sality | 474ba56c1b002873d3a5598c2e1fc2db37fdd0e7ae230053b563f2c5891949a8

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Sality
Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.
backdoor sality

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

UPX packed file 30 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2204-3-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-6-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-5-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-8-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-10-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-11-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-4-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-9-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-7-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-12-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-32-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-33-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-34-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-35-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-36-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-38-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-39-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-40-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-41-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-47-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-49-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-51-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-55-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-56-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-59-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-61-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-62-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-65-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-66-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2204-70-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 13 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

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\f760f9a	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 1172	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	19
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 1268	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	20
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 1312	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	21
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 1356	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	23
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 1172	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	19
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 1268	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	20
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 1312	2204	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe	21

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1172

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

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1312
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cf9ed1acaa41d7a4d4bd6d4f7d5e8aa0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - 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:2204

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1356

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