sality | 2b0318b4bfadf0d1a494368a27e7a93bc6ec522a82a204622f9dae4583d3abb1

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"	e5770ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	e5770ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	e5770ea.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"	e5770ea.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\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e5770ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e5770ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e5770ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e5770ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e5770ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e5770ea.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2224	e5770ea.exe
2980	e57733c.exe
680	e578c61.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"	e5770ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e5770ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e5770ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e5770ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e5770ea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e5770ea.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	e5770ea.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"	e5770ea.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 13 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)	\??\E:	e5770ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	e5770ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	e5770ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	e5770ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	e5770ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	e5770ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	e5770ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	e5770ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	e5770ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	e5770ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	e5770ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	e5770ea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	e5770ea.exe

UPX packed file 30 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2224-6-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-9-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-11-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-10-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-18-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-12-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-20-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-28-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-19-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-8-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-36-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-37-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-38-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-39-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-40-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-42-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-43-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-52-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-54-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-55-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-65-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-67-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-70-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-73-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-74-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-75-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-77-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-84-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-86-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2224-90-0x0000000000780000-0x000000000183A000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe	e5770ea.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe	e5770ea.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe	e5770ea.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe	e5770ea.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\e577177	e5770ea.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	e5770ea.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	e578c61.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e5770ea.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e57733c.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2224	e5770ea.exe
2224	e5770ea.exe
2224	e5770ea.exe
2224	e5770ea.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	e5770ea.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 49 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4376 wrote to memory of 772	4376	rundll32.exe	82
PID 4376 wrote to memory of 772	4376	rundll32.exe	82
PID 4376 wrote to memory of 772	4376	rundll32.exe	82
PID 772 wrote to memory of 2224	772	rundll32.exe	83
PID 772 wrote to memory of 2224	772	rundll32.exe	83
PID 772 wrote to memory of 2224	772	rundll32.exe	83
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 788	2224	e5770ea.exe	8
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 792	2224	e5770ea.exe	9
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 376	2224	e5770ea.exe	13
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2652	2224	e5770ea.exe	44
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2664	2224	e5770ea.exe	45
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2852	2224	e5770ea.exe	51
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 3392	2224	e5770ea.exe	56
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 3604	2224	e5770ea.exe	57
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 3788	2224	e5770ea.exe	58
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 3884	2224	e5770ea.exe	59
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 3952	2224	e5770ea.exe	60
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 4028	2224	e5770ea.exe	61
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 4132	2224	e5770ea.exe	62
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 1584	2224	e5770ea.exe	75
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 1088	2224	e5770ea.exe	76
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 4376	2224	e5770ea.exe	81
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 772	2224	e5770ea.exe	82
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 772	2224	e5770ea.exe	82
PID 772 wrote to memory of 2980	772	rundll32.exe	84
PID 772 wrote to memory of 2980	772	rundll32.exe	84
PID 772 wrote to memory of 2980	772	rundll32.exe	84
PID 772 wrote to memory of 680	772	rundll32.exe	85
PID 772 wrote to memory of 680	772	rundll32.exe	85
PID 772 wrote to memory of 680	772	rundll32.exe	85
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 788	2224	e5770ea.exe	8
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 792	2224	e5770ea.exe	9
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 376	2224	e5770ea.exe	13
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2652	2224	e5770ea.exe	44
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2664	2224	e5770ea.exe	45
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2852	2224	e5770ea.exe	51
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 3392	2224	e5770ea.exe	56
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 3604	2224	e5770ea.exe	57
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 3788	2224	e5770ea.exe	58
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 3884	2224	e5770ea.exe	59
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 3952	2224	e5770ea.exe	60
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 4028	2224	e5770ea.exe	61
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 4132	2224	e5770ea.exe	62
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 1584	2224	e5770ea.exe	75
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 1088	2224	e5770ea.exe	76
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2980	2224	e5770ea.exe	84
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2980	2224	e5770ea.exe	84
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 680	2224	e5770ea.exe	85
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 680	2224	e5770ea.exe	85

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"	e5770ea.exe

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

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:792

C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
"dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:376

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
1⤵
PID:2652

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:2664

C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
1⤵
PID:2852

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3392
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2b0318b4bfadf0d1a494368a27e7a93bc6ec522a82a204622f9dae4583d3abb1N.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4376
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2b0318b4bfadf0d1a494368a27e7a93bc6ec522a82a204622f9dae4583d3abb1N.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:772
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e5770ea.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e5770ea.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:2224
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57733c.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e57733c.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2980
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e578c61.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e578c61.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:680

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
1⤵
PID:3604

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:3788

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
1⤵
PID:3884

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:3952

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
1⤵
PID:4028

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4132

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:1584

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:1088

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