sality | 27c3bb3e7d021ec0bb717d68bfec9bccc349775bda213a3dc61ba56dbc8b8442

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f76169c.exef763228.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f763228.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f763228.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f763228.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:

f76169c.exef763228.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763228.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f763228.exef76169c.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763228.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763228.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763228.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763228.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763228.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763228.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76169c.exef761870.exef763228.exe

pid process

2844 f76169c.exe
2396 f761870.exe
2712 f763228.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2480 rundll32.exe
2480 rundll32.exe
2480 rundll32.exe
2480 rundll32.exe
2480 rundll32.exe
2480 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2844	f76169c.exe
2396	f761870.exe
2712	f763228.exe

pid	process
2480	rundll32.exe
2480	rundll32.exe
2480	rundll32.exe
2480	rundll32.exe
2480	rundll32.exe
2480	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2844-12-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-16-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-17-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-14-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-15-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-22-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-21-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-19-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-18-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-20-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-64-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-63-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-65-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-66-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-67-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-69-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-70-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-83-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-85-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-87-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-126-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2844-155-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2712-168-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2712-206-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76169c.exef763228.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763228.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763228.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763228.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763228.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76169c.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763228.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f763228.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763228.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f76169c.exef763228.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763228.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:

f76169c.exef763228.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f76169c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f763228.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76169c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76169c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76169c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76169c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76169c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f76169c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f76169c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f76169c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f763228.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76169c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76169c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f76169c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76169c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f76169c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f76169c.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76169c.exef763228.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f761738	f76169c.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76169c.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76674b	f763228.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76169c.exef763228.exe

pid process

2844 f76169c.exe
2844 f76169c.exe
2712 f763228.exe

pid	process
2844	f76169c.exe
2844	f76169c.exe
2712	f763228.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f76169c.exef763228.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2844	f76169c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	f763228.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef76169c.exef763228.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 2480	2356	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 2480	2356	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 2480	2356	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 2480	2356	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 2480	2356	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 2480	2356	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 2480	2356	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2844	2480	rundll32.exe	f76169c.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2844	2480	rundll32.exe	f76169c.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2844	2480	rundll32.exe	f76169c.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2844	2480	rundll32.exe	f76169c.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 1052	2844	f76169c.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 1072	2844	f76169c.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 1144	2844	f76169c.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2124	2844	f76169c.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2356	2844	f76169c.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2480	2844	f76169c.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2480	2844	f76169c.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2396	2480	rundll32.exe	f761870.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2396	2480	rundll32.exe	f761870.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2396	2480	rundll32.exe	f761870.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2396	2480	rundll32.exe	f761870.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2712	2480	rundll32.exe	f763228.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2712	2480	rundll32.exe	f763228.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2712	2480	rundll32.exe	f763228.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2712	2480	rundll32.exe	f763228.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 1052	2844	f76169c.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 1072	2844	f76169c.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 1144	2844	f76169c.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2396	2844	f76169c.exe	f761870.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2396	2844	f76169c.exe	f761870.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2712	2844	f76169c.exe	f763228.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2712	2844	f76169c.exe	f763228.exe
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 1052	2712	f763228.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 1072	2712	f763228.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 1144	2712	f763228.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76169c.exef763228.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76169c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763228.exe

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1052

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1072

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1144

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4173fc8120dfb406ce6b68269c87e990_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2356

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4173fc8120dfb406ce6b68269c87e990_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2480

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76169c.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76169c.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:2844

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761870.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761870.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2396

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763228.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763228.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:2712

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2124

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