sality | 6c33c7539adafb2bbcfa859c11f07a6195f15b30e0d74d8254f4095d7b83bc5f

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7638fb.exef761d70.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7638fb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7638fb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7638fb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761d70.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761d70.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761d70.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

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761d70.exef7638fb.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761d70.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7638fb.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7638fb.exef761d70.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7638fb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7638fb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761d70.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761d70.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7638fb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7638fb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7638fb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7638fb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761d70.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761d70.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761d70.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761d70.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761d70.exef761fb1.exef7638fb.exe

pid process

3040 f761d70.exe
2708 f761fb1.exe
2584 f7638fb.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2988 rundll32.exe
2988 rundll32.exe
2988 rundll32.exe
2988 rundll32.exe
2988 rundll32.exe
2988 rundll32.exe

pid	process
3040	f761d70.exe
2708	f761fb1.exe
2584	f7638fb.exe

pid	process
2988	rundll32.exe
2988	rundll32.exe
2988	rundll32.exe
2988	rundll32.exe
2988	rundll32.exe
2988	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3040-13-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-19-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-16-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-18-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-17-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-21-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-23-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-15-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-22-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-20-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-61-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-62-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-63-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-64-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-65-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-79-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-80-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-82-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-100-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-102-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-104-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3040-146-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2584-162-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2584-199-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761d70.exef7638fb.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761d70.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761d70.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7638fb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7638fb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761d70.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761d70.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7638fb.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7638fb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761d70.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761d70.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7638fb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761d70.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7638fb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7638fb.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f761d70.exef7638fb.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761d70.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7638fb.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:

f761d70.exef7638fb.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f761d70.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f761d70.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f761d70.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f761d70.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f761d70.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7638fb.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761d70.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f761d70.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f761d70.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f761d70.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f761d70.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761d70.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f761d70.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761d70.exef7638fb.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f761dbe	f761d70.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f761d70.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f766ef9	f7638fb.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761d70.exef7638fb.exe

pid process

3040 f761d70.exe
3040 f761d70.exe
2584 f7638fb.exe

pid	process
3040	f761d70.exe
3040	f761d70.exe
2584	f7638fb.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f761d70.exef7638fb.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3040	f761d70.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	f7638fb.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef761d70.exef7638fb.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2988	3016	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2988	3016	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2988	3016	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2988	3016	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2988	3016	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2988	3016	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 2988	3016	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 3040	2988	rundll32.exe	f761d70.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 3040	2988	rundll32.exe	f761d70.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 3040	2988	rundll32.exe	f761d70.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 3040	2988	rundll32.exe	f761d70.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 1112	3040	f761d70.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 1164	3040	f761d70.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 1216	3040	f761d70.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 300	3040	f761d70.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 3016	3040	f761d70.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2988	3040	f761d70.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2988	3040	f761d70.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2708	2988	rundll32.exe	f761fb1.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2708	2988	rundll32.exe	f761fb1.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2708	2988	rundll32.exe	f761fb1.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2708	2988	rundll32.exe	f761fb1.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2584	2988	rundll32.exe	f7638fb.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2584	2988	rundll32.exe	f7638fb.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2584	2988	rundll32.exe	f7638fb.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2584	2988	rundll32.exe	f7638fb.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 1112	3040	f761d70.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 1164	3040	f761d70.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 1216	3040	f761d70.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2708	3040	f761d70.exe	f761fb1.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2708	3040	f761d70.exe	f761fb1.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2584	3040	f761d70.exe	f7638fb.exe
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2584	3040	f761d70.exe	f7638fb.exe
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 1112	2584	f7638fb.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 1164	2584	f7638fb.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 1216	2584	f7638fb.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761d70.exef7638fb.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761d70.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7638fb.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1112

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1164

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1216

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5dcb9fab84a4dfc5134c75ffdf394350_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3016

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5dcb9fab84a4dfc5134c75ffdf394350_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2988

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761d70.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761d70.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:3040

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761fb1.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761fb1.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2708

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7638fb.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7638fb.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:2584

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:300

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