sality | 21f43010db740c67226fd3200e0ab0f42dc7c00a3bc841fe799076acf443ad89

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f7623f5.exef764846.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f764846.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f764846.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f764846.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:

f7623f5.exef764846.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f764846.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f764846.exef7623f5.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f764846.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f764846.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f764846.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f764846.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f764846.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f764846.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7623f5.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7623f5.exef7625d8.exef764846.exe

pid process

2404 f7623f5.exe
2584 f7625d8.exe
2776 f764846.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2336 rundll32.exe
2336 rundll32.exe
2336 rundll32.exe
2336 rundll32.exe
2336 rundll32.exe
2336 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2404	f7623f5.exe
2584	f7625d8.exe
2776	f764846.exe

pid	process
2336	rundll32.exe
2336	rundll32.exe
2336	rundll32.exe
2336	rundll32.exe
2336	rundll32.exe
2336	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 27 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2404-19-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-15-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-22-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-26-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-24-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-23-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-21-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-20-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-18-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-17-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-25-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-57-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-56-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-66-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-67-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-68-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-70-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-71-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-72-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-73-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-75-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-90-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-100-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-127-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2404-163-0x00000000006C0000-0x000000000177A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2776-175-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2776-222-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000019EA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7623f5.exef764846.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f764846.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f764846.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f764846.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f764846.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f764846.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f764846.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f764846.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7623f5.exef764846.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f764846.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 19 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:

f7623f5.exef764846.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7623f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7623f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f7623f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f7623f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f764846.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7623f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7623f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f764846.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7623f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7623f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f764846.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7623f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7623f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7623f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7623f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f7623f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f764846.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7623f5.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7623f5.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7623f5.exef764846.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7623f5.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f76755f	f764846.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f762481	f7623f5.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7623f5.exef764846.exe

pid process

2404 f7623f5.exe
2404 f7623f5.exe
2776 f764846.exe

pid	process
2404	f7623f5.exe
2404	f7623f5.exe
2776	f764846.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f7623f5.exef764846.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2404	f7623f5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	f764846.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7623f5.exef764846.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2336	2752	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2336	2752	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2336	2752	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2336	2752	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2336	2752	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2336	2752	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2336	2752	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2404	2336	rundll32.exe	f7623f5.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2404	2336	rundll32.exe	f7623f5.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2404	2336	rundll32.exe	f7623f5.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2404	2336	rundll32.exe	f7623f5.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 1116	2404	f7623f5.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 1172	2404	f7623f5.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 1200	2404	f7623f5.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 1964	2404	f7623f5.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2752	2404	f7623f5.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2336	2404	f7623f5.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2336	2404	f7623f5.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2584	2336	rundll32.exe	f7625d8.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2584	2336	rundll32.exe	f7625d8.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2584	2336	rundll32.exe	f7625d8.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2584	2336	rundll32.exe	f7625d8.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2776	2336	rundll32.exe	f764846.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2776	2336	rundll32.exe	f764846.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2776	2336	rundll32.exe	f764846.exe
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2776	2336	rundll32.exe	f764846.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 1116	2404	f7623f5.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 1172	2404	f7623f5.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 1200	2404	f7623f5.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2584	2404	f7623f5.exe	f7625d8.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2584	2404	f7623f5.exe	f7625d8.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2776	2404	f7623f5.exe	f764846.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2776	2404	f7623f5.exe	f764846.exe
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 1116	2776	f764846.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 1172	2776	f764846.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2776 wrote to memory of 1200	2776	f764846.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7623f5.exef764846.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7623f5.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f764846.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1116

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1172

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1200

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\862c887e24b533c22fa126f1e9c3b400_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2752

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\862c887e24b533c22fa126f1e9c3b400_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2336

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7623f5.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7623f5.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:2404

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7625d8.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7625d8.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2584

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f764846.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f764846.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:2776

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1964

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