sality | a984184884c5ad6a90e37238a4d681a7a35b029862485c223a154b362a42acfa

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f76008d.exef761c47.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76008d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76008d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76008d.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:

f76008d.exef761c47.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76008d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761c47.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761c47.exef76008d.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76008d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76008d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76008d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76008d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76008d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76008d.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76008d.exef760271.exef761c47.exe

pid process

1184 f76008d.exe
2808 f760271.exe
2944 f761c47.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

936 rundll32.exe
936 rundll32.exe
936 rundll32.exe
936 rundll32.exe
936 rundll32.exe
936 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1184	f76008d.exe
2808	f760271.exe
2944	f761c47.exe

pid	process
936	rundll32.exe
936	rundll32.exe
936	rundll32.exe
936	rundll32.exe
936	rundll32.exe
936	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1184-12-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-14-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-20-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-17-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-15-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-22-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-18-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-16-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-21-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-19-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-62-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-63-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-64-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-66-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-65-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-68-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-69-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-83-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-85-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-87-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-106-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-107-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1184-155-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-182-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000001A0A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2944-210-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000001A0A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76008d.exef761c47.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76008d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76008d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76008d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76008d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76008d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76008d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761c47.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761c47.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76008d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761c47.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f76008d.exef761c47.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76008d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761c47.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:

f76008d.exef761c47.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f76008d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f76008d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f76008d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761c47.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76008d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76008d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76008d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76008d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f76008d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f76008d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f76008d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76008d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76008d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76008d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f76008d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761c47.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76008d.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76008d.exef761c47.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f76010a	f76008d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76008d.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76510d	f761c47.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76008d.exef761c47.exe

pid process

1184 f76008d.exe
1184 f76008d.exe
2944 f761c47.exe

pid	process
1184	f76008d.exe
1184	f76008d.exe
2944	f761c47.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f76008d.exef761c47.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1184	f76008d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	f761c47.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef76008d.exef761c47.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 936	1960	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 936	1960	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 936	1960	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 936	1960	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 936	1960	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 936	1960	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 936	1960	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 936 wrote to memory of 1184	936	rundll32.exe	f76008d.exe
PID 936 wrote to memory of 1184	936	rundll32.exe	f76008d.exe
PID 936 wrote to memory of 1184	936	rundll32.exe	f76008d.exe
PID 936 wrote to memory of 1184	936	rundll32.exe	f76008d.exe
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 1244	1184	f76008d.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 1308	1184	f76008d.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 1352	1184	f76008d.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 632	1184	f76008d.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 1960	1184	f76008d.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 936	1184	f76008d.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 936	1184	f76008d.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 936 wrote to memory of 2808	936	rundll32.exe	f760271.exe
PID 936 wrote to memory of 2808	936	rundll32.exe	f760271.exe
PID 936 wrote to memory of 2808	936	rundll32.exe	f760271.exe
PID 936 wrote to memory of 2808	936	rundll32.exe	f760271.exe
PID 936 wrote to memory of 2944	936	rundll32.exe	f761c47.exe
PID 936 wrote to memory of 2944	936	rundll32.exe	f761c47.exe
PID 936 wrote to memory of 2944	936	rundll32.exe	f761c47.exe
PID 936 wrote to memory of 2944	936	rundll32.exe	f761c47.exe
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 1244	1184	f76008d.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 1308	1184	f76008d.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 1352	1184	f76008d.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 2808	1184	f76008d.exe	f760271.exe
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 2808	1184	f76008d.exe	f760271.exe
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 2944	1184	f76008d.exe	f761c47.exe
PID 1184 wrote to memory of 2944	1184	f76008d.exe	f761c47.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1244	2944	f761c47.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1308	2944	f761c47.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 1352	2944	f761c47.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761c47.exef76008d.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76008d.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1244

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1308

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1352
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8565e838f6ae8a91952cd67f3c893b40_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1960
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8565e838f6ae8a91952cd67f3c893b40_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:936
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76008d.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76008d.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:1184
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760271.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760271.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2808
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761c47.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761c47.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:2944

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:632

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