sality | 26103af36e408d54c1270b487697f6b1128dc184d360bff15f9c18f3ac5248e5

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.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:

ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

UPX packed file 9 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2672-1-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000001A3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2672-5-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000001A3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2672-3-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000001A3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2672-6-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000001A3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2672-7-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000001A3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2672-8-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000001A3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2672-19-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000001A3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2672-9-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000001A3E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2672-4-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000001A3E000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

pid process

2672 ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
2672 ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

pid	process
2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

Processes:

ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes:

ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 796	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	fontdrvhost.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 804	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	fontdrvhost.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 380	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	dwm.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2620	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	sihost.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2632	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2868	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	taskhostw.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 3516	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 3656	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	svchost.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 3840	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 3928	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 4028	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	RuntimeBroker.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 748	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	SearchApp.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 3872	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	RuntimeBroker.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 3108	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	TextInputHost.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 4964	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	RuntimeBroker.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2596	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	backgroundTaskHost.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 4816	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	backgroundTaskHost.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 1948	2672	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe	Conhost.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:796

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:804

C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
"dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:380

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
1⤵
PID:2620

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:2632

C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
1⤵
PID:2868

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3516

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ecfaa178f37e0329aef599b996c716f0NeikiAnalytics.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 use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:2672

C:\Windows\System32\Conhost.exe
\??\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1
3⤵
PID:1948

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
1⤵
PID:3656

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:3840

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
1⤵
PID:3928

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4028

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
1⤵
PID:748

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:3872

C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe" -ServerName:InputApp.AppX9jnwykgrccxc8by3hsrsh07r423xzvav.mca
1⤵
PID:3108

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4964

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXmtcan0h2tfbfy7k9kn8hbxb6dmzz1zh0.mca
1⤵
PID:2596

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX3bn25b6f886wmg6twh46972vprk9tnbf.mca
1⤵
PID:4816

Network

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