sality | a015aec045616241d2459bedfaad5c20c0c865b6da5006f7533ace06e912db67

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Sality
Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.
backdoor sality

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs

evasion

Processes:

75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1298544033-3225604241-2703760938-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system\DisableRegistryTools = "1"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Disables Task Manager via registry modification
evasion

UPX packed file 7 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2156-2-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2156-6-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2156-4-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2156-8-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2156-7-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2156-5-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2156-17-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI 75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

pid process

2156 75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2156 75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

pid	process
2156	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2156	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\75a8bb4c78f0c216ecd0bf6796854b50_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Disables RegEdit via registry modification
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- System policy modification
PID:2156

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