sality | 149bbf05f1a5a58ea6dce4554f1cc49a2600ea46b85c1e9dc983471c85a1b77a

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f761130.exef7612c6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7612c6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7612c6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7612c6.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:

f761130.exef7612c6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7612c6.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7612c6.exef761130.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7612c6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7612c6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7612c6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7612c6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7612c6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7612c6.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761130.exef7612c6.exef763afe.exe

pid process

1648 f761130.exe
2188 f7612c6.exe
2828 f763afe.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

308 rundll32.exe
308 rundll32.exe
308 rundll32.exe
308 rundll32.exe
308 rundll32.exe
308 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1648	f761130.exe
2188	f7612c6.exe
2828	f763afe.exe

pid	process
308	rundll32.exe
308	rundll32.exe
308	rundll32.exe
308	rundll32.exe
308	rundll32.exe
308	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 27 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1648-16-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-20-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-18-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-22-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-14-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-19-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-23-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-21-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-17-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-15-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-61-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-62-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-63-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-64-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-65-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-67-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-68-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-92-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-96-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-99-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-101-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-102-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-104-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-106-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1648-140-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-162-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000001A7A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-179-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000001A7A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7612c6.exef761130.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7612c6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7612c6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7612c6.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7612c6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7612c6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7612c6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7612c6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761130.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761130.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f761130.exef7612c6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7612c6.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 11 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:

f761130.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f761130.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761130.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761130.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f761130.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f761130.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f761130.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f761130.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f761130.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f761130.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f761130.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f761130.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761130.exef7612c6.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f761130.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76620d	f7612c6.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76117e	f761130.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761130.exef7612c6.exe

pid process

1648 f761130.exe
1648 f761130.exe
2188 f7612c6.exe

pid	process
1648	f761130.exe
1648	f761130.exe
2188	f7612c6.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f761130.exef7612c6.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1648	f761130.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f7612c6.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 37 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef761130.exef7612c6.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 308	1276	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 308	1276	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 308	1276	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 308	1276	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 308	1276	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 308	1276	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 308	1276	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 308 wrote to memory of 1648	308	rundll32.exe	f761130.exe
PID 308 wrote to memory of 1648	308	rundll32.exe	f761130.exe
PID 308 wrote to memory of 1648	308	rundll32.exe	f761130.exe
PID 308 wrote to memory of 1648	308	rundll32.exe	f761130.exe
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 1108	1648	f761130.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 1168	1648	f761130.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 1196	1648	f761130.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 108	1648	f761130.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 1276	1648	f761130.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 308	1648	f761130.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 308	1648	f761130.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 308 wrote to memory of 2188	308	rundll32.exe	f7612c6.exe
PID 308 wrote to memory of 2188	308	rundll32.exe	f7612c6.exe
PID 308 wrote to memory of 2188	308	rundll32.exe	f7612c6.exe
PID 308 wrote to memory of 2188	308	rundll32.exe	f7612c6.exe
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 1108	1648	f761130.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 1168	1648	f761130.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 1196	1648	f761130.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 1276	1648	f761130.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 2188	1648	f761130.exe	f7612c6.exe
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 2188	1648	f761130.exe	f7612c6.exe
PID 308 wrote to memory of 2828	308	rundll32.exe	f763afe.exe
PID 308 wrote to memory of 2828	308	rundll32.exe	f763afe.exe
PID 308 wrote to memory of 2828	308	rundll32.exe	f763afe.exe
PID 308 wrote to memory of 2828	308	rundll32.exe	f763afe.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1108	2188	f7612c6.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1168	2188	f7612c6.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1196	2188	f7612c6.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2828	2188	f7612c6.exe	f763afe.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2828	2188	f7612c6.exe	f763afe.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761130.exef7612c6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761130.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7612c6.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1108

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1168

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

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\efdaf54e26298d3ae8bcddc77888dde0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1276

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\efdaf54e26298d3ae8bcddc77888dde0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:308

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761130.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761130.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:1648

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7612c6.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7612c6.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:2188

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763afe.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763afe.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2828

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:108

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