sality | 610eb98abec78e784ec1d07aac77af7438ba6c290c1f09d256c3f360e20aed3a

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f75fe4c.exef761a06.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761a06.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761a06.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761a06.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f75fe4c.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

Modify Registry

Processes:

f75fe4c.exef761a06.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761a06.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f75fe4c.exef761a06.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761a06.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761a06.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761a06.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761a06.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761a06.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761a06.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f75fe4c.exef75ffb3.exef761a06.exe

pid process

2600 f75fe4c.exe
2424 f75ffb3.exe
1272 f761a06.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1636 rundll32.exe
1636 rundll32.exe
1636 rundll32.exe
1636 rundll32.exe
1636 rundll32.exe
1636 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2600	f75fe4c.exe
2424	f75ffb3.exe
1272	f761a06.exe

pid	process
1636	rundll32.exe
1636	rundll32.exe
1636	rundll32.exe
1636	rundll32.exe
1636	rundll32.exe
1636	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2600-22-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-20-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-18-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-15-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-23-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-21-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-19-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-14-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-17-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-16-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-65-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-64-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-66-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-68-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-67-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-70-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-71-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-85-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-88-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-89-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-115-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2600-159-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1272-176-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1272-213-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f75fe4c.exef761a06.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761a06.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761a06.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761a06.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761a06.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761a06.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f75fe4c.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761a06.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761a06.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f75fe4c.exef761a06.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761a06.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 16 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:

f75fe4c.exef761a06.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f75fe4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f75fe4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761a06.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f75fe4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f75fe4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f75fe4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f75fe4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f75fe4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f75fe4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f75fe4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f75fe4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f75fe4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f75fe4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f75fe4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f75fe4c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f75fe4c.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f75fe4c.exef761a06.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f75fe4c.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f764e7e	f761a06.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f75fe8a	f75fe4c.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f75fe4c.exef761a06.exe

pid process

2600 f75fe4c.exe
2600 f75fe4c.exe
1272 f761a06.exe

pid	process
2600	f75fe4c.exe
2600	f75fe4c.exe
1272	f761a06.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f75fe4c.exef761a06.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2600	f75fe4c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	f761a06.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef75fe4c.exef761a06.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 1636	2876	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 1636	2876	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 1636	2876	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 1636	2876	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 1636	2876	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 1636	2876	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 1636	2876	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 2600	1636	rundll32.exe	f75fe4c.exe
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 2600	1636	rundll32.exe	f75fe4c.exe
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 2600	1636	rundll32.exe	f75fe4c.exe
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 2600	1636	rundll32.exe	f75fe4c.exe
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 1056	2600	f75fe4c.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 1100	2600	f75fe4c.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 1116	2600	f75fe4c.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 2180	2600	f75fe4c.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 2876	2600	f75fe4c.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 1636	2600	f75fe4c.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 1636	2600	f75fe4c.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 2424	1636	rundll32.exe	f75ffb3.exe
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 2424	1636	rundll32.exe	f75ffb3.exe
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 2424	1636	rundll32.exe	f75ffb3.exe
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 2424	1636	rundll32.exe	f75ffb3.exe
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 1272	1636	rundll32.exe	f761a06.exe
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 1272	1636	rundll32.exe	f761a06.exe
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 1272	1636	rundll32.exe	f761a06.exe
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 1272	1636	rundll32.exe	f761a06.exe
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 1056	2600	f75fe4c.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 1100	2600	f75fe4c.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 1116	2600	f75fe4c.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 2424	2600	f75fe4c.exe	f75ffb3.exe
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 2424	2600	f75fe4c.exe	f75ffb3.exe
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 1272	2600	f75fe4c.exe	f761a06.exe
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 1272	2600	f75fe4c.exe	f761a06.exe
PID 1272 wrote to memory of 1056	1272	f761a06.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1272 wrote to memory of 1100	1272	f761a06.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1272 wrote to memory of 1116	1272	f761a06.exe	taskhost.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f75fe4c.exef761a06.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f75fe4c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761a06.exe

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1056

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1100
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\48de47b466d13b494716389ed860ec30_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2876
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\48de47b466d13b494716389ed860ec30_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1636
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f75fe4c.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f75fe4c.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:2600
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f75ffb3.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f75ffb3.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2424
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761a06.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761a06.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:1272

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

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2180

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

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry