sality | d9d3ce0fbbee2339b50632a2074764ce282b376993de9b5a2ca15c1285933a8b

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f76225f.exef76422e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76422e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76422e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76422e.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

Processes:

f76225f.exef76422e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76422e.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76225f.exef76422e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76422e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76422e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76422e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76422e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76422e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76422e.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76225f.exef762694.exef76422e.exe

pid process

2168 f76225f.exe
2676 f762694.exe
2352 f76422e.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1664 rundll32.exe
1664 rundll32.exe
1664 rundll32.exe
1664 rundll32.exe
1664 rundll32.exe
1664 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2168	f76225f.exe
2676	f762694.exe
2352	f76422e.exe

pid	process
1664	rundll32.exe
1664	rundll32.exe
1664	rundll32.exe
1664	rundll32.exe
1664	rundll32.exe
1664	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2168-15-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-14-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-17-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-16-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-20-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-21-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-23-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-18-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-19-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-22-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-61-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-62-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-63-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-64-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-65-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-78-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-79-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-80-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-98-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-100-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-102-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-104-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2168-142-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2352-151-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2352-194-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76422e.exef76225f.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76422e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76422e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76422e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76422e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76422e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76225f.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76422e.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76422e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76225f.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f76225f.exef76422e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76422e.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 13 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

Processes:

f76225f.exef76422e.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76225f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76225f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76225f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76225f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76225f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76225f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f76225f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f76225f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76422e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76422e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76225f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f76225f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76225f.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76225f.exef76422e.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f7622ec	f76225f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76225f.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7675bc	f76422e.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76225f.exef76422e.exe

pid process

2168 f76225f.exe
2168 f76225f.exe
2352 f76422e.exe

pid	process
2168	f76225f.exe
2168	f76225f.exe
2352	f76422e.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f76225f.exef76422e.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2168	f76225f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2352	f76422e.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef76225f.exef76422e.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 1664	2480	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 1664	2480	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 1664	2480	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 1664	2480	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 1664	2480	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 1664	2480	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 1664	2480	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2168	1664	rundll32.exe	f76225f.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2168	1664	rundll32.exe	f76225f.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2168	1664	rundll32.exe	f76225f.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2168	1664	rundll32.exe	f76225f.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 1108	2168	f76225f.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 1168	2168	f76225f.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 1200	2168	f76225f.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 1824	2168	f76225f.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 2480	2168	f76225f.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 1664	2168	f76225f.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 1664	2168	f76225f.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2676	1664	rundll32.exe	f762694.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2676	1664	rundll32.exe	f762694.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2676	1664	rundll32.exe	f762694.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2676	1664	rundll32.exe	f762694.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2352	1664	rundll32.exe	f76422e.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2352	1664	rundll32.exe	f76422e.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2352	1664	rundll32.exe	f76422e.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2352	1664	rundll32.exe	f76422e.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 1108	2168	f76225f.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 1168	2168	f76225f.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 1200	2168	f76225f.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 2676	2168	f76225f.exe	f762694.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 2676	2168	f76225f.exe	f762694.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 2352	2168	f76225f.exe	f76422e.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 2352	2168	f76225f.exe	f76422e.exe
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1108	2352	f76422e.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1168	2352	f76422e.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1200	2352	f76422e.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76225f.exef76422e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76225f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76422e.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1108

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1168

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1200

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5a95e71afa7321983863504bd04a4f30_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2480

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5a95e71afa7321983863504bd04a4f30_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1664

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76225f.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76225f.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:2168

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762694.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762694.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2676

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76422e.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76422e.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:2352

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1824

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