sality | 17fafc3a0ec9df8f0c1f46460a88320d888feead12564b1c8f17175668174ea6

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7629ee.exef760e14.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7629ee.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7629ee.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7629ee.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:

f760e14.exef7629ee.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7629ee.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760e14.exef7629ee.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7629ee.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7629ee.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7629ee.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7629ee.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7629ee.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7629ee.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760e14.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760e14.exef760f9a.exef7629ee.exe

pid process

1632 f760e14.exe
2656 f760f9a.exe
2580 f7629ee.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1840 rundll32.exe
1840 rundll32.exe
1840 rundll32.exe
1840 rundll32.exe
1840 rundll32.exe
1840 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1632	f760e14.exe
2656	f760f9a.exe
2580	f7629ee.exe

pid	process
1840	rundll32.exe
1840	rundll32.exe
1840	rundll32.exe
1840	rundll32.exe
1840	rundll32.exe
1840	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 27 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1632-15-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-14-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-19-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-16-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-17-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-21-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-23-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-22-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-20-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-18-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-61-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-62-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-63-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-65-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-64-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-67-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-68-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-83-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-84-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-87-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-103-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-104-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-106-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-108-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1632-146-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2580-167-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2580-200-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760e14.exef7629ee.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7629ee.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7629ee.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760e14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7629ee.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7629ee.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7629ee.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7629ee.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7629ee.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7629ee.exef760e14.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7629ee.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760e14.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:

f760e14.exef7629ee.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f760e14.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f760e14.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f760e14.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f760e14.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f760e14.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f760e14.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f760e14.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f760e14.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7629ee.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f760e14.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f760e14.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f760e14.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f760e14.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7629ee.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f760e14.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f760e14.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f760e14.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7629ee.exef760e14.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f765e36	f7629ee.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f760ea1	f760e14.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f760e14.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760e14.exef7629ee.exe

pid process

1632 f760e14.exe
1632 f760e14.exe
2580 f7629ee.exe

pid	process
1632	f760e14.exe
1632	f760e14.exe
2580	f7629ee.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f760e14.exef7629ee.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1632	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	f7629ee.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef760e14.exef7629ee.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 1840	2260	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 1840	2260	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 1840	2260	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 1840	2260	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 1840	2260	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 1840	2260	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2260 wrote to memory of 1840	2260	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1632	1840	rundll32.exe	f760e14.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1632	1840	rundll32.exe	f760e14.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1632	1840	rundll32.exe	f760e14.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 1632	1840	rundll32.exe	f760e14.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 1044	1632	f760e14.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 1060	1632	f760e14.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 1104	1632	f760e14.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 1544	1632	f760e14.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2260	1632	f760e14.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 1840	1632	f760e14.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 1840	1632	f760e14.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 2656	1840	rundll32.exe	f760f9a.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 2656	1840	rundll32.exe	f760f9a.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 2656	1840	rundll32.exe	f760f9a.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 2656	1840	rundll32.exe	f760f9a.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 2580	1840	rundll32.exe	f7629ee.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 2580	1840	rundll32.exe	f7629ee.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 2580	1840	rundll32.exe	f7629ee.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 2580	1840	rundll32.exe	f7629ee.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 1044	1632	f760e14.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 1060	1632	f760e14.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 1104	1632	f760e14.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2656	1632	f760e14.exe	f760f9a.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2656	1632	f760e14.exe	f760f9a.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2580	1632	f760e14.exe	f7629ee.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2580	1632	f760e14.exe	f7629ee.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 1044	2580	f7629ee.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 1060	2580	f7629ee.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 1104	2580	f7629ee.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7629ee.exef760e14.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7629ee.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760e14.exe

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1044

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1060

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1104

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1a87df78564ed2cbcca969affa42d240_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2260

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1a87df78564ed2cbcca969affa42d240_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1840

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760e14.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760e14.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:1632

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760f9a.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760f9a.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2656

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7629ee.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7629ee.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:2580

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1544

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