sality | ff3e6a8a92a307cc8a81205d081107c3c7503f58ca8d63bca56459ccffe9a068

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7690bb.exef769434.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f769434.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f769434.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f769434.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:

f7690bb.exef769434.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769434.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f769434.exef7690bb.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f769434.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f769434.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f769434.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f769434.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f769434.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f769434.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7690bb.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7690bb.exef769434.exef76ab6c.exe

pid process

2828 f7690bb.exe
2744 f769434.exe
2856 f76ab6c.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2816 rundll32.exe
2816 rundll32.exe
2816 rundll32.exe
2816 rundll32.exe
2816 rundll32.exe
2816 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2828	f7690bb.exe
2744	f769434.exe
2856	f76ab6c.exe

pid	process
2816	rundll32.exe
2816	rundll32.exe
2816	rundll32.exe
2816	rundll32.exe
2816	rundll32.exe
2816	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2828-12-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-14-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-20-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-15-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-17-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-22-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-21-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-19-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-16-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-18-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-59-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-60-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-61-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-62-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-63-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-65-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-78-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-80-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-81-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-84-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-103-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-104-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2828-144-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000001A3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2744-149-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7690bb.exef769434.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f769434.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f769434.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f769434.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f769434.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f769434.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f769434.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f769434.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7690bb.exef769434.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769434.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 14 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:

f7690bb.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7690bb.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7690bb.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7690bb.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7690bb.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7690bb.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7690bb.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f7690bb.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7690bb.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7690bb.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7690bb.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7690bb.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7690bb.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7690bb.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f7690bb.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7690bb.exef769434.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7690bb.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76e2a2	f769434.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7691e3	f7690bb.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

f7690bb.exe

pid process

2828 f7690bb.exe
2828 f7690bb.exe

pid	process
2828	f7690bb.exe
2828	f7690bb.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 21 IoCs

Processes:

f7690bb.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2828	f7690bb.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7690bb.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2816	2224	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2816	2224	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2816	2224	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2816	2224	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2816	2224	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2816	2224	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2816	2224	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2828	2816	rundll32.exe	f7690bb.exe
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2828	2816	rundll32.exe	f7690bb.exe
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2828	2816	rundll32.exe	f7690bb.exe
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2828	2816	rundll32.exe	f7690bb.exe
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1128	2828	f7690bb.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1232	2828	f7690bb.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1264	2828	f7690bb.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 2400	2828	f7690bb.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 2224	2828	f7690bb.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 2816	2828	f7690bb.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 2816	2828	f7690bb.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2744	2816	rundll32.exe	f769434.exe
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2744	2816	rundll32.exe	f769434.exe
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2744	2816	rundll32.exe	f769434.exe
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2744	2816	rundll32.exe	f769434.exe
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2856	2816	rundll32.exe	f76ab6c.exe
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2856	2816	rundll32.exe	f76ab6c.exe
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2856	2816	rundll32.exe	f76ab6c.exe
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2856	2816	rundll32.exe	f76ab6c.exe
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1128	2828	f7690bb.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1232	2828	f7690bb.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 1264	2828	f7690bb.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 2744	2828	f7690bb.exe	f769434.exe
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 2744	2828	f7690bb.exe	f769434.exe
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 2856	2828	f7690bb.exe	f76ab6c.exe
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 2856	2828	f7690bb.exe	f76ab6c.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7690bb.exef769434.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7690bb.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f769434.exe

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

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1232

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1264

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b596400fbb412fe3136fd963db4b4fc0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2224

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b596400fbb412fe3136fd963db4b4fc0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2816

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7690bb.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7690bb.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:2828

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769434.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f769434.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
- System policy modification
PID:2744

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76ab6c.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76ab6c.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2856

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2400

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