sality | 1e64123f2c7f8cf18b45ab19f159bde33c239405d1d99e06e261ed0cd11dbbdf

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f761ae0.exef761c86.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761ae0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761ae0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761ae0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761c86.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761c86.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761c86.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:

f761ae0.exef761c86.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761ae0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761c86.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761c86.exef761ae0.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761c86.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761c86.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761ae0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761ae0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761ae0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761c86.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761c86.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761c86.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761c86.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761ae0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761ae0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761ae0.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761ae0.exef761c86.exef7638ad.exe

pid process

1712 f761ae0.exe
2784 f761c86.exe
2092 f7638ad.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1740 rundll32.exe
1740 rundll32.exe
1740 rundll32.exe
1740 rundll32.exe
1740 rundll32.exe
1740 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1712	f761ae0.exe
2784	f761c86.exe
2092	f7638ad.exe

pid	process
1740	rundll32.exe
1740	rundll32.exe
1740	rundll32.exe
1740	rundll32.exe
1740	rundll32.exe
1740	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1712-16-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-20-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-22-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-18-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-15-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-21-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-14-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-19-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-17-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-61-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-62-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-23-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-63-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-64-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-66-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-67-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-68-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-83-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-85-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-87-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-106-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2784-165-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1712-153-0x00000000005D0000-0x000000000168A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2784-187-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761c86.exef761ae0.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761c86.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761c86.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761c86.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761c86.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761ae0.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761ae0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761c86.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761c86.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761ae0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761ae0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761ae0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761ae0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761ae0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761c86.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f761c86.exef761ae0.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761c86.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761ae0.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:

f761ae0.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761ae0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f761ae0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f761ae0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f761ae0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f761ae0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f761ae0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f761ae0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f761ae0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f761ae0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f761ae0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761ae0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f761ae0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f761ae0.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f761ae0.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761ae0.exef761c86.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f761ae0.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f766ad4	f761c86.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f761b6d	f761ae0.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761ae0.exef761c86.exe

pid process

1712 f761ae0.exe
1712 f761ae0.exe
2784 f761c86.exe

pid	process
1712	f761ae0.exe
1712	f761ae0.exe
2784	f761c86.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f761ae0.exef761c86.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1712	f761ae0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2784	f761c86.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef761ae0.exef761c86.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1740	1700	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1740	1700	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1740	1700	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1740	1700	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1740	1700	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1740	1700	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1700 wrote to memory of 1740	1700	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 1712	1740	rundll32.exe	f761ae0.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 1712	1740	rundll32.exe	f761ae0.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 1712	1740	rundll32.exe	f761ae0.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 1712	1740	rundll32.exe	f761ae0.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1124	1712	f761ae0.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1172	1712	f761ae0.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1204	1712	f761ae0.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1076	1712	f761ae0.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1700	1712	f761ae0.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1740	1712	f761ae0.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1740	1712	f761ae0.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2784	1740	rundll32.exe	f761c86.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2784	1740	rundll32.exe	f761c86.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2784	1740	rundll32.exe	f761c86.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2784	1740	rundll32.exe	f761c86.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2092	1740	rundll32.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2092	1740	rundll32.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2092	1740	rundll32.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2092	1740	rundll32.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1124	1712	f761ae0.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1172	1712	f761ae0.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1204	1712	f761ae0.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 2784	1712	f761ae0.exe	f761c86.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 2784	1712	f761ae0.exe	f761c86.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 2092	1712	f761ae0.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 2092	1712	f761ae0.exe	f7638ad.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 1124	2784	f761c86.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 1172	2784	f761c86.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 1204	2784	f761c86.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761ae0.exef761c86.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761ae0.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761c86.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1124

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1172

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1204

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1516df5fcbe41b1cf6e2755fcd37b380_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1700

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1516df5fcbe41b1cf6e2755fcd37b380_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1740

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761ae0.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761ae0.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:1712

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761c86.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761c86.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:2784

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7638ad.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7638ad.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2092

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1076

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