sality | b4069d0d407a0085f2cb99c077a5d4af009f516449bcdef3bcf22fe2ec6a2871

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f762fb8.exef7613fe.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762fb8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762fb8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762fb8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7613fe.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7613fe.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7613fe.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:

f762fb8.exef7613fe.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762fb8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7613fe.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762fb8.exef7613fe.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762fb8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762fb8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762fb8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7613fe.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7613fe.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7613fe.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762fb8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762fb8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7613fe.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7613fe.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7613fe.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762fb8.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7613fe.exef761593.exef762fb8.exe

pid process

3020 f7613fe.exe
2948 f761593.exe
2920 f762fb8.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2372 rundll32.exe
2372 rundll32.exe
2372 rundll32.exe
2372 rundll32.exe
2372 rundll32.exe
2372 rundll32.exe

pid	process
3020	f7613fe.exe
2948	f761593.exe
2920	f762fb8.exe

pid	process
2372	rundll32.exe
2372	rundll32.exe
2372	rundll32.exe
2372	rundll32.exe
2372	rundll32.exe
2372	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 23 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3020-20-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-23-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-21-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-22-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-14-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-19-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-18-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-17-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-16-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-15-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-62-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-63-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-64-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-65-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-66-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-68-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-69-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-83-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-85-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-87-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-157-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2920-177-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2920-213-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762fb8.exef7613fe.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762fb8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7613fe.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7613fe.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7613fe.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762fb8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762fb8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762fb8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762fb8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762fb8.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762fb8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7613fe.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7613fe.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7613fe.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7613fe.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7613fe.exef762fb8.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7613fe.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762fb8.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:

f7613fe.exef762fb8.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7613fe.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7613fe.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7613fe.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7613fe.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7613fe.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7613fe.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f7613fe.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762fb8.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f762fb8.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7613fe.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7613fe.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f7613fe.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7613fe.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7613fe.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7613fe.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7613fe.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f7613fe.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7613fe.exef762fb8.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f76144c	f7613fe.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7613fe.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76647d	f762fb8.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7613fe.exef762fb8.exe

pid process

3020 f7613fe.exe
3020 f7613fe.exe
2920 f762fb8.exe

pid	process
3020	f7613fe.exe
3020	f7613fe.exe
2920	f762fb8.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f7613fe.exef762fb8.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7613fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	f762fb8.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7613fe.exef762fb8.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 2372	2936	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 2372	2936	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 2372	2936	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 2372	2936	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 2372	2936	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 2372	2936	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 2372	2936	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 3020	2372	rundll32.exe	f7613fe.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 3020	2372	rundll32.exe	f7613fe.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 3020	2372	rundll32.exe	f7613fe.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 3020	2372	rundll32.exe	f7613fe.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1124	3020	f7613fe.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1168	3020	f7613fe.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1200	3020	f7613fe.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2016	3020	f7613fe.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2936	3020	f7613fe.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2372	3020	f7613fe.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2372	3020	f7613fe.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2948	2372	rundll32.exe	f761593.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2948	2372	rundll32.exe	f761593.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2948	2372	rundll32.exe	f761593.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2948	2372	rundll32.exe	f761593.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2920	2372	rundll32.exe	f762fb8.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2920	2372	rundll32.exe	f762fb8.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2920	2372	rundll32.exe	f762fb8.exe
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2920	2372	rundll32.exe	f762fb8.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1124	3020	f7613fe.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1168	3020	f7613fe.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1200	3020	f7613fe.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2948	3020	f7613fe.exe	f761593.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2948	3020	f7613fe.exe	f761593.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2920	3020	f7613fe.exe	f762fb8.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2920	3020	f7613fe.exe	f762fb8.exe
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 1124	2920	f762fb8.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 1168	2920	f762fb8.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 1200	2920	f762fb8.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7613fe.exef762fb8.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7613fe.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762fb8.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1124

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1168

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1200

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2eb2d78f9afa9955e06048b34ccb2c20_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2936

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2eb2d78f9afa9955e06048b34ccb2c20_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2372

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7613fe.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7613fe.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:3020

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761593.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761593.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2948

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762fb8.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762fb8.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:2920

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2016

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