sality | 2eb7eac75111adcb59e1d868e99c063cb952fe1e3be3daaf5345573ec891b664

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"	f76e57f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76e57f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76e57f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76e724.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76e724.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76e724.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"	f76e57f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76e724.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\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76e724.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76e724.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76e724.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76e57f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76e57f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76e57f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76e57f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76e724.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76e57f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76e57f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76e724.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76e724.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2860	f76e57f.exe
2612	f76e724.exe
2196	f770158.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2664	rundll32.exe
2664	rundll32.exe
2664	rundll32.exe
2664	rundll32.exe
2664	rundll32.exe
2664	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\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76e724.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76e724.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76e724.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76e57f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76e57f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76e57f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76e57f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76e724.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76e724.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76e724.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76e724.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76e57f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76e57f.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76e57f.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"	f76e57f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76e724.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)	\??\L:	f76e57f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76e57f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76e57f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f76e57f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f76e57f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76e57f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f76e57f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76e57f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f76e57f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f76e57f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f76e57f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76e57f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76e57f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76e57f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f76e57f.exe

UPX packed file 23 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2860-19-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-23-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-22-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-25-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-21-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-20-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-18-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-26-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-17-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-24-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-67-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-66-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-68-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-69-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-70-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-72-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-73-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-87-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-90-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-91-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2860-155-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2612-180-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2612-175-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\f76e5cd	f76e57f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76e57f.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7735df	f76e724.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	f76e57f.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2860	f76e57f.exe
2860	f76e57f.exe
2612	f76e724.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	f76e57f.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2664	2148	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2664	2148	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2664	2148	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2664	2148	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2664	2148	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2664	2148	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2664	2148	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2860	2664	rundll32.exe	32
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2860	2664	rundll32.exe	32
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2860	2664	rundll32.exe	32
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2860	2664	rundll32.exe	32
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1112	2860	f76e57f.exe	19
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1164	2860	f76e57f.exe	20
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1212	2860	f76e57f.exe	21
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1612	2860	f76e57f.exe	25
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2148	2860	f76e57f.exe	30
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2664	2860	f76e57f.exe	31
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2664	2860	f76e57f.exe	31
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2612	2664	rundll32.exe	33
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2612	2664	rundll32.exe	33
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2612	2664	rundll32.exe	33
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2612	2664	rundll32.exe	33
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2196	2664	rundll32.exe	34
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2196	2664	rundll32.exe	34
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2196	2664	rundll32.exe	34
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2196	2664	rundll32.exe	34
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1112	2860	f76e57f.exe	19
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1164	2860	f76e57f.exe	20
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1212	2860	f76e57f.exe	21
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1612	2860	f76e57f.exe	25
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2612	2860	f76e57f.exe	33
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2612	2860	f76e57f.exe	33
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2196	2860	f76e57f.exe	34
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2196	2860	f76e57f.exe	34

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"	f76e724.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76e57f.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1112

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1164

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1212
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2eb7eac75111adcb59e1d868e99c063cb952fe1e3be3daaf5345573ec891b664N.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2148
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2eb7eac75111adcb59e1d868e99c063cb952fe1e3be3daaf5345573ec891b664N.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2664
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76e57f.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76e57f.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:2860
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76e724.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76e724.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
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      System policy modification
      PID:2612
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f770158.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f770158.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2196

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1612

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