sality | 8d955657e3a5055442d25f8f506b51c3b972f32f8731b29ba828382bcd55beb9

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f760f9a.exef76114f.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f760f9a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f760f9a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76114f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76114f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76114f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f760f9a.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:

f760f9a.exef76114f.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760f9a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76114f.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760f9a.exef76114f.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760f9a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760f9a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760f9a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760f9a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76114f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76114f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76114f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760f9a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76114f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76114f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76114f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760f9a.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760f9a.exef76114f.exef762b45.exe

pid process

3048 f760f9a.exe
2964 f76114f.exe
1920 f762b45.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2360 rundll32.exe
2360 rundll32.exe
2360 rundll32.exe
2360 rundll32.exe
2360 rundll32.exe
2360 rundll32.exe

pid	process
3048	f760f9a.exe
2964	f76114f.exe
1920	f762b45.exe

pid	process
2360	rundll32.exe
2360	rundll32.exe
2360	rundll32.exe
2360	rundll32.exe
2360	rundll32.exe
2360	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 23 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3048-16-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-20-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-14-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-22-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-15-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-21-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-18-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-17-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-13-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-19-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-62-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-63-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-64-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-66-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-65-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-68-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-69-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-83-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-85-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-87-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3048-151-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2964-167-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2964-162-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760f9a.exef76114f.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760f9a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760f9a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76114f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76114f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760f9a.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f760f9a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76114f.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76114f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760f9a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76114f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76114f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760f9a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760f9a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76114f.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f76114f.exef760f9a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76114f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760f9a.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:

f760f9a.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f760f9a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f760f9a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f760f9a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f760f9a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f760f9a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f760f9a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f760f9a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f760f9a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f760f9a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f760f9a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f760f9a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f760f9a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f760f9a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f760f9a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f760f9a.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760f9a.exef76114f.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f760f9a.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f765fcc	f76114f.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f760fd9	f760f9a.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

f760f9a.exe

pid process

3048 f760f9a.exe
3048 f760f9a.exe

pid	process
3048	f760f9a.exe
3048	f760f9a.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 21 IoCs

Processes:

f760f9a.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3048	f760f9a.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef760f9a.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2360	1940	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2360	1940	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2360	1940	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2360	1940	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2360	1940	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2360	1940	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2360	1940	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 3048	2360	rundll32.exe	f760f9a.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 3048	2360	rundll32.exe	f760f9a.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 3048	2360	rundll32.exe	f760f9a.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 3048	2360	rundll32.exe	f760f9a.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 1120	3048	f760f9a.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 1180	3048	f760f9a.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 1224	3048	f760f9a.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 1008	3048	f760f9a.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 1940	3048	f760f9a.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 2360	3048	f760f9a.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 2360	3048	f760f9a.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2964	2360	rundll32.exe	f76114f.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2964	2360	rundll32.exe	f76114f.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2964	2360	rundll32.exe	f76114f.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2964	2360	rundll32.exe	f76114f.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1920	2360	rundll32.exe	f762b45.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1920	2360	rundll32.exe	f762b45.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1920	2360	rundll32.exe	f762b45.exe
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 1920	2360	rundll32.exe	f762b45.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 1120	3048	f760f9a.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 1180	3048	f760f9a.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 1224	3048	f760f9a.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 2964	3048	f760f9a.exe	f76114f.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 2964	3048	f760f9a.exe	f76114f.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 1920	3048	f760f9a.exe	f762b45.exe
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 1920	3048	f760f9a.exe	f762b45.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76114f.exef760f9a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76114f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760f9a.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1120

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1180

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1224

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3e36e96928247fc44c957c4c7c92e530_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1940

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3e36e96928247fc44c957c4c7c92e530_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2360

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760f9a.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760f9a.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:3048

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76114f.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76114f.exe
4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Executes dropped EXE
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System policy modification
PID:2964

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762b45.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762b45.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1920

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1008

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