sality | dafb705ca68bfc5fd7a93816a3884f00b61bf87e0136d4d35ad3530457edd278

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f760751.exef76230b.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76230b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76230b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76230b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f760751.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

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760751.exef76230b.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76230b.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760751.exef76230b.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76230b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76230b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76230b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76230b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76230b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76230b.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760751.exef7608d7.exef76230b.exe

pid process

2208 f760751.exe
2472 f7608d7.exe
636 f76230b.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2344 rundll32.exe
2344 rundll32.exe
2344 rundll32.exe
2344 rundll32.exe
2344 rundll32.exe
2344 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2208	f760751.exe
2472	f7608d7.exe
636	f76230b.exe

pid	process
2344	rundll32.exe
2344	rundll32.exe
2344	rundll32.exe
2344	rundll32.exe
2344	rundll32.exe
2344	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2208-15-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-20-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-14-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-19-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-21-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-17-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-23-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-22-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-18-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-16-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-65-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-66-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-67-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-68-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-69-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-71-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-72-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-86-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-88-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-88-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-127-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2208-158-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/636-175-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/636-213-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760751.exef76230b.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76230b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76230b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76230b.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76230b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76230b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76230b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760751.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76230b.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f760751.exef76230b.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76230b.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:

f760751.exef76230b.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f760751.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f760751.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f760751.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f760751.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f760751.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f760751.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76230b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76230b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f760751.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f760751.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f760751.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f760751.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f760751.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f760751.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f760751.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f760751.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f760751.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760751.exef76230b.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f76079f	f760751.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f760751.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7657e0	f76230b.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760751.exef76230b.exe

pid process

2208 f760751.exe
2208 f760751.exe
636 f76230b.exe

pid	process
2208	f760751.exe
2208	f760751.exe
636	f76230b.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f760751.exef76230b.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2208	f760751.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	636	f76230b.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef760751.exef76230b.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2344	1720	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2344	1720	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2344	1720	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2344	1720	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2344	1720	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2344	1720	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2344	1720	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2208	2344	rundll32.exe	f760751.exe
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2208	2344	rundll32.exe	f760751.exe
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2208	2344	rundll32.exe	f760751.exe
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2208	2344	rundll32.exe	f760751.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 1288	2208	f760751.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 1348	2208	f760751.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 1376	2208	f760751.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 772	2208	f760751.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 1720	2208	f760751.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2344	2208	f760751.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2344	2208	f760751.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2472	2344	rundll32.exe	f7608d7.exe
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2472	2344	rundll32.exe	f7608d7.exe
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2472	2344	rundll32.exe	f7608d7.exe
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2472	2344	rundll32.exe	f7608d7.exe
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 636	2344	rundll32.exe	f76230b.exe
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 636	2344	rundll32.exe	f76230b.exe
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 636	2344	rundll32.exe	f76230b.exe
PID 2344 wrote to memory of 636	2344	rundll32.exe	f76230b.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 1288	2208	f760751.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 1348	2208	f760751.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 1376	2208	f760751.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2472	2208	f760751.exe	f7608d7.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2472	2208	f760751.exe	f7608d7.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 636	2208	f760751.exe	f76230b.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 636	2208	f760751.exe	f76230b.exe
PID 636 wrote to memory of 1288	636	f76230b.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 636 wrote to memory of 1348	636	f76230b.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 636 wrote to memory of 1376	636	f76230b.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760751.exef76230b.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760751.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76230b.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1288

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1348

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1376

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\254600be943591843fac7a5f1066d3b0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1720

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\254600be943591843fac7a5f1066d3b0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2344

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760751.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760751.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:2208

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7608d7.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7608d7.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2472

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76230b.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76230b.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:636

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:772

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