sality | 4f1685e794740ffdc9f745bceb81a7a81452714a8aa50b9a0a9afcb6215069cc

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f763e0a.exef76227e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f763e0a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f763e0a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76227e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76227e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76227e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f763e0a.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:

f76227e.exef763e0a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76227e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763e0a.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76227e.exef763e0a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76227e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76227e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763e0a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763e0a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763e0a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76227e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76227e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76227e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763e0a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763e0a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763e0a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76227e.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76227e.exef762433.exef763e0a.exe

pid process

2992 f76227e.exe
2552 f762433.exe
2952 f763e0a.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2932 rundll32.exe
2932 rundll32.exe
2932 rundll32.exe
2932 rundll32.exe
2932 rundll32.exe
2932 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2992	f76227e.exe
2552	f762433.exe
2952	f763e0a.exe

pid	process
2932	rundll32.exe
2932	rundll32.exe
2932	rundll32.exe
2932	rundll32.exe
2932	rundll32.exe
2932	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2992-13-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-15-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-17-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-16-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-21-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-18-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-22-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-20-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-19-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-23-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-63-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-64-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-65-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-66-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-67-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-84-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-85-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-87-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-88-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-108-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-110-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2992-155-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2952-171-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000001B3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2952-210-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000001B3A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f763e0a.exef76227e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763e0a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763e0a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763e0a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763e0a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763e0a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76227e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76227e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76227e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76227e.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76227e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763e0a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76227e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76227e.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f763e0a.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f76227e.exef763e0a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76227e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763e0a.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:

f76227e.exef763e0a.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76227e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76227e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76227e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76227e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76227e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f76227e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f76227e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f76227e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76227e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76227e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76227e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f763e0a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f76227e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f76227e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f763e0a.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76227e.exef763e0a.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f76231a	f76227e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76227e.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76738b	f763e0a.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76227e.exef763e0a.exe

pid process

2992 f76227e.exe
2992 f76227e.exe
2952 f763e0a.exe

pid	process
2992	f76227e.exe
2992	f76227e.exe
2952	f763e0a.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f76227e.exef763e0a.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	f76227e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2952	f763e0a.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef76227e.exef763e0a.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2932	2916	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2932	2916	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2932	2916	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2932	2916	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2932	2916	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2932	2916	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2932	2916	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2992	2932	rundll32.exe	f76227e.exe
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2992	2932	rundll32.exe	f76227e.exe
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2992	2932	rundll32.exe	f76227e.exe
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2992	2932	rundll32.exe	f76227e.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 1108	2992	f76227e.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 1172	2992	f76227e.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 1200	2992	f76227e.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 2408	2992	f76227e.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 2916	2992	f76227e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 2932	2992	f76227e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 2932	2992	f76227e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2552	2932	rundll32.exe	f762433.exe
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2552	2932	rundll32.exe	f762433.exe
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2552	2932	rundll32.exe	f762433.exe
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2552	2932	rundll32.exe	f762433.exe
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2952	2932	rundll32.exe	f763e0a.exe
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2952	2932	rundll32.exe	f763e0a.exe
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2952	2932	rundll32.exe	f763e0a.exe
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2952	2932	rundll32.exe	f763e0a.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 1108	2992	f76227e.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 1172	2992	f76227e.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 1200	2992	f76227e.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 2552	2992	f76227e.exe	f762433.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 2552	2992	f76227e.exe	f762433.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 2952	2992	f76227e.exe	f763e0a.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 2952	2992	f76227e.exe	f763e0a.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 1108	2952	f763e0a.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 1172	2952	f763e0a.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 1200	2952	f763e0a.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76227e.exef763e0a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76227e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763e0a.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1108

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1172

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

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71bf557af059e84b2393502a23035b10_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2916

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71bf557af059e84b2393502a23035b10_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2932

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76227e.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76227e.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:2992

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762433.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762433.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2552

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763e0a.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763e0a.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:2952

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2408

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