sality | 9226562a8423abf427718fdaef64132b24c9d3d5ed6c41bfaf869746d6adbdb4

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7646ff.exef762b54.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7646ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7646ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7646ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762b54.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:

f762b54.exef7646ff.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7646ff.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7646ff.exef762b54.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7646ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7646ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7646ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7646ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7646ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7646ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762b54.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762b54.exef762e8f.exef7646ff.exe

pid process

2188 f762b54.exe
2572 f762e8f.exe
1664 f7646ff.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1724 rundll32.exe
1724 rundll32.exe
1724 rundll32.exe
1724 rundll32.exe
1724 rundll32.exe
1724 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2188	f762b54.exe
2572	f762e8f.exe
1664	f7646ff.exe

pid	process
1724	rundll32.exe
1724	rundll32.exe
1724	rundll32.exe
1724	rundll32.exe
1724	rundll32.exe
1724	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 26 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2188-15-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-18-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-14-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-23-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-22-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-21-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-20-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-19-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-17-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-16-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-62-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-63-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-64-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-65-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-66-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-68-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-69-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-82-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-84-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-86-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-88-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-106-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-118-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-149-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1664-164-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1664-201-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762b54.exef7646ff.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7646ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7646ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7646ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7646ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7646ff.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7646ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7646ff.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f762b54.exef7646ff.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7646ff.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:

f762b54.exef7646ff.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f762b54.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f762b54.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f762b54.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f762b54.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f762b54.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f762b54.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f762b54.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f762b54.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f762b54.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f762b54.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7646ff.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762b54.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f762b54.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f762b54.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f762b54.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f762b54.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762b54.exef7646ff.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f762be1	f762b54.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f762b54.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f767d99	f7646ff.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762b54.exef7646ff.exe

pid process

2188 f762b54.exe
2188 f762b54.exe
1664 f7646ff.exe

pid	process
2188	f762b54.exe
2188	f762b54.exe
1664	f7646ff.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f762b54.exef7646ff.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762b54.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1664	f7646ff.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef762b54.exef7646ff.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1928 wrote to memory of 1724	1928	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1928 wrote to memory of 1724	1928	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1928 wrote to memory of 1724	1928	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1928 wrote to memory of 1724	1928	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1928 wrote to memory of 1724	1928	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1928 wrote to memory of 1724	1928	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1928 wrote to memory of 1724	1928	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2188	1724	rundll32.exe	f762b54.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2188	1724	rundll32.exe	f762b54.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2188	1724	rundll32.exe	f762b54.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2188	1724	rundll32.exe	f762b54.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1120	2188	f762b54.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1176	2188	f762b54.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1232	2188	f762b54.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1820	2188	f762b54.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1928	2188	f762b54.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1724	2188	f762b54.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1724	2188	f762b54.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2572	1724	rundll32.exe	f762e8f.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2572	1724	rundll32.exe	f762e8f.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2572	1724	rundll32.exe	f762e8f.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2572	1724	rundll32.exe	f762e8f.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1664	1724	rundll32.exe	f7646ff.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1664	1724	rundll32.exe	f7646ff.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1664	1724	rundll32.exe	f7646ff.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1664	1724	rundll32.exe	f7646ff.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1120	2188	f762b54.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1176	2188	f762b54.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1232	2188	f762b54.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2572	2188	f762b54.exe	f762e8f.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2572	2188	f762b54.exe	f762e8f.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1664	2188	f762b54.exe	f7646ff.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1664	2188	f762b54.exe	f7646ff.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 1120	1664	f7646ff.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 1176	1664	f7646ff.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 1232	1664	f7646ff.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762b54.exef7646ff.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762b54.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7646ff.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1120

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

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1232

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1b4c8a49076d8bcbdd29063317d44a00_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1928

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1b4c8a49076d8bcbdd29063317d44a00_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1724

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762b54.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762b54.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:2188

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762e8f.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762e8f.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2572

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7646ff.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7646ff.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:1664

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1820

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