sality | a31a593b4055f57797d4ff318e7d9adada273cb6c6a3d523ed54b1ef83139e5f

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f760c12.exef760d88.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f760c12.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f760d88.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f760d88.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f760d88.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f760c12.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f760c12.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:

f760c12.exef760d88.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760c12.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760d88.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760c12.exef760d88.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760c12.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760c12.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760c12.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760d88.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760d88.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760c12.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760c12.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760c12.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760d88.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760d88.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760d88.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760d88.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760c12.exef760d88.exef7627fa.exe

pid process

2148 f760c12.exe
2608 f760d88.exe
772 f7627fa.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2756 rundll32.exe
2756 rundll32.exe
2756 rundll32.exe
2756 rundll32.exe
2756 rundll32.exe
2756 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2148	f760c12.exe
2608	f760d88.exe
772	f7627fa.exe

pid	process
2756	rundll32.exe
2756	rundll32.exe
2756	rundll32.exe
2756	rundll32.exe
2756	rundll32.exe
2756	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2148-18-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-20-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-23-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-14-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-17-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-15-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-21-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-19-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-16-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-22-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-64-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-65-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-66-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-68-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-67-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-70-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-71-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-86-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-88-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-90-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-110-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2148-154-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2608-166-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2608-180-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760c12.exef760d88.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760c12.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760d88.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760d88.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760c12.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760d88.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760d88.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760c12.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760c12.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760d88.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760c12.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f760c12.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760d88.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f760d88.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760c12.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f760c12.exef760d88.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760c12.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760d88.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:

f760c12.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f760c12.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f760c12.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f760c12.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f760c12.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f760c12.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f760c12.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f760c12.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f760c12.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f760c12.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f760c12.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f760c12.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f760c12.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f760c12.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f760c12.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f760c12.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760c12.exef760d88.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f760c6f	f760c12.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f760c12.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f765ca1	f760d88.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760c12.exef760d88.exe

pid process

2148 f760c12.exe
2148 f760c12.exe
2608 f760d88.exe

pid	process
2148	f760c12.exe
2148	f760c12.exe
2608	f760d88.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs

Processes:

f760c12.exef760d88.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2148	f760c12.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f760d88.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef760c12.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2756	2028	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2756	2028	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2756	2028	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2756	2028	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2756	2028	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2756	2028	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2756	2028	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2148	2756	rundll32.exe	f760c12.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2148	2756	rundll32.exe	f760c12.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2148	2756	rundll32.exe	f760c12.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2148	2756	rundll32.exe	f760c12.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1120	2148	f760c12.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1172	2148	f760c12.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1196	2148	f760c12.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1964	2148	f760c12.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2028	2148	f760c12.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2756	2148	f760c12.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2756	2148	f760c12.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2608	2756	rundll32.exe	f760d88.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2608	2756	rundll32.exe	f760d88.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2608	2756	rundll32.exe	f760d88.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2608	2756	rundll32.exe	f760d88.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 772	2756	rundll32.exe	f7627fa.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 772	2756	rundll32.exe	f7627fa.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 772	2756	rundll32.exe	f7627fa.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 772	2756	rundll32.exe	f7627fa.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1120	2148	f760c12.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1172	2148	f760c12.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1196	2148	f760c12.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2608	2148	f760c12.exe	f760d88.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 2608	2148	f760c12.exe	f760d88.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 772	2148	f760c12.exe	f7627fa.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 772	2148	f760c12.exe	f7627fa.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760c12.exef760d88.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760c12.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760d88.exe

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

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

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1196

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a9ccebb790c8db6f93d51b5a06adf1d0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2028

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a9ccebb790c8db6f93d51b5a06adf1d0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2756

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760c12.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760c12.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:2148

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760d88.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760d88.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
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- System policy modification
PID:2608

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7627fa.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7627fa.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:772

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1964

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