sality | 975896c1dd08536b4787c3034af071a66d191601e69ed0e4a8d0d6d552723866

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7616fa.exef761880.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761880.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:

f7616fa.exef761880.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761880.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7616fa.exef761880.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761880.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7616fa.exef761880.exef7632a4.exe

pid process

1796 f7616fa.exe
2096 f761880.exe
308 f7632a4.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2028 rundll32.exe
2028 rundll32.exe
2028 rundll32.exe
2028 rundll32.exe
2028 rundll32.exe
2028 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1796	f7616fa.exe
2096	f761880.exe
308	f7632a4.exe

pid	process
2028	rundll32.exe
2028	rundll32.exe
2028	rundll32.exe
2028	rundll32.exe
2028	rundll32.exe
2028	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 26 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1796-12-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-16-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-18-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-21-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-22-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-19-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-15-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-14-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-20-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-17-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-61-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-60-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-62-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-64-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-63-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-66-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-67-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-81-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-83-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-84-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-103-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-104-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-117-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1796-152-0x00000000006B0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2096-164-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2096-186-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7616fa.exef761880.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761880.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761880.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7616fa.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7616fa.exef761880.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761880.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:

f7616fa.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7616fa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7616fa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7616fa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f7616fa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f7616fa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7616fa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7616fa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7616fa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f7616fa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7616fa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7616fa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7616fa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7616fa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7616fa.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7616fa.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7616fa.exef761880.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f761777	f7616fa.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7616fa.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7666fd	f761880.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7616fa.exef761880.exe

pid process

1796 f7616fa.exe
1796 f7616fa.exe
2096 f761880.exe

pid	process
1796	f7616fa.exe
1796	f7616fa.exe
2096	f761880.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f7616fa.exef761880.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	f7616fa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2096	f761880.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7616fa.exef761880.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2028	2072	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2028	2072	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2028	2072	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2028	2072	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2028	2072	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2028	2072	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2028	2072	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 1796	2028	rundll32.exe	f7616fa.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 1796	2028	rundll32.exe	f7616fa.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 1796	2028	rundll32.exe	f7616fa.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 1796	2028	rundll32.exe	f7616fa.exe
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 1052	1796	f7616fa.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 1104	1796	f7616fa.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 1180	1796	f7616fa.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 320	1796	f7616fa.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 2072	1796	f7616fa.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 2028	1796	f7616fa.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 2028	1796	f7616fa.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2096	2028	rundll32.exe	f761880.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2096	2028	rundll32.exe	f761880.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2096	2028	rundll32.exe	f761880.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2096	2028	rundll32.exe	f761880.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 308	2028	rundll32.exe	f7632a4.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 308	2028	rundll32.exe	f7632a4.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 308	2028	rundll32.exe	f7632a4.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 308	2028	rundll32.exe	f7632a4.exe
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 1052	1796	f7616fa.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 1104	1796	f7616fa.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 1180	1796	f7616fa.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 2096	1796	f7616fa.exe	f761880.exe
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 2096	1796	f7616fa.exe	f761880.exe
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 308	1796	f7616fa.exe	f7632a4.exe
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 308	1796	f7616fa.exe	f7632a4.exe
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 1052	2096	f761880.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 1104	2096	f761880.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 1180	2096	f761880.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7616fa.exef761880.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7616fa.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761880.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1052

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

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1180
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\64548fead889deb186a50063950eb570_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2072
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\64548fead889deb186a50063950eb570_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2028
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7616fa.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7616fa.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:1796
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761880.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761880.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
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      System policy modification
      PID:2096
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7632a4.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7632a4.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:308

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:320

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