sality | 48d036ec1612ff7043329a7a2dec4dd1b001bd550d3ba784e407c313b1befefb

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\DisableNotifications = "1"	f789a4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f789a4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f789a4c.exe

Sality
Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.
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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"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f789a4c.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\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f789a4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f789a4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f789a4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f789a4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f789a4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f789a4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f787d2b.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
788	f787d2b.exe
2756	f787ec1.exe
1792	f789a4c.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
844	rundll32.exe
844	rundll32.exe
844	rundll32.exe
844	rundll32.exe
844	rundll32.exe
844	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\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f789a4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f789a4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f789a4c.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f787d2b.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f789a4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f789a4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f789a4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f789a4c.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"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f789a4c.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)	\??\J:	f787d2b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f787d2b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f787d2b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f787d2b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f787d2b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f789a4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f787d2b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f787d2b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f787d2b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f787d2b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f787d2b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f789a4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f787d2b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f787d2b.exe

UPX packed file 22 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/788-13-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-19-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-20-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-15-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-18-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-16-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-17-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-23-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-22-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-21-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-64-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-65-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-66-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-69-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-68-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-87-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-88-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-89-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-90-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/788-156-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1792-166-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000001A7A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1792-213-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000001A7A000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\f787d99	f787d2b.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f787d2b.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f78ce18	f789a4c.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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	f787d2b.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f789a4c.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
788	f787d2b.exe
788	f787d2b.exe
1792	f789a4c.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 42 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	788	f787d2b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1792	f789a4c.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 38 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 844	2532	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 844	2532	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 844	2532	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 844	2532	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 844	2532	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 844	2532	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2532 wrote to memory of 844	2532	rundll32.exe	29
PID 844 wrote to memory of 788	844	rundll32.exe	30
PID 844 wrote to memory of 788	844	rundll32.exe	30
PID 844 wrote to memory of 788	844	rundll32.exe	30
PID 844 wrote to memory of 788	844	rundll32.exe	30
PID 788 wrote to memory of 1296	788	f787d2b.exe	18
PID 788 wrote to memory of 1360	788	f787d2b.exe	19
PID 788 wrote to memory of 1396	788	f787d2b.exe	20
PID 788 wrote to memory of 1608	788	f787d2b.exe	22
PID 788 wrote to memory of 2532	788	f787d2b.exe	28
PID 788 wrote to memory of 844	788	f787d2b.exe	29
PID 788 wrote to memory of 844	788	f787d2b.exe	29
PID 844 wrote to memory of 2756	844	rundll32.exe	31
PID 844 wrote to memory of 2756	844	rundll32.exe	31
PID 844 wrote to memory of 2756	844	rundll32.exe	31
PID 844 wrote to memory of 2756	844	rundll32.exe	31
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1792	844	rundll32.exe	32
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1792	844	rundll32.exe	32
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1792	844	rundll32.exe	32
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1792	844	rundll32.exe	32
PID 788 wrote to memory of 1296	788	f787d2b.exe	18
PID 788 wrote to memory of 1360	788	f787d2b.exe	19
PID 788 wrote to memory of 1396	788	f787d2b.exe	20
PID 788 wrote to memory of 1608	788	f787d2b.exe	22
PID 788 wrote to memory of 2756	788	f787d2b.exe	31
PID 788 wrote to memory of 2756	788	f787d2b.exe	31
PID 788 wrote to memory of 1792	788	f787d2b.exe	32
PID 788 wrote to memory of 1792	788	f787d2b.exe	32
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 1296	1792	f789a4c.exe	18
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 1360	1792	f789a4c.exe	19
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 1396	1792	f789a4c.exe	20
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 1608	1792	f789a4c.exe	22

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"	f787d2b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f789a4c.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1296

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1360

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1396
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\48d036ec1612ff7043329a7a2dec4dd1b001bd550d3ba784e407c313b1befefbN.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2532
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\48d036ec1612ff7043329a7a2dec4dd1b001bd550d3ba784e407c313b1befefbN.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:844
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f787d2b.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f787d2b.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:788
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f787ec1.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f787ec1.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2756
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f789a4c.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f789a4c.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:1792

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1608

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