sality | cdc76301238b085a90312234fb7ab97167f31ca4f6d98a032b31719b63cc2b63

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f763469.exef7618af.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f763469.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f763469.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f763469.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7618af.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:

f7618af.exef763469.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763469.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f763469.exef7618af.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763469.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763469.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763469.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763469.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763469.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763469.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7618af.exef761bab.exef763469.exe

pid process

2132 f7618af.exe
2724 f761bab.exe
2492 f763469.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1620 rundll32.exe
1620 rundll32.exe
1620 rundll32.exe
1620 rundll32.exe
1620 rundll32.exe
1620 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2132	f7618af.exe
2724	f761bab.exe
2492	f763469.exe

pid	process
1620	rundll32.exe
1620	rundll32.exe
1620	rundll32.exe
1620	rundll32.exe
1620	rundll32.exe
1620	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 26 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2132-12-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-18-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-16-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-17-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-20-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-15-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-21-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-14-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-19-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-22-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-61-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-62-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-63-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-65-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-64-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-67-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-68-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-82-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-83-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-85-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-87-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-88-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-128-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-153-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2492-172-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2492-206-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7618af.exef763469.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763469.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763469.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763469.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763469.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763469.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f763469.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763469.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7618af.exef763469.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763469.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 16 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:

f7618af.exef763469.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7618af.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7618af.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7618af.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f7618af.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7618af.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7618af.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7618af.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7618af.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7618af.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7618af.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7618af.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f7618af.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7618af.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7618af.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f7618af.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f763469.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7618af.exef763469.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f76191c	f7618af.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7618af.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f766ae3	f763469.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7618af.exef763469.exe

pid process

2132 f7618af.exe
2132 f7618af.exe
2492 f763469.exe

pid	process
2132	f7618af.exe
2132	f7618af.exe
2492	f763469.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f7618af.exef763469.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f7618af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2492	f763469.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7618af.exef763469.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1620	1712	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1620	1712	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1620	1712	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1620	1712	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1620	1712	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1620	1712	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1620	1712	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1620 wrote to memory of 2132	1620	rundll32.exe	f7618af.exe
PID 1620 wrote to memory of 2132	1620	rundll32.exe	f7618af.exe
PID 1620 wrote to memory of 2132	1620	rundll32.exe	f7618af.exe
PID 1620 wrote to memory of 2132	1620	rundll32.exe	f7618af.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1268	2132	f7618af.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1348	2132	f7618af.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1380	2132	f7618af.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1460	2132	f7618af.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1712	2132	f7618af.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1620	2132	f7618af.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1620	2132	f7618af.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1620 wrote to memory of 2724	1620	rundll32.exe	f761bab.exe
PID 1620 wrote to memory of 2724	1620	rundll32.exe	f761bab.exe
PID 1620 wrote to memory of 2724	1620	rundll32.exe	f761bab.exe
PID 1620 wrote to memory of 2724	1620	rundll32.exe	f761bab.exe
PID 1620 wrote to memory of 2492	1620	rundll32.exe	f763469.exe
PID 1620 wrote to memory of 2492	1620	rundll32.exe	f763469.exe
PID 1620 wrote to memory of 2492	1620	rundll32.exe	f763469.exe
PID 1620 wrote to memory of 2492	1620	rundll32.exe	f763469.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1268	2132	f7618af.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1348	2132	f7618af.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1380	2132	f7618af.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 2724	2132	f7618af.exe	f761bab.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 2724	2132	f7618af.exe	f761bab.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 2492	2132	f7618af.exe	f763469.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 2492	2132	f7618af.exe	f763469.exe
PID 2492 wrote to memory of 1268	2492	f763469.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2492 wrote to memory of 1348	2492	f763469.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2492 wrote to memory of 1380	2492	f763469.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7618af.exef763469.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7618af.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763469.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1268

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

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1380

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\35f3a890d7e3b1a4cb68773ce139af90_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1712

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\35f3a890d7e3b1a4cb68773ce139af90_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1620

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7618af.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7618af.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:2132

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761bab.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761bab.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2724

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763469.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763469.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:2492

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1460

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