sality | b618ec6ea403a08c8d1ce48e50954792795cf50a0a05fe849646b5445f245adb

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f761d9e.exef76392a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76392a.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:

f761d9e.exef76392a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76392a.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761d9e.exef76392a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76392a.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761d9e.exef7620d9.exef76392a.exe

pid process

2968 f761d9e.exe
2708 f7620d9.exe
2912 f76392a.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2156 rundll32.exe
2156 rundll32.exe
2156 rundll32.exe
2156 rundll32.exe
2156 rundll32.exe
2156 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2968	f761d9e.exe
2708	f7620d9.exe
2912	f76392a.exe

pid	process
2156	rundll32.exe
2156	rundll32.exe
2156	rundll32.exe
2156	rundll32.exe
2156	rundll32.exe
2156	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2968-14-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-16-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-19-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-17-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-23-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-21-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-22-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-20-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-18-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-15-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-59-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-60-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-61-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-62-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-63-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-65-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-66-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-79-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-81-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-84-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-86-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2968-146-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2912-162-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000001ABA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2912-199-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000001ABA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761d9e.exef76392a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761d9e.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76392a.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76392a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761d9e.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f761d9e.exef76392a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76392a.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 15 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:

f761d9e.exef76392a.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f761d9e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f761d9e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f761d9e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f761d9e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761d9e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f761d9e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f761d9e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f761d9e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76392a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761d9e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f761d9e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f761d9e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f761d9e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f761d9e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f761d9e.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761d9e.exef76392a.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f761e1b	f761d9e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f761d9e.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76730e	f76392a.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761d9e.exef76392a.exe

pid process

2968 f761d9e.exe
2968 f761d9e.exe
2912 f76392a.exe

pid	process
2968	f761d9e.exe
2968	f761d9e.exe
2912	f76392a.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f761d9e.exef76392a.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	f761d9e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2912	f76392a.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef761d9e.exef76392a.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2156	2524	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2156	2524	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2156	2524	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2156	2524	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2156	2524	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2156	2524	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2156	2524	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 2968	2156	rundll32.exe	f761d9e.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 2968	2156	rundll32.exe	f761d9e.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 2968	2156	rundll32.exe	f761d9e.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 2968	2156	rundll32.exe	f761d9e.exe
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 1116	2968	f761d9e.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 1168	2968	f761d9e.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 1208	2968	f761d9e.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 1028	2968	f761d9e.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 2524	2968	f761d9e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 2156	2968	f761d9e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 2156	2968	f761d9e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 2708	2156	rundll32.exe	f7620d9.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 2708	2156	rundll32.exe	f7620d9.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 2708	2156	rundll32.exe	f7620d9.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 2708	2156	rundll32.exe	f7620d9.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 2912	2156	rundll32.exe	f76392a.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 2912	2156	rundll32.exe	f76392a.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 2912	2156	rundll32.exe	f76392a.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 2912	2156	rundll32.exe	f76392a.exe
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 1116	2968	f761d9e.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 1168	2968	f761d9e.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 1208	2968	f761d9e.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 2708	2968	f761d9e.exe	f7620d9.exe
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 2708	2968	f761d9e.exe	f7620d9.exe
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 2912	2968	f761d9e.exe	f76392a.exe
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 2912	2968	f761d9e.exe	f76392a.exe
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 1116	2912	f76392a.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 1168	2912	f76392a.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 1208	2912	f76392a.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761d9e.exef76392a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761d9e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76392a.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1116

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1168

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1208

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2d9978ffe574f05460f451d62dea69b0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2524

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2d9978ffe574f05460f451d62dea69b0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2156

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761d9e.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761d9e.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:2968

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7620d9.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7620d9.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2708

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76392a.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76392a.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:2912

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1028

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