sality | 21b64d2caa7771851acf099405f5b32b65e41c8c4c18367633d7f4c20686f531

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_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.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"	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.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"	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe

XtremeRAT
The XtremeRAT was developed by xtremecoder and has been available since at least 2010, and written in Delphi.
persistence spyware rat xtremerat
Xtremerat family
xtremerat

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\UacDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.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_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2572 set thread context of 2476	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	31

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2572-22-0x0000000002880000-0x000000000390E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2572-23-0x0000000002880000-0x000000000390E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2572-21-0x0000000002880000-0x000000000390E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2572-7-0x0000000002880000-0x000000000390E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2572-2-0x0000000002880000-0x000000000390E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2572-32-0x0000000002880000-0x000000000390E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2572-33-0x0000000002880000-0x000000000390E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2572-43-0x0000000002880000-0x000000000390E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2572-31-0x0000000002880000-0x000000000390E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2572-6-0x0000000002880000-0x000000000390E000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.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	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 1264	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	19
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 1348	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	20
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 1408	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	21
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 1708	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	23
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2476	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	31
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2476	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	31
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2476	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	31
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2476	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	31
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2476	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	31
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2476	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	31
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2476	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	31
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2476	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	31
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2476	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	31
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2476	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	31
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2476	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	31
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2476	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	31
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2476	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	31
PID 2572 wrote to memory of 2476	2572	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	31
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2844	2476	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	32
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2844	2476	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	32
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2844	2476	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	32
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2844	2476	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	32
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2844	2476	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	32
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2748	2476	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	33
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2748	2476	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	33
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2748	2476	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	33
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2748	2476	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	33
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2748	2476	JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe	33

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_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1264

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1348

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1408
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Windows security modification
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:2572
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6ac2439fd9e76ff67567d5f7de42dda7.exe"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2476
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
      svchost.exe
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2844
  - - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
      4⤵
      PID:2748

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1708

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