sality | 73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042

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"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.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"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.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"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.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\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.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"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe

UPX packed file 11 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3040-3-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-1-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-9-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-6-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-10-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-7-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-8-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-4-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-5-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-11-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-36-0x0000000001F20000-0x0000000002FDA000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\f7725d8	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.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 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	AcroRd32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe

Modifies registry class 7 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000_CLASSES\_auto_file\shell\Read\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Adobe\\Reader 9.0\\Reader\\AcroRd32.exe\" \"%1\""	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000_Classes\Local Settings	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000_CLASSES\_auto_file	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000_CLASSES\_auto_file\	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000_CLASSES\_auto_file\shell\Read	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000_CLASSES\_auto_file\shell	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000_CLASSES\_auto_file\shell\Read\command	rundll32.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2612	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2612	AcroRd32.exe
2612	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 1104	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe	19
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 1176	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe	20
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 1200	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe	21
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 1632	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe	25
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2648	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe	30
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2648	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe	30
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2648	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe	30
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2648	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe	30
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2648	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe	30
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2648	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe	30
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2648	3040	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe	30
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2612	2648	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2612	2648	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2612	2648	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2612	2648	rundll32.exe	31

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"	73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe

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

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1176

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1200
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73f5edef4c59993560b158bd772332ec0bf2eaca36b4b9075abd251de5ba8042.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 WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:3040
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry class
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2648
  - - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2612

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1632

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

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery