sality | d79dcf48df06cfdb45a0e187f2ed2acedc5d798744c284a875c0df679d74a139

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f76117e.exef760fd9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76117e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76117e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76117e.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:

f760fd9.exef76117e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76117e.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76117e.exef760fd9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76117e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76117e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76117e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76117e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76117e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76117e.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760fd9.exef76117e.exef762b83.exe

pid process

1508 f760fd9.exe
2748 f76117e.exe
1944 f762b83.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1204 rundll32.exe
1204 rundll32.exe
1204 rundll32.exe
1204 rundll32.exe
1204 rundll32.exe
1204 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1508	f760fd9.exe
2748	f76117e.exe
1944	f762b83.exe

pid	process
1204	rundll32.exe
1204	rundll32.exe
1204	rundll32.exe
1204	rundll32.exe
1204	rundll32.exe
1204	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1508-16-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-19-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-23-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-20-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-18-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-15-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-21-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-22-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-17-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-14-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-65-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-66-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-67-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-68-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-69-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-71-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-72-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-87-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-89-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-91-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-92-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1508-161-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2748-174-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2748-191-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760fd9.exef76117e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76117e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760fd9.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76117e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76117e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76117e.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76117e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76117e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76117e.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f760fd9.exef76117e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76117e.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 15 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:

f760fd9.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f760fd9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f760fd9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f760fd9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f760fd9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f760fd9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f760fd9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f760fd9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f760fd9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f760fd9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f760fd9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f760fd9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f760fd9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f760fd9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f760fd9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f760fd9.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760fd9.exef76117e.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f761046	f760fd9.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f760fd9.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f765fdc	f76117e.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760fd9.exef76117e.exe

pid process

1508 f760fd9.exe
1508 f760fd9.exe
2748 f76117e.exe

pid	process
1508	f760fd9.exe
1508	f760fd9.exe
2748	f76117e.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f760fd9.exef76117e.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1508	f760fd9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2748	f76117e.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef760fd9.exef76117e.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1204	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1204	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1204	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1204	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1204	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1204	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1204	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 1508	1204	rundll32.exe	f760fd9.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 1508	1204	rundll32.exe	f760fd9.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 1508	1204	rundll32.exe	f760fd9.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 1508	1204	rundll32.exe	f760fd9.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1120	1508	f760fd9.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1180	1508	f760fd9.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1224	1508	f760fd9.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1008	1508	f760fd9.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 2368	1508	f760fd9.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1204	1508	f760fd9.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1204	1508	f760fd9.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 2748	1204	rundll32.exe	f76117e.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 2748	1204	rundll32.exe	f76117e.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 2748	1204	rundll32.exe	f76117e.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 2748	1204	rundll32.exe	f76117e.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 1944	1204	rundll32.exe	f762b83.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 1944	1204	rundll32.exe	f762b83.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 1944	1204	rundll32.exe	f762b83.exe
PID 1204 wrote to memory of 1944	1204	rundll32.exe	f762b83.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1120	1508	f760fd9.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1180	1508	f760fd9.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1224	1508	f760fd9.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 2748	1508	f760fd9.exe	f76117e.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 2748	1508	f760fd9.exe	f76117e.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1944	1508	f760fd9.exe	f762b83.exe
PID 1508 wrote to memory of 1944	1508	f760fd9.exe	f762b83.exe
PID 2748 wrote to memory of 1120	2748	f76117e.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2748 wrote to memory of 1180	2748	f76117e.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2748 wrote to memory of 1224	2748	f76117e.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760fd9.exef76117e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760fd9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76117e.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1120

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1180

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1224

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\30b87e011a5bd07acb5587b3d18217d0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2368

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\30b87e011a5bd07acb5587b3d18217d0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1204

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760fd9.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760fd9.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:1508

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76117e.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76117e.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:2748

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762b83.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762b83.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1944

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1008

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