sality | 16edc2f2489c1a425e296b09bd67abed7e951c2b48a4df47c8ad9a667bce5d1b

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"	f76d652.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76d652.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76d652.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"	f76d652.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\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76d652.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76d652.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76d652.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76d652.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76d652.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76d652.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2504	f76d652.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3060	rundll32.exe
3060	rundll32.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\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76d652.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76d652.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76d652.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76d652.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76d652.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76d652.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76d652.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"	f76d652.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2504-15-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2504-20-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2504-23-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2504-26-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2504-21-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2504-18-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2504-17-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2504-22-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2504-19-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2504-27-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2504-81-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2504-80-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2504-82-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\f76d6df	f76d652.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76d652.exe

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	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f76d652.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 26 IoCs

pid	Process
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe
2504	f76d652.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 10 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2504	f76d652.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2504	f76d652.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2504	f76d652.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2504	f76d652.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2504	f76d652.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2504	f76d652.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3060	rundll32.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3060	rundll32.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3060	rundll32.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3060	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1800 wrote to memory of 3060	1800	rundll32.exe	31
PID 1800 wrote to memory of 3060	1800	rundll32.exe	31
PID 1800 wrote to memory of 3060	1800	rundll32.exe	31
PID 1800 wrote to memory of 3060	1800	rundll32.exe	31
PID 1800 wrote to memory of 3060	1800	rundll32.exe	31
PID 1800 wrote to memory of 3060	1800	rundll32.exe	31
PID 1800 wrote to memory of 3060	1800	rundll32.exe	31
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2504	3060	rundll32.exe	32
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2504	3060	rundll32.exe	32
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2504	3060	rundll32.exe	32
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2504	3060	rundll32.exe	32
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 384	2504	f76d652.exe	3
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 384	2504	f76d652.exe	3
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 384	2504	f76d652.exe	3
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 384	2504	f76d652.exe	3
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 384	2504	f76d652.exe	3
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 392	2504	f76d652.exe	4
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 392	2504	f76d652.exe	4
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 392	2504	f76d652.exe	4
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 392	2504	f76d652.exe	4
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 392	2504	f76d652.exe	4
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 432	2504	f76d652.exe	5
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 432	2504	f76d652.exe	5
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 432	2504	f76d652.exe	5
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 432	2504	f76d652.exe	5
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 432	2504	f76d652.exe	5
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 476	2504	f76d652.exe	6
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 476	2504	f76d652.exe	6
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 476	2504	f76d652.exe	6
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 476	2504	f76d652.exe	6
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 476	2504	f76d652.exe	6
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 492	2504	f76d652.exe	7
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 492	2504	f76d652.exe	7
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 492	2504	f76d652.exe	7
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 492	2504	f76d652.exe	7
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 492	2504	f76d652.exe	7
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 500	2504	f76d652.exe	8
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 500	2504	f76d652.exe	8
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 500	2504	f76d652.exe	8
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 500	2504	f76d652.exe	8
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 500	2504	f76d652.exe	8
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 600	2504	f76d652.exe	9
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 600	2504	f76d652.exe	9
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 600	2504	f76d652.exe	9
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 600	2504	f76d652.exe	9
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 600	2504	f76d652.exe	9
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 680	2504	f76d652.exe	10
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 680	2504	f76d652.exe	10
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 680	2504	f76d652.exe	10
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 680	2504	f76d652.exe	10
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 680	2504	f76d652.exe	10
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 744	2504	f76d652.exe	11
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 744	2504	f76d652.exe	11
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 744	2504	f76d652.exe	11
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 744	2504	f76d652.exe	11
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 744	2504	f76d652.exe	11
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 828	2504	f76d652.exe	12
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 828	2504	f76d652.exe	12
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 828	2504	f76d652.exe	12
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 828	2504	f76d652.exe	12
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 828	2504	f76d652.exe	12
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 864	2504	f76d652.exe	13
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 864	2504	f76d652.exe	13
PID 2504 wrote to memory of 864	2504	f76d652.exe	13

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"	f76d652.exe

C:\Windows\system32\wininit.exe
wininit.exe
1⤵
PID:384
- C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
  2⤵
  PID:476
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch
    3⤵
    PID:600
  - - C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
      4⤵
      PID:1284
  - - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
      4⤵
      PID:1768
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k RPCSS
    3⤵
    PID:680
- - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
    3⤵
    PID:744
- - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
    3⤵
    PID:828
  - - C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
      4⤵
      PID:1172
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    3⤵
    PID:864
  - - \\?\C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WMIADAP.EXE
      wmiadap.exe /F /T /R
      4⤵
      PID:2116
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
    3⤵
    PID:980
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
    3⤵
    PID:268
- - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
    3⤵
    PID:308
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNoNetwork
    3⤵
    PID:1060
- - C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
    "taskhost.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:1116
- - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPSVC.EXE
    "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPSVC.EXE"
    3⤵
    PID:1616
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
    3⤵
    PID:1584
- - C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe
    3⤵
    PID:2392
- C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
  2⤵
  PID:492
- C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
  2⤵
  PID:500

C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe
%SystemRoot%\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,20480,768 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ServerDll=sxssrv,4 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16
1⤵
PID:392

C:\Windows\system32\winlogon.exe
winlogon.exe
1⤵
PID:432

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1216
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16edc2f2489c1a425e296b09bd67abed7e951c2b48a4df47c8ad9a667bce5d1bN.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1800
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16edc2f2489c1a425e296b09bd67abed7e951c2b48a4df47c8ad9a667bce5d1bN.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3060
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76d652.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76d652.exe
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      UAC bypass
      Windows security bypass
      Executes dropped EXE
      Windows security modification
      Checks whether UAC is enabled
      Drops file in Windows directory
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      System policy modification
      PID:2504

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