sality | 22319862d0a20d4c7eaf9a4bf5f826ed6750785fcc71dd72ac0279c9c8330670

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"	e57782d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	e57782d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	e57782d.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"	e57782d.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"	e57782d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e57782d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e57782d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e57782d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e57782d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e57782d.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
888	e57782d.exe
3404	e577985.exe
2384	e5793b4.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\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e57782d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e57782d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e57782d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e57782d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e57782d.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	e57782d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e57782d.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"	e57782d.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)	\??\J:	e57782d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	e57782d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	e57782d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	e57782d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	e57782d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	e57782d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	e57782d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	e57782d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	e57782d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	e57782d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	e57782d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	e57782d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	e57782d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	e57782d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	e57782d.exe

UPX packed file 32 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/888-6-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-11-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-10-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-27-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-33-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-28-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-18-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-12-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-19-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-8-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-9-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-36-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-37-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-38-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-40-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-39-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-42-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-43-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-51-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-55-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-56-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-66-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-67-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-72-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-73-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-75-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-76-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-80-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-82-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-85-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-89-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/888-87-0x00000000007B0000-0x000000000186A000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe	e57782d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe	e57782d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe	e57782d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe	e57782d.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\e57788b	e57782d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	e57782d.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	e57782d.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e577985.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e5793b4.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
888	e57782d.exe
888	e57782d.exe
888	e57782d.exe
888	e57782d.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	888	e57782d.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 49 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3972 wrote to memory of 4928	3972	rundll32.exe	82
PID 3972 wrote to memory of 4928	3972	rundll32.exe	82
PID 3972 wrote to memory of 4928	3972	rundll32.exe	82
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 888	4928	rundll32.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 888	4928	rundll32.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 888	4928	rundll32.exe	83
PID 888 wrote to memory of 792	888	e57782d.exe	9
PID 888 wrote to memory of 800	888	e57782d.exe	10
PID 888 wrote to memory of 380	888	e57782d.exe	13
PID 888 wrote to memory of 2600	888	e57782d.exe	44
PID 888 wrote to memory of 2612	888	e57782d.exe	45
PID 888 wrote to memory of 2728	888	e57782d.exe	47
PID 888 wrote to memory of 3448	888	e57782d.exe	56
PID 888 wrote to memory of 3576	888	e57782d.exe	57
PID 888 wrote to memory of 3768	888	e57782d.exe	58
PID 888 wrote to memory of 3888	888	e57782d.exe	59
PID 888 wrote to memory of 3952	888	e57782d.exe	60
PID 888 wrote to memory of 4036	888	e57782d.exe	61
PID 888 wrote to memory of 4152	888	e57782d.exe	62
PID 888 wrote to memory of 5040	888	e57782d.exe	74
PID 888 wrote to memory of 4468	888	e57782d.exe	76
PID 888 wrote to memory of 3972	888	e57782d.exe	81
PID 888 wrote to memory of 4928	888	e57782d.exe	82
PID 888 wrote to memory of 4928	888	e57782d.exe	82
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 3404	4928	rundll32.exe	84
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 3404	4928	rundll32.exe	84
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 3404	4928	rundll32.exe	84
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 2384	4928	rundll32.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 2384	4928	rundll32.exe	89
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 2384	4928	rundll32.exe	89
PID 888 wrote to memory of 792	888	e57782d.exe	9
PID 888 wrote to memory of 800	888	e57782d.exe	10
PID 888 wrote to memory of 380	888	e57782d.exe	13
PID 888 wrote to memory of 2600	888	e57782d.exe	44
PID 888 wrote to memory of 2612	888	e57782d.exe	45
PID 888 wrote to memory of 2728	888	e57782d.exe	47
PID 888 wrote to memory of 3448	888	e57782d.exe	56
PID 888 wrote to memory of 3576	888	e57782d.exe	57
PID 888 wrote to memory of 3768	888	e57782d.exe	58
PID 888 wrote to memory of 3888	888	e57782d.exe	59
PID 888 wrote to memory of 3952	888	e57782d.exe	60
PID 888 wrote to memory of 4036	888	e57782d.exe	61
PID 888 wrote to memory of 4152	888	e57782d.exe	62
PID 888 wrote to memory of 5040	888	e57782d.exe	74
PID 888 wrote to memory of 4468	888	e57782d.exe	76
PID 888 wrote to memory of 3404	888	e57782d.exe	84
PID 888 wrote to memory of 3404	888	e57782d.exe	84
PID 888 wrote to memory of 2384	888	e57782d.exe	89
PID 888 wrote to memory of 2384	888	e57782d.exe	89

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"	e57782d.exe

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:792

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:800

C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
"dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:380

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:2600

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

C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
1⤵
PID:2728

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3448
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\22319862d0a20d4c7eaf9a4bf5f826ed6750785fcc71dd72ac0279c9c8330670N.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3972
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\22319862d0a20d4c7eaf9a4bf5f826ed6750785fcc71dd72ac0279c9c8330670N.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4928
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57782d.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57782d.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:888
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e577985.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e577985.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3404
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e5793b4.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e5793b4.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2384

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
1⤵
PID:3576

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:3768

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
1⤵
PID:3888

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:3952

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
1⤵
PID:4036

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4152

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:5040

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4468

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