sality | 842e6d8d30ef9db4827529fc42bda2a1c36efd7e1316ce132ee5fc85a8a04dcc

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f762c6d.exef7610c3.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762c6d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762c6d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762c6d.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:

f7610c3.exef762c6d.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762c6d.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7610c3.exef762c6d.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762c6d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762c6d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762c6d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762c6d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762c6d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762c6d.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7610c3.exef761268.exef762c6d.exe

pid process

1748 f7610c3.exe
2680 f761268.exe
768 f762c6d.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2308 rundll32.exe
2308 rundll32.exe
2308 rundll32.exe
2308 rundll32.exe
2308 rundll32.exe
2308 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1748	f7610c3.exe
2680	f761268.exe
768	f762c6d.exe

pid	process
2308	rundll32.exe
2308	rundll32.exe
2308	rundll32.exe
2308	rundll32.exe
2308	rundll32.exe
2308	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 26 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1748-16-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-20-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-15-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-19-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-21-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-22-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-17-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-24-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-23-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-18-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-63-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-64-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-65-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-67-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-66-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-69-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-70-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-84-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-86-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-88-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-106-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-109-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-122-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1748-152-0x0000000000660000-0x000000000171A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/768-169-0x00000000009A0000-0x0000000001A5A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/768-206-0x00000000009A0000-0x0000000001A5A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7610c3.exef762c6d.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762c6d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762c6d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762c6d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762c6d.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762c6d.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762c6d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762c6d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7610c3.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7610c3.exef762c6d.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7610c3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762c6d.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:

f7610c3.exef762c6d.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f7610c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7610c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7610c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7610c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7610c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f7610c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762c6d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7610c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7610c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7610c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f7610c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7610c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7610c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7610c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f762c6d.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7610c3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7610c3.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7610c3.exef762c6d.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f761120	f7610c3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7610c3.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f766162	f762c6d.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7610c3.exef762c6d.exe

pid process

1748 f7610c3.exe
1748 f7610c3.exe
768 f762c6d.exe

pid	process
1748	f7610c3.exe
1748	f7610c3.exe
768	f762c6d.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f7610c3.exef762c6d.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1748	f7610c3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	f762c6d.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7610c3.exef762c6d.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2308	1280	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2308	1280	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2308	1280	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2308	1280	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2308	1280	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2308	1280	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2308	1280	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 1748	2308	rundll32.exe	f7610c3.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 1748	2308	rundll32.exe	f7610c3.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 1748	2308	rundll32.exe	f7610c3.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 1748	2308	rundll32.exe	f7610c3.exe
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 1120	1748	f7610c3.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 1180	1748	f7610c3.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 1208	1748	f7610c3.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 1788	1748	f7610c3.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 1280	1748	f7610c3.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 2308	1748	f7610c3.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 2308	1748	f7610c3.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 2680	2308	rundll32.exe	f761268.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 2680	2308	rundll32.exe	f761268.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 2680	2308	rundll32.exe	f761268.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 2680	2308	rundll32.exe	f761268.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 768	2308	rundll32.exe	f762c6d.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 768	2308	rundll32.exe	f762c6d.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 768	2308	rundll32.exe	f762c6d.exe
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 768	2308	rundll32.exe	f762c6d.exe
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 1120	1748	f7610c3.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 1180	1748	f7610c3.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 1208	1748	f7610c3.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 2680	1748	f7610c3.exe	f761268.exe
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 2680	1748	f7610c3.exe	f761268.exe
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 768	1748	f7610c3.exe	f762c6d.exe
PID 1748 wrote to memory of 768	1748	f7610c3.exe	f762c6d.exe
PID 768 wrote to memory of 1120	768	f762c6d.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 768 wrote to memory of 1180	768	f762c6d.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 768 wrote to memory of 1208	768	f762c6d.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762c6d.exef7610c3.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762c6d.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7610c3.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:1208
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bca6cf563f093794214072664a387890_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1280
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bca6cf563f093794214072664a387890_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2308
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7610c3.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7610c3.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:1748
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761268.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761268.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2680
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762c6d.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762c6d.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:1788

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