sality | f0991325f2cf89cd75af99bd8ccccbc59ed2c799cbbe4971626c8a97cc706a75

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f76141d.exef762f98.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762f98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762f98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762f98.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:

f76141d.exef762f98.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762f98.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76141d.exef762f98.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762f98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762f98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762f98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762f98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762f98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762f98.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76141d.exef761610.exef762f98.exe

pid process

2836 f76141d.exe
2364 f761610.exe
2044 f762f98.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

3000 rundll32.exe
3000 rundll32.exe
3000 rundll32.exe
3000 rundll32.exe
3000 rundll32.exe
3000 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2836	f76141d.exe
2364	f761610.exe
2044	f762f98.exe

pid	process
3000	rundll32.exe
3000	rundll32.exe
3000	rundll32.exe
3000	rundll32.exe
3000	rundll32.exe
3000	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2836-12-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-14-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-15-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-16-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-20-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-18-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-17-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-22-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-19-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-21-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-63-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-64-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-65-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-67-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-66-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-69-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-70-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-83-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-85-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-86-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-108-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-127-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2836-156-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2044-172-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2044-211-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76141d.exef762f98.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762f98.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762f98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762f98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762f98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762f98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762f98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762f98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76141d.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76141d.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f76141d.exef762f98.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762f98.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:

f76141d.exef762f98.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76141d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f76141d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f76141d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f76141d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76141d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76141d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76141d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f76141d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76141d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76141d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f76141d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f76141d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76141d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f76141d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f762f98.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76141d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762f98.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76141d.exef762f98.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f7614a9	f76141d.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76141d.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7664eb	f762f98.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76141d.exef762f98.exe

pid process

2836 f76141d.exe
2836 f76141d.exe
2044 f762f98.exe

pid	process
2836	f76141d.exe
2836	f76141d.exe
2044	f762f98.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f76141d.exef762f98.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2836	f76141d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2044	f762f98.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef76141d.exef762f98.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 3000	2440	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 3000	2440	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 3000	2440	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 3000	2440	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 3000	2440	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 3000	2440	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 3000	2440	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 2836	3000	rundll32.exe	f76141d.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 2836	3000	rundll32.exe	f76141d.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 2836	3000	rundll32.exe	f76141d.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 2836	3000	rundll32.exe	f76141d.exe
PID 2836 wrote to memory of 1048	2836	f76141d.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2836 wrote to memory of 1060	2836	f76141d.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2836 wrote to memory of 1144	2836	f76141d.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2836 wrote to memory of 2136	2836	f76141d.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2836 wrote to memory of 2440	2836	f76141d.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2836 wrote to memory of 3000	2836	f76141d.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2836 wrote to memory of 3000	2836	f76141d.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 2364	3000	rundll32.exe	f761610.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 2364	3000	rundll32.exe	f761610.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 2364	3000	rundll32.exe	f761610.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 2364	3000	rundll32.exe	f761610.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 2044	3000	rundll32.exe	f762f98.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 2044	3000	rundll32.exe	f762f98.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 2044	3000	rundll32.exe	f762f98.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 2044	3000	rundll32.exe	f762f98.exe
PID 2836 wrote to memory of 1048	2836	f76141d.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2836 wrote to memory of 1060	2836	f76141d.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2836 wrote to memory of 1144	2836	f76141d.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2836 wrote to memory of 2364	2836	f76141d.exe	f761610.exe
PID 2836 wrote to memory of 2364	2836	f76141d.exe	f761610.exe
PID 2836 wrote to memory of 2044	2836	f76141d.exe	f762f98.exe
PID 2836 wrote to memory of 2044	2836	f76141d.exe	f762f98.exe
PID 2044 wrote to memory of 1048	2044	f762f98.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2044 wrote to memory of 1060	2044	f762f98.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2044 wrote to memory of 1144	2044	f762f98.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76141d.exef762f98.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76141d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762f98.exe

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1048

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1060

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

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d7e14ddccc829d6eaa5ed1ab6da37dd0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2440

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d7e14ddccc829d6eaa5ed1ab6da37dd0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3000

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76141d.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76141d.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:2836

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761610.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761610.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2364

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762f98.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762f98.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:2044

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2136

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