sality | 80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9

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\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.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"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.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"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.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"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.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"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 14 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)	\??\H:	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe

UPX packed file 30 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/776-3-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-9-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-11-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-5-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-6-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-7-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-4-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-12-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-10-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-8-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-31-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-32-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-33-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-35-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-34-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-37-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-38-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-39-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-41-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-44-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-46-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-52-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-53-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-56-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-61-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-62-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-63-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-67-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-73-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/776-94-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\f76bce9	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 776 wrote to memory of 1072	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe	18
PID 776 wrote to memory of 1140	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe	19
PID 776 wrote to memory of 1168	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe	20
PID 776 wrote to memory of 1756	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe	23
PID 776 wrote to memory of 1072	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe	18
PID 776 wrote to memory of 1140	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe	19
PID 776 wrote to memory of 1168	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe	20
PID 776 wrote to memory of 1756	776	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe	23

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"	80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1072

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1140

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1168
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\80c3e3368d2563f3d602c29a294cb315908247dbf7eaecfca4452c4a44c441e9N.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - 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:776

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1756

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