sality | d617d8070e94aabd57e102f94a52e077efdd05d2c1a9071423ba98e345d47790

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7689f7.exef7670dc.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7689f7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7689f7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7689f7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7670dc.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:

f7670dc.exef7689f7.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7689f7.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7670dc.exef7689f7.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7689f7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7689f7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7689f7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7689f7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7689f7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7689f7.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7670dc.exef767520.exef7689f7.exe

pid process

3020 f7670dc.exe
2632 f767520.exe
264 f7689f7.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

3008 rundll32.exe
3008 rundll32.exe
3008 rundll32.exe
3008 rundll32.exe
3008 rundll32.exe
3008 rundll32.exe

pid	process
3020	f7670dc.exe
2632	f767520.exe
264	f7689f7.exe

pid	process
3008	rundll32.exe
3008	rundll32.exe
3008	rundll32.exe
3008	rundll32.exe
3008	rundll32.exe
3008	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3020-13-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-19-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-24-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-15-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-17-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-22-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-18-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-21-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-20-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-23-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-61-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-62-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-63-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-65-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-64-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-67-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-81-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-82-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-84-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-86-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-87-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-106-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-146-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000001A1A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/264-153-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/264-197-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7670dc.exef7689f7.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7689f7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7689f7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7670dc.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7689f7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7689f7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7689f7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7689f7.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7689f7.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7670dc.exef7689f7.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7689f7.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:

f7670dc.exef7689f7.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7670dc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7670dc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7670dc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7670dc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7689f7.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7670dc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7670dc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7670dc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7670dc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f7670dc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7670dc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7670dc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7670dc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7670dc.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f7670dc.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7670dc.exef7689f7.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f767169	f7670dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7670dc.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76c477	f7689f7.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7670dc.exef7689f7.exe

pid process

3020 f7670dc.exe
3020 f7670dc.exe
264 f7689f7.exe

pid	process
3020	f7670dc.exe
3020	f7670dc.exe
264	f7689f7.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f7670dc.exef7689f7.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f7670dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	264	f7689f7.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7670dc.exef7689f7.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 3008	2952	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 3008	2952	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 3008	2952	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 3008	2952	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 3008	2952	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 3008	2952	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 3008	2952	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 3020	3008	rundll32.exe	f7670dc.exe
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 3020	3008	rundll32.exe	f7670dc.exe
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 3020	3008	rundll32.exe	f7670dc.exe
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 3020	3008	rundll32.exe	f7670dc.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1096	3020	f7670dc.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1152	3020	f7670dc.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1192	3020	f7670dc.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 804	3020	f7670dc.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2952	3020	f7670dc.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 3008	3020	f7670dc.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 3008	3020	f7670dc.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2632	3008	rundll32.exe	f767520.exe
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2632	3008	rundll32.exe	f767520.exe
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2632	3008	rundll32.exe	f767520.exe
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2632	3008	rundll32.exe	f767520.exe
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 264	3008	rundll32.exe	f7689f7.exe
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 264	3008	rundll32.exe	f7689f7.exe
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 264	3008	rundll32.exe	f7689f7.exe
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 264	3008	rundll32.exe	f7689f7.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1096	3020	f7670dc.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1152	3020	f7670dc.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1192	3020	f7670dc.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2632	3020	f7670dc.exe	f767520.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2632	3020	f7670dc.exe	f767520.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 264	3020	f7670dc.exe	f7689f7.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 264	3020	f7670dc.exe	f7689f7.exe
PID 264 wrote to memory of 1096	264	f7689f7.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 264 wrote to memory of 1152	264	f7689f7.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 264 wrote to memory of 1192	264	f7689f7.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7670dc.exef7689f7.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7670dc.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7689f7.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1096

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1152

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1192

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4375230c6f6af13f3b0354c762f85030_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2952

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4375230c6f6af13f3b0354c762f85030_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3008

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7670dc.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7670dc.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:3020

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f767520.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f767520.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2632

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7689f7.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7689f7.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:264

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:804

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