sality | a2ddfe540ee3e49156677bf5b59775e4734180b55178cccd04b2d01cb87a5d28

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f760b56.exef760cdc.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f760cdc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f760cdc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f760cdc.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:

f760b56.exef760cdc.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760cdc.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760b56.exef760cdc.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760cdc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760cdc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760cdc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760cdc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760cdc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760cdc.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760b56.exef760cdc.exef762701.exe

pid process

2060 f760b56.exe
1724 f760cdc.exe
1552 f762701.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2276 rundll32.exe
2276 rundll32.exe
2276 rundll32.exe
2276 rundll32.exe
2276 rundll32.exe
2276 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2060	f760b56.exe
1724	f760cdc.exe
1552	f762701.exe

pid	process
2276	rundll32.exe
2276	rundll32.exe
2276	rundll32.exe
2276	rundll32.exe
2276	rundll32.exe
2276	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2060-13-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-19-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-15-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-18-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-16-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-20-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-22-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-23-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-21-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-17-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-63-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-64-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-65-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-67-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-66-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-69-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-70-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-84-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-86-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-87-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-122-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2060-153-0x0000000000520000-0x00000000015DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-163-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1724-186-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760b56.exef760cdc.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760cdc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760cdc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760cdc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760cdc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760cdc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760cdc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760b56.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f760cdc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760b56.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f760b56.exef760cdc.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760cdc.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:

f760b56.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f760b56.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f760b56.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f760b56.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f760b56.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f760b56.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f760b56.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f760b56.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f760b56.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f760b56.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f760b56.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f760b56.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f760b56.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f760b56.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f760b56.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f760b56.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760b56.exef760cdc.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f760b56.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f765bb7	f760cdc.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f760ba4	f760b56.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760b56.exef760cdc.exe

pid process

2060 f760b56.exe
2060 f760b56.exe
1724 f760cdc.exe

pid	process
2060	f760b56.exe
2060	f760b56.exe
1724	f760cdc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f760b56.exef760cdc.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2060	f760b56.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1724	f760cdc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef760b56.exef760cdc.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 2276	2168	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 2276	2168	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 2276	2168	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 2276	2168	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 2276	2168	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 2276	2168	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2168 wrote to memory of 2276	2168	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2060	2276	rundll32.exe	f760b56.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2060	2276	rundll32.exe	f760b56.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2060	2276	rundll32.exe	f760b56.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 2060	2276	rundll32.exe	f760b56.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1076	2060	f760b56.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1136	2060	f760b56.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1200	2060	f760b56.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1568	2060	f760b56.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 2168	2060	f760b56.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 2276	2060	f760b56.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 2276	2060	f760b56.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1724	2276	rundll32.exe	f760cdc.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1724	2276	rundll32.exe	f760cdc.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1724	2276	rundll32.exe	f760cdc.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1724	2276	rundll32.exe	f760cdc.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1552	2276	rundll32.exe	f762701.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1552	2276	rundll32.exe	f762701.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1552	2276	rundll32.exe	f762701.exe
PID 2276 wrote to memory of 1552	2276	rundll32.exe	f762701.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1076	2060	f760b56.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1136	2060	f760b56.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1200	2060	f760b56.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1724	2060	f760b56.exe	f760cdc.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1724	2060	f760b56.exe	f760cdc.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1552	2060	f760b56.exe	f762701.exe
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 1552	2060	f760b56.exe	f762701.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1076	1724	f760cdc.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1136	1724	f760cdc.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1200	1724	f760cdc.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760b56.exef760cdc.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760b56.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760cdc.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1076

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1136

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1200

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\84f20e1a1da401d744f450dd8d3e6b20_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2168

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\84f20e1a1da401d744f450dd8d3e6b20_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2276

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760b56.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760b56.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:2060

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760cdc.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760cdc.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:1724

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762701.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762701.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1552

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1568

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