sality | 78f1fc785bc70bade499c6a7969128922fb05bbe1f66f16925b4e84c2035bc7f

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f768527.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f768527.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f768527.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f769fa9.exe

Sality
Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.
backdoor 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"	f768527.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769fa9.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\FirewallOverride = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f768527.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f768527.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f768527.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f768527.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f768527.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f768527.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1880	f768527.exe
2648	f7687c6.exe
2828	f769fa9.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2264	rundll32.exe
2264	rundll32.exe
2264	rundll32.exe
2264	rundll32.exe
2264	rundll32.exe
2264	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1880-12-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-15-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-14-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-17-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-16-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-22-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-21-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-20-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-18-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-19-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-58-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-59-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-60-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-62-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-61-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-64-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-78-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-80-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-82-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-84-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-104-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-105-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1880-146-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-150-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000001ACA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-198-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000001ACA000-memory.dmp	upx

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\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f768527.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f768527.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f768527.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f768527.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f768527.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f768527.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f768527.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f769fa9.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"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f768527.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 15 IoCs

Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f768527.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f768527.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f768527.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f768527.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f768527.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f768527.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f768527.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f768527.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f768527.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f768527.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f768527.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f769fa9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f768527.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f768527.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f768527.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\f76d78a	f769fa9.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7685c3	f768527.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f768527.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1880	f768527.exe
1880	f768527.exe
2828	f769fa9.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1880	f768527.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f769fa9.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2184 wrote to memory of 2264	2184	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2184 wrote to memory of 2264	2184	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2184 wrote to memory of 2264	2184	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2184 wrote to memory of 2264	2184	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2184 wrote to memory of 2264	2184	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2184 wrote to memory of 2264	2184	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2184 wrote to memory of 2264	2184	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 1880	2264	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 1880	2264	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 1880	2264	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 1880	2264	rundll32.exe	29
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 1224	1880	f768527.exe	19
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 1316	1880	f768527.exe	20
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 1364	1880	f768527.exe	21
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 792	1880	f768527.exe	23
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 2184	1880	f768527.exe	27
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 2264	1880	f768527.exe	28
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 2264	1880	f768527.exe	28
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2648	2264	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2648	2264	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2648	2264	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2648	2264	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2828	2264	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2828	2264	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2828	2264	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2828	2264	rundll32.exe	31
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 1224	1880	f768527.exe	19
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 1316	1880	f768527.exe	20
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 1364	1880	f768527.exe	21
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 2648	1880	f768527.exe	30
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 2648	1880	f768527.exe	30
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 2828	1880	f768527.exe	31
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 2828	1880	f768527.exe	31
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1224	2828	f769fa9.exe	19
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1316	2828	f769fa9.exe	20
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1364	2828	f769fa9.exe	21

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f768527.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769fa9.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1224

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1316

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1364
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2455deec4f1afa74481d173e50c24710_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2184
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2455deec4f1afa74481d173e50c24710_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2264
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f768527.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f768527.exe
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      UAC bypass
      Windows security bypass
      Executes dropped EXE
      Windows security modification
      Checks whether UAC is enabled
      Enumerates connected drives
      Drops file in Windows directory
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      System policy modification
      PID:1880
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7687c6.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7687c6.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2648
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769fa9.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769fa9.exe
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      UAC bypass
      Windows security bypass
      Executes dropped EXE
      Windows security modification
      Checks whether UAC is enabled
      Enumerates connected drives
      Drops file in Windows directory
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      System policy modification
      PID:2828

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:792

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 Tools

Modify Registry