sality | 78a18a2d1ed4460c7c1cddfd81d023691d1fd1f57069eb605c765071ec17ba67

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f769e23.exef769b07.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f769e23.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f769e23.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f769e23.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:

f769b07.exef769e23.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769e23.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f769b07.exef769e23.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f769e23.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f769e23.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f769e23.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f769e23.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f769e23.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f769e23.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f769b07.exef769e23.exef76b683.exe

pid process

2884 f769b07.exe
2384 f769e23.exe
2960 f76b683.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2832 rundll32.exe
2832 rundll32.exe
2832 rundll32.exe
2832 rundll32.exe
2832 rundll32.exe
2832 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2884	f769b07.exe
2384	f769e23.exe
2960	f76b683.exe

pid	process
2832	rundll32.exe
2832	rundll32.exe
2832	rundll32.exe
2832	rundll32.exe
2832	rundll32.exe
2832	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 26 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2884-22-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-14-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-18-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-15-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-13-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-20-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-16-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-19-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-21-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-17-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-60-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-61-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-62-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-63-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-64-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-66-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-79-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-80-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-83-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-85-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-101-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-104-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-106-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-144-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2384-156-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000001B1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2384-169-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000001B1A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f769b07.exef769e23.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f769b07.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f769e23.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f769e23.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f769e23.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f769e23.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f769e23.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f769e23.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f769e23.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f769b07.exef769e23.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769e23.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 14 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:

f769b07.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f769b07.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f769b07.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f769b07.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f769b07.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f769b07.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f769b07.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f769b07.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f769b07.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f769b07.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f769b07.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f769b07.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f769b07.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f769b07.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f769b07.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f769b07.exef769e23.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f769be2	f769b07.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f769b07.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76ec81	f769e23.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

f769b07.exe

pid process

2884 f769b07.exe
2884 f769b07.exe

pid	process
2884	f769b07.exe
2884	f769b07.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 21 IoCs

Processes:

f769b07.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2884	f769b07.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef769b07.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2832	2648	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2832	2648	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2832	2648	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2832	2648	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2832	2648	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2832	2648	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2832	2648	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2884	2832	rundll32.exe	f769b07.exe
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2884	2832	rundll32.exe	f769b07.exe
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2884	2832	rundll32.exe	f769b07.exe
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2884	2832	rundll32.exe	f769b07.exe
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1132	2884	f769b07.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1236	2884	f769b07.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1324	2884	f769b07.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2288	2884	f769b07.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2648	2884	f769b07.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2832	2884	f769b07.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2832	2884	f769b07.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2384	2832	rundll32.exe	f769e23.exe
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2384	2832	rundll32.exe	f769e23.exe
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2384	2832	rundll32.exe	f769e23.exe
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2384	2832	rundll32.exe	f769e23.exe
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2960	2832	rundll32.exe	f76b683.exe
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2960	2832	rundll32.exe	f76b683.exe
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2960	2832	rundll32.exe	f76b683.exe
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2960	2832	rundll32.exe	f76b683.exe
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1132	2884	f769b07.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1236	2884	f769b07.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1324	2884	f769b07.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2384	2884	f769b07.exe	f769e23.exe
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2384	2884	f769b07.exe	f769e23.exe
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2960	2884	f769b07.exe	f76b683.exe
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2960	2884	f769b07.exe	f76b683.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f769b07.exef769e23.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769b07.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769e23.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1132

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1236

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1324

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19ffaf791aa6e33bac356d6245e7f680_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2648

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19ffaf791aa6e33bac356d6245e7f680_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2832

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769b07.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769b07.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:2884

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769e23.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769e23.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
- System policy modification
PID:2384

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76b683.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76b683.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2960

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2288

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