sality | b271bb282aeb600619f56c416fd66fe9097046934d7a56f3908c7a7076fff96b

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f761d22.exef763d9c.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f763d9c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f763d9c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f763d9c.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:

f761d22.exef763d9c.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763d9c.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761d22.exef763d9c.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763d9c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763d9c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763d9c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763d9c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763d9c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763d9c.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761d22.exef761ef6.exef763d9c.exe

pid process

2224 f761d22.exe
2764 f761ef6.exe
2732 f763d9c.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2424 rundll32.exe
2424 rundll32.exe
2424 rundll32.exe
2424 rundll32.exe
2424 rundll32.exe
2424 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2224	f761d22.exe
2764	f761ef6.exe
2732	f763d9c.exe

pid	process
2424	rundll32.exe
2424	rundll32.exe
2424	rundll32.exe
2424	rundll32.exe
2424	rundll32.exe
2424	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2224-14-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-19-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-24-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-23-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-21-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-20-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-17-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-16-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-18-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-22-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-63-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-65-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-66-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-67-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-64-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-69-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-70-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-71-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-72-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-87-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-89-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-91-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2224-153-0x0000000000710000-0x00000000017CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2732-168-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2732-209-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761d22.exef763d9c.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763d9c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763d9c.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f763d9c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761d22.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763d9c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763d9c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763d9c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763d9c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761d22.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f761d22.exef763d9c.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763d9c.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:

f761d22.exef763d9c.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f761d22.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f761d22.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f761d22.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f761d22.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f761d22.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f761d22.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f761d22.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f761d22.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f761d22.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f763d9c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761d22.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f761d22.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f761d22.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f763d9c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761d22.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f761d22.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f763d9c.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761d22.exef763d9c.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f761d9e	f761d22.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f761d22.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f766f66	f763d9c.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761d22.exef763d9c.exe

pid process

2224 f761d22.exe
2224 f761d22.exe
2732 f763d9c.exe

pid	process
2224	f761d22.exe
2224	f761d22.exe
2732	f763d9c.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f761d22.exef763d9c.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2224	f761d22.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763d9c.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef761d22.exef763d9c.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2424	2208	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2424	2208	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2424	2208	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2424	2208	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2424	2208	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2424	2208	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2424	2208	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2224	2424	rundll32.exe	f761d22.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2224	2424	rundll32.exe	f761d22.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2224	2424	rundll32.exe	f761d22.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2224	2424	rundll32.exe	f761d22.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 1112	2224	f761d22.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 1176	2224	f761d22.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 1204	2224	f761d22.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 1996	2224	f761d22.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2208	2224	f761d22.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2424	2224	f761d22.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2424	2224	f761d22.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2764	2424	rundll32.exe	f761ef6.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2764	2424	rundll32.exe	f761ef6.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2764	2424	rundll32.exe	f761ef6.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2764	2424	rundll32.exe	f761ef6.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2732	2424	rundll32.exe	f763d9c.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2732	2424	rundll32.exe	f763d9c.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2732	2424	rundll32.exe	f763d9c.exe
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 2732	2424	rundll32.exe	f763d9c.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 1112	2224	f761d22.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 1176	2224	f761d22.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 1204	2224	f761d22.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2764	2224	f761d22.exe	f761ef6.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2764	2224	f761d22.exe	f761ef6.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2732	2224	f761d22.exe	f763d9c.exe
PID 2224 wrote to memory of 2732	2224	f761d22.exe	f763d9c.exe
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1112	2732	f763d9c.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1176	2732	f763d9c.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1204	2732	f763d9c.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761d22.exef763d9c.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761d22.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763d9c.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1112

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1176

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1204
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa01a61776299b9e9f31f3b306f7f20_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2208
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa01a61776299b9e9f31f3b306f7f20_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2424
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761d22.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761d22.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:2224
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761ef6.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761ef6.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2764
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763d9c.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763d9c.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:2732

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1996

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