sality | 7d3a81b9553a05e725d9843b309ef4af63540fb7850b52d2f98b0d89960e7883

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f760030.exef761bea.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f760030.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f760030.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761bea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761bea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761bea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f760030.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:

f760030.exef761bea.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760030.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761bea.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760030.exef761bea.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760030.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760030.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760030.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761bea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760030.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760030.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761bea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761bea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761bea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761bea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760030.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761bea.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760030.exef760196.exef761bea.exe

pid process

2892 f760030.exe
2424 f760196.exe
1564 f761bea.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1908 rundll32.exe
1908 rundll32.exe
1908 rundll32.exe
1908 rundll32.exe
1908 rundll32.exe
1908 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2892	f760030.exe
2424	f760196.exe
1564	f761bea.exe

pid	process
1908	rundll32.exe
1908	rundll32.exe
1908	rundll32.exe
1908	rundll32.exe
1908	rundll32.exe
1908	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 26 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2892-13-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-15-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-18-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-20-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-19-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-14-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-22-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-21-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-17-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-16-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-62-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-61-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-63-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-65-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-64-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-67-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-68-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-81-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-84-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-86-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-105-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-107-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-118-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2892-153-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1564-174-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1564-207-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760030.exef761bea.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760030.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761bea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761bea.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761bea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760030.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760030.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f760030.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761bea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761bea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760030.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760030.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760030.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761bea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761bea.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f760030.exef761bea.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760030.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761bea.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 17 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:

f760030.exef761bea.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f760030.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f760030.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761bea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761bea.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f760030.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f760030.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f760030.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f760030.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f760030.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f760030.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f760030.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f760030.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f760030.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f760030.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f760030.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f760030.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f760030.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760030.exef761bea.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f76005e	f760030.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f760030.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f765080	f761bea.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760030.exef761bea.exe

pid process

2892 f760030.exe
2892 f760030.exe
1564 f761bea.exe

pid	process
2892	f760030.exe
2892	f760030.exe
1564	f761bea.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f760030.exef761bea.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	f760030.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1564	f761bea.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef760030.exef761bea.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 1908	2856	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 1908	2856	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 1908	2856	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 1908	2856	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 1908	2856	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 1908	2856	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 1908	2856	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2892	1908	rundll32.exe	f760030.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2892	1908	rundll32.exe	f760030.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2892	1908	rundll32.exe	f760030.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2892	1908	rundll32.exe	f760030.exe
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 1084	2892	f760030.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 1136	2892	f760030.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 1200	2892	f760030.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2352	2892	f760030.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2856	2892	f760030.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 1908	2892	f760030.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 1908	2892	f760030.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2424	1908	rundll32.exe	f760196.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2424	1908	rundll32.exe	f760196.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2424	1908	rundll32.exe	f760196.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2424	1908	rundll32.exe	f760196.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 1564	1908	rundll32.exe	f761bea.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 1564	1908	rundll32.exe	f761bea.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 1564	1908	rundll32.exe	f761bea.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 1564	1908	rundll32.exe	f761bea.exe
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 1084	2892	f760030.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 1136	2892	f760030.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 1200	2892	f760030.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2424	2892	f760030.exe	f760196.exe
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2424	2892	f760030.exe	f760196.exe
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 1564	2892	f760030.exe	f761bea.exe
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 1564	2892	f760030.exe	f761bea.exe
PID 1564 wrote to memory of 1084	1564	f761bea.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1564 wrote to memory of 1136	1564	f761bea.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1564 wrote to memory of 1200	1564	f761bea.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761bea.exef760030.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761bea.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760030.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1084

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1136

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1200
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a580e1e6b00f6b0d127408ce2e9fd220_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2856
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a580e1e6b00f6b0d127408ce2e9fd220_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1908
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760030.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760030.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:2892
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760196.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760196.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2424
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761bea.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761bea.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:1564

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2352

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