sality | 472e7eceb636ce92e20ecde97caaffa0e9557e37a53908be114c788e8dbef401

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"	e5758de.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	e5758de.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	e5758de.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"	e5758de.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\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e5758de.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e5758de.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e5758de.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e5758de.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e5758de.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e5758de.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
692	e5758de.exe
392	e575a26.exe
2432	e577455.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\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	e5758de.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	e5758de.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	e5758de.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	e5758de.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	e5758de.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	e5758de.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	e5758de.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"	e5758de.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)	\??\H:	e5758de.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	e5758de.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	e5758de.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	e5758de.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	e5758de.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	e5758de.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	e5758de.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	e5758de.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	e5758de.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	e5758de.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	e5758de.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	e5758de.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	e5758de.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	e5758de.exe

UPX packed file 31 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/692-10-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-11-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-12-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-20-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-19-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-18-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-8-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-9-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-13-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-30-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-36-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-37-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-38-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-40-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-39-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-42-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-43-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-51-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-56-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-57-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-67-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-68-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-72-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-73-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-76-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-77-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-79-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-81-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-83-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-90-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/692-95-0x0000000000760000-0x000000000181A000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe	e5758de.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe	e5758de.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe	e5758de.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe	e5758de.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	e5758de.exe
File created	C:\Windows\e57593c	e5758de.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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	e5758de.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e575a26.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e577455.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
692	e5758de.exe
692	e5758de.exe
692	e5758de.exe
692	e5758de.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	692	e5758de.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 50 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4844 wrote to memory of 2752	4844	rundll32.exe	83
PID 4844 wrote to memory of 2752	4844	rundll32.exe	83
PID 4844 wrote to memory of 2752	4844	rundll32.exe	83
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 692	2752	rundll32.exe	84
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 692	2752	rundll32.exe	84
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 692	2752	rundll32.exe	84
PID 692 wrote to memory of 764	692	e5758de.exe	8
PID 692 wrote to memory of 772	692	e5758de.exe	9
PID 692 wrote to memory of 316	692	e5758de.exe	13
PID 692 wrote to memory of 2504	692	e5758de.exe	42
PID 692 wrote to memory of 2524	692	e5758de.exe	43
PID 692 wrote to memory of 2632	692	e5758de.exe	45
PID 692 wrote to memory of 3388	692	e5758de.exe	56
PID 692 wrote to memory of 3508	692	e5758de.exe	57
PID 692 wrote to memory of 3708	692	e5758de.exe	58
PID 692 wrote to memory of 3804	692	e5758de.exe	59
PID 692 wrote to memory of 3864	692	e5758de.exe	60
PID 692 wrote to memory of 3952	692	e5758de.exe	61
PID 692 wrote to memory of 3552	692	e5758de.exe	62
PID 692 wrote to memory of 1772	692	e5758de.exe	74
PID 692 wrote to memory of 2940	692	e5758de.exe	76
PID 692 wrote to memory of 1888	692	e5758de.exe	81
PID 692 wrote to memory of 4844	692	e5758de.exe	82
PID 692 wrote to memory of 2752	692	e5758de.exe	83
PID 692 wrote to memory of 2752	692	e5758de.exe	83
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 392	2752	rundll32.exe	85
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 392	2752	rundll32.exe	85
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 392	2752	rundll32.exe	85
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2432	2752	rundll32.exe	87
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2432	2752	rundll32.exe	87
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2432	2752	rundll32.exe	87
PID 692 wrote to memory of 764	692	e5758de.exe	8
PID 692 wrote to memory of 772	692	e5758de.exe	9
PID 692 wrote to memory of 316	692	e5758de.exe	13
PID 692 wrote to memory of 2504	692	e5758de.exe	42
PID 692 wrote to memory of 2524	692	e5758de.exe	43
PID 692 wrote to memory of 2632	692	e5758de.exe	45
PID 692 wrote to memory of 3388	692	e5758de.exe	56
PID 692 wrote to memory of 3508	692	e5758de.exe	57
PID 692 wrote to memory of 3708	692	e5758de.exe	58
PID 692 wrote to memory of 3804	692	e5758de.exe	59
PID 692 wrote to memory of 3864	692	e5758de.exe	60
PID 692 wrote to memory of 3952	692	e5758de.exe	61
PID 692 wrote to memory of 3552	692	e5758de.exe	62
PID 692 wrote to memory of 1772	692	e5758de.exe	74
PID 692 wrote to memory of 2940	692	e5758de.exe	76
PID 692 wrote to memory of 392	692	e5758de.exe	85
PID 692 wrote to memory of 392	692	e5758de.exe	85
PID 692 wrote to memory of 2432	692	e5758de.exe	87
PID 692 wrote to memory of 2432	692	e5758de.exe	87

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"	e5758de.exe

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:764

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:772

C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
"dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:316

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
1⤵
PID:2504

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:2524

C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
1⤵
PID:2632

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3388
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\472e7eceb636ce92e20ecde97caaffa0e9557e37a53908be114c788e8dbef401N.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4844
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\472e7eceb636ce92e20ecde97caaffa0e9557e37a53908be114c788e8dbef401N.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2752
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e5758de.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e5758de.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 Program Files directory
      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:692
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e575a26.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e575a26.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:392
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e577455.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e577455.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2432

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
1⤵
PID:3508

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:3708

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
1⤵
PID:3804

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:3864

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
1⤵
PID:3952

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:3552

C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe" -ServerName:InputApp.AppX9jnwykgrccxc8by3hsrsh07r423xzvav.mca
1⤵
PID:1772

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:2940

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXmtcan0h2tfbfy7k9kn8hbxb6dmzz1zh0.mca
1⤵
PID:1888

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