exe	18
PID 556 wrote to memory of 1108	556	f776aa5.exe	19
PID 556 wrote to memory of 1160	556	f776aa5.exe	21
PID 556 wrote to memory of 1376	556	f776aa5.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"	f776aa5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f774efa.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1052

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1108

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1160
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\259f1b22fd1e535213f8d1475c67f528e0754aa05d2d10a7b8a4b52e275facf8N.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2196
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\259f1b22fd1e535213f8d1475c67f528e0754aa05d2d10a7b8a4b52e275facf8N.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1784
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f774efa.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f774efa.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:2672
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f77511c.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f77511c.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2540
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f776aa5.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f776aa5.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:556

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1376

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