sality | d44a8529ea91e952f7ec694412d5880b5e42d8325a9623757b54314dae2f2515

Analysis

max time kernel
143s
max time network
148s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250129-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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07-02-2025 08:55

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Size

401KB
MD5

b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a
SHA1

4ae09875d419f8a60b6c42a9172223237f245d1b
SHA256

d44a8529ea91e952f7ec694412d5880b5e42d8325a9623757b54314dae2f2515
SHA512

f1df4fc8e5c1d02fb77ca67c3e40b2eb1f0d40215545c68e5dd7e1fbadd97b05ff930789d7a7b2d0f0ce1de3ba9b397e926bff3828770ab1d02f74d6cac177d8
SSDEEP

3072:ach1NSmO+b86PcvgKOEtIXRjdqVukdRoUrPkjs:NnNbO+bfPcvgKVstyuIjD

Score

10^/10

sality backdoor defense_evasion discovery persistence privilege_escalation trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

sality

http://89.119.67.154/testo5/

http://kukutrustnet777.info/home.gif

http://kukutrustnet888.info/home.gif

http://kukutrustnet987.info/home.gif

Signatures

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

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_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"	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe

Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

pid	Process
4528	netsh.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe

UPX packed file 5 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4296-3-0x0000000002470000-0x00000000034A0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4296-8-0x0000000002470000-0x00000000034A0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4296-10-0x0000000002470000-0x00000000034A0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4296-15-0x0000000002470000-0x00000000034A0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4296-16-0x0000000002470000-0x00000000034A0000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe

Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

persistence privilege_escalation

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe

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_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 788	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	8
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 796	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	9
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 336	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	13
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 2908	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	50
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 3052	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	52
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 3144	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	53
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 3408	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	55
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 3556	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	57
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 3768	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	58
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 3860	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	59
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 3924	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	60
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4008	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	61
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4220	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	62
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4716	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	75
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 1752	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	76
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 3596	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	81
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4664	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	82
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4528	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	84
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4528	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	84
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4528	4296	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe	84

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:788

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:796

C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
"dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:336

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
1⤵
PID:2908

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:3052

C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
1⤵
PID:3144

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3408
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b53fa639887fd4a5f5e38b652af9046a.exe"
  2⤵
  - UAC bypass
  - 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:4296
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
    netsh firewall set opmode disable
    3⤵
    - Modifies Windows Firewall
    - Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4528

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
1⤵
PID:3556

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:3768

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
1⤵
PID:3860

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:3924

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
1⤵
PID:4008

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4220

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:4716

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:1752

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX3bn25b6f886wmg6twh46972vprk9tnbf.mca
1⤵
PID:3596

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXmtcan0h2tfbfy7k9kn8hbxb6dmzz1zh0.mca
1⤵
PID:4664

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

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

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

memory/4296-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

Filesize
396KB

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memory/4296-3-0x0000000002470000-0x00000000034A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.2MB

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memory/4296-8-0x0000000002470000-0x00000000034A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.2MB

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memory/4296-11-0x0000000002330000-0x0000000002332000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/4296-12-0x0000000002330000-0x0000000002332000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/4296-10-0x0000000002470000-0x00000000034A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.2MB

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memory/4296-7-0x0000000002340000-0x0000000002341000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4296-6-0x0000000002330000-0x0000000002332000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/4296-15-0x0000000002470000-0x00000000034A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.2MB

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memory/4296-16-0x0000000002470000-0x00000000034A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.2MB

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memory/4296-29-0x0000000002330000-0x0000000002332000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/4296-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000463000-memory.dmp

Filesize
396KB

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