sality | 427f90368ac1359c7a111ece12d24123ced88dde1332453a46d268d308c8655e

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7615a3.exef76315d.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76315d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76315d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76315d.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:

f7615a3.exef76315d.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76315d.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76315d.exef7615a3.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76315d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76315d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76315d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76315d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76315d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76315d.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7615a3.exef761748.exef76315d.exe

pid process

2756 f7615a3.exe
2488 f761748.exe
768 f76315d.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2296 rundll32.exe
2296 rundll32.exe
2296 rundll32.exe
2296 rundll32.exe
2296 rundll32.exe
2296 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2756	f7615a3.exe
2488	f761748.exe
768	f76315d.exe

pid	process
2296	rundll32.exe
2296	rundll32.exe
2296	rundll32.exe
2296	rundll32.exe
2296	rundll32.exe
2296	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2756-12-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-18-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-14-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-17-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-20-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-19-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-15-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-22-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-16-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-21-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-63-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-64-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-65-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-66-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-67-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-69-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-70-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-84-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-87-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-89-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-126-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2756-157-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/768-167-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/768-209-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76315d.exef7615a3.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76315d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7615a3.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76315d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76315d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76315d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76315d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76315d.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76315d.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7615a3.exef76315d.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76315d.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:

f7615a3.exef76315d.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7615a3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f7615a3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7615a3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7615a3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7615a3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7615a3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f7615a3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76315d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7615a3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7615a3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7615a3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f7615a3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7615a3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7615a3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76315d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7615a3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7615a3.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7615a3.exef76315d.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f761610	f7615a3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7615a3.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f766623	f76315d.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7615a3.exef76315d.exe

pid process

2756 f7615a3.exe
2756 f7615a3.exe
768 f76315d.exe

pid	process
2756	f7615a3.exe
2756	f7615a3.exe
768	f76315d.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f7615a3.exef76315d.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	f7615a3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f76315d.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7615a3.exef76315d.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2296	2228	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2296	2228	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2296	2228	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2296	2228	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2296	2228	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2296	2228	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2296	2228	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2756	2296	rundll32.exe	f7615a3.exe
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2756	2296	rundll32.exe	f7615a3.exe
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2756	2296	rundll32.exe	f7615a3.exe
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2756	2296	rundll32.exe	f7615a3.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 1104	2756	f7615a3.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 1164	2756	f7615a3.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 1212	2756	f7615a3.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2360	2756	f7615a3.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2228	2756	f7615a3.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2296	2756	f7615a3.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2296	2756	f7615a3.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2488	2296	rundll32.exe	f761748.exe
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2488	2296	rundll32.exe	f761748.exe
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2488	2296	rundll32.exe	f761748.exe
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2488	2296	rundll32.exe	f761748.exe
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 768	2296	rundll32.exe	f76315d.exe
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 768	2296	rundll32.exe	f76315d.exe
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 768	2296	rundll32.exe	f76315d.exe
PID 2296 wrote to memory of 768	2296	rundll32.exe	f76315d.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 1104	2756	f7615a3.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 1164	2756	f7615a3.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 1212	2756	f7615a3.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2488	2756	f7615a3.exe	f761748.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2488	2756	f7615a3.exe	f761748.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 768	2756	f7615a3.exe	f76315d.exe
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 768	2756	f7615a3.exe	f76315d.exe
PID 768 wrote to memory of 1104	768	f76315d.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 768 wrote to memory of 1164	768	f76315d.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 768 wrote to memory of 1212	768	f76315d.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7615a3.exef76315d.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7615a3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76315d.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1104

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1164

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1212
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\36f591c547a20a185e65eeec19a081b0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2228
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\36f591c547a20a185e65eeec19a081b0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2296
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7615a3.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7615a3.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:2756
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761748.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761748.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2488
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76315d.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76315d.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:768

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2360

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