sality | d172ec37c882a1f091771d03dd9b354938a90e1c0a8e96d21330cc2f2402ac33

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7618fd.exef761ad1.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7618fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7618fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761ad1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761ad1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761ad1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7618fd.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:

f7618fd.exef761ad1.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7618fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761ad1.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761ad1.exef7618fd.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761ad1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761ad1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761ad1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761ad1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7618fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7618fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7618fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7618fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761ad1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761ad1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7618fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7618fd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7618fd.exef761ad1.exef763498.exe

pid process

1188 f7618fd.exe
2740 f761ad1.exe
2472 f763498.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1632 rundll32.exe
1632 rundll32.exe
1632 rundll32.exe
1632 rundll32.exe
1632 rundll32.exe
1632 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1188	f7618fd.exe
2740	f761ad1.exe
2472	f763498.exe

pid	process
1632	rundll32.exe
1632	rundll32.exe
1632	rundll32.exe
1632	rundll32.exe
1632	rundll32.exe
1632	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 26 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1188-12-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-14-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-16-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-19-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-18-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-15-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-20-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-21-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-17-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-22-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-62-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-63-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-64-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-65-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-66-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-68-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-69-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-83-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-85-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-87-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-106-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-107-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-120-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1188-149-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2740-162-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2740-184-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7618fd.exef761ad1.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7618fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761ad1.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761ad1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7618fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7618fd.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7618fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761ad1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761ad1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761ad1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7618fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7618fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7618fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761ad1.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761ad1.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7618fd.exef761ad1.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7618fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761ad1.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:

f7618fd.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f7618fd.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7618fd.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7618fd.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7618fd.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7618fd.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7618fd.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7618fd.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7618fd.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7618fd.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7618fd.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7618fd.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f7618fd.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f7618fd.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7618fd.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7618fd.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7618fd.exef761ad1.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f76195a	f7618fd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7618fd.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76699c	f761ad1.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7618fd.exef761ad1.exe

pid process

1188 f7618fd.exe
1188 f7618fd.exe
2740 f761ad1.exe

pid	process
1188	f7618fd.exe
1188	f7618fd.exe
2740	f761ad1.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f7618fd.exef761ad1.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1188	f7618fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	f761ad1.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7618fd.exef761ad1.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1632	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1632	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1632	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1632	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1632	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1632	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1632	2368	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 1188	1632	rundll32.exe	f7618fd.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 1188	1632	rundll32.exe	f7618fd.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 1188	1632	rundll32.exe	f7618fd.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 1188	1632	rundll32.exe	f7618fd.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 1268	1188	f7618fd.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 1348	1188	f7618fd.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 1380	1188	f7618fd.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 1460	1188	f7618fd.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 2368	1188	f7618fd.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 1632	1188	f7618fd.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 1632	1188	f7618fd.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2740	1632	rundll32.exe	f761ad1.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2740	1632	rundll32.exe	f761ad1.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2740	1632	rundll32.exe	f761ad1.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2740	1632	rundll32.exe	f761ad1.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2472	1632	rundll32.exe	f763498.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2472	1632	rundll32.exe	f763498.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2472	1632	rundll32.exe	f763498.exe
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 2472	1632	rundll32.exe	f763498.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 1268	1188	f7618fd.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 1348	1188	f7618fd.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 1380	1188	f7618fd.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 2740	1188	f7618fd.exe	f761ad1.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 2740	1188	f7618fd.exe	f761ad1.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 2472	1188	f7618fd.exe	f763498.exe
PID 1188 wrote to memory of 2472	1188	f7618fd.exe	f763498.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 1268	2740	f761ad1.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 1348	2740	f761ad1.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 1380	2740	f761ad1.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7618fd.exef761ad1.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7618fd.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761ad1.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1268

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1348

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1380
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\800523065f73b23fb63504fe3a0af3e0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2368
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\800523065f73b23fb63504fe3a0af3e0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1632
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7618fd.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7618fd.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:1188
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761ad1.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761ad1.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:2740
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763498.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763498.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2472

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1460

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