sality | 70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6

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"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.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"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.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\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.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"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.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"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 12 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)	\??\O:	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe

UPX packed file 29 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2648-1-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-8-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-6-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-3-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-4-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-11-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-10-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-7-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-5-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-9-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-31-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-32-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-33-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-34-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-35-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-37-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-38-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-53-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-54-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-56-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-59-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-61-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-65-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-66-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-69-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-70-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-72-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-75-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2648-99-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\f76e9f2	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.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	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 1120	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe	19
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 1160	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe	20
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 1188	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe	21
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 1524	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe	23
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 1120	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe	19
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 1160	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe	20
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 1188	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe	21
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 1524	2648	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.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"	70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1120

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1160

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1188
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\70f70f72fc707ab7f88e05fda9e8f67e9691a934c2a1b06b5a15925b2429e0e6.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:2648

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1524

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