sality | 411cd2fcd2f3361064733620fc0e1d203002ea7f03a9162fa88ac11a6aeddf75

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f760c40.exef76280a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f760c40.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76280a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76280a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76280a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f760c40.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f760c40.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:

f760c40.exef76280a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760c40.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76280a.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76280a.exef760c40.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76280a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76280a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760c40.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760c40.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760c40.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760c40.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76280a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76280a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76280a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76280a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760c40.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760c40.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760c40.exef760f4c.exef76280a.exe

pid process

2464 f760c40.exe
2672 f760f4c.exe
2704 f76280a.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2324 rundll32.exe
2324 rundll32.exe
2324 rundll32.exe
2324 rundll32.exe
2324 rundll32.exe
2324 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2464	f760c40.exe
2672	f760f4c.exe
2704	f76280a.exe

pid	process
2324	rundll32.exe
2324	rundll32.exe
2324	rundll32.exe
2324	rundll32.exe
2324	rundll32.exe
2324	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2464-14-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-16-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-20-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-19-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-17-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-15-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-22-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-21-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-18-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-12-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-61-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-62-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-63-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-64-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-65-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-79-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-80-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-97-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-98-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-102-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-103-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-105-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2464-138-0x00000000006D0000-0x000000000178A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2704-157-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000001B1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2704-194-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000001B1A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760c40.exef76280a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760c40.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76280a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76280a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76280a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760c40.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f760c40.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76280a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760c40.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760c40.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76280a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76280a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760c40.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760c40.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76280a.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f760c40.exef76280a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760c40.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76280a.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 13 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:

f760c40.exef76280a.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f760c40.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f760c40.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f760c40.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f760c40.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f760c40.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f760c40.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76280a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f760c40.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f760c40.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f760c40.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76280a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f760c40.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f760c40.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760c40.exef76280a.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f760cbd	f760c40.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f760c40.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f765e75	f76280a.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760c40.exef76280a.exe

pid process

2464 f760c40.exe
2464 f760c40.exe
2704 f76280a.exe

pid	process
2464	f760c40.exe
2464	f760c40.exe
2704	f76280a.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f760c40.exef76280a.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	f760c40.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	f76280a.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef760c40.exef76280a.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2324	1752	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2324	1752	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2324	1752	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2324	1752	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2324	1752	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2324	1752	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2324	1752	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2464	2324	rundll32.exe	f760c40.exe
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2464	2324	rundll32.exe	f760c40.exe
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2464	2324	rundll32.exe	f760c40.exe
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2464	2324	rundll32.exe	f760c40.exe
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 1112	2464	f760c40.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 1172	2464	f760c40.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 1212	2464	f760c40.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 1760	2464	f760c40.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 1752	2464	f760c40.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2324	2464	f760c40.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2324	2464	f760c40.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2672	2324	rundll32.exe	f760f4c.exe
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2672	2324	rundll32.exe	f760f4c.exe
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2672	2324	rundll32.exe	f760f4c.exe
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2672	2324	rundll32.exe	f760f4c.exe
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2704	2324	rundll32.exe	f76280a.exe
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2704	2324	rundll32.exe	f76280a.exe
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2704	2324	rundll32.exe	f76280a.exe
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 2704	2324	rundll32.exe	f76280a.exe
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 1112	2464	f760c40.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 1172	2464	f760c40.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 1212	2464	f760c40.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2672	2464	f760c40.exe	f760f4c.exe
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2672	2464	f760c40.exe	f760f4c.exe
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2704	2464	f760c40.exe	f76280a.exe
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2704	2464	f760c40.exe	f76280a.exe
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1112	2704	f76280a.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1172	2704	f76280a.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1212	2704	f76280a.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760c40.exef76280a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760c40.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76280a.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:1212

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\32fcda8fad002ac3e5407b20269dc7c0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1752

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\32fcda8fad002ac3e5407b20269dc7c0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2324

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760c40.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760c40.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:2464

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760f4c.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760f4c.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2672

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76280a.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76280a.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:2704

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1760

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