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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"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.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"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.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"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.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\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.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"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe

UPX packed file 14 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1972-4-0x0000000001C90000-0x0000000002D1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1972-7-0x0000000001C90000-0x0000000002D1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1972-5-0x0000000001C90000-0x0000000002D1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1972-9-0x0000000001C90000-0x0000000002D1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1972-11-0x0000000001C90000-0x0000000002D1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1972-10-0x0000000001C90000-0x0000000002D1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1972-3-0x0000000001C90000-0x0000000002D1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1972-8-0x0000000001C90000-0x0000000002D1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1972-6-0x0000000001C90000-0x0000000002D1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1972-35-0x0000000001C90000-0x0000000002D1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1972-34-0x0000000001C90000-0x0000000002D1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1972-39-0x0000000001C90000-0x0000000002D1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1972-40-0x0000000001C90000-0x0000000002D1E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1972-41-0x0000000001C90000-0x0000000002D1E000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.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	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

pid	Process
1884	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1884	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe	30
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1884	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe	30
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1884	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe	30
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1884	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe	30
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1116	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe	19
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1180	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe	20
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1212	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe	21
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1500	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe	23
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1884	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe	30
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1884	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe	30
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 2228	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe	31
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 2712	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe	32
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 2712	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe	32
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 2712	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe	32
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 2712	1972	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe	32

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"	JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1116

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1180

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1212
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_0257b705af4df6856e8b9c36e8117720.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:1972
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe /create /tn "JavaUpdateAdmin" /tr C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jusched.exe /sc daily
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1884
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "JavaUpdateAdmin"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2712

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1500

C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
\??\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe "1605492906-110174581-1538989834630409091538511656152641505-456252145815715391"
1⤵
PID:2228

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
taskeng.exe {2EE3BF26-AE48-4415-9E31-4DF872F34359} S-1-5-21-2872745919-2748461613-2989606286-1000:CCJBVTGQ\Admin:Interactive:[1]
1⤵
PID:2704

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

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

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery