sality | eb2eb503009e42a50816d7c298fb0a03149d9d366b46dbeec1955872d0f39cc2

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f761e98.exef763a14.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761e98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761e98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761e98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f763a14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f763a14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f763a14.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:

f763a14.exef761e98.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763a14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761e98.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761e98.exef763a14.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761e98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761e98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761e98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763a14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761e98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761e98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761e98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763a14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763a14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763a14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763a14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763a14.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761e98.exef76200e.exef763a14.exe

pid process

3020 f761e98.exe
2616 f76200e.exe
2732 f763a14.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

3024 rundll32.exe
3024 rundll32.exe
3024 rundll32.exe
3024 rundll32.exe
3024 rundll32.exe
3024 rundll32.exe

pid	process
3020	f761e98.exe
2616	f76200e.exe
2732	f763a14.exe

pid	process
3024	rundll32.exe
3024	rundll32.exe
3024	rundll32.exe
3024	rundll32.exe
3024	rundll32.exe
3024	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 27 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3020-13-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-14-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-18-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-19-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-21-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-17-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-15-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-22-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-20-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-16-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-61-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-62-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-63-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-64-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-65-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-67-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-68-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-83-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-84-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-86-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-104-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-105-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-107-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-118-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3020-153-0x0000000000640000-0x00000000016FA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2732-172-0x00000000009A0000-0x0000000001A5A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2732-207-0x00000000009A0000-0x0000000001A5A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f763a14.exef761e98.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763a14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763a14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f763a14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761e98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761e98.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761e98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763a14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763a14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761e98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761e98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763a14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763a14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761e98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761e98.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f761e98.exef763a14.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761e98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763a14.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:

f761e98.exef763a14.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761e98.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f761e98.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f761e98.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f761e98.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f761e98.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f761e98.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761e98.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f761e98.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f761e98.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f761e98.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f761e98.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f763a14.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f763a14.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f761e98.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f761e98.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f761e98.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f761e98.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761e98.exef763a14.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f761f05	f761e98.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f761e98.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f766eca	f763a14.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761e98.exef763a14.exe

pid process

3020 f761e98.exe
3020 f761e98.exe
2732 f763a14.exe

pid	process
3020	f761e98.exe
3020	f761e98.exe
2732	f763a14.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f761e98.exef763a14.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	f761e98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2732	f763a14.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef761e98.exef763a14.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 3024	3012	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 3024	3012	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 3024	3012	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 3024	3012	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 3024	3012	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 3024	3012	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 3024	3012	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 3020	3024	rundll32.exe	f761e98.exe
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 3020	3024	rundll32.exe	f761e98.exe
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 3020	3024	rundll32.exe	f761e98.exe
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 3020	3024	rundll32.exe	f761e98.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1056	3020	f761e98.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1080	3020	f761e98.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1128	3020	f761e98.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1560	3020	f761e98.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 3012	3020	f761e98.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 3024	3020	f761e98.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 3024	3020	f761e98.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2616	3024	rundll32.exe	f76200e.exe
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2616	3024	rundll32.exe	f76200e.exe
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2616	3024	rundll32.exe	f76200e.exe
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2616	3024	rundll32.exe	f76200e.exe
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2732	3024	rundll32.exe	f763a14.exe
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2732	3024	rundll32.exe	f763a14.exe
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2732	3024	rundll32.exe	f763a14.exe
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2732	3024	rundll32.exe	f763a14.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1056	3020	f761e98.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1080	3020	f761e98.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 1128	3020	f761e98.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2616	3020	f761e98.exe	f76200e.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2616	3020	f761e98.exe	f76200e.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2732	3020	f761e98.exe	f763a14.exe
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2732	3020	f761e98.exe	f763a14.exe
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1056	2732	f763a14.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1080	2732	f763a14.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1128	2732	f763a14.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761e98.exef763a14.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761e98.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763a14.exe

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1056

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1080

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1128

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\91e0a3e73a08a7abdf6d07ff19b15c90_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3012

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\91e0a3e73a08a7abdf6d07ff19b15c90_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3024

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761e98.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761e98.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:3020

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76200e.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76200e.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2616

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763a14.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763a14.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:2732

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1560

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