sality | 12fe9a9c9948885c92d0517d763f15e0083b7e7cd7389df082d4925bda8bf68a

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f76086a.exef762433.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762433.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:

f76086a.exef762433.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762433.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76086a.exef762433.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76086a.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76086a.exef7609c1.exef762433.exe

pid process

2760 f76086a.exe
2440 f7609c1.exe
1200 f762433.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2944 rundll32.exe
2944 rundll32.exe
2944 rundll32.exe
2944 rundll32.exe
2944 rundll32.exe
2944 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2760	f76086a.exe
2440	f7609c1.exe
1200	f762433.exe

pid	process
2944	rundll32.exe
2944	rundll32.exe
2944	rundll32.exe
2944	rundll32.exe
2944	rundll32.exe
2944	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2760-18-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-20-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-17-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-16-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-15-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-22-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-19-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-23-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-14-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-21-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-64-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-63-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-65-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-66-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-67-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-69-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-70-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-84-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-86-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-89-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-109-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-126-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2760-152-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1200-171-0x0000000000990000-0x0000000001A4A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1200-207-0x0000000000990000-0x0000000001A4A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76086a.exef762433.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76086a.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762433.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762433.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762433.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f76086a.exef762433.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762433.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:

f76086a.exef762433.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76086a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f76086a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f76086a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f76086a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f76086a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f76086a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762433.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f762433.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76086a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76086a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f76086a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76086a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76086a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76086a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f76086a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76086a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76086a.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76086a.exef762433.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f7608a8	f76086a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76086a.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7658ba	f762433.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76086a.exef762433.exe

pid process

2760 f76086a.exe
2760 f76086a.exe
1200 f762433.exe

pid	process
2760	f76086a.exe
2760	f76086a.exe
1200	f762433.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f76086a.exef762433.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	f76086a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1200	f762433.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef76086a.exef762433.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2944	3064	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2944	3064	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2944	3064	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2944	3064	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2944	3064	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2944	3064	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3064 wrote to memory of 2944	3064	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 2760	2944	rundll32.exe	f76086a.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 2760	2944	rundll32.exe	f76086a.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 2760	2944	rundll32.exe	f76086a.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 2760	2944	rundll32.exe	f76086a.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1040	2760	f76086a.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1064	2760	f76086a.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1112	2760	f76086a.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2044	2760	f76086a.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 3064	2760	f76086a.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2944	2760	f76086a.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2944	2760	f76086a.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 2440	2944	rundll32.exe	f7609c1.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 2440	2944	rundll32.exe	f7609c1.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 2440	2944	rundll32.exe	f7609c1.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 2440	2944	rundll32.exe	f7609c1.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1200	2944	rundll32.exe	f762433.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1200	2944	rundll32.exe	f762433.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1200	2944	rundll32.exe	f762433.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1200	2944	rundll32.exe	f762433.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1040	2760	f76086a.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1064	2760	f76086a.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1112	2760	f76086a.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2440	2760	f76086a.exe	f7609c1.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2440	2760	f76086a.exe	f7609c1.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1200	2760	f76086a.exe	f762433.exe
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1200	2760	f76086a.exe	f762433.exe
PID 1200 wrote to memory of 1040	1200	f762433.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1200 wrote to memory of 1064	1200	f762433.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1200 wrote to memory of 1112	1200	f762433.exe	taskhost.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76086a.exef762433.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76086a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762433.exe

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1040

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1064

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3eebe1d61de9cc9cc17a09a66dfe5690_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3064

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3eebe1d61de9cc9cc17a09a66dfe5690_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2944

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76086a.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76086a.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:2760

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7609c1.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7609c1.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2440

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762433.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762433.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:1200

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1112

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2044

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