sality | 4ca53fb9ecd943724581f5f61eaf1f673f6facb5402b8b8e9d2612bab159508e

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Sality
Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.
backdoor sality

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1340-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000896000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1340-2-0x0000000002230000-0x00000000032EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1340-10-0x0000000002230000-0x00000000032EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1340-9-0x0000000002230000-0x00000000032EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1340-11-0x0000000002230000-0x00000000032EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1340-7-0x0000000002230000-0x00000000032EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1340-6-0x0000000002230000-0x00000000032EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1340-5-0x0000000002230000-0x00000000032EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1340-26-0x0000000002230000-0x00000000032EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1340-12-0x0000000002230000-0x00000000032EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1340-8-0x0000000002230000-0x00000000032EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1340-4-0x0000000002230000-0x00000000032EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1340-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000896000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f760c6f	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

pid process

1340 ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340 ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 21 IoCs

Processes:

ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

pid	process
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1340 ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes:

ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 384	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	wininit.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 384	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	wininit.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 384	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	wininit.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 384	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	wininit.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 384	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	wininit.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 384	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	wininit.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 384	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	wininit.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 392	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	csrss.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 392	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	csrss.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 392	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	csrss.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 392	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	csrss.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 392	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	csrss.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 392	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	csrss.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 392	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	csrss.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 432	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	winlogon.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 432	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	winlogon.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 432	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	winlogon.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 432	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	winlogon.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 432	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	winlogon.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 432	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	winlogon.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 432	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	winlogon.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 476	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	services.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 476	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	services.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 476	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	services.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 476	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	services.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 476	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	services.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 476	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	services.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 476	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	services.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 492	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	lsass.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 492	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	lsass.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 492	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	lsass.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 492	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	lsass.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 492	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	lsass.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 492	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	lsass.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 492	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	lsass.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 500	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	lsm.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 500	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	lsm.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 500	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	lsm.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 500	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	lsm.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 500	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	lsm.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 500	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	lsm.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 500	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	lsm.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 604	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 604	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 604	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 604	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 604	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 604	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 604	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 684	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 684	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 684	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 684	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 684	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 684	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 684	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 760	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 760	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 760	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 760	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 760	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 760	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 760	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1340 wrote to memory of 820	1340	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe

C:\Windows\system32\wininit.exe
wininit.exe
1⤵
PID:384

C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
2⤵
PID:476

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch
3⤵
PID:604

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
4⤵
PID:1308

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k RPCSS
3⤵
PID:684

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
3⤵
PID:760

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
3⤵
PID:820

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
4⤵
PID:1176

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
3⤵
PID:856

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
3⤵
PID:972

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
3⤵
PID:236

C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
3⤵
PID:108

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNoNetwork
3⤵
PID:1052

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
3⤵
PID:1116

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
3⤵
PID:3052

C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe
3⤵
PID:2164

C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
2⤵
PID:492

C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
2⤵
PID:500

C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe
%SystemRoot%\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,20480,768 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ServerDll=sxssrv,4 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16
1⤵
PID:392

C:\Windows\system32\winlogon.exe
winlogon.exe
1⤵
PID:432

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1208

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ea80848b956b137911c6d02f5911fc30_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
2⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:1340

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

3

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery