sality | 469c03431549dba4a3a49ba65abb6de71e9c191aa600d635791ac795379e89d9

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f762462.exef76425d.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76425d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76425d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76425d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762462.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:

f762462.exef76425d.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76425d.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762462.exef76425d.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76425d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76425d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76425d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76425d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76425d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76425d.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762462.exef762665.exef76425d.exe

pid process

2400 f762462.exe
2776 f762665.exe
1168 f76425d.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2172 rundll32.exe
2172 rundll32.exe
2172 rundll32.exe
2172 rundll32.exe
2172 rundll32.exe
2172 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2400	f762462.exe
2776	f762665.exe
1168	f76425d.exe

pid	process
2172	rundll32.exe
2172	rundll32.exe
2172	rundll32.exe
2172	rundll32.exe
2172	rundll32.exe
2172	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 23 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2400-14-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-15-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-19-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-18-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-22-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-21-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-16-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-20-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-17-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-12-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-61-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-62-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-63-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-64-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-65-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-69-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-80-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-81-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-103-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-106-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2400-151-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1168-160-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1168-206-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762462.exef76425d.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76425d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76425d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76425d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76425d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762462.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76425d.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76425d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76425d.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f762462.exef76425d.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76425d.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:

f762462.exef76425d.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f762462.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f762462.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f762462.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76425d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762462.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f762462.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f762462.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f762462.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f762462.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f762462.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f762462.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76425d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f762462.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f762462.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76425d.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762462.exef76425d.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f7624ee	f762462.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f762462.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7675fb	f76425d.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762462.exef76425d.exe

pid process

2400 f762462.exe
2400 f762462.exe
1168 f76425d.exe

pid	process
2400	f762462.exe
2400	f762462.exe
1168	f76425d.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f762462.exef76425d.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2400	f762462.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1168	f76425d.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef762462.exef76425d.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 396 wrote to memory of 2172	396	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 396 wrote to memory of 2172	396	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 396 wrote to memory of 2172	396	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 396 wrote to memory of 2172	396	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 396 wrote to memory of 2172	396	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 396 wrote to memory of 2172	396	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 396 wrote to memory of 2172	396	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2400	2172	rundll32.exe	f762462.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2400	2172	rundll32.exe	f762462.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2400	2172	rundll32.exe	f762462.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2400	2172	rundll32.exe	f762462.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1120	2400	f762462.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1180	2400	f762462.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1196	2400	f762462.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1952	2400	f762462.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 396	2400	f762462.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 2172	2400	f762462.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 2172	2400	f762462.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2776	2172	rundll32.exe	f762665.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2776	2172	rundll32.exe	f762665.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2776	2172	rundll32.exe	f762665.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2776	2172	rundll32.exe	f762665.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 1168	2172	rundll32.exe	f76425d.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 1168	2172	rundll32.exe	f76425d.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 1168	2172	rundll32.exe	f76425d.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 1168	2172	rundll32.exe	f76425d.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1120	2400	f762462.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1180	2400	f762462.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1196	2400	f762462.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 2776	2400	f762462.exe	f762665.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 2776	2400	f762462.exe	f762665.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1168	2400	f762462.exe	f76425d.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1168	2400	f762462.exe	f76425d.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 1120	1168	f76425d.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 1180	1168	f76425d.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1168 wrote to memory of 1196	1168	f76425d.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762462.exef76425d.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762462.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76425d.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1120

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1180

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1196

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3eafc62984702e015db77e1df30e2950_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:396

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3eafc62984702e015db77e1df30e2950_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2172

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762462.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762462.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:2400

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762665.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762665.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2776

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76425d.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76425d.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:1168

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1952

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

5

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

3

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

3

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery