sality | fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254

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"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.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

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.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"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe

UPX packed file 3 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3084-2-0x00000000023C0000-0x000000000347A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3084-1-0x00000000023C0000-0x000000000347A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3084-91-0x00000000023C0000-0x000000000347A000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\Temp	AdobeARM.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\Backup	AdobeARM.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\e57cf85	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AdobeARM.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs

pid	Process
3084	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
3084	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
3084	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
3084	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
3084	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
3084	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
3084	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
3084	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
3084	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
3084	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4688	AdobeARM.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4688	3084	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe	83
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4688	3084	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe	83
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4688	3084	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe	83
PID 4688 wrote to memory of 808	4688	AdobeARM.exe	100
PID 4688 wrote to memory of 808	4688	AdobeARM.exe	100
PID 4688 wrote to memory of 808	4688	AdobeARM.exe	100

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"	fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fec47fec1a8cdf3d653d138b138486f4d752918fe3915a6a71c7c25ca520e254N.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Checks computer location settings
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:3084
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4688
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:808

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

4

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery