sality | 78b8a239970cfa4e753c13020b798258b0419251ee4f6c60b1b2d3b6aa692301

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f76233a.exef763ec5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76233a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76233a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76233a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f763ec5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f763ec5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f763ec5.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:

f763ec5.exef76233a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763ec5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76233a.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f763ec5.exef76233a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763ec5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763ec5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76233a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76233a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76233a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76233a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763ec5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763ec5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76233a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76233a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763ec5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763ec5.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76233a.exef762923.exef763ec5.exe

pid process

2988 f76233a.exe
2484 f762923.exe
1572 f763ec5.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1144 rundll32.exe
1144 rundll32.exe
1144 rundll32.exe
1144 rundll32.exe
1144 rundll32.exe
1144 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2988	f76233a.exe
2484	f762923.exe
1572	f763ec5.exe

pid	process
1144	rundll32.exe
1144	rundll32.exe
1144	rundll32.exe
1144	rundll32.exe
1144	rundll32.exe
1144	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2988-16-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-17-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-15-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-14-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-20-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-22-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-23-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-19-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-21-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-18-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-63-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-64-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-65-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-66-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-67-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-81-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-82-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-100-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-102-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-106-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-110-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-111-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2988-140-0x0000000000670000-0x000000000172A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1572-157-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1572-192-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76233a.exef763ec5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76233a.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76233a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763ec5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763ec5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76233a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763ec5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763ec5.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f763ec5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76233a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76233a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76233a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763ec5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76233a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763ec5.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f763ec5.exef76233a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763ec5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76233a.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 11 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:

f76233a.exef763ec5.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76233a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76233a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76233a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76233a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76233a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76233a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f76233a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f76233a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f763ec5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76233a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76233a.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76233a.exef763ec5.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f762397	f76233a.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76233a.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76787a	f763ec5.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76233a.exef763ec5.exe

pid process

2988 f76233a.exe
2988 f76233a.exe
1572 f763ec5.exe

pid	process
2988	f76233a.exe
2988	f76233a.exe
1572	f763ec5.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f76233a.exef763ec5.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2988	f76233a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1572	f763ec5.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef76233a.exef763ec5.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1144	1760	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1144	1760	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1144	1760	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1144	1760	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1144	1760	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1144	1760	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1760 wrote to memory of 1144	1760	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1144 wrote to memory of 2988	1144	rundll32.exe	f76233a.exe
PID 1144 wrote to memory of 2988	1144	rundll32.exe	f76233a.exe
PID 1144 wrote to memory of 2988	1144	rundll32.exe	f76233a.exe
PID 1144 wrote to memory of 2988	1144	rundll32.exe	f76233a.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 1068	2988	f76233a.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 1124	2988	f76233a.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 1196	2988	f76233a.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 1580	2988	f76233a.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 1760	2988	f76233a.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 1144	2988	f76233a.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 1144	2988	f76233a.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1144 wrote to memory of 2484	1144	rundll32.exe	f762923.exe
PID 1144 wrote to memory of 2484	1144	rundll32.exe	f762923.exe
PID 1144 wrote to memory of 2484	1144	rundll32.exe	f762923.exe
PID 1144 wrote to memory of 2484	1144	rundll32.exe	f762923.exe
PID 1144 wrote to memory of 1572	1144	rundll32.exe	f763ec5.exe
PID 1144 wrote to memory of 1572	1144	rundll32.exe	f763ec5.exe
PID 1144 wrote to memory of 1572	1144	rundll32.exe	f763ec5.exe
PID 1144 wrote to memory of 1572	1144	rundll32.exe	f763ec5.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 1068	2988	f76233a.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 1124	2988	f76233a.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 1196	2988	f76233a.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2484	2988	f76233a.exe	f762923.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2484	2988	f76233a.exe	f762923.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 1572	2988	f76233a.exe	f763ec5.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 1572	2988	f76233a.exe	f763ec5.exe
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 1068	1572	f763ec5.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 1124	1572	f763ec5.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 1196	1572	f763ec5.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76233a.exef763ec5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76233a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763ec5.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1068

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

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1196

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7c335c0e32b47268cdf7933ef8b93bf0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1760

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7c335c0e32b47268cdf7933ef8b93bf0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1144

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76233a.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76233a.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:2988

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762923.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762923.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2484

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763ec5.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763ec5.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:1572

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1580

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