sality | 52f79515018dba7417e433c71b09a951015f69827f30b1ca0db3688a2a21d65b

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\DisableNotifications = "1"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe

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

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 2 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_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Au_.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	Au_.exe

Disables RegEdit via registry modification 2 IoCs

defense_evasion

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system\DisableRegistryTools = "1"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system\DisableRegistryTools = "1"	Au_.exe

Disables Task Manager via registry modification
defense_evasion

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3068	Au_.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3068	Au_.exe

Loads dropped DLL 32 IoCs

pid	Process
2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	Au_.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	Au_.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Au_.exe

UPX packed file 22 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2036-5-0x0000000001E20000-0x0000000002EAE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2036-4-0x0000000001E20000-0x0000000002EAE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2036-9-0x0000000001E20000-0x0000000002EAE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2036-3-0x0000000001E20000-0x0000000002EAE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2036-11-0x0000000001E20000-0x0000000002EAE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2036-7-0x0000000001E20000-0x0000000002EAE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2036-6-0x0000000001E20000-0x0000000002EAE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2036-8-0x0000000001E20000-0x0000000002EAE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2036-10-0x0000000001E20000-0x0000000002EAE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2036-50-0x0000000001E20000-0x0000000002EAE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3068-83-0x0000000004E30000-0x0000000005EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3068-90-0x0000000004E30000-0x0000000005EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3068-84-0x0000000004E30000-0x0000000005EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3068-85-0x0000000004E30000-0x0000000005EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3068-89-0x0000000004E30000-0x0000000005EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3068-91-0x0000000004E30000-0x0000000005EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3068-88-0x0000000004E30000-0x0000000005EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3068-86-0x0000000004E30000-0x0000000005EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3068-108-0x0000000004E30000-0x0000000005EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3068-87-0x0000000004E30000-0x0000000005EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3068-109-0x0000000004E30000-0x0000000005EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3068-282-0x0000000004E30000-0x0000000005EBE000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.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 2 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_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Au_.exe

NSIS installer 4 IoCs

installer

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000015e25-32.dat	nsis_installer_1
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000015e25-32.dat	nsis_installer_2
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000015f1b-53.dat	nsis_installer_1
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000015f1b-53.dat	nsis_installer_2

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 54 IoCs

pid	Process
2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe
3068	Au_.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 44 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	Au_.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2036 wrote to memory of 1120	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe	19
PID 2036 wrote to memory of 1180	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe	20
PID 2036 wrote to memory of 1208	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe	21
PID 2036 wrote to memory of 1696	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe	25
PID 2036 wrote to memory of 3068	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe	30
PID 2036 wrote to memory of 3068	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe	30
PID 2036 wrote to memory of 3068	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe	30
PID 2036 wrote to memory of 3068	2036	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe	30
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 1120	3068	Au_.exe	19
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 1180	3068	Au_.exe	20
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 1208	3068	Au_.exe	21
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 1696	3068	Au_.exe	25
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 2368	3068	Au_.exe	31

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

defense_evasion

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	Au_.exe

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

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

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1208
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_840fa6ee06fff8d84a2773e8ae922156.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Disables RegEdit via registry modification
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - 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:2036
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~nsu.tmp\Au_.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~nsu.tmp\Au_.exe" _?=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\
    3⤵
    - Modifies firewall policy service
    - UAC bypass
    - Windows security bypass
    - Disables RegEdit via registry modification
    - Deletes itself
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Windows security modification
    - Checks whether UAC is enabled
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    - System policy modification
    PID:3068

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1696

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{F9717507-6651-4EDB-BFF7-AE615179BCCF}
1⤵
PID:2368

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