sality | 4ab14a8c61755a132fdf1a913b06d38e58a5c8f37764d4a6faafe861d6471e0a

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f761d50.exef761ef6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761ef6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761ef6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761ef6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761d50.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:

f761d50.exef761ef6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761ef6.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761d50.exef761ef6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761ef6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761ef6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761ef6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761ef6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761ef6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761ef6.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761d50.exef761ef6.exef76390a.exe

pid process

2656 f761d50.exe
2456 f761ef6.exe
2120 f76390a.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1852 rundll32.exe
1852 rundll32.exe
1852 rundll32.exe
1852 rundll32.exe
1852 rundll32.exe
1852 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2656	f761d50.exe
2456	f761ef6.exe
2120	f76390a.exe

pid	process
1852	rundll32.exe
1852	rundll32.exe
1852	rundll32.exe
1852	rundll32.exe
1852	rundll32.exe
1852	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2656-13-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-18-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-20-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-22-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-21-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-17-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-23-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-16-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-15-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-19-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-63-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-62-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-64-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-66-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-65-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-68-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-69-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-82-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-84-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-86-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-104-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-106-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-147-0x00000000005B0000-0x000000000166A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2456-160-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000001B3A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2456-182-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000001B3A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761ef6.exef761d50.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761ef6.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761ef6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761ef6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761ef6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761ef6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761ef6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761ef6.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761d50.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f761d50.exef761ef6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761ef6.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:

f761d50.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761d50.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f761d50.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761d50.exef761ef6.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f761dcd	f761d50.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f761d50.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f766d63	f761ef6.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761d50.exef761ef6.exe

pid process

2656 f761d50.exe
2656 f761d50.exe
2456 f761ef6.exe

pid	process
2656	f761d50.exe
2656	f761d50.exe
2456	f761ef6.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f761d50.exef761ef6.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	f761d50.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2456	f761ef6.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef761d50.exef761ef6.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 1852	1904	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 1852	1904	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 1852	1904	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 1852	1904	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 1852	1904	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 1852	1904	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1904 wrote to memory of 1852	1904	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2656	1852	rundll32.exe	f761d50.exe
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2656	1852	rundll32.exe	f761d50.exe
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2656	1852	rundll32.exe	f761d50.exe
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2656	1852	rundll32.exe	f761d50.exe
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 1040	2656	f761d50.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 1148	2656	f761d50.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 1192	2656	f761d50.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2376	2656	f761d50.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 1904	2656	f761d50.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 1852	2656	f761d50.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 1852	2656	f761d50.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2456	1852	rundll32.exe	f761ef6.exe
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2456	1852	rundll32.exe	f761ef6.exe
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2456	1852	rundll32.exe	f761ef6.exe
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2456	1852	rundll32.exe	f761ef6.exe
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2120	1852	rundll32.exe	f76390a.exe
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2120	1852	rundll32.exe	f76390a.exe
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2120	1852	rundll32.exe	f76390a.exe
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2120	1852	rundll32.exe	f76390a.exe
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 1040	2656	f761d50.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 1148	2656	f761d50.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 1192	2656	f761d50.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2456	2656	f761d50.exe	f761ef6.exe
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2456	2656	f761d50.exe	f761ef6.exe
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2120	2656	f761d50.exe	f76390a.exe
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2120	2656	f761d50.exe	f76390a.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 1040	2456	f761ef6.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 1148	2456	f761ef6.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 1192	2456	f761ef6.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761d50.exef761ef6.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761d50.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761ef6.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1040

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1148

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

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\776b10a023d300f6f129459cd84f08a0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1904

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\776b10a023d300f6f129459cd84f08a0_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1852

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761d50.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761d50.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:2656

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761ef6.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761ef6.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:2456

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76390a.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76390a.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2120

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2376

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