sality | 069a33c68bba0aa179acc93e0346f3ca9d7e51d3920114c5d078c4bc98d2fc5d

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7621c3.exef7623f5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7621c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7621c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7621c3.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:

f7621c3.exef7623f5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7621c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7623f5.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7623f5.exef7621c3.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7621c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7621c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7621c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7621c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7621c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7621c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7623f5.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7621c3.exef7623f5.exef764460.exe

pid process

2236 f7621c3.exe
2556 f7623f5.exe
272 f764460.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1704 rundll32.exe
1704 rundll32.exe
1704 rundll32.exe
1704 rundll32.exe
1704 rundll32.exe
1704 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2236	f7621c3.exe
2556	f7623f5.exe
272	f764460.exe

pid	process
1704	rundll32.exe
1704	rundll32.exe
1704	rundll32.exe
1704	rundll32.exe
1704	rundll32.exe
1704	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2236-12-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-14-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-17-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-15-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-39-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-18-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-19-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-37-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-42-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-16-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-60-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-61-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-62-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-64-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-63-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-78-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-97-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-98-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-99-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-101-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-104-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-114-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2236-138-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2556-150-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000001A6A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2556-155-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000001A6A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7623f5.exef7621c3.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7621c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7621c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7621c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7621c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7621c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7621c3.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7621c3.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7621c3.exef7623f5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7621c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7623f5.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 10 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:

f7621c3.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7621c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7621c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7621c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7621c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7621c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7621c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7621c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7621c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7621c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7621c3.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7621c3.exef7623f5.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f762250	f7621c3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7621c3.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7672b0	f7623f5.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

f7621c3.exe

pid process

2236 f7621c3.exe
2236 f7621c3.exe

pid	process
2236	f7621c3.exe
2236	f7621c3.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 21 IoCs

Processes:

f7621c3.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	f7621c3.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7621c3.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1644 wrote to memory of 1704	1644	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1644 wrote to memory of 1704	1644	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1644 wrote to memory of 1704	1644	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1644 wrote to memory of 1704	1644	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1644 wrote to memory of 1704	1644	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1644 wrote to memory of 1704	1644	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1644 wrote to memory of 1704	1644	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2236	1704	rundll32.exe	f7621c3.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2236	1704	rundll32.exe	f7621c3.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2236	1704	rundll32.exe	f7621c3.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2236	1704	rundll32.exe	f7621c3.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1056	2236	f7621c3.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1144	2236	f7621c3.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1180	2236	f7621c3.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1448	2236	f7621c3.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1644	2236	f7621c3.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1704	2236	f7621c3.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1704	2236	f7621c3.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2556	1704	rundll32.exe	f7623f5.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2556	1704	rundll32.exe	f7623f5.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2556	1704	rundll32.exe	f7623f5.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2556	1704	rundll32.exe	f7623f5.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 272	1704	rundll32.exe	f764460.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 272	1704	rundll32.exe	f764460.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 272	1704	rundll32.exe	f764460.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 272	1704	rundll32.exe	f764460.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1056	2236	f7621c3.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1144	2236	f7621c3.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1180	2236	f7621c3.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2556	2236	f7621c3.exe	f7623f5.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2556	2236	f7621c3.exe	f7623f5.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 272	2236	f7621c3.exe	f764460.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 272	2236	f7621c3.exe	f764460.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7621c3.exef7623f5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7621c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7623f5.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1056

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1144

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1180

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\11c193469217ff54092e14cd0e641380_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1644

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\11c193469217ff54092e14cd0e641380_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1704

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7621c3.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7621c3.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:2236

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7623f5.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7623f5.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
- System policy modification
PID:2556

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f764460.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f764460.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:272

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1448

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