sality | 669e7700a0b7459b52a5add16a6773812792958f0cf6f77628a4f7e1195fc2c8

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f76144c.exef7630ff.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76144c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76144c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7630ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7630ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7630ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76144c.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:

f76144c.exef7630ff.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76144c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7630ff.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76144c.exef7630ff.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76144c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7630ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7630ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7630ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76144c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76144c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76144c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7630ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7630ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7630ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76144c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76144c.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76144c.exef7615e1.exef7630ff.exe

pid process

2872 f76144c.exe
2568 f7615e1.exe
2764 f7630ff.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2348 rundll32.exe
2348 rundll32.exe
2348 rundll32.exe
2348 rundll32.exe
2348 rundll32.exe
2348 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2872	f76144c.exe
2568	f7615e1.exe
2764	f7630ff.exe

pid	process
2348	rundll32.exe
2348	rundll32.exe
2348	rundll32.exe
2348	rundll32.exe
2348	rundll32.exe
2348	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 26 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2872-14-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-23-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-15-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-20-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-16-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-19-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-22-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-18-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-17-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-21-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-61-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-62-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-63-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-64-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-65-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-67-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-81-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-83-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-84-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-103-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-104-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-105-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-108-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2872-148-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000017AA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2764-165-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000001B3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2764-202-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000001B3A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76144c.exef7630ff.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76144c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7630ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7630ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76144c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76144c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76144c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76144c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7630ff.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76144c.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7630ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76144c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7630ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7630ff.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7630ff.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f76144c.exef7630ff.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76144c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7630ff.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:

f76144c.exef7630ff.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76144c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f76144c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7630ff.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76144c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f76144c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f76144c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76144c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76144c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76144c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76144c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f76144c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7630ff.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76144c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f76144c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76144c.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76144c.exef7630ff.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f76149a	f76144c.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76144c.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76646e	f7630ff.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76144c.exef7630ff.exe

pid process

2872 f76144c.exe
2872 f76144c.exe
2764 f7630ff.exe

pid	process
2872	f76144c.exe
2872	f76144c.exe
2764	f7630ff.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f76144c.exef7630ff.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	f76144c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	f7630ff.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef76144c.exef7630ff.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2348	2172	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2348	2172	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2348	2172	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2348	2172	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2348	2172	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2348	2172	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2348	2172	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2872	2348	rundll32.exe	f76144c.exe
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2872	2348	rundll32.exe	f76144c.exe
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2872	2348	rundll32.exe	f76144c.exe
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2872	2348	rundll32.exe	f76144c.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1044	2872	f76144c.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1060	2872	f76144c.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1112	2872	f76144c.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1316	2872	f76144c.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2172	2872	f76144c.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2348	2872	f76144c.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2348	2872	f76144c.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2568	2348	rundll32.exe	f7615e1.exe
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2568	2348	rundll32.exe	f7615e1.exe
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2568	2348	rundll32.exe	f7615e1.exe
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2568	2348	rundll32.exe	f7615e1.exe
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2764	2348	rundll32.exe	f7630ff.exe
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2764	2348	rundll32.exe	f7630ff.exe
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2764	2348	rundll32.exe	f7630ff.exe
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 2764	2348	rundll32.exe	f7630ff.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1044	2872	f76144c.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1060	2872	f76144c.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1112	2872	f76144c.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2568	2872	f76144c.exe	f7615e1.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2568	2872	f76144c.exe	f7615e1.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2764	2872	f76144c.exe	f7630ff.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2764	2872	f76144c.exe	f7630ff.exe
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 1044	2764	f7630ff.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 1060	2764	f7630ff.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 1112	2764	f7630ff.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76144c.exef7630ff.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76144c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7630ff.exe

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1044

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1060

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1112

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\47282eca6d814c3808d4f5c113e22180_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2172

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\47282eca6d814c3808d4f5c113e22180_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2348

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76144c.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76144c.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:2872

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7615e1.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7615e1.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2568

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7630ff.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7630ff.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:2764

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1316

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