sality | f00bbb6299643284cdf0d16e9d47dc79e83399d957018aafbd2432004ad8e33c

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f76a5e0.exef768bac.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76a5e0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76a5e0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76a5e0.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:

f768bac.exef76a5e0.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76a5e0.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f768bac.exef76a5e0.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76a5e0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76a5e0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76a5e0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76a5e0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76a5e0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76a5e0.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f768bac.exef76902f.exef76a5e0.exe

pid process

2980 f768bac.exe
2228 f76902f.exe
2700 f76a5e0.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2268 rundll32.exe
2268 rundll32.exe
2268 rundll32.exe
2268 rundll32.exe
2268 rundll32.exe
2268 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2980	f768bac.exe
2228	f76902f.exe
2700	f76a5e0.exe

pid	process
2268	rundll32.exe
2268	rundll32.exe
2268	rundll32.exe
2268	rundll32.exe
2268	rundll32.exe
2268	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 26 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2980-15-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-19-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-25-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-22-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-17-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-24-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-18-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-21-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-20-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-23-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-62-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-61-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-63-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-64-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-65-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-80-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-67-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-84-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-85-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-87-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-106-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-108-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-110-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-146-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2700-160-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2700-196-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f768bac.exef76a5e0.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76a5e0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76a5e0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76a5e0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76a5e0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f768bac.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76a5e0.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76a5e0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76a5e0.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f768bac.exef76a5e0.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76a5e0.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:

f768bac.exef76a5e0.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f768bac.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f768bac.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f768bac.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f768bac.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f768bac.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f768bac.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f768bac.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f768bac.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f768bac.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f768bac.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76a5e0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f768bac.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f768bac.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f768bac.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f768bac.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f768bac.exef76a5e0.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f768cc5	f768bac.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f768bac.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76df76	f76a5e0.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f768bac.exef76a5e0.exe

pid process

2980 f768bac.exe
2980 f768bac.exe
2700 f76a5e0.exe

pid	process
2980	f768bac.exe
2980	f768bac.exe
2700	f76a5e0.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f768bac.exef76a5e0.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f768bac.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2700	f76a5e0.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef768bac.exef76a5e0.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2268	2772	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2268	2772	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2268	2772	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2268	2772	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2268	2772	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2268	2772	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2268	2772	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2980	2268	rundll32.exe	f768bac.exe
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2980	2268	rundll32.exe	f768bac.exe
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2980	2268	rundll32.exe	f768bac.exe
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2980	2268	rundll32.exe	f768bac.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 1092	2980	f768bac.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 1168	2980	f768bac.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 1200	2980	f768bac.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 1320	2980	f768bac.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 2772	2980	f768bac.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 2268	2980	f768bac.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 2268	2980	f768bac.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2228	2268	rundll32.exe	f76902f.exe
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2228	2268	rundll32.exe	f76902f.exe
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2228	2268	rundll32.exe	f76902f.exe
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2228	2268	rundll32.exe	f76902f.exe
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2700	2268	rundll32.exe	f76a5e0.exe
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2700	2268	rundll32.exe	f76a5e0.exe
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2700	2268	rundll32.exe	f76a5e0.exe
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2700	2268	rundll32.exe	f76a5e0.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 1092	2980	f768bac.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 1168	2980	f768bac.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 1200	2980	f768bac.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 2228	2980	f768bac.exe	f76902f.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 2228	2980	f768bac.exe	f76902f.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 2700	2980	f768bac.exe	f76a5e0.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 2700	2980	f768bac.exe	f76a5e0.exe
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 1092	2700	f76a5e0.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 1168	2700	f76a5e0.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 1200	2700	f76a5e0.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f768bac.exef76a5e0.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f768bac.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76a5e0.exe

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

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

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1200

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\37a8422d2b7e1e7709518a1c73c88b40_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2772

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\37a8422d2b7e1e7709518a1c73c88b40_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2268

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f768bac.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f768bac.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:2980

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76902f.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76902f.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2228

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76a5e0.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76a5e0.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:2700

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1320

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