sality | 32a4a895e7f24e687bc66c57c8ccfef4804bcc94aaf7482c1baf1931a6f87e06

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f76231a.exef7607ae.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76231a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76231a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76231a.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:

f7607ae.exef76231a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76231a.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7607ae.exef76231a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76231a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76231a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76231a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76231a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76231a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76231a.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7607ae.exef7609e0.exef76231a.exe

pid process

2340 f7607ae.exe
2484 f7609e0.exe
3016 f76231a.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1296 rundll32.exe
1296 rundll32.exe
1296 rundll32.exe
1296 rundll32.exe
1296 rundll32.exe
1296 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2340	f7607ae.exe
2484	f7609e0.exe
3016	f76231a.exe

pid	process
1296	rundll32.exe
1296	rundll32.exe
1296	rundll32.exe
1296	rundll32.exe
1296	rundll32.exe
1296	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2340-11-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-13-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-14-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-16-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-15-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-19-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-17-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-20-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-18-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-21-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-62-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-63-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-64-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-65-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-66-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-68-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-69-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-82-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-84-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-86-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-105-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2340-149-0x00000000005E0000-0x000000000169A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3016-159-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000001A7A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3016-201-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000001A7A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7607ae.exef76231a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76231a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76231a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76231a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76231a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76231a.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7607ae.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76231a.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76231a.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7607ae.exef76231a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76231a.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 17 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:

f7607ae.exef76231a.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76231a.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f7607ae.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76231a.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7607ae.exef76231a.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f76080c	f7607ae.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7607ae.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7658ab	f76231a.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7607ae.exef76231a.exe

pid process

2340 f7607ae.exe
2340 f7607ae.exe
3016 f76231a.exe

pid	process
2340	f7607ae.exe
2340	f7607ae.exe
3016	f76231a.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f7607ae.exef76231a.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2340	f7607ae.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3016	f76231a.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7607ae.exef76231a.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 1296	2204	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 1296	2204	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 1296	2204	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 1296	2204	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 1296	2204	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 1296	2204	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 1296	2204	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 2340	1296	rundll32.exe	f7607ae.exe
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 2340	1296	rundll32.exe	f7607ae.exe
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 2340	1296	rundll32.exe	f7607ae.exe
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 2340	1296	rundll32.exe	f7607ae.exe
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 1260	2340	f7607ae.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 1328	2340	f7607ae.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 1372	2340	f7607ae.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 1628	2340	f7607ae.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 2204	2340	f7607ae.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 1296	2340	f7607ae.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 1296	2340	f7607ae.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 2484	1296	rundll32.exe	f7609e0.exe
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 2484	1296	rundll32.exe	f7609e0.exe
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 2484	1296	rundll32.exe	f7609e0.exe
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 2484	1296	rundll32.exe	f7609e0.exe
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 3016	1296	rundll32.exe	f76231a.exe
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 3016	1296	rundll32.exe	f76231a.exe
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 3016	1296	rundll32.exe	f76231a.exe
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 3016	1296	rundll32.exe	f76231a.exe
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 1260	2340	f7607ae.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 1328	2340	f7607ae.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 1372	2340	f7607ae.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 2484	2340	f7607ae.exe	f7609e0.exe
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 2484	2340	f7607ae.exe	f7609e0.exe
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 3016	2340	f7607ae.exe	f76231a.exe
PID 2340 wrote to memory of 3016	2340	f7607ae.exe	f76231a.exe
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 1260	3016	f76231a.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 1328	3016	f76231a.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 1372	3016	f76231a.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7607ae.exef76231a.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7607ae.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76231a.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1260

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1328

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1372

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\371f616e17bf30be29808b8b56f26150_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2204

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\371f616e17bf30be29808b8b56f26150_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1296

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7607ae.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7607ae.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:2340

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7609e0.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7609e0.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2484

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76231a.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76231a.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:3016

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1628

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