sality | c975d4b915110a5d7fa6a1dea1a00e12da00aa95183a44881e2a37a62972b326

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f762221.exef763dbc.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762221.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762221.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762221.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f763dbc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f763dbc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f763dbc.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

Modify Registry

Processes:

f763dbc.exef762221.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763dbc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762221.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762221.exef763dbc.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762221.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762221.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762221.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762221.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763dbc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763dbc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762221.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762221.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763dbc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763dbc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763dbc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763dbc.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762221.exef7623e5.exef763dbc.exe

pid process

2188 f762221.exe
2536 f7623e5.exe
2948 f763dbc.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2988 rundll32.exe
2988 rundll32.exe
2988 rundll32.exe
2988 rundll32.exe
2988 rundll32.exe
2988 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2188	f762221.exe
2536	f7623e5.exe
2948	f763dbc.exe

pid	process
2988	rundll32.exe
2988	rundll32.exe
2988	rundll32.exe
2988	rundll32.exe
2988	rundll32.exe
2988	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2188-14-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-15-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-19-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-45-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-20-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-17-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-22-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-21-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-18-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-16-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-62-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-63-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-64-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-65-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-66-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-81-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-99-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-100-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-103-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-104-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-106-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-108-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2188-149-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2948-162-0x0000000000970000-0x0000000001A2A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2948-200-0x0000000000970000-0x0000000001A2A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762221.exef763dbc.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762221.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762221.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763dbc.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f763dbc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762221.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763dbc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763dbc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763dbc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763dbc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762221.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763dbc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762221.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762221.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762221.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f762221.exef763dbc.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762221.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763dbc.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 13 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:

f762221.exef763dbc.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f762221.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f762221.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f762221.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f762221.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f762221.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f762221.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f762221.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f762221.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762221.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f762221.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f763dbc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f762221.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f763dbc.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762221.exef763dbc.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f7622ad	f762221.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f762221.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7672cf	f763dbc.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762221.exef763dbc.exe

pid process

2188 f762221.exe
2188 f762221.exe
2948 f763dbc.exe

pid	process
2188	f762221.exe
2188	f762221.exe
2948	f763dbc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f762221.exef763dbc.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	f762221.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2948	f763dbc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef762221.exef763dbc.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 2988	1444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 2988	1444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 2988	1444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 2988	1444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 2988	1444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 2988	1444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 2988	1444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2188	2988	rundll32.exe	f762221.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2188	2988	rundll32.exe	f762221.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2188	2988	rundll32.exe	f762221.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2188	2988	rundll32.exe	f762221.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1108	2188	f762221.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1172	2188	f762221.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1200	2188	f762221.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2408	2188	f762221.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1444	2188	f762221.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2988	2188	f762221.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2988	2188	f762221.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2536	2988	rundll32.exe	f7623e5.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2536	2988	rundll32.exe	f7623e5.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2536	2988	rundll32.exe	f7623e5.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2536	2988	rundll32.exe	f7623e5.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2948	2988	rundll32.exe	f763dbc.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2948	2988	rundll32.exe	f763dbc.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2948	2988	rundll32.exe	f763dbc.exe
PID 2988 wrote to memory of 2948	2988	rundll32.exe	f763dbc.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1108	2188	f762221.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1172	2188	f762221.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 1200	2188	f762221.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2536	2188	f762221.exe	f7623e5.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2536	2188	f762221.exe	f7623e5.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2948	2188	f762221.exe	f763dbc.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2948	2188	f762221.exe	f763dbc.exe
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 1108	2948	f763dbc.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 1172	2948	f763dbc.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 1200	2948	f763dbc.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762221.exef763dbc.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762221.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763dbc.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1108

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

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1200
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a991cbd4b23c71a49c53ad40295e36a0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1444
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a991cbd4b23c71a49c53ad40295e36a0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2988
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762221.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762221.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:2188
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7623e5.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7623e5.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2536
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763dbc.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763dbc.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:2948

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2408

Network

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

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry