sality | 4fd169508e018f6421c4ac11d8a3f79ea819557b54e9016ce69d38eb403b5a7c

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f762108.exef763c84.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f763c84.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f763c84.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f763c84.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:

f762108.exef763c84.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763c84.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762108.exef763c84.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763c84.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763c84.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763c84.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763c84.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763c84.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763c84.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762108.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762108.exef76255c.exef763c84.exe

pid process

552 f762108.exe
2688 f76255c.exe
2008 f763c84.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

908 rundll32.exe
908 rundll32.exe
908 rundll32.exe
908 rundll32.exe
908 rundll32.exe
908 rundll32.exe

pid	process
552	f762108.exe
2688	f76255c.exe
2008	f763c84.exe

pid	process
908	rundll32.exe
908	rundll32.exe
908	rundll32.exe
908	rundll32.exe
908	rundll32.exe
908	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 26 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/552-12-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-15-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-18-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-21-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-22-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-20-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-19-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-17-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-16-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-14-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-58-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-59-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-60-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-61-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-62-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-64-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-79-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-80-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-82-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-85-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-103-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-106-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-108-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/552-145-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2008-161-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2008-198-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f763c84.exef762108.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763c84.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763c84.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763c84.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763c84.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f763c84.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763c84.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763c84.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f763c84.exef762108.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763c84.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762108.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:

f762108.exef763c84.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f762108.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f762108.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f762108.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f763c84.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762108.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f762108.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f762108.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f762108.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f762108.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f762108.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f762108.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f762108.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f762108.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f762108.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f762108.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762108.exef763c84.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f762108.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f767484	f763c84.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f762175	f762108.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762108.exef763c84.exe

pid process

552 f762108.exe
552 f762108.exe
2008 f763c84.exe

pid	process
552	f762108.exe
552	f762108.exe
2008	f763c84.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f762108.exef763c84.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	552	f762108.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2008	f763c84.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef762108.exef763c84.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 908	3056	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 908	3056	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 908	3056	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 908	3056	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 908	3056	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 908	3056	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 908	3056	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 552	908	rundll32.exe	f762108.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 552	908	rundll32.exe	f762108.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 552	908	rundll32.exe	f762108.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 552	908	rundll32.exe	f762108.exe
PID 552 wrote to memory of 1104	552	f762108.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 552 wrote to memory of 1172	552	f762108.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 552 wrote to memory of 1196	552	f762108.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 552 wrote to memory of 2268	552	f762108.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 552 wrote to memory of 3056	552	f762108.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 552 wrote to memory of 908	552	f762108.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 552 wrote to memory of 908	552	f762108.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 2688	908	rundll32.exe	f76255c.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 2688	908	rundll32.exe	f76255c.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 2688	908	rundll32.exe	f76255c.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 2688	908	rundll32.exe	f76255c.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 2008	908	rundll32.exe	f763c84.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 2008	908	rundll32.exe	f763c84.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 2008	908	rundll32.exe	f763c84.exe
PID 908 wrote to memory of 2008	908	rundll32.exe	f763c84.exe
PID 552 wrote to memory of 1104	552	f762108.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 552 wrote to memory of 1172	552	f762108.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 552 wrote to memory of 1196	552	f762108.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 552 wrote to memory of 2688	552	f762108.exe	f76255c.exe
PID 552 wrote to memory of 2688	552	f762108.exe	f76255c.exe
PID 552 wrote to memory of 2008	552	f762108.exe	f763c84.exe
PID 552 wrote to memory of 2008	552	f762108.exe	f763c84.exe
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 1104	2008	f763c84.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 1172	2008	f763c84.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 1196	2008	f763c84.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762108.exef763c84.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762108.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763c84.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1104

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1172

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

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fc765bcc82fe5404cb1eb1c77fca01d0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3056

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fc765bcc82fe5404cb1eb1c77fca01d0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:908

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762108.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762108.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:552

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76255c.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76255c.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2688

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763c84.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763c84.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:2008

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2268

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