sality | 923da3d503c245d8a7d8632b1c092e060795e34c48e6571a29f84fd3cf5ef728

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f761268.exef762e41.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762e41.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762e41.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762e41.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:

f761268.exef762e41.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762e41.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762e41.exef761268.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762e41.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762e41.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762e41.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762e41.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762e41.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762e41.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761268.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761268.exef7614e8.exef762e41.exe

pid process

2944 f761268.exe
2668 f7614e8.exe
1260 f762e41.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1952 rundll32.exe
1952 rundll32.exe
1952 rundll32.exe
1952 rundll32.exe
1952 rundll32.exe
1952 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2944	f761268.exe
2668	f7614e8.exe
1260	f762e41.exe

pid	process
1952	rundll32.exe
1952	rundll32.exe
1952	rundll32.exe
1952	rundll32.exe
1952	rundll32.exe
1952	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2944-16-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-23-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-20-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-18-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-14-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-21-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-19-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-17-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-15-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-22-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-62-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-61-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-63-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-64-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-65-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-67-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-68-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-81-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-84-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-85-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-87-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-88-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-146-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1260-164-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1260-200-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762e41.exef761268.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762e41.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762e41.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762e41.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762e41.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762e41.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762e41.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762e41.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f761268.exef762e41.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761268.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762e41.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:

f761268.exef762e41.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f761268.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f761268.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f761268.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f761268.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761268.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f761268.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f761268.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f761268.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f761268.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f761268.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f761268.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761268.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f761268.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f761268.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762e41.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f761268.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762e41.exef761268.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f766410	f762e41.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7612c6	f761268.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f761268.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761268.exef762e41.exe

pid process

2944 f761268.exe
2944 f761268.exe
1260 f762e41.exe

pid	process
2944	f761268.exe
2944	f761268.exe
1260	f762e41.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f761268.exef762e41.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761268.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1260	f762e41.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef761268.exef762e41.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2880 wrote to memory of 1952	2880	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2880 wrote to memory of 1952	2880	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2880 wrote to memory of 1952	2880	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2880 wrote to memory of 1952	2880	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2880 wrote to memory of 1952	2880	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2880 wrote to memory of 1952	2880	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2880 wrote to memory of 1952	2880	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2944	1952	rundll32.exe	f761268.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2944	1952	rundll32.exe	f761268.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2944	1952	rundll32.exe	f761268.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2944	1952	rundll32.exe	f761268.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1112	2944	f761268.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1176	2944	f761268.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1204	2944	f761268.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 308	2944	f761268.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 2880	2944	f761268.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1952	2944	f761268.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1952	2944	f761268.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2668	1952	rundll32.exe	f7614e8.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2668	1952	rundll32.exe	f7614e8.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2668	1952	rundll32.exe	f7614e8.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2668	1952	rundll32.exe	f7614e8.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 1260	1952	rundll32.exe	f762e41.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 1260	1952	rundll32.exe	f762e41.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 1260	1952	rundll32.exe	f762e41.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 1260	1952	rundll32.exe	f762e41.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1112	2944	f761268.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1176	2944	f761268.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1204	2944	f761268.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 2668	2944	f761268.exe	f7614e8.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 2668	2944	f761268.exe	f7614e8.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1260	2944	f761268.exe	f762e41.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1260	2944	f761268.exe	f762e41.exe
PID 1260 wrote to memory of 1112	1260	f762e41.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1260 wrote to memory of 1176	1260	f762e41.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1260 wrote to memory of 1204	1260	f762e41.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762e41.exef761268.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762e41.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761268.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1112

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1176

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1204

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e2e11467890191bfc68f277311b05c20_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2880

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e2e11467890191bfc68f277311b05c20_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1952

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761268.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761268.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:2944

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7614e8.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7614e8.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2668

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762e41.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762e41.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:1260

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:308

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