sality | f6e8bb8b07679c1ece208f7b870c7d0493e33466268503ac00f2446cd1c13542

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7637d2.exef761c47.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7637d2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7637d2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7637d2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761c47.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:

f761c47.exef7637d2.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7637d2.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761c47.exef7637d2.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7637d2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7637d2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7637d2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7637d2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7637d2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7637d2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761c47.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761c47.exef761dfc.exef7637d2.exe

pid process

2196 f761c47.exe
2804 f761dfc.exe
2928 f7637d2.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2236 rundll32.exe
2236 rundll32.exe
2236 rundll32.exe
2236 rundll32.exe
2236 rundll32.exe
2236 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2196	f761c47.exe
2804	f761dfc.exe
2928	f7637d2.exe

pid	process
2236	rundll32.exe
2236	rundll32.exe
2236	rundll32.exe
2236	rundll32.exe
2236	rundll32.exe
2236	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2196-12-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-16-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-14-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-21-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-15-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-18-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-20-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-22-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-19-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-17-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-64-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-65-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-66-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-67-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-68-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-70-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-71-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-85-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-88-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-90-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-129-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-160-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2928-177-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2928-215-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7637d2.exef761c47.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7637d2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7637d2.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7637d2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7637d2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761c47.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7637d2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7637d2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7637d2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761c47.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f761c47.exef7637d2.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7637d2.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 17 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:

f761c47.exef7637d2.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f761c47.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f761c47.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f761c47.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f761c47.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f761c47.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7637d2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7637d2.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f761c47.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f761c47.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761c47.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761c47.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f761c47.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f761c47.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f761c47.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f761c47.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f761c47.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f761c47.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761c47.exef7637d2.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f761cc4	f761c47.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f761c47.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f766cc7	f7637d2.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761c47.exef7637d2.exe

pid process

2196 f761c47.exe
2196 f761c47.exe
2928 f7637d2.exe

pid	process
2196	f761c47.exe
2196	f761c47.exe
2928	f7637d2.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f761c47.exef7637d2.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f761c47.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2928	f7637d2.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef761c47.exef7637d2.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2236	2208	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2236	2208	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2236	2208	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2236	2208	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2236	2208	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2236	2208	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2236	2208	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2196	2236	rundll32.exe	f761c47.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2196	2236	rundll32.exe	f761c47.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2196	2236	rundll32.exe	f761c47.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2196	2236	rundll32.exe	f761c47.exe
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1112	2196	f761c47.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1176	2196	f761c47.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1204	2196	f761c47.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1996	2196	f761c47.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 2208	2196	f761c47.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 2236	2196	f761c47.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 2236	2196	f761c47.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2804	2236	rundll32.exe	f761dfc.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2804	2236	rundll32.exe	f761dfc.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2804	2236	rundll32.exe	f761dfc.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2804	2236	rundll32.exe	f761dfc.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2928	2236	rundll32.exe	f7637d2.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2928	2236	rundll32.exe	f7637d2.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2928	2236	rundll32.exe	f7637d2.exe
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2928	2236	rundll32.exe	f7637d2.exe
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1112	2196	f761c47.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1176	2196	f761c47.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1204	2196	f761c47.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 2804	2196	f761c47.exe	f761dfc.exe
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 2804	2196	f761c47.exe	f761dfc.exe
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 2928	2196	f761c47.exe	f7637d2.exe
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 2928	2196	f761c47.exe	f7637d2.exe
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 1112	2928	f7637d2.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 1176	2928	f7637d2.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 1204	2928	f7637d2.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761c47.exef7637d2.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761c47.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7637d2.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1112

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1176

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1204

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\83cceb0e71853af034f83574ae278770_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2208

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\83cceb0e71853af034f83574ae278770_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2236

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761c47.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761c47.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:2196

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761dfc.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761dfc.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2804

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7637d2.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7637d2.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:2928

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1996

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