sality | a9c4ad716b593a01e04df95c02c2943ed167989db198dc057fd9a16986461a00

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f762c2f.exef761056.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762c2f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762c2f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762c2f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761056.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761056.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761056.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:

f761056.exef762c2f.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761056.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762c2f.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761056.exef762c2f.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761056.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761056.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761056.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762c2f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762c2f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761056.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761056.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761056.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762c2f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762c2f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762c2f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762c2f.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761056.exef7611bc.exef762c2f.exe

pid process

2016 f761056.exe
2420 f7611bc.exe
2308 f762c2f.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1940 rundll32.exe
1940 rundll32.exe
1940 rundll32.exe
1940 rundll32.exe
1940 rundll32.exe
1940 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2016	f761056.exe
2420	f7611bc.exe
2308	f762c2f.exe

pid	process
1940	rundll32.exe
1940	rundll32.exe
1940	rundll32.exe
1940	rundll32.exe
1940	rundll32.exe
1940	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2016-17-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-19-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-16-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-21-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-20-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-18-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-22-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-15-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-23-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-14-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-61-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-62-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-63-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-64-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-65-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-67-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-68-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-81-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-84-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-86-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-102-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-105-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2016-153-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2308-170-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2308-207-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762c2f.exef761056.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762c2f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761056.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761056.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762c2f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762c2f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762c2f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762c2f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762c2f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761056.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761056.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761056.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761056.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761056.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762c2f.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f761056.exef762c2f.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761056.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762c2f.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 17 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:

f761056.exef762c2f.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f761056.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f761056.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f761056.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762c2f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761056.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761056.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f761056.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f761056.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f762c2f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f761056.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f761056.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f761056.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f761056.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f761056.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f761056.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f761056.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f761056.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761056.exef762c2f.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f7610a4	f761056.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f761056.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7660c6	f762c2f.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761056.exef762c2f.exe

pid process

2016 f761056.exe
2016 f761056.exe
2308 f762c2f.exe

pid	process
2016	f761056.exe
2016	f761056.exe
2308	f762c2f.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f761056.exef762c2f.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2016	f761056.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2308	f762c2f.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef761056.exef762c2f.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 1940	2744	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 1940	2744	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 1940	2744	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 1940	2744	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 1940	2744	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 1940	2744	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 1940	2744	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2016	1940	rundll32.exe	f761056.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2016	1940	rundll32.exe	f761056.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2016	1940	rundll32.exe	f761056.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2016	1940	rundll32.exe	f761056.exe
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 1080	2016	f761056.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 1164	2016	f761056.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 1184	2016	f761056.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2340	2016	f761056.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2744	2016	f761056.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 1940	2016	f761056.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 1940	2016	f761056.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2420	1940	rundll32.exe	f7611bc.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2420	1940	rundll32.exe	f7611bc.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2420	1940	rundll32.exe	f7611bc.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2420	1940	rundll32.exe	f7611bc.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2308	1940	rundll32.exe	f762c2f.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2308	1940	rundll32.exe	f762c2f.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2308	1940	rundll32.exe	f762c2f.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 2308	1940	rundll32.exe	f762c2f.exe
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 1080	2016	f761056.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 1164	2016	f761056.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 1184	2016	f761056.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2420	2016	f761056.exe	f7611bc.exe
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2420	2016	f761056.exe	f7611bc.exe
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2308	2016	f761056.exe	f762c2f.exe
PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2308	2016	f761056.exe	f762c2f.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 1080	2308	f762c2f.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 1164	2308	f762c2f.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 1184	2308	f762c2f.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761056.exef762c2f.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761056.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762c2f.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1080

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1164

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1184

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8a556d77b8953370b9a07d4ebf1a5610_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2744

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8a556d77b8953370b9a07d4ebf1a5610_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1940

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761056.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761056.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:2016

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7611bc.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7611bc.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2420

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762c2f.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762c2f.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:2308

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2340

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