sality | 2468eae60a3b7a03999387df4eb18685f105fa94cc0a6007e0df8b0afc01f456

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f760992.exef76254c.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f760992.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f760992.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76254c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76254c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76254c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f760992.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:

f76254c.exef760992.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76254c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760992.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760992.exef76254c.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760992.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760992.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760992.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76254c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76254c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76254c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760992.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760992.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760992.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76254c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76254c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76254c.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760992.exef760af9.exef76254c.exe

pid process

2280 f760992.exe
2580 f760af9.exe
1816 f76254c.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1660 rundll32.exe
1660 rundll32.exe
1660 rundll32.exe
1660 rundll32.exe
1660 rundll32.exe
1660 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2280	f760992.exe
2580	f760af9.exe
1816	f76254c.exe

pid	process
1660	rundll32.exe
1660	rundll32.exe
1660	rundll32.exe
1660	rundll32.exe
1660	rundll32.exe
1660	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2280-14-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-16-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-23-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-17-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-15-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-19-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-22-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-21-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-20-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-18-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-62-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-63-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-64-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-65-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-66-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-68-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-69-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-84-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-85-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-87-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-89-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-122-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2280-153-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1816-171-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1816-207-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76254c.exef760992.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76254c.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76254c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760992.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760992.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76254c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76254c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76254c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760992.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760992.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760992.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f760992.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760992.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76254c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76254c.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f760992.exef76254c.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760992.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76254c.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:

f760992.exef76254c.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f760992.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f760992.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76254c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76254c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f760992.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f760992.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f760992.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f760992.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f760992.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f760992.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f760992.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f760992.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f760992.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f760992.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f760992.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f760992.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f760992.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760992.exef76254c.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f7609e0	f760992.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f760992.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7659e3	f76254c.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760992.exef76254c.exe

pid process

2280 f760992.exe
2280 f760992.exe
1816 f76254c.exe

pid	process
2280	f760992.exe
2280	f760992.exe
1816	f76254c.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f760992.exef76254c.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	f760992.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1816	f76254c.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef760992.exef76254c.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1660	844	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1660	844	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1660	844	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1660	844	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1660	844	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1660	844	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1660	844	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2280	1660	rundll32.exe	f760992.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2280	1660	rundll32.exe	f760992.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2280	1660	rundll32.exe	f760992.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2280	1660	rundll32.exe	f760992.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 1100	2280	f760992.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 1164	2280	f760992.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 1240	2280	f760992.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 1916	2280	f760992.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 844	2280	f760992.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 1660	2280	f760992.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 1660	2280	f760992.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2580	1660	rundll32.exe	f760af9.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2580	1660	rundll32.exe	f760af9.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2580	1660	rundll32.exe	f760af9.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 2580	1660	rundll32.exe	f760af9.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1816	1660	rundll32.exe	f76254c.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1816	1660	rundll32.exe	f76254c.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1816	1660	rundll32.exe	f76254c.exe
PID 1660 wrote to memory of 1816	1660	rundll32.exe	f76254c.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 1100	2280	f760992.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 1164	2280	f760992.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 1240	2280	f760992.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 2580	2280	f760992.exe	f760af9.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 2580	2280	f760992.exe	f760af9.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 1816	2280	f760992.exe	f76254c.exe
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 1816	2280	f760992.exe	f76254c.exe
PID 1816 wrote to memory of 1100	1816	f76254c.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1816 wrote to memory of 1164	1816	f76254c.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1816 wrote to memory of 1240	1816	f76254c.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76254c.exef760992.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76254c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760992.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1100

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

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1240
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\782b787877d133be824e3a80d4e76210_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:844
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\782b787877d133be824e3a80d4e76210_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1660
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760992.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760992.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:2280
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760af9.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760af9.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2580
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76254c.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76254c.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:1816

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1916

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