sality | 6c32a490707eb432fdb33f4e6f4fde341d687743ae7e7bfa130f47b4c0058fbb

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f75fb6f.exef75fd81.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f75fb6f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f75fd81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f75fd81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f75fd81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f75fb6f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f75fb6f.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:

f75fb6f.exef75fd81.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f75fb6f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f75fd81.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f75fb6f.exef75fd81.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f75fb6f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f75fb6f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f75fd81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f75fd81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f75fb6f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f75fb6f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f75fb6f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f75fb6f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f75fd81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f75fd81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f75fd81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f75fd81.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f75fb6f.exef75fd81.exef76170a.exe

pid process

1524 f75fb6f.exe
2608 f75fd81.exe
2944 f76170a.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

944 rundll32.exe
944 rundll32.exe
944 rundll32.exe
944 rundll32.exe
944 rundll32.exe
944 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1524	f75fb6f.exe
2608	f75fd81.exe
2944	f76170a.exe

pid	process
944	rundll32.exe
944	rundll32.exe
944	rundll32.exe
944	rundll32.exe
944	rundll32.exe
944	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1524-14-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-21-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-13-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-20-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-18-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-17-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-16-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-15-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-22-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-19-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-58-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-59-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-60-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-61-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-62-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-64-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-65-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-79-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-81-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-83-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-101-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-103-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1524-142-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2608-155-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000001A0A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2608-177-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000001A0A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f75fb6f.exef75fd81.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f75fb6f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f75fb6f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f75fb6f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f75fd81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f75fb6f.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f75fb6f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f75fd81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f75fd81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f75fb6f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f75fd81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f75fd81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f75fb6f.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f75fd81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f75fd81.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f75fb6f.exef75fd81.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f75fb6f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f75fd81.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:

f75fb6f.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f75fb6f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f75fb6f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f75fb6f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f75fb6f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f75fb6f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f75fb6f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f75fb6f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f75fb6f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f75fb6f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f75fb6f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f75fb6f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f75fb6f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f75fb6f.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f75fb6f.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f75fb6f.exef75fd81.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f75fbec	f75fb6f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f75fb6f.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f764c8a	f75fd81.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f75fb6f.exef75fd81.exe

pid process

1524 f75fb6f.exe
1524 f75fb6f.exe
2608 f75fd81.exe

pid	process
1524	f75fb6f.exe
1524	f75fb6f.exe
2608	f75fd81.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f75fb6f.exef75fd81.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1524	f75fb6f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2608	f75fd81.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef75fb6f.exef75fd81.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 944	2244	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 944	2244	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 944	2244	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 944	2244	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 944	2244	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 944	2244	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 944	2244	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 944 wrote to memory of 1524	944	rundll32.exe	f75fb6f.exe
PID 944 wrote to memory of 1524	944	rundll32.exe	f75fb6f.exe
PID 944 wrote to memory of 1524	944	rundll32.exe	f75fb6f.exe
PID 944 wrote to memory of 1524	944	rundll32.exe	f75fb6f.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 1184	1524	f75fb6f.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 1256	1524	f75fb6f.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 1304	1524	f75fb6f.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 936	1524	f75fb6f.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2244	1524	f75fb6f.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 944	1524	f75fb6f.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 944	1524	f75fb6f.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 944 wrote to memory of 2608	944	rundll32.exe	f75fd81.exe
PID 944 wrote to memory of 2608	944	rundll32.exe	f75fd81.exe
PID 944 wrote to memory of 2608	944	rundll32.exe	f75fd81.exe
PID 944 wrote to memory of 2608	944	rundll32.exe	f75fd81.exe
PID 944 wrote to memory of 2944	944	rundll32.exe	f76170a.exe
PID 944 wrote to memory of 2944	944	rundll32.exe	f76170a.exe
PID 944 wrote to memory of 2944	944	rundll32.exe	f76170a.exe
PID 944 wrote to memory of 2944	944	rundll32.exe	f76170a.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 1184	1524	f75fb6f.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 1256	1524	f75fb6f.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 1304	1524	f75fb6f.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2608	1524	f75fb6f.exe	f75fd81.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2608	1524	f75fb6f.exe	f75fd81.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2944	1524	f75fb6f.exe	f76170a.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2944	1524	f75fb6f.exe	f76170a.exe
PID 2608 wrote to memory of 1184	2608	f75fd81.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2608 wrote to memory of 1256	2608	f75fd81.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2608 wrote to memory of 1304	2608	f75fd81.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f75fb6f.exef75fd81.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f75fb6f.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f75fd81.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1184

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1256

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1304

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1be35250a7b1f958287c676b14a3c790_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2244

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1be35250a7b1f958287c676b14a3c790_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:944

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f75fb6f.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f75fb6f.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:1524

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f75fd81.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f75fd81.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:2608

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76170a.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76170a.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2944

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:936

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