sality | 896bf51a1b46d65a14e9e81e2e9e5d06676139b1cf3fb31bacd2774553fe3ca0

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7685c3.exef7682f5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7685c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7685c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7685c3.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:

f7682f5.exef7685c3.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7685c3.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7682f5.exef7685c3.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7685c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7685c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7685c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7685c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7685c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7685c3.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7682f5.exef7685c3.exef769cdb.exe

pid process

2276 f7682f5.exe
2492 f7685c3.exe
2080 f769cdb.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1312 rundll32.exe
1312 rundll32.exe
1312 rundll32.exe
1312 rundll32.exe
1312 rundll32.exe
1312 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2276	f7682f5.exe
2492	f7685c3.exe
2080	f769cdb.exe

pid	process
1312	rundll32.exe
1312	rundll32.exe
1312	rundll32.exe
1312	rundll32.exe
1312	rundll32.exe
1312	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 26 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2276-15-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-22-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-13-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-45-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-19-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-16-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-17-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-21-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-20-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-18-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-23-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-62-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-63-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-64-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-66-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-65-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-68-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-82-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-84-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-87-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-88-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-89-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-109-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-148-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2492-161-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000001A6A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2492-175-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000001A6A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7685c3.exef7682f5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7685c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7685c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7685c3.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7685c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7685c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7685c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7682f5.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7685c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7682f5.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7682f5.exef7685c3.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7685c3.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:

f7682f5.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7682f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f7682f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f7682f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7682f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7682f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7682f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7682f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7682f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7682f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7682f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7682f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7682f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7682f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7682f5.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7682f5.exef7685c3.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f7683a1	f7682f5.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7682f5.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76d3d3	f7685c3.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

f7682f5.exe

pid process

2276 f7682f5.exe
2276 f7682f5.exe

pid	process
2276	f7682f5.exe
2276	f7682f5.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 21 IoCs

Processes:

f7682f5.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2276	f7682f5.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7682f5.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1312	2240	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1312	2240	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1312	2240	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1312	2240	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1312	2240	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1312	2240	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 1312	2240	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1312 wrote to memory of 2276	1312	rundll32.exe	f7682f5.exe
PID 1312 wrote to memory of 2276	1312	rundll32.exe	f7682f5.exe
PID 1312 wrote to memory of 2276	1312	rundll32.exe	f7682f5.exe
PID 1312 wrote to memory of 2276	1312	rundll32.exe	f7682f5.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1220	2276	f7682f5.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1352	2276	f7682f5.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1412	2276	f7682f5.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 872	2276	f7682f5.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2240	2276	f7682f5.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1312	2276	f7682f5.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1312	2276	f7682f5.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1312 wrote to memory of 2492	1312	rundll32.exe	f7685c3.exe
PID 1312 wrote to memory of 2492	1312	rundll32.exe	f7685c3.exe
PID 1312 wrote to memory of 2492	1312	rundll32.exe	f7685c3.exe
PID 1312 wrote to memory of 2492	1312	rundll32.exe	f7685c3.exe
PID 1312 wrote to memory of 2080	1312	rundll32.exe	f769cdb.exe
PID 1312 wrote to memory of 2080	1312	rundll32.exe	f769cdb.exe
PID 1312 wrote to memory of 2080	1312	rundll32.exe	f769cdb.exe
PID 1312 wrote to memory of 2080	1312	rundll32.exe	f769cdb.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1220	2276	f7682f5.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1352	2276	f7682f5.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1412	2276	f7682f5.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2492	2276	f7682f5.exe	f7685c3.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2492	2276	f7682f5.exe	f7685c3.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2080	2276	f7682f5.exe	f769cdb.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2080	2276	f7682f5.exe	f769cdb.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7682f5.exef7685c3.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7682f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7685c3.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1220

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1352

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1412
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\884e41739581a2bd6111d8d89d8a39e0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2240
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\884e41739581a2bd6111d8d89d8a39e0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1312
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7682f5.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7682f5.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:2276
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7685c3.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7685c3.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
      System policy modification
      PID:2492
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769cdb.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769cdb.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2080

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:872

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