sality | 9248023569fe57c0d5f08fdcd75acb3edb5d120d9698bd62ed4cf4f9f5a6a735

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f767bc5.exef766181.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f767bc5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f767bc5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f767bc5.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:

f766181.exef767bc5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f767bc5.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f766181.exef767bc5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f767bc5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f767bc5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f767bc5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f767bc5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f767bc5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f767bc5.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f766181.exef766661.exef767bc5.exe

pid process

2980 f766181.exe
2524 f766661.exe
2452 f767bc5.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1668 rundll32.exe
1668 rundll32.exe
1668 rundll32.exe
1668 rundll32.exe
1668 rundll32.exe
1668 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2980	f766181.exe
2524	f766661.exe
2452	f767bc5.exe

pid	process
1668	rundll32.exe
1668	rundll32.exe
1668	rundll32.exe
1668	rundll32.exe
1668	rundll32.exe
1668	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 26 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2980-17-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-15-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-20-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-23-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-14-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-21-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-16-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-18-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-22-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-19-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-62-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-63-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-64-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-66-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-65-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-68-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-82-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-83-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-101-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-104-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-108-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-107-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-111-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2980-142-0x0000000000590000-0x000000000164A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2452-144-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2452-189-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f767bc5.exef766181.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f767bc5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f767bc5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f767bc5.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f767bc5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f766181.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f767bc5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f767bc5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f767bc5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f766181.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f766181.exef767bc5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f767bc5.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 10 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:

f766181.exef767bc5.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f766181.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f766181.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f766181.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f766181.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f766181.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f766181.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f766181.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f766181.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f766181.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f767bc5.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f766181.exef767bc5.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f766181.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76ba89	f767bc5.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7661fe	f766181.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f766181.exef767bc5.exe

pid process

2980 f766181.exe
2980 f766181.exe
2452 f767bc5.exe

pid	process
2980	f766181.exe
2980	f766181.exe
2452	f767bc5.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f766181.exef767bc5.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2980	f766181.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2452	f767bc5.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef766181.exef767bc5.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 1668	2228	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 1668	2228	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 1668	2228	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 1668	2228	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 1668	2228	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 1668	2228	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 1668	2228	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2980	1668	rundll32.exe	f766181.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2980	1668	rundll32.exe	f766181.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2980	1668	rundll32.exe	f766181.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2980	1668	rundll32.exe	f766181.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 1212	2980	f766181.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 1292	2980	f766181.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 1348	2980	f766181.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 2044	2980	f766181.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 2228	2980	f766181.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 1668	2980	f766181.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 1668	2980	f766181.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2524	1668	rundll32.exe	f766661.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2524	1668	rundll32.exe	f766661.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2524	1668	rundll32.exe	f766661.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2524	1668	rundll32.exe	f766661.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2452	1668	rundll32.exe	f767bc5.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2452	1668	rundll32.exe	f767bc5.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2452	1668	rundll32.exe	f767bc5.exe
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 2452	1668	rundll32.exe	f767bc5.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 1212	2980	f766181.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 1292	2980	f766181.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 1348	2980	f766181.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 2524	2980	f766181.exe	f766661.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 2524	2980	f766181.exe	f766661.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 2452	2980	f766181.exe	f767bc5.exe
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 2452	2980	f766181.exe	f767bc5.exe
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 1212	2452	f767bc5.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 1292	2452	f767bc5.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 1348	2452	f767bc5.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f766181.exef767bc5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f766181.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f767bc5.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1212

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1292

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1348

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\095cf3cd034eec91029d74c716765290_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2228

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\095cf3cd034eec91029d74c716765290_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1668

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f766181.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f766181.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:2980

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f766661.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f766661.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2524

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f767bc5.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f767bc5.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:2452

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2044

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

5

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

3

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

3

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery