sality | 90dd7bd8fc736fbafcdb72b27c893725ce8f61c2b466fe6a93116f2df130dc3c

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Sality
Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.
backdoor sality

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

UPX packed file 3 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/940-3-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000001A4E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/940-1-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000001A4E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/940-5-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000001A4E000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI 79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Program crash 1 IoCs

Processes:

WerFault.exe

pid pid_target process target process

4748 940 WerFault.exe 79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

pid	pid_target	process	target process
4748	940	WerFault.exe	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\79729befc24b50558036dafebd7730b0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System policy modification
PID:940
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 940 -s 472
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4748

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 940 -ip 940
1⤵
PID:1752

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

3

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery