sality | cc27535dedbfffab22074652814e707412d61ec8b0b37d4989e8a32fb153203b

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f76194b.exef763514.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f763514.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f763514.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f763514.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:

f76194b.exef763514.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763514.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76194b.exef763514.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763514.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763514.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763514.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763514.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763514.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763514.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76194b.exef761ae0.exef763514.exe

pid process

2216 f76194b.exe
2624 f761ae0.exe
1700 f763514.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2076 rundll32.exe
2076 rundll32.exe
2076 rundll32.exe
2076 rundll32.exe
2076 rundll32.exe
2076 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2216	f76194b.exe
2624	f761ae0.exe
1700	f763514.exe

pid	process
2076	rundll32.exe
2076	rundll32.exe
2076	rundll32.exe
2076	rundll32.exe
2076	rundll32.exe
2076	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2216-14-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-17-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-15-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-20-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-19-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-23-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-22-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-21-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-18-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-16-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-61-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-62-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-63-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-65-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-64-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-67-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-68-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-81-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-84-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-85-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-106-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2216-147-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-161-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1700-201-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76194b.exef763514.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76194b.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763514.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763514.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763514.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763514.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763514.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76194b.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f763514.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763514.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f76194b.exef763514.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763514.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:

f76194b.exef763514.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76194b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76194b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76194b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f76194b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f76194b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76194b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76194b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76194b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f76194b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f76194b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f76194b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f763514.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76194b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76194b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f76194b.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f763514.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76194b.exef763514.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f7619a8	f76194b.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76194b.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76696d	f763514.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76194b.exef763514.exe

pid process

2216 f76194b.exe
2216 f76194b.exe
1700 f763514.exe

pid	process
2216	f76194b.exe
2216	f76194b.exe
1700	f763514.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f76194b.exef763514.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2216	f76194b.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1700	f763514.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef76194b.exef763514.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2076	2276	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2076	2276	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2076	2276	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2076	2276	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2076	2276	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2076	2276	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2076	2276	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2216	2076	rundll32.exe	f76194b.exe
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2216	2076	rundll32.exe	f76194b.exe
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2216	2076	rundll32.exe	f76194b.exe
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2216	2076	rundll32.exe	f76194b.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 1128	2216	f76194b.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 1196	2216	f76194b.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 1256	2216	f76194b.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 1660	2216	f76194b.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2276	2216	f76194b.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2076	2216	f76194b.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2076	2216	f76194b.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2624	2076	rundll32.exe	f761ae0.exe
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2624	2076	rundll32.exe	f761ae0.exe
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2624	2076	rundll32.exe	f761ae0.exe
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2624	2076	rundll32.exe	f761ae0.exe
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 1700	2076	rundll32.exe	f763514.exe
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 1700	2076	rundll32.exe	f763514.exe
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 1700	2076	rundll32.exe	f763514.exe
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 1700	2076	rundll32.exe	f763514.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 1128	2216	f76194b.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 1196	2216	f76194b.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 1256	2216	f76194b.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2624	2216	f76194b.exe	f761ae0.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2624	2216	f76194b.exe	f761ae0.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 1700	2216	f76194b.exe	f763514.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 1700	2216	f76194b.exe	f763514.exe
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1128	1700	f763514.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1196	1700	f763514.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1256	1700	f763514.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76194b.exef763514.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76194b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763514.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1128

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1196

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1256

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5db92b47f65f0f43f98737c7fe1dfb40_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2276

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5db92b47f65f0f43f98737c7fe1dfb40_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2076

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76194b.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76194b.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:2216

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761ae0.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761ae0.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2624

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763514.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763514.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:1700

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1660

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