sality | c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388

General

Target

c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Size

2.5MB
MD5

a32c632b9b4666229124fbc65bea5550
SHA1

674438ecd68eaf3bef6d18d2a70a54d133755ea6
SHA256

c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388
SHA512

d2d621d6ddd1e2ef2c67139443054035831b1cd05467bb1fd754195c82c7c6b56f36ea5fc196f1a8b075bb55d98369d60afcecd5b1205ea2039239b0adb8afc7
SSDEEP

49152:j0HBBVz/Qf8vOSDt4koZaR2gYgWg465t0SbelgTg4wm850JPqGiY1tIM8:j0HvRo+OSOZUJcI5tHbelgTg425VYZ8

Score

10^/10

sality backdoor evasion trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

sality

C2

http://89.119.67.154/testo5/

http://kukutrustnet777.info/home.gif

http://kukutrustnet888.info/home.gif

http://kukutrustnet987.info/home.gif

Signatures

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

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"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe

Sality
Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.
backdoor sality
Sality family
sality

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe

Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Query Registry

T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe

Identifies Wine through registry keys 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

evasion

Query Registry

T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000\Software\Wine	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe

UPX packed file 11 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2104-0-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2104-6-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2104-3-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2104-9-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2104-4-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2104-22-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2104-21-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2104-8-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2104-7-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2104-5-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2104-39-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\f78256b	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 1212	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe	18
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 1300	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe	19
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 1364	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe	20
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 1124	2104	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe	22

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1212

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1300

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1364
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c556f4e29fbc88f75c6447b5a813cc709821a3a40187196d9d9d3b69bb46f388N.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
  - Identifies Wine through registry keys
  - Windows security modification
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:2104

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1124

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

1

T1543

Windows Service

1

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1

T1548.002

Create or Modify System Process

1

T1543

Windows Service

1

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

1

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

4

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

1

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2

T1497

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2

T1012

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2

T1497

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/1212-10-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000002E2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2104-9-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2104-17-0x0000000000290000-0x0000000000292000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2104-24-0x0000000000290000-0x0000000000292000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2104-22-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2104-23-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2104-6-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2104-3-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2104-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.7MB

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memory/2104-39-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2104-0-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2104-18-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2104-21-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2104-8-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2104-7-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2104-5-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2104-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.7MB

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memory/2104-28-0x0000000000290000-0x0000000000292000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2104-4-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000033AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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