sality | b77c535a4a6c5b9799e0d9b0e123a990acd45be1d59ded0d62550aead8cdd853

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7613bf.exef761536.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761536.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761536.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761536.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:

f7613bf.exef761536.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761536.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761536.exef7613bf.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761536.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761536.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761536.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761536.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761536.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761536.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7613bf.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7613bf.exef761536.exef7631e9.exe

pid process

2312 f7613bf.exe
2516 f761536.exe
2164 f7631e9.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

3028 rundll32.exe
3028 rundll32.exe
3028 rundll32.exe
3028 rundll32.exe
3028 rundll32.exe
3028 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2312	f7613bf.exe
2516	f761536.exe
2164	f7631e9.exe

pid	process
3028	rundll32.exe
3028	rundll32.exe
3028	rundll32.exe
3028	rundll32.exe
3028	rundll32.exe
3028	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2312-15-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-17-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-19-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-16-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-14-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-20-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-22-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-18-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-23-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-21-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-62-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-63-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-64-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-66-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-65-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-81-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-82-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-83-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-103-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-104-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-106-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-107-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2312-143-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000165A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-153-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2516-181-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7613bf.exef761536.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761536.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761536.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761536.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761536.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761536.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7613bf.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761536.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761536.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7613bf.exef761536.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761536.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 12 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:

f7613bf.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7613bf.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7613bf.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7613bf.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7613bf.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7613bf.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7613bf.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7613bf.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7613bf.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7613bf.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7613bf.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7613bf.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7613bf.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761536.exef7613bf.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f76643f	f761536.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76140d	f7613bf.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7613bf.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7613bf.exef761536.exe

pid process

2312 f7613bf.exe
2312 f7613bf.exe
2516 f761536.exe

pid	process
2312	f7613bf.exe
2312	f7613bf.exe
2516	f761536.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f7613bf.exef761536.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2312	f7613bf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2516	f761536.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7613bf.exef761536.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 3028	3000	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 3028	3000	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 3028	3000	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 3028	3000	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 3028	3000	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 3028	3000	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3000 wrote to memory of 3028	3000	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2312	3028	rundll32.exe	f7613bf.exe
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2312	3028	rundll32.exe	f7613bf.exe
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2312	3028	rundll32.exe	f7613bf.exe
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2312	3028	rundll32.exe	f7613bf.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 1072	2312	f7613bf.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 1080	2312	f7613bf.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 1152	2312	f7613bf.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2120	2312	f7613bf.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 3000	2312	f7613bf.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 3028	2312	f7613bf.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 3028	2312	f7613bf.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2516	3028	rundll32.exe	f761536.exe
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2516	3028	rundll32.exe	f761536.exe
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2516	3028	rundll32.exe	f761536.exe
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2516	3028	rundll32.exe	f761536.exe
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2164	3028	rundll32.exe	f7631e9.exe
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2164	3028	rundll32.exe	f7631e9.exe
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2164	3028	rundll32.exe	f7631e9.exe
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 2164	3028	rundll32.exe	f7631e9.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 1072	2312	f7613bf.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 1080	2312	f7613bf.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 1152	2312	f7613bf.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2516	2312	f7613bf.exe	f761536.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2516	2312	f7613bf.exe	f761536.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2164	2312	f7613bf.exe	f7631e9.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2164	2312	f7613bf.exe	f7631e9.exe
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1072	2516	f761536.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1080	2516	f761536.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1152	2516	f761536.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7613bf.exef761536.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7613bf.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761536.exe

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

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1080

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1152

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\338e1dfc2b07ff5f5c0c130cd2bfb670_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3000

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\338e1dfc2b07ff5f5c0c130cd2bfb670_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3028

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7613bf.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7613bf.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:2312

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761536.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761536.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:2516

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7631e9.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7631e9.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2164

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2120

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