sality | 8f8dd9636903dc81d44bce9a760b0e8eda730af537f1d0026f986dbd64c00fde

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"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe

Sality
Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.
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Sality family
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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"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.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\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.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\UacDisableNotify = "1"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.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"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe

UPX packed file 11 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3016-3-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F4A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3016-7-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F4A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3016-4-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F4A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3016-5-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F4A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3016-11-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F4A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3016-10-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F4A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3016-9-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F4A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3016-8-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F4A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3016-6-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F4A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3016-12-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F4A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3016-32-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000002F4A000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\f77e7c0	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.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 6 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	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	regsvr32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	regsvr32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	regsvr32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	regsvr32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	regsvr32.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 39 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 1104	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	18
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 1168	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	19
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 1204	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	20
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 1628	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	22
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 3036	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	29
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 3036	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	29
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 3036	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	29
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 3036	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	29
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 3036	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	29
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 3036	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	29
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 3036	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	29
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2756	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	30
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2756	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	30
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2756	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	30
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2756	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	30
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2756	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	30
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2756	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	30
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2756	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	30
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2868	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	31
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2868	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	31
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2868	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	31
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2868	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	31
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2868	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	31
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2868	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	31
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2868	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	31
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2896	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	32
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2896	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	32
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2896	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	32
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2896	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	32
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2896	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	32
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2896	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	32
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2896	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	32
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2788	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	33
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2788	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	33
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2788	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	33
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2788	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	33
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2788	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	33
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2788	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	33
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2788	3016	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe	33

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"	2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1104

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1168

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1204
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-27_c29e35b66491acb632931aedb454395c_icedid.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - 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 AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:3016
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" 981xCViFi.ax /u /s
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3036
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" 9614CViFi.ax /u /s
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2756
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" 9614CauFi.ax /u /s
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2868
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" 210xCViFi.ax /u /s
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2896
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" 210xCauFi.ax /u /s
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2788

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1628

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