sality | 1159908dce9a0e3b2ff7978a10cf99e07fcd684bf441900f62bf4dba8fff3557

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f761b3e.exef7638ad.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7638ad.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7638ad.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7638ad.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761b3e.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:

f761b3e.exef7638ad.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7638ad.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761b3e.exef7638ad.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7638ad.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7638ad.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7638ad.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7638ad.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7638ad.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7638ad.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761b3e.exef76202e.exef7638ad.exe

pid process

1828 f761b3e.exe
2708 f76202e.exe
1656 f7638ad.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

880 rundll32.exe
880 rundll32.exe
880 rundll32.exe
880 rundll32.exe
880 rundll32.exe
880 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1828	f761b3e.exe
2708	f76202e.exe
1656	f7638ad.exe

pid	process
880	rundll32.exe
880	rundll32.exe
880	rundll32.exe
880	rundll32.exe
880	rundll32.exe
880	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1828-12-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-14-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-16-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-19-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-22-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-21-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-20-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-18-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-17-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-15-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-61-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-62-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-63-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-64-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-65-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-67-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-68-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-81-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-83-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-85-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-111-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1828-153-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1656-169-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1656-205-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761b3e.exef7638ad.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7638ad.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7638ad.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7638ad.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7638ad.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7638ad.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7638ad.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7638ad.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f761b3e.exef7638ad.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7638ad.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:

f761b3e.exef7638ad.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f761b3e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f761b3e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f761b3e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7638ad.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f761b3e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f761b3e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f761b3e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f761b3e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761b3e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f761b3e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f761b3e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f761b3e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761b3e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f761b3e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f761b3e.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761b3e.exef7638ad.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f761bab	f761b3e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f761b3e.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f766f56	f7638ad.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761b3e.exef7638ad.exe

pid process

1828 f761b3e.exe
1828 f761b3e.exe
1656 f7638ad.exe

pid	process
1828	f761b3e.exe
1828	f761b3e.exe
1656	f7638ad.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f761b3e.exef7638ad.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1828	f761b3e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	f7638ad.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef761b3e.exef7638ad.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 880	1032	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 880	1032	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 880	1032	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 880	1032	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 880	1032	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 880	1032	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 880	1032	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 880 wrote to memory of 1828	880	rundll32.exe	f761b3e.exe
PID 880 wrote to memory of 1828	880	rundll32.exe	f761b3e.exe
PID 880 wrote to memory of 1828	880	rundll32.exe	f761b3e.exe
PID 880 wrote to memory of 1828	880	rundll32.exe	f761b3e.exe
PID 1828 wrote to memory of 1092	1828	f761b3e.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1828 wrote to memory of 1172	1828	f761b3e.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1828 wrote to memory of 1196	1828	f761b3e.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1828 wrote to memory of 1636	1828	f761b3e.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1828 wrote to memory of 1032	1828	f761b3e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1828 wrote to memory of 880	1828	f761b3e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1828 wrote to memory of 880	1828	f761b3e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2708	880	rundll32.exe	f76202e.exe
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2708	880	rundll32.exe	f76202e.exe
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2708	880	rundll32.exe	f76202e.exe
PID 880 wrote to memory of 2708	880	rundll32.exe	f76202e.exe
PID 880 wrote to memory of 1656	880	rundll32.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 880 wrote to memory of 1656	880	rundll32.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 880 wrote to memory of 1656	880	rundll32.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 880 wrote to memory of 1656	880	rundll32.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 1828 wrote to memory of 1092	1828	f761b3e.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1828 wrote to memory of 1172	1828	f761b3e.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1828 wrote to memory of 1196	1828	f761b3e.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1828 wrote to memory of 2708	1828	f761b3e.exe	f76202e.exe
PID 1828 wrote to memory of 2708	1828	f761b3e.exe	f76202e.exe
PID 1828 wrote to memory of 1656	1828	f761b3e.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 1828 wrote to memory of 1656	1828	f761b3e.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 1656 wrote to memory of 1092	1656	f7638ad.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1656 wrote to memory of 1172	1656	f7638ad.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1656 wrote to memory of 1196	1656	f7638ad.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761b3e.exef7638ad.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761b3e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7638ad.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1092

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\cca555d0413ef024732ddbf61b755760_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1032

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cca555d0413ef024732ddbf61b755760_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:880

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761b3e.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761b3e.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:1828

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76202e.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76202e.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2708

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7638ad.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7638ad.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:1656

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1636

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