sality | 01b461364972d5d7016a6b5c956aa00469b3598f9dd0ef833e68901812eacbaf

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f761d50.exef7638eb.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7638eb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7638eb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7638eb.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

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761d50.exef7638eb.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7638eb.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761d50.exef7638eb.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7638eb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7638eb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7638eb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7638eb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7638eb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7638eb.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761d50.exef761f05.exef7638eb.exe

pid process

2404 f761d50.exe
2592 f761f05.exe
2976 f7638eb.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2248 rundll32.exe
2248 rundll32.exe
2248 rundll32.exe
2248 rundll32.exe
2248 rundll32.exe
2248 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2404	f761d50.exe
2592	f761f05.exe
2976	f7638eb.exe

pid	process
2248	rundll32.exe
2248	rundll32.exe
2248	rundll32.exe
2248	rundll32.exe
2248	rundll32.exe
2248	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 27 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2404-12-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-14-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-16-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-18-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-20-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-22-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-21-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-19-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-17-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-15-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-58-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-59-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-60-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-61-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-62-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-64-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-65-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-79-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-82-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-83-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-102-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-103-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-105-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-120-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-146-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2976-162-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2976-201-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7638eb.exef761d50.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7638eb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7638eb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7638eb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7638eb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7638eb.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7638eb.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7638eb.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7638eb.exef761d50.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7638eb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761d50.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

Processes:

f761d50.exef7638eb.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7638eb.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f761d50.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761d50.exef7638eb.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f761d8f	f761d50.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f761d50.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f766e2e	f7638eb.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761d50.exef7638eb.exe

pid process

2404 f761d50.exe
2404 f761d50.exe
2976 f7638eb.exe

pid	process
2404	f761d50.exe
2404	f761d50.exe
2976	f7638eb.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f761d50.exef7638eb.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	f7638eb.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef761d50.exef7638eb.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2248	2220	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2248	2220	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2248	2220	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2248	2220	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2248	2220	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2248	2220	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2248	2220	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2404	2248	rundll32.exe	f761d50.exe
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2404	2248	rundll32.exe	f761d50.exe
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2404	2248	rundll32.exe	f761d50.exe
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2404	2248	rundll32.exe	f761d50.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 1112	2404	f761d50.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 1172	2404	f761d50.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 1204	2404	f761d50.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 1708	2404	f761d50.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2220	2404	f761d50.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2248	2404	f761d50.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2248	2404	f761d50.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2592	2248	rundll32.exe	f761f05.exe
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2592	2248	rundll32.exe	f761f05.exe
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2592	2248	rundll32.exe	f761f05.exe
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2592	2248	rundll32.exe	f761f05.exe
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2976	2248	rundll32.exe	f7638eb.exe
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2976	2248	rundll32.exe	f7638eb.exe
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2976	2248	rundll32.exe	f7638eb.exe
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 2976	2248	rundll32.exe	f7638eb.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 1112	2404	f761d50.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 1172	2404	f761d50.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 1204	2404	f761d50.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2592	2404	f761d50.exe	f761f05.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2592	2404	f761d50.exe	f761f05.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2976	2404	f761d50.exe	f7638eb.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2976	2404	f761d50.exe	f7638eb.exe
PID 2976 wrote to memory of 1112	2976	f7638eb.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2976 wrote to memory of 1172	2976	f7638eb.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2976 wrote to memory of 1204	2976	f7638eb.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761d50.exef7638eb.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7638eb.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1112

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1172

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1204

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4089861fadad9f3884fad19a89522a20_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2220

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4089861fadad9f3884fad19a89522a20_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2248

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761d50.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761d50.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:2404

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761f05.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761f05.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2592

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7638eb.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7638eb.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:2976

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1708

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