sality | a9db7fbd8dc0883d29521f764d1269a1d5dbb284bd0d270489291154e7880f20

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f76208b.exef763d10.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76208b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76208b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76208b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f763d10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f763d10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f763d10.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:

f76208b.exef763d10.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76208b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763d10.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76208b.exef763d10.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76208b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76208b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763d10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763d10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763d10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763d10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763d10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763d10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76208b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76208b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76208b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76208b.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76208b.exef7621f2.exef763d10.exe

pid process

2220 f76208b.exe
1344 f7621f2.exe
2960 f763d10.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2140 rundll32.exe
2140 rundll32.exe
2140 rundll32.exe
2140 rundll32.exe
2140 rundll32.exe
2140 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2220	f76208b.exe
1344	f7621f2.exe
2960	f763d10.exe

pid	process
2140	rundll32.exe
2140	rundll32.exe
2140	rundll32.exe
2140	rundll32.exe
2140	rundll32.exe
2140	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2220-16-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-20-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-18-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-15-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-21-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-14-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-19-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-17-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-23-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-22-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-61-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-62-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-63-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-64-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-65-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-79-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-80-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-81-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-103-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-105-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-107-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2220-144-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2960-162-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2960-199-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76208b.exef763d10.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76208b.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f763d10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763d10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763d10.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76208b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763d10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763d10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76208b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76208b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76208b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763d10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763d10.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76208b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76208b.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f76208b.exef763d10.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76208b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763d10.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:

f76208b.exef763d10.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f76208b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f76208b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f76208b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f763d10.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76208b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76208b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76208b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f763d10.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76208b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f76208b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76208b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76208b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76208b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76208b.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f763d10.exef76208b.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f767188	f763d10.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7620ca	f76208b.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76208b.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76208b.exef763d10.exe

pid process

2220 f76208b.exe
2220 f76208b.exe
2960 f763d10.exe

pid	process
2220	f76208b.exe
2220	f76208b.exe
2960	f763d10.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f76208b.exef763d10.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2220	f76208b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	f763d10.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef76208b.exef763d10.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 2140	1384	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 2140	1384	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 2140	1384	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 2140	1384	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 2140	1384	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 2140	1384	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 2140	1384	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 2220	2140	rundll32.exe	f76208b.exe
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 2220	2140	rundll32.exe	f76208b.exe
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 2220	2140	rundll32.exe	f76208b.exe
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 2220	2140	rundll32.exe	f76208b.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 1112	2220	f76208b.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 1172	2220	f76208b.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 1236	2220	f76208b.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2496	2220	f76208b.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 1384	2220	f76208b.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2140	2220	f76208b.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2140	2220	f76208b.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 1344	2140	rundll32.exe	f7621f2.exe
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 1344	2140	rundll32.exe	f7621f2.exe
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 1344	2140	rundll32.exe	f7621f2.exe
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 1344	2140	rundll32.exe	f7621f2.exe
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 2960	2140	rundll32.exe	f763d10.exe
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 2960	2140	rundll32.exe	f763d10.exe
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 2960	2140	rundll32.exe	f763d10.exe
PID 2140 wrote to memory of 2960	2140	rundll32.exe	f763d10.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 1112	2220	f76208b.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 1172	2220	f76208b.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 1236	2220	f76208b.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 1344	2220	f76208b.exe	f7621f2.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 1344	2220	f76208b.exe	f7621f2.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2960	2220	f76208b.exe	f763d10.exe
PID 2220 wrote to memory of 2960	2220	f76208b.exe	f763d10.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1112	2960	f763d10.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1172	2960	f763d10.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2960 wrote to memory of 1236	2960	f763d10.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76208b.exef763d10.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76208b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763d10.exe

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

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1172

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1236
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8bffb9232e23f0a1b99707def0296f70_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1384
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8bffb9232e23f0a1b99707def0296f70_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2140
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76208b.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76208b.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:2220
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7621f2.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7621f2.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1344
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763d10.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763d10.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:2960

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2496

Network

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

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry