sality | 67cb5793f7f5625e4bcc9378ba35e350a33e527267153ab932e1155d3dd403aa

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Sality
Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.
backdoor 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"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.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\FirewallOverride = "1"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

UPX packed file 8 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2300-1-0x0000000000650000-0x00000000016DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2300-7-0x0000000000650000-0x00000000016DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2300-6-0x0000000000650000-0x00000000016DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2300-5-0x0000000000650000-0x00000000016DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2300-15-0x0000000000650000-0x00000000016DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2300-3-0x0000000000650000-0x00000000016DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2300-8-0x0000000000650000-0x00000000016DE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2300-4-0x0000000000650000-0x00000000016DE000-memory.dmp	upx

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\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.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"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2300	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

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"	7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7f2dc0b1455ef1db7aff49860b0d81c0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- System policy modification
PID:2300

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

3

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery