sality | 66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6

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"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.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

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
32	4060	Process not Found

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe

Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
discovery

Query Registry
T1012

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"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe

UPX packed file 2 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3084-1-0x0000000002490000-0x000000000351E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3084-3-0x0000000002490000-0x000000000351E000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\XiangCaoWifi\XiangCaoWifi.ini	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\XiangCaoWifi\XiangCaoWifi.ini	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.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	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
232	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs

pid	Process
3084	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
3084	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
3084	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
3084	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
3084	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
3084	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
3084	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
3084	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
3084	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
3084	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
3084	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
3084	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
3084	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
3084	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
3084	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
3084	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\66576bab302d2b59303769a5944dfc71c2a75d0a6ba2e448c87fb4413500ced6.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- System policy modification
PID:3084

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIxIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDQ5MjgiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxNzQzMjM4OTAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI0NzYwMTA4NzExIi8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:232

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

4

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery