sality | a68ff706938fc2c3006b6829b4a3addfb69bfb89252811da70555b944041f06f

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f769d97.exef769fa9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f769fa9.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:

f769d97.exef769fa9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769fa9.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f769fa9.exef769d97.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f769d97.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f769d97.exef769fa9.exef76b22f.exe

pid process

2468 f769d97.exe
2428 f769fa9.exe
1324 f76b22f.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2736 rundll32.exe
2736 rundll32.exe
2736 rundll32.exe
2736 rundll32.exe
2736 rundll32.exe
2736 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2468	f769d97.exe
2428	f769fa9.exe
1324	f76b22f.exe

pid	process
2736	rundll32.exe
2736	rundll32.exe
2736	rundll32.exe
2736	rundll32.exe
2736	rundll32.exe
2736	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2468-13-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-41-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-17-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-15-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-18-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-16-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-40-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-39-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-20-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-19-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-62-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-63-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-64-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-66-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-65-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-80-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-81-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-83-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-84-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-104-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-105-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-107-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2468-144-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2428-159-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2428-164-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f769d97.exef769fa9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f769d97.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f769fa9.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f769fa9.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f769d97.exef769fa9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769fa9.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 13 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:

f769d97.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f769d97.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f769d97.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f769d97.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f769d97.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f769d97.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f769d97.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f769d97.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f769d97.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f769d97.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f769d97.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f769d97.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f769d97.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f769d97.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f769d97.exef769fa9.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f769e42	f769d97.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f769d97.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76ee93	f769fa9.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

f769d97.exe

pid process

2468 f769d97.exe
2468 f769d97.exe

pid	process
2468	f769d97.exe
2468	f769d97.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 21 IoCs

Processes:

f769d97.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2468	f769d97.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef769d97.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2736	2612	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2736	2612	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2736	2612	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2736	2612	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2736	2612	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2736	2612	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2736	2612	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2468	2736	rundll32.exe	f769d97.exe
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2468	2736	rundll32.exe	f769d97.exe
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2468	2736	rundll32.exe	f769d97.exe
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2468	2736	rundll32.exe	f769d97.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 1076	2468	f769d97.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 1168	2468	f769d97.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 1204	2468	f769d97.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2304	2468	f769d97.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2612	2468	f769d97.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2736	2468	f769d97.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2736	2468	f769d97.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2428	2736	rundll32.exe	f769fa9.exe
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2428	2736	rundll32.exe	f769fa9.exe
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2428	2736	rundll32.exe	f769fa9.exe
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2428	2736	rundll32.exe	f769fa9.exe
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 1324	2736	rundll32.exe	f76b22f.exe
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 1324	2736	rundll32.exe	f76b22f.exe
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 1324	2736	rundll32.exe	f76b22f.exe
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 1324	2736	rundll32.exe	f76b22f.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 1076	2468	f769d97.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 1168	2468	f769d97.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 1204	2468	f769d97.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2428	2468	f769d97.exe	f769fa9.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2428	2468	f769d97.exe	f769fa9.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 1324	2468	f769d97.exe	f76b22f.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 1324	2468	f769d97.exe	f76b22f.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f769d97.exef769fa9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769d97.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769fa9.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1076

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

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

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0b76861c541b49745b9bf714a0bdd660_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2612

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0b76861c541b49745b9bf714a0bdd660_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2736

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769d97.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769d97.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:2468

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769fa9.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769fa9.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:2428

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76b22f.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76b22f.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1324

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2304

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