sality | 291d6986985ecb6ef6dc57ce9b049f8cf15653fe4020a8a5b5bd7398d412d58d

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f764b81.exef7667d7.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f764b81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f764b81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7667d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7667d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7667d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f764b81.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:

f764b81.exef7667d7.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f764b81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7667d7.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7667d7.exef764b81.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7667d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f764b81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f764b81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f764b81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f764b81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7667d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7667d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7667d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7667d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f764b81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f764b81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7667d7.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f764b81.exef764efa.exef7667d7.exe

pid process

2192 f764b81.exe
2544 f764efa.exe
2172 f7667d7.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2584 rundll32.exe
2584 rundll32.exe
2584 rundll32.exe
2584 rundll32.exe
2584 rundll32.exe
2584 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2192	f764b81.exe
2544	f764efa.exe
2172	f7667d7.exe

pid	process
2584	rundll32.exe
2584	rundll32.exe
2584	rundll32.exe
2584	rundll32.exe
2584	rundll32.exe
2584	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2192-12-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-16-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-18-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-19-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-22-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-17-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-14-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-21-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-15-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-64-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-20-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-63-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-65-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-66-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-67-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-69-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-70-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-85-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-87-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-88-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-91-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-92-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2192-154-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2172-165-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2172-197-0x0000000000900000-0x00000000019BA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f764b81.exef7667d7.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f764b81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f764b81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f764b81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7667d7.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7667d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f764b81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f764b81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7667d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7667d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f764b81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7667d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7667d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7667d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f764b81.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f764b81.exef7667d7.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f764b81.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7667d7.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 14 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:

f764b81.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f764b81.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f764b81.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f764b81.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f764b81.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f764b81.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f764b81.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f764b81.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f764b81.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f764b81.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f764b81.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f764b81.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f764b81.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f764b81.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f764b81.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f764b81.exef7667d7.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f764c4c	f764b81.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f764b81.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76a46a	f7667d7.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f764b81.exef7667d7.exe

pid process

2192 f764b81.exe
2192 f764b81.exe
2172 f7667d7.exe

pid	process
2192	f764b81.exe
2192	f764b81.exe
2172	f7667d7.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f764b81.exef7667d7.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2192	f764b81.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	f7667d7.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef764b81.exef7667d7.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2444 wrote to memory of 2584	2444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2444 wrote to memory of 2584	2444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2444 wrote to memory of 2584	2444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2444 wrote to memory of 2584	2444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2444 wrote to memory of 2584	2444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2444 wrote to memory of 2584	2444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2444 wrote to memory of 2584	2444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2192	2584	rundll32.exe	f764b81.exe
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2192	2584	rundll32.exe	f764b81.exe
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2192	2584	rundll32.exe	f764b81.exe
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2192	2584	rundll32.exe	f764b81.exe
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 1236	2192	f764b81.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 1316	2192	f764b81.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 1400	2192	f764b81.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 1908	2192	f764b81.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2444	2192	f764b81.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2584	2192	f764b81.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2584	2192	f764b81.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2544	2584	rundll32.exe	f764efa.exe
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2544	2584	rundll32.exe	f764efa.exe
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2544	2584	rundll32.exe	f764efa.exe
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2544	2584	rundll32.exe	f764efa.exe
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2172	2584	rundll32.exe	f7667d7.exe
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2172	2584	rundll32.exe	f7667d7.exe
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2172	2584	rundll32.exe	f7667d7.exe
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2172	2584	rundll32.exe	f7667d7.exe
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 1236	2192	f764b81.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 1316	2192	f764b81.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 1400	2192	f764b81.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2544	2192	f764b81.exe	f764efa.exe
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2544	2192	f764b81.exe	f764efa.exe
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2172	2192	f764b81.exe	f7667d7.exe
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2172	2192	f764b81.exe	f7667d7.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 1236	2172	f7667d7.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 1316	2172	f7667d7.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 1400	2172	f7667d7.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7667d7.exef764b81.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7667d7.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f764b81.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1236

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1316

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1400

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6b88e58ff534616b9a7383cc614e2630_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2444

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6b88e58ff534616b9a7383cc614e2630_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2584

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f764b81.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f764b81.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:2192

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f764efa.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f764efa.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2544

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7667d7.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7667d7.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:2172

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1908

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