sality | 2d7b1bea091e5bb74ef6bf132ffb0719aeb75e98cfbe88815c02018aed9d4e08

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f763025.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f763025.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f763025.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7613a0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7613a0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7613a0.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"	f7613a0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763025.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\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7613a0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763025.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763025.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763025.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763025.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7613a0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7613a0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7613a0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7613a0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763025.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763025.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7613a0.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2436	f7613a0.exe
2508	f761536.exe
2588	f763025.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2076	rundll32.exe
2076	rundll32.exe
2076	rundll32.exe
2076	rundll32.exe
2076	rundll32.exe
2076	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 27 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2436-15-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-16-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-20-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-21-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-22-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-18-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-23-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-19-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-17-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-14-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-61-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-62-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-63-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-64-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-65-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-79-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-80-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-82-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-99-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-102-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-104-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-106-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-107-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-110-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-142-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2588-159-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2588-195-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-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\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763025.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7613a0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7613a0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7613a0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763025.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7613a0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7613a0.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7613a0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763025.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763025.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763025.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763025.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7613a0.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f763025.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"	f7613a0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763025.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

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7613a0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7613a0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7613a0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7613a0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7613a0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7613a0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7613a0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7613a0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7613a0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7613a0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7613a0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7613a0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f763025.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\f766680	f763025.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76140d	f7613a0.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7613a0.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2436	f7613a0.exe
2436	f7613a0.exe
2588	f763025.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7613a0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2588	f763025.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2076	2084	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2076	2084	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2076	2084	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2076	2084	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2076	2084	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2076	2084	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2076	2084	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2436	2076	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2436	2076	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2436	2076	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2436	2076	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 1076	2436	f7613a0.exe	18
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 1140	2436	f7613a0.exe	19
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 1196	2436	f7613a0.exe	21
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 1688	2436	f7613a0.exe	23
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2084	2436	f7613a0.exe	27
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2076	2436	f7613a0.exe	28
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2076	2436	f7613a0.exe	28
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2508	2076	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2508	2076	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2508	2076	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2508	2076	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2588	2076	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2588	2076	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2588	2076	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2588	2076	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 1076	2436	f7613a0.exe	18
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 1140	2436	f7613a0.exe	19
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 1196	2436	f7613a0.exe	21
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2508	2436	f7613a0.exe	30
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2508	2436	f7613a0.exe	30
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2588	2436	f7613a0.exe	31
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 2588	2436	f7613a0.exe	31
PID 2588 wrote to memory of 1076	2588	f763025.exe	18
PID 2588 wrote to memory of 1140	2588	f763025.exe	19
PID 2588 wrote to memory of 1196	2588	f763025.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"	f7613a0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763025.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1076

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1140

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1196
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dd710dd19162a4c1819766031b5f85d0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2084
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dd710dd19162a4c1819766031b5f85d0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2076
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7613a0.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7613a0.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:2436
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761536.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761536.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2508
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763025.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763025.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:2588

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1688

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