sality | b504a76ed5fd5588510626f7d4f18224a1b748d0c182be88fe210c9117fafec0

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f763247.exef76342a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f763247.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76342a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76342a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76342a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f763247.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f763247.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:

f763247.exef76342a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763247.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76342a.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76342a.exef763247.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76342a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76342a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763247.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76342a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763247.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763247.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763247.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76342a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76342a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76342a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763247.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763247.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f763247.exef76342a.exef7650de.exe

pid process

1660 f763247.exe
2712 f76342a.exe
1044 f7650de.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2180 rundll32.exe
2180 rundll32.exe
2180 rundll32.exe
2180 rundll32.exe
2180 rundll32.exe
2180 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1660	f763247.exe
2712	f76342a.exe
1044	f7650de.exe

pid	process
2180	rundll32.exe
2180	rundll32.exe
2180	rundll32.exe
2180	rundll32.exe
2180	rundll32.exe
2180	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1660-20-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-22-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-18-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-19-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-25-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-17-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-26-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-24-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-23-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-21-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-56-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-68-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-57-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-70-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-69-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-72-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-73-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-74-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-75-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-89-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-91-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-122-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1660-159-0x0000000000700000-0x00000000017BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2712-171-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2712-193-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76342a.exef763247.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76342a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76342a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763247.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763247.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f763247.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76342a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763247.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763247.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763247.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76342a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76342a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76342a.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76342a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763247.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f763247.exef76342a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763247.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76342a.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:

f763247.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f763247.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f763247.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f763247.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f763247.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f763247.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f763247.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f763247.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f763247.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f763247.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f763247.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f763247.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f763247.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f763247.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f763247.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f763247.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f763247.exef76342a.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f7632c4	f763247.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f763247.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7683ff	f76342a.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f763247.exef76342a.exe

pid process

1660 f763247.exe
1660 f763247.exe
2712 f76342a.exe

pid	process
1660	f763247.exe
1660	f763247.exe
2712	f76342a.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f763247.exef76342a.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1660	f763247.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f76342a.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef763247.exef76342a.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1548 wrote to memory of 2180	1548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1548 wrote to memory of 2180	1548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1548 wrote to memory of 2180	1548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1548 wrote to memory of 2180	1548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1548 wrote to memory of 2180	1548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1548 wrote to memory of 2180	1548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1548 wrote to memory of 2180	1548	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1660	2180	rundll32.exe	f763247.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1660	2180	rundll32.exe	f763247.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1660	2180	rundll32.exe	f763247.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1660	2180	rundll32.exe	f763247.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1108	1660	f763247.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1160	1660	f763247.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1224	1660	f763247.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2428	1660	f763247.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1548	1660	f763247.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2180	1660	f763247.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2180	1660	f763247.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2712	2180	rundll32.exe	f76342a.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2712	2180	rundll32.exe	f76342a.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2712	2180	rundll32.exe	f76342a.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2712	2180	rundll32.exe	f76342a.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1044	2180	rundll32.exe	f7650de.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1044	2180	rundll32.exe	f7650de.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1044	2180	rundll32.exe	f7650de.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1044	2180	rundll32.exe	f7650de.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1108	1660	f763247.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1160	1660	f763247.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1224	1660	f763247.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2712	1660	f763247.exe	f76342a.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2712	1660	f763247.exe	f76342a.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1044	1660	f763247.exe	f7650de.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1044	1660	f763247.exe	f7650de.exe
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 1108	2712	f76342a.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 1160	2712	f76342a.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 1224	2712	f76342a.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f763247.exef76342a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763247.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76342a.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1108

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1160

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1224

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d21e32835df8445925316f22442a7f0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1548

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d21e32835df8445925316f22442a7f0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2180

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763247.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763247.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:1660

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76342a.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76342a.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:2712

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7650de.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7650de.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1044

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2428

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