sality | c58c31f7ccffa968ac8f59437ede22537fbdbf34ac5aaa5c2b2d19929b105eeb

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f761610.exef7617b5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761610.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7617b5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7617b5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7617b5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761610.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761610.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:

f761610.exef7617b5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761610.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7617b5.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761610.exef7617b5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761610.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7617b5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7617b5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7617b5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7617b5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7617b5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761610.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761610.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761610.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761610.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7617b5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761610.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761610.exef7617b5.exef7631da.exe

pid process

2056 f761610.exe
2436 f7617b5.exe
1960 f7631da.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2488 rundll32.exe
2488 rundll32.exe
2488 rundll32.exe
2488 rundll32.exe
2488 rundll32.exe
2488 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2056	f761610.exe
2436	f7617b5.exe
1960	f7631da.exe

pid	process
2488	rundll32.exe
2488	rundll32.exe
2488	rundll32.exe
2488	rundll32.exe
2488	rundll32.exe
2488	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2056-16-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-19-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-17-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-14-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-21-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-20-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-18-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-15-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-23-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-22-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-63-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-64-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-65-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-66-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-67-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-69-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-70-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-84-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-85-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-89-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-88-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-151-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-175-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000001B1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2436-189-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000001B1A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7617b5.exef761610.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7617b5.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7617b5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761610.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761610.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761610.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761610.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7617b5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7617b5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7617b5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761610.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761610.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7617b5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761610.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7617b5.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f761610.exef7617b5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761610.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7617b5.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:

f761610.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f761610.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f761610.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761610.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f761610.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f761610.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f761610.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f761610.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f761610.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761610.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f761610.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f761610.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f761610.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f761610.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f761610.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f761610.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761610.exef7617b5.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f76167d	f761610.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f761610.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7666bf	f7617b5.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761610.exef7617b5.exe

pid process

2056 f761610.exe
2056 f761610.exe
2436 f7617b5.exe

pid	process
2056	f761610.exe
2056	f761610.exe
2436	f7617b5.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f761610.exef7617b5.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2056	f761610.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2436	f7617b5.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef761610.exef7617b5.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 2488	1792	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 2488	1792	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 2488	1792	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 2488	1792	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 2488	1792	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 2488	1792	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 2488	1792	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2488 wrote to memory of 2056	2488	rundll32.exe	f761610.exe
PID 2488 wrote to memory of 2056	2488	rundll32.exe	f761610.exe
PID 2488 wrote to memory of 2056	2488	rundll32.exe	f761610.exe
PID 2488 wrote to memory of 2056	2488	rundll32.exe	f761610.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1120	2056	f761610.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1172	2056	f761610.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1196	2056	f761610.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1344	2056	f761610.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1792	2056	f761610.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 2488	2056	f761610.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 2488	2056	f761610.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2488 wrote to memory of 2436	2488	rundll32.exe	f7617b5.exe
PID 2488 wrote to memory of 2436	2488	rundll32.exe	f7617b5.exe
PID 2488 wrote to memory of 2436	2488	rundll32.exe	f7617b5.exe
PID 2488 wrote to memory of 2436	2488	rundll32.exe	f7617b5.exe
PID 2488 wrote to memory of 1960	2488	rundll32.exe	f7631da.exe
PID 2488 wrote to memory of 1960	2488	rundll32.exe	f7631da.exe
PID 2488 wrote to memory of 1960	2488	rundll32.exe	f7631da.exe
PID 2488 wrote to memory of 1960	2488	rundll32.exe	f7631da.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1120	2056	f761610.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1172	2056	f761610.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1196	2056	f761610.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 2436	2056	f761610.exe	f7617b5.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 2436	2056	f761610.exe	f7617b5.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1960	2056	f761610.exe	f7631da.exe
PID 2056 wrote to memory of 1960	2056	f761610.exe	f7631da.exe
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 1120	2436	f7617b5.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 1172	2436	f7617b5.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 1196	2436	f7617b5.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761610.exef7617b5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761610.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7617b5.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\ab10bc1281557ef97eea4042a51c6a40_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1792

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab10bc1281557ef97eea4042a51c6a40_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2488

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761610.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761610.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:2056

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7617b5.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7617b5.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
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:2436

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7631da.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7631da.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1960

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1344

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