sality | e2010219610aedfa8d24edfd72a4c0675ac4d63088dc190e0d3f7bedb8ca57f2

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f767b57.exef767df6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f767b57.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f767b57.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f767b57.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f767df6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f767df6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f767df6.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:

f767b57.exef767df6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f767b57.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f767df6.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f767b57.exef767df6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f767b57.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f767b57.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f767df6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f767df6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f767df6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f767df6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f767b57.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f767b57.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f767b57.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f767b57.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f767df6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f767df6.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f767b57.exef767df6.exef769627.exe

pid process

1668 f767b57.exe
2420 f767df6.exe
2404 f769627.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2760 rundll32.exe
2760 rundll32.exe
2760 rundll32.exe
2760 rundll32.exe
2760 rundll32.exe
2760 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1668	f767b57.exe
2420	f767df6.exe
2404	f769627.exe

pid	process
2760	rundll32.exe
2760	rundll32.exe
2760	rundll32.exe
2760	rundll32.exe
2760	rundll32.exe
2760	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1668-61-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-60-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-59-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-28-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-20-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-17-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-16-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-15-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-14-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-19-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-21-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-18-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-12-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-63-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-62-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-65-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-67-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-80-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-82-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-85-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-104-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-106-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1668-147-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2420-159-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2420-172-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f767df6.exef767b57.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f767df6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f767b57.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f767b57.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f767df6.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f767df6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f767b57.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f767b57.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f767df6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f767b57.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f767b57.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f767df6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f767df6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f767df6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f767b57.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f767df6.exef767b57.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f767df6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f767b57.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 14 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:

f767b57.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f767b57.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f767b57.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f767b57.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f767b57.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f767b57.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f767b57.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f767b57.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f767b57.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f767b57.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f767b57.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f767b57.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f767b57.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f767b57.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f767b57.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f767b57.exef767df6.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f767c32	f767b57.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f767b57.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76cc73	f767df6.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

f767b57.exe

pid process

1668 f767b57.exe
1668 f767b57.exe

pid	process
1668	f767b57.exe
1668	f767b57.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 21 IoCs

Processes:

f767b57.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	f767b57.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef767b57.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1548 wrote to memory of 2760	1548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1548 wrote to memory of 2760	1548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1548 wrote to memory of 2760	1548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1548 wrote to memory of 2760	1548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1548 wrote to memory of 2760	1548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1548 wrote to memory of 2760	1548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1548 wrote to memory of 2760	1548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1668	2760	rundll32.exe	f767b57.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1668	2760	rundll32.exe	f767b57.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1668	2760	rundll32.exe	f767b57.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1668	2760	rundll32.exe	f767b57.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 1116	1668	f767b57.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 1172	1668	f767b57.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 1200	1668	f767b57.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 1992	1668	f767b57.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 1548	1668	f767b57.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2760	1668	f767b57.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2760	1668	f767b57.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2420	2760	rundll32.exe	f767df6.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2420	2760	rundll32.exe	f767df6.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2420	2760	rundll32.exe	f767df6.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2420	2760	rundll32.exe	f767df6.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2404	2760	rundll32.exe	f769627.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2404	2760	rundll32.exe	f769627.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2404	2760	rundll32.exe	f769627.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2404	2760	rundll32.exe	f769627.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 1116	1668	f767b57.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 1172	1668	f767b57.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 1200	1668	f767b57.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2420	1668	f767b57.exe	f767df6.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2420	1668	f767b57.exe	f767df6.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2404	1668	f767b57.exe	f769627.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2404	1668	f767b57.exe	f769627.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f767b57.exef767df6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f767b57.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f767df6.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1116

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\3efa4ca4720c0da820ee6a50438e5010_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1548

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3efa4ca4720c0da820ee6a50438e5010_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2760

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f767b57.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f767b57.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:1668

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f767df6.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f767df6.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:2420

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769627.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769627.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2404

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1992

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