sality | 1a8fc50d24bc7f0f5b7e206119d4985bc2d142a1d35c7936cc350d730c971816

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"	e57cb01.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	e57cb01.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	e57cb01.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"	e57cb01.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\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e57cb01.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e57cb01.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e57cb01.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e57cb01.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e57cb01.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e57cb01.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
624	e57cb01.exe
1044	e57cc58.exe
2832	e57e9b4.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\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e57cb01.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	e57cb01.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e57cb01.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e57cb01.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e57cb01.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e57cb01.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e57cb01.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"	e57cb01.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 13 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)	\??\K:	e57cb01.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	e57cb01.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	e57cb01.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	e57cb01.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	e57cb01.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	e57cb01.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	e57cb01.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	e57cb01.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	e57cb01.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	e57cb01.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	e57cb01.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	e57cb01.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	e57cb01.exe

UPX packed file 30 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/624-6-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-10-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-11-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-17-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-12-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-31-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-18-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-28-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-8-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-9-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-35-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-36-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-37-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-39-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-38-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-41-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-50-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-51-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-62-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-63-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-65-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-66-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-69-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-71-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-74-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-75-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-79-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-80-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-84-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/624-82-0x00000000007A0000-0x000000000185A000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe	e57cb01.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe	e57cb01.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe	e57cb01.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe	e57cb01.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	e57cb01.exe
File created	C:\Windows\e57cb4f	e57cb01.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	e57cb01.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e57cc58.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e57e9b4.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
624	e57cb01.exe
624	e57cb01.exe
624	e57cb01.exe
624	e57cb01.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	624	e57cb01.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 50 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 1572	1476	rundll32.exe	83
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 1572	1476	rundll32.exe	83
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 1572	1476	rundll32.exe	83
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 624	1572	rundll32.exe	84
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 624	1572	rundll32.exe	84
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 624	1572	rundll32.exe	84
PID 624 wrote to memory of 776	624	e57cb01.exe	8
PID 624 wrote to memory of 780	624	e57cb01.exe	9
PID 624 wrote to memory of 316	624	e57cb01.exe	13
PID 624 wrote to memory of 2612	624	e57cb01.exe	44
PID 624 wrote to memory of 2636	624	e57cb01.exe	45
PID 624 wrote to memory of 3008	624	e57cb01.exe	51
PID 624 wrote to memory of 3632	624	e57cb01.exe	56
PID 624 wrote to memory of 3756	624	e57cb01.exe	57
PID 624 wrote to memory of 3928	624	e57cb01.exe	58
PID 624 wrote to memory of 4028	624	e57cb01.exe	59
PID 624 wrote to memory of 4092	624	e57cb01.exe	60
PID 624 wrote to memory of 3068	624	e57cb01.exe	61
PID 624 wrote to memory of 4180	624	e57cb01.exe	62
PID 624 wrote to memory of 3408	624	e57cb01.exe	74
PID 624 wrote to memory of 3256	624	e57cb01.exe	76
PID 624 wrote to memory of 1016	624	e57cb01.exe	81
PID 624 wrote to memory of 1476	624	e57cb01.exe	82
PID 624 wrote to memory of 1572	624	e57cb01.exe	83
PID 624 wrote to memory of 1572	624	e57cb01.exe	83
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 1044	1572	rundll32.exe	85
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 1044	1572	rundll32.exe	85
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 1044	1572	rundll32.exe	85
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 2832	1572	rundll32.exe	86
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 2832	1572	rundll32.exe	86
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 2832	1572	rundll32.exe	86
PID 624 wrote to memory of 776	624	e57cb01.exe	8
PID 624 wrote to memory of 780	624	e57cb01.exe	9
PID 624 wrote to memory of 316	624	e57cb01.exe	13
PID 624 wrote to memory of 2612	624	e57cb01.exe	44
PID 624 wrote to memory of 2636	624	e57cb01.exe	45
PID 624 wrote to memory of 3008	624	e57cb01.exe	51
PID 624 wrote to memory of 3632	624	e57cb01.exe	56
PID 624 wrote to memory of 3756	624	e57cb01.exe	57
PID 624 wrote to memory of 3928	624	e57cb01.exe	58
PID 624 wrote to memory of 4028	624	e57cb01.exe	59
PID 624 wrote to memory of 4092	624	e57cb01.exe	60
PID 624 wrote to memory of 3068	624	e57cb01.exe	61
PID 624 wrote to memory of 4180	624	e57cb01.exe	62
PID 624 wrote to memory of 3408	624	e57cb01.exe	74
PID 624 wrote to memory of 3256	624	e57cb01.exe	76
PID 624 wrote to memory of 1044	624	e57cb01.exe	85
PID 624 wrote to memory of 1044	624	e57cb01.exe	85
PID 624 wrote to memory of 2832	624	e57cb01.exe	86
PID 624 wrote to memory of 2832	624	e57cb01.exe	86

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"	e57cb01.exe

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:776

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:780

C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
"dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:316

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
1⤵
PID:2612

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:2636

C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
1⤵
PID:3008

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3632
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1a8fc50d24bc7f0f5b7e206119d4985bc2d142a1d35c7936cc350d730c971816N.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1476
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1a8fc50d24bc7f0f5b7e206119d4985bc2d142a1d35c7936cc350d730c971816N.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1572
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57cb01.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57cb01.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:624
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57cc58.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57cc58.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1044
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57e9b4.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57e9b4.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2832

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
1⤵
PID:3756

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:3928

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
1⤵
PID:4028

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4092

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
1⤵
PID:3068

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4180

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:3408

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:3256

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXmtcan0h2tfbfy7k9kn8hbxb6dmzz1zh0.mca
1⤵
PID:1016

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