sality | 77aa4751d6882f85fdca2c808ac3d00d4921678e91ee1678f7d25fd52b3fb9c6

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7612e5.exef762ff6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762ff6.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:

f7612e5.exef762ff6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762ff6.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7612e5.exef762ff6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762ff6.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7612e5.exef76145b.exef762ff6.exe

pid process

1196 f7612e5.exe
3040 f76145b.exe
2676 f762ff6.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2416 rundll32.exe
2416 rundll32.exe
2416 rundll32.exe
2416 rundll32.exe
2416 rundll32.exe
2416 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1196	f7612e5.exe
3040	f76145b.exe
2676	f762ff6.exe

pid	process
2416	rundll32.exe
2416	rundll32.exe
2416	rundll32.exe
2416	rundll32.exe
2416	rundll32.exe
2416	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 23 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1196-17-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-16-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-19-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-20-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-18-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-14-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-22-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-21-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-23-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-15-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-63-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-64-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-65-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-66-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-67-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-69-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-83-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-84-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-85-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-108-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1196-157-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2676-176-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2676-209-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7612e5.exef762ff6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762ff6.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762ff6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7612e5.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7612e5.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7612e5.exef762ff6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762ff6.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:

f7612e5.exef762ff6.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7612e5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7612e5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7612e5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762ff6.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7612e5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7612e5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7612e5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7612e5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7612e5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7612e5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7612e5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7612e5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7612e5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f7612e5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f762ff6.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7612e5.exef762ff6.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f761352	f7612e5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7612e5.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f766345	f762ff6.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7612e5.exef762ff6.exe

pid process

1196 f7612e5.exe
1196 f7612e5.exe
2676 f762ff6.exe

pid	process
1196	f7612e5.exe
1196	f7612e5.exe
2676	f762ff6.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f7612e5.exef762ff6.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	f7612e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2676	f762ff6.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7612e5.exef762ff6.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 2416	2420	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 2416	2420	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 2416	2420	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 2416	2420	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 2416	2420	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 2416	2420	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 2416	2420	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1196	2416	rundll32.exe	f7612e5.exe
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1196	2416	rundll32.exe	f7612e5.exe
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1196	2416	rundll32.exe	f7612e5.exe
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1196	2416	rundll32.exe	f7612e5.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 1108	1196	f7612e5.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 1172	1196	f7612e5.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 1200	1196	f7612e5.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 2012	1196	f7612e5.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 2420	1196	f7612e5.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 2416	1196	f7612e5.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 2416	1196	f7612e5.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 3040	2416	rundll32.exe	f76145b.exe
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 3040	2416	rundll32.exe	f76145b.exe
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 3040	2416	rundll32.exe	f76145b.exe
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 3040	2416	rundll32.exe	f76145b.exe
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 2676	2416	rundll32.exe	f762ff6.exe
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 2676	2416	rundll32.exe	f762ff6.exe
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 2676	2416	rundll32.exe	f762ff6.exe
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 2676	2416	rundll32.exe	f762ff6.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 1108	1196	f7612e5.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 1172	1196	f7612e5.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 1200	1196	f7612e5.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 3040	1196	f7612e5.exe	f76145b.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 3040	1196	f7612e5.exe	f76145b.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 2676	1196	f7612e5.exe	f762ff6.exe
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 2676	1196	f7612e5.exe	f762ff6.exe
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 1108	2676	f762ff6.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 1172	2676	f762ff6.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 1200	2676	f762ff6.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7612e5.exef762ff6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7612e5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762ff6.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1108

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\ddad279d01dabf48c8c603477a0ae7b0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2420
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ddad279d01dabf48c8c603477a0ae7b0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2416
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7612e5.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7612e5.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:1196
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76145b.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76145b.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3040
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762ff6.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762ff6.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:2676

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2012

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