sality | 0a18241b87c8d2b5a29e76988e76150666850e008a8b94dda413a67f8f925400

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7632f2.exef765aae.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f765aae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f765aae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f765aae.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:

f7632f2.exef765aae.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f765aae.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f765aae.exef7632f2.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f765aae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f765aae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f765aae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f765aae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f765aae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f765aae.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7632f2.exef7638ad.exef765aae.exe

pid process

1724 f7632f2.exe
2652 f7638ad.exe
1600 f765aae.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2236 rundll32.exe
2236 rundll32.exe
2236 rundll32.exe
2236 rundll32.exe
2236 rundll32.exe
2236 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1724	f7632f2.exe
2652	f7638ad.exe
1600	f765aae.exe

pid	process
2236	rundll32.exe
2236	rundll32.exe
2236	rundll32.exe
2236	rundll32.exe
2236	rundll32.exe
2236	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1724-13-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-17-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-19-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-15-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-20-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-21-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-23-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-22-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-18-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-16-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-63-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-64-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-65-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-66-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-67-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-69-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-70-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-83-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-102-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-104-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-106-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-107-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-146-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1600-164-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1600-208-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f765aae.exef7632f2.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f765aae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f765aae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f765aae.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f765aae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f765aae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f765aae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f765aae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7632f2.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7632f2.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7632f2.exef765aae.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f765aae.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 16 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:

f7632f2.exef765aae.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7632f2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7632f2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7632f2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f765aae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f765aae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7632f2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7632f2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f765aae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7632f2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7632f2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f765aae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7632f2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7632f2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7632f2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7632f2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f765aae.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f765aae.exef7632f2.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f76820b	f765aae.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f763360	f7632f2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7632f2.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7632f2.exef765aae.exe

pid process

1724 f7632f2.exe
1724 f7632f2.exe
1600 f765aae.exe

pid	process
1724	f7632f2.exe
1724	f7632f2.exe
1600	f765aae.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f7632f2.exef765aae.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f7632f2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1600	f765aae.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7632f2.exef765aae.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2236	2844	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2236	2844	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2236	2844	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2236	2844	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2236	2844	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2236	2844	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2236	2844	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1724	2236	rundll32.exe	f7632f2.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1724	2236	rundll32.exe	f7632f2.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1724	2236	rundll32.exe	f7632f2.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1724	2236	rundll32.exe	f7632f2.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1104	1724	f7632f2.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1168	1724	f7632f2.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1216	1724	f7632f2.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1668	1724	f7632f2.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2844	1724	f7632f2.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2236	1724	f7632f2.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2236	1724	f7632f2.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2652	2236	rundll32.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2652	2236	rundll32.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2652	2236	rundll32.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2652	2236	rundll32.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1600	2236	rundll32.exe	f765aae.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1600	2236	rundll32.exe	f765aae.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1600	2236	rundll32.exe	f765aae.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1600	2236	rundll32.exe	f765aae.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1104	1724	f7632f2.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1168	1724	f7632f2.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1216	1724	f7632f2.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2652	1724	f7632f2.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 2652	1724	f7632f2.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1600	1724	f7632f2.exe	f765aae.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1600	1724	f7632f2.exe	f765aae.exe
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 1104	1600	f765aae.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 1168	1600	f765aae.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 1216	1600	f765aae.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7632f2.exef765aae.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7632f2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f765aae.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1104

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

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1216
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7fd3b32531a0003fbdcde9b444e21c0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2844
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7fd3b32531a0003fbdcde9b444e21c0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2236
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7632f2.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7632f2.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:1724
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7638ad.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7638ad.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2652
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f765aae.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f765aae.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:1600

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1668

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