sality | 493a3d28030bc5b394d23d1b2b19bbeb0888f9c814b548e4285acb12c778bd0e

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7626c2.exef762868.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762868.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762868.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762868.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7626c2.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:

f7626c2.exef762868.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762868.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7626c2.exef762868.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762868.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762868.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762868.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762868.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762868.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762868.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7626c2.exef762868.exef7649ec.exe

pid process

2060 f7626c2.exe
2628 f762868.exe
1548 f7649ec.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1952 rundll32.exe
1952 rundll32.exe
1952 rundll32.exe
1952 rundll32.exe
1952 rundll32.exe
1952 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2060	f7626c2.exe
2628	f762868.exe
1548	f7649ec.exe

pid	process
1952	rundll32.exe
1952	rundll32.exe
1952	rundll32.exe
1952	rundll32.exe
1952	rundll32.exe
1952	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2060-15-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-18-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-14-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-21-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-17-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-20-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-23-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-19-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-16-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-22-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-64-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-66-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-65-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-68-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-67-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-71-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-72-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-73-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-74-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-90-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-91-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-154-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2628-166-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000001B3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2628-187-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000001B3A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7626c2.exef762868.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762868.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762868.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762868.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762868.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762868.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762868.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762868.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7626c2.exef762868.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762868.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 14 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:

f7626c2.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7626c2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7626c2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7626c2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7626c2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7626c2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f7626c2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7626c2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7626c2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f7626c2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7626c2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7626c2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7626c2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7626c2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7626c2.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7626c2.exef762868.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f76273f	f7626c2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7626c2.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7676c5	f762868.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7626c2.exef762868.exe

pid process

2060 f7626c2.exe
2060 f7626c2.exe
2628 f762868.exe

pid	process
2060	f7626c2.exe
2060	f7626c2.exe
2628	f762868.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f7626c2.exef762868.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f7626c2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2628	f762868.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7626c2.exef762868.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1952	2400	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1952	2400	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1952	2400	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1952	2400	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1952	2400	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1952	2400	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2400 wrote to memory of 1952	2400	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2060	1952	rundll32.exe	f7626c2.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2060	1952	rundll32.exe	f7626c2.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2060	1952	rundll32.exe	f7626c2.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2060	1952	rundll32.exe	f7626c2.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1052	2060	f7626c2.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1072	2060	f7626c2.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1132	2060	f7626c2.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 2112	2060	f7626c2.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 2400	2060	f7626c2.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1952	2060	f7626c2.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1952	2060	f7626c2.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2628	1952	rundll32.exe	f762868.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2628	1952	rundll32.exe	f762868.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2628	1952	rundll32.exe	f762868.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2628	1952	rundll32.exe	f762868.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 1548	1952	rundll32.exe	f7649ec.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 1548	1952	rundll32.exe	f7649ec.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 1548	1952	rundll32.exe	f7649ec.exe
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 1548	1952	rundll32.exe	f7649ec.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1052	2060	f7626c2.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1072	2060	f7626c2.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1132	2060	f7626c2.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 2628	2060	f7626c2.exe	f762868.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 2628	2060	f7626c2.exe	f762868.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1548	2060	f7626c2.exe	f7649ec.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1548	2060	f7626c2.exe	f7649ec.exe
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 1052	2628	f762868.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 1072	2628	f762868.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2628 wrote to memory of 1132	2628	f762868.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7626c2.exef762868.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7626c2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762868.exe

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1052

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1072

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1132

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\607e933de863079ad4951af3f23bcfd0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2400

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\607e933de863079ad4951af3f23bcfd0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1952

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7626c2.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7626c2.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:2060

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762868.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762868.exe
4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Executes dropped EXE
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:2628

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7649ec.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7649ec.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1548

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2112

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