sality | b0f6f014246a14b7ba36cb4d1cc678ffd1e32a699abad29c145ed4fa21db901b

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f761390.exef762f5a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762f5a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762f5a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762f5a.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:

f761390.exef762f5a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762f5a.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761390.exef762f5a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762f5a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762f5a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762f5a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762f5a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762f5a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762f5a.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761390.exef7614f7.exef762f5a.exe

pid process

2120 f761390.exe
2432 f7614f7.exe
2684 f762f5a.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1976 rundll32.exe
1976 rundll32.exe
1976 rundll32.exe
1976 rundll32.exe
1976 rundll32.exe
1976 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2120	f761390.exe
2432	f7614f7.exe
2684	f762f5a.exe

pid	process
1976	rundll32.exe
1976	rundll32.exe
1976	rundll32.exe
1976	rundll32.exe
1976	rundll32.exe
1976	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 26 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2120-17-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-23-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-16-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-18-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-20-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-22-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-19-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-15-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-14-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-21-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-60-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-61-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-62-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-64-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-63-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-66-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-67-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-80-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-83-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-84-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-103-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-104-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-106-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2120-151-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000016AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2684-166-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2684-207-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761390.exef762f5a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762f5a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762f5a.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762f5a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762f5a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762f5a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762f5a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761390.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762f5a.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f761390.exef762f5a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762f5a.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:

f761390.exef762f5a.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f761390.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762f5a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f761390.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f761390.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f761390.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f761390.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f761390.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f761390.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f761390.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f762f5a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761390.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761390.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f761390.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f761390.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f761390.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f761390.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f761390.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761390.exef762f5a.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f761390.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7663e1	f762f5a.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7613cf	f761390.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761390.exef762f5a.exe

pid process

2120 f761390.exe
2120 f761390.exe
2684 f762f5a.exe

pid	process
2120	f761390.exe
2120	f761390.exe
2684	f762f5a.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f761390.exef762f5a.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	f761390.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2684	f762f5a.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef761390.exef762f5a.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 1976	2084	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 1976	2084	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 1976	2084	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 1976	2084	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 1976	2084	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 1976	2084	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 1976	2084	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2120	1976	rundll32.exe	f761390.exe
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2120	1976	rundll32.exe	f761390.exe
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2120	1976	rundll32.exe	f761390.exe
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2120	1976	rundll32.exe	f761390.exe
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 1060	2120	f761390.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 1096	2120	f761390.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 1124	2120	f761390.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 1888	2120	f761390.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2084	2120	f761390.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 1976	2120	f761390.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 1976	2120	f761390.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2432	1976	rundll32.exe	f7614f7.exe
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2432	1976	rundll32.exe	f7614f7.exe
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2432	1976	rundll32.exe	f7614f7.exe
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2432	1976	rundll32.exe	f7614f7.exe
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2684	1976	rundll32.exe	f762f5a.exe
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2684	1976	rundll32.exe	f762f5a.exe
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2684	1976	rundll32.exe	f762f5a.exe
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2684	1976	rundll32.exe	f762f5a.exe
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 1060	2120	f761390.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 1096	2120	f761390.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 1124	2120	f761390.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2432	2120	f761390.exe	f7614f7.exe
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2432	2120	f761390.exe	f7614f7.exe
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2684	2120	f761390.exe	f762f5a.exe
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2684	2120	f761390.exe	f762f5a.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 1060	2684	f762f5a.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 1096	2684	f762f5a.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 1124	2684	f762f5a.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761390.exef762f5a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761390.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762f5a.exe

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1060

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1096

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1124

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b639dbe7cee2d91bab756ab3da162400_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2084

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b639dbe7cee2d91bab756ab3da162400_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1976

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761390.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761390.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:2120

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7614f7.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7614f7.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2432

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762f5a.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762f5a.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:2684

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1888

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