sality | 077ed9b416ad383271e5e38b46cae99ddc6dca23d6cc51163c06fcc0bd31f988

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"	e57ad28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	e57ad28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	e57ad28.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"	e57ad28.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\FirewallOverride = "1"	e57ad28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e57ad28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e57ad28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e57ad28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e57ad28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e57ad28.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1104	e57ad28.exe
3380	e57aeaf.exe
2780	e57d1e6.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\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e57ad28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e57ad28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e57ad28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e57ad28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e57ad28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e57ad28.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	e57ad28.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"	e57ad28.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 11 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:	e57ad28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	e57ad28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	e57ad28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	e57ad28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	e57ad28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	e57ad28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	e57ad28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	e57ad28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	e57ad28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	e57ad28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	e57ad28.exe

UPX packed file 27 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1104-6-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-8-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-11-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-26-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-34-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-30-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-25-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-12-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-10-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-9-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-35-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-36-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-37-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-38-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-39-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-41-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-50-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-61-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-62-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-63-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-65-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-66-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-69-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-71-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-75-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-76-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1104-80-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000188A000-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	e57ad28.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe	e57ad28.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe	e57ad28.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\e57adb5	e57ad28.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	e57ad28.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	e57ad28.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e57aeaf.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e57d1e6.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1104	e57ad28.exe
1104	e57ad28.exe
1104	e57ad28.exe
1104	e57ad28.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1104	e57ad28.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 50 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 2992	1248	rundll32.exe	83
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 2992	1248	rundll32.exe	83
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 2992	1248	rundll32.exe	83
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 1104	2992	rundll32.exe	84
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 1104	2992	rundll32.exe	84
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 1104	2992	rundll32.exe	84
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 780	1104	e57ad28.exe	8
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 788	1104	e57ad28.exe	9
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 332	1104	e57ad28.exe	13
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 2684	1104	e57ad28.exe	44
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 2716	1104	e57ad28.exe	45
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 2844	1104	e57ad28.exe	49
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 3624	1104	e57ad28.exe	56
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 3760	1104	e57ad28.exe	57
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 3948	1104	e57ad28.exe	58
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 4036	1104	e57ad28.exe	59
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 996	1104	e57ad28.exe	60
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 772	1104	e57ad28.exe	61
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 4168	1104	e57ad28.exe	62
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 4624	1104	e57ad28.exe	64
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 1828	1104	e57ad28.exe	75
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 4828	1104	e57ad28.exe	81
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 1248	1104	e57ad28.exe	82
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 2992	1104	e57ad28.exe	83
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 2992	1104	e57ad28.exe	83
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 3380	2992	rundll32.exe	85
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 3380	2992	rundll32.exe	85
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 3380	2992	rundll32.exe	85
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 2780	2992	rundll32.exe	89
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 2780	2992	rundll32.exe	89
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 2780	2992	rundll32.exe	89
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 780	1104	e57ad28.exe	8
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 788	1104	e57ad28.exe	9
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 332	1104	e57ad28.exe	13
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 2684	1104	e57ad28.exe	44
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 2716	1104	e57ad28.exe	45
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 2844	1104	e57ad28.exe	49
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 3624	1104	e57ad28.exe	56
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 3760	1104	e57ad28.exe	57
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 3948	1104	e57ad28.exe	58
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 4036	1104	e57ad28.exe	59
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 996	1104	e57ad28.exe	60
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 772	1104	e57ad28.exe	61
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 4168	1104	e57ad28.exe	62
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 4624	1104	e57ad28.exe	64
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 1828	1104	e57ad28.exe	75
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 3380	1104	e57ad28.exe	85
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 3380	1104	e57ad28.exe	85
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 2780	1104	e57ad28.exe	89
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 2780	1104	e57ad28.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"	e57ad28.exe

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

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:788

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

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
1⤵
PID:2684

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:2716

C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
1⤵
PID:2844

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3624
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\077ed9b416ad383271e5e38b46cae99ddc6dca23d6cc51163c06fcc0bd31f988N.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1248
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\077ed9b416ad383271e5e38b46cae99ddc6dca23d6cc51163c06fcc0bd31f988N.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2992
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57ad28.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57ad28.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:1104
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57aeaf.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57aeaf.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3380
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57d1e6.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57d1e6.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2780

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
1⤵
PID:3760

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:3948

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
1⤵
PID:4036

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:996

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
1⤵
PID:772

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4168

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4624

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:1828

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXmtcan0h2tfbfy7k9kn8hbxb6dmzz1zh0.mca
1⤵
PID:4828

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