sality | 630b009e5032a6b94818cd14e2d78ac77680e986e11f83f3e0496c9e0865714a

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"	e577f61.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	e577f61.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	e577f61.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"	e577f61.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\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e577f61.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e577f61.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e577f61.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e577f61.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e577f61.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e577f61.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
5116	e577f61.exe
3308	e578136.exe
2264	e57a5f4.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	e577f61.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e577f61.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e577f61.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e577f61.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e577f61.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e577f61.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e577f61.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"	e577f61.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 9 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:	e577f61.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	e577f61.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	e577f61.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	e577f61.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	e577f61.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	e577f61.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	e577f61.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	e577f61.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	e577f61.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5116-8-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-6-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-11-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-10-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-9-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-18-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-31-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-19-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-12-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-27-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-36-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-35-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-37-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-38-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-39-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-56-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-59-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-60-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-62-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-63-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-65-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-66-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-69-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-72-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5116-74-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-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	e577f61.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe	e577f61.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe	e577f61.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\e577fcf	e577f61.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	e577f61.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	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e577f61.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e578136.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e57a5f4.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
5116	e577f61.exe
5116	e577f61.exe
5116	e577f61.exe
5116	e577f61.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5116	e577f61.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 51 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5064 wrote to memory of 3524	5064	rundll32.exe	83
PID 5064 wrote to memory of 3524	5064	rundll32.exe	83
PID 5064 wrote to memory of 3524	5064	rundll32.exe	83
PID 3524 wrote to memory of 5116	3524	rundll32.exe	84
PID 3524 wrote to memory of 5116	3524	rundll32.exe	84
PID 3524 wrote to memory of 5116	3524	rundll32.exe	84
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 768	5116	e577f61.exe	8
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 772	5116	e577f61.exe	9
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 332	5116	e577f61.exe	13
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 2664	5116	e577f61.exe	44
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 2676	5116	e577f61.exe	45
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 2840	5116	e577f61.exe	48
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3556	5116	e577f61.exe	56
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3664	5116	e577f61.exe	57
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3856	5116	e577f61.exe	58
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3944	5116	e577f61.exe	59
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 4008	5116	e577f61.exe	60
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 4088	5116	e577f61.exe	61
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3568	5116	e577f61.exe	62
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 4864	5116	e577f61.exe	74
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 2372	5116	e577f61.exe	76
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3640	5116	e577f61.exe	81
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 5064	5116	e577f61.exe	82
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3524	5116	e577f61.exe	83
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3524	5116	e577f61.exe	83
PID 3524 wrote to memory of 3308	3524	rundll32.exe	85
PID 3524 wrote to memory of 3308	3524	rundll32.exe	85
PID 3524 wrote to memory of 3308	3524	rundll32.exe	85
PID 3524 wrote to memory of 2264	3524	rundll32.exe	86
PID 3524 wrote to memory of 2264	3524	rundll32.exe	86
PID 3524 wrote to memory of 2264	3524	rundll32.exe	86
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 768	5116	e577f61.exe	8
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 772	5116	e577f61.exe	9
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 332	5116	e577f61.exe	13
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 2664	5116	e577f61.exe	44
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 2676	5116	e577f61.exe	45
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 2840	5116	e577f61.exe	48
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3556	5116	e577f61.exe	56
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3664	5116	e577f61.exe	57
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3856	5116	e577f61.exe	58
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3944	5116	e577f61.exe	59
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 4008	5116	e577f61.exe	60
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 4088	5116	e577f61.exe	61
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3568	5116	e577f61.exe	62
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 4864	5116	e577f61.exe	74
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 2372	5116	e577f61.exe	76
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3640	5116	e577f61.exe	81
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3308	5116	e577f61.exe	85
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 3308	5116	e577f61.exe	85
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 2264	5116	e577f61.exe	86
PID 5116 wrote to memory of 2264	5116	e577f61.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"	e577f61.exe

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:768

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:772

C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
"dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:332

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
1⤵
PID:2664

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:2676

C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
1⤵
PID:2840

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3556
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\630b009e5032a6b94818cd14e2d78ac77680e986e11f83f3e0496c9e0865714aN.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5064
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\630b009e5032a6b94818cd14e2d78ac77680e986e11f83f3e0496c9e0865714aN.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3524
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e577f61.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e577f61.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:5116
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e578136.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e578136.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3308
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57a5f4.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57a5f4.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2264

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
1⤵
PID:3664

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:3856

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
1⤵
PID:3944

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4008

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
1⤵
PID:4088

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:3568

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:4864

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:2372

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXmtcan0h2tfbfy7k9kn8hbxb6dmzz1zh0.mca
1⤵
PID:3640

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