sality | a72c4699fc3b7eac096dfc49cd89f7319838ff268fc554da231126fad77bdedb

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f762ae7.exef760f4c.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762ae7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762ae7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762ae7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f760f4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f760f4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f760f4c.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:

f760f4c.exef762ae7.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760f4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762ae7.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762ae7.exef760f4c.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762ae7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762ae7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762ae7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762ae7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762ae7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760f4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760f4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760f4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760f4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760f4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760f4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762ae7.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760f4c.exef7610f2.exef762ae7.exe

pid process

1508 f760f4c.exe
2564 f7610f2.exe
2060 f762ae7.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1204 rundll32.exe
1204 rundll32.exe
1204 rundll32.exe
1204 rundll32.exe
1204 rundll32.exe
1204 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1508	f760f4c.exe
2564	f7610f2.exe
2060	f762ae7.exe

pid	process
1204	rundll32.exe
1204	rundll32.exe
1204	rundll32.exe
1204	rundll32.exe
1204	rundll32.exe
1204	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1508-17-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-14-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-21-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-20-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-18-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-16-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-15-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-23-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-22-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-19-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-63-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-62-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-64-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-66-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-65-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-68-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-69-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-84-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-85-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-88-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-89-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-90-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-152-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-170-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-205-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760f4c.exef762ae7.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760f4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762ae7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762ae7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760f4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762ae7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760f4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762ae7.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762ae7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760f4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760f4c.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f760f4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762ae7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762ae7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760f4c.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f760f4c.exef762ae7.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760f4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762ae7.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 16 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:

f760f4c.exef762ae7.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f760f4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f760f4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f760f4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f760f4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f760f4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f760f4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f760f4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762ae7.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f760f4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f760f4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f760f4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f760f4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f760f4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f760f4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f760f4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f760f4c.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760f4c.exef762ae7.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f760f8b	f760f4c.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f760f4c.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f766133	f762ae7.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760f4c.exef762ae7.exe

pid process

1508 f760f4c.exe
1508 f760f4c.exe
2060 f762ae7.exe

pid	process
1508	f760f4c.exe
1508	f760f4c.exe
2060	f762ae7.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f760f4c.exef762ae7.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760f4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f762ae7.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef760f4c.exef762ae7.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1204	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1204	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1204	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1204	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1204	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1204	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1204	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 1508	1204	rundll32.exe	f760f4c.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 1508	1204	rundll32.exe	f760f4c.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 1508	1204	rundll32.exe	f760f4c.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 1508	1204	rundll32.exe	f760f4c.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1120	1508	f760f4c.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1180	1508	f760f4c.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1224	1508	f760f4c.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1008	1508	f760f4c.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 2368	1508	f760f4c.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1204	1508	f760f4c.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1204	1508	f760f4c.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 2564	1204	rundll32.exe	f7610f2.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 2564	1204	rundll32.exe	f7610f2.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 2564	1204	rundll32.exe	f7610f2.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 2564	1204	rundll32.exe	f7610f2.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 2060	1204	rundll32.exe	f762ae7.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 2060	1204	rundll32.exe	f762ae7.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 2060	1204	rundll32.exe	f762ae7.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 2060	1204	rundll32.exe	f762ae7.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1120	1508	f760f4c.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1180	1508	f760f4c.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1224	1508	f760f4c.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 2564	1508	f760f4c.exe	f7610f2.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 2564	1508	f760f4c.exe	f7610f2.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 2060	1508	f760f4c.exe	f762ae7.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 2060	1508	f760f4c.exe	f762ae7.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1120	2060	f762ae7.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1180	2060	f762ae7.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1224	2060	f762ae7.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760f4c.exef762ae7.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760f4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762ae7.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\99d3b9d3f97f1e0af1dd1d1e4ae5bdb0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2368

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\99d3b9d3f97f1e0af1dd1d1e4ae5bdb0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1204

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760f4c.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760f4c.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:1508

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7610f2.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7610f2.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2564

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762ae7.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762ae7.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:2060

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

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

5

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

3

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

3

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery