sality | 3260b196ac825355fc18daf4364fc7814110a44540783aa535e89c13e1a0ebaf

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f761c28.exef763ca3.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f763ca3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f763ca3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f763ca3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761c28.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:

f761c28.exef763ca3.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763ca3.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761c28.exef763ca3.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763ca3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763ca3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763ca3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763ca3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763ca3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763ca3.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761c28.exef761d9e.exef763ca3.exe

pid process

2180 f761c28.exe
2716 f761d9e.exe
2896 f763ca3.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2264 rundll32.exe
2264 rundll32.exe
2264 rundll32.exe
2264 rundll32.exe
2264 rundll32.exe
2264 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2180	f761c28.exe
2716	f761d9e.exe
2896	f763ca3.exe

pid	process
2264	rundll32.exe
2264	rundll32.exe
2264	rundll32.exe
2264	rundll32.exe
2264	rundll32.exe
2264	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 22 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2180-12-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-20-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-21-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-16-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-15-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-22-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-23-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-19-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-18-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-17-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-59-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-60-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-65-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-66-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-69-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-70-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-71-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-72-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-88-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2180-89-0x00000000006A0000-0x000000000175A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2896-160-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000001A0A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2896-204-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000001A0A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761c28.exef763ca3.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763ca3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763ca3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763ca3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763ca3.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f763ca3.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763ca3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763ca3.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761c28.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f761c28.exef763ca3.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763ca3.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 18 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:

f761c28.exef763ca3.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f761c28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f761c28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f761c28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f761c28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f761c28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f761c28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f761c28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f761c28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f761c28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f761c28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f761c28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f763ca3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f763ca3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f763ca3.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f761c28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f761c28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f761c28.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f761c28.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761c28.exef763ca3.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f761c28.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f766c5a	f763ca3.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f761c76	f761c28.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f761c28.exef763ca3.exe

pid process

2180 f761c28.exe
2180 f761c28.exe
2896 f763ca3.exe

pid	process
2180	f761c28.exe
2180	f761c28.exe
2896	f763ca3.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f761c28.exef763ca3.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2180	f761c28.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2896	f763ca3.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef761c28.exef763ca3.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2264	2480	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2264	2480	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2264	2480	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2264	2480	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2264	2480	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2264	2480	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 2264	2480	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2180	2264	rundll32.exe	f761c28.exe
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2180	2264	rundll32.exe	f761c28.exe
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2180	2264	rundll32.exe	f761c28.exe
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2180	2264	rundll32.exe	f761c28.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1284	2180	f761c28.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1356	2180	f761c28.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1392	2180	f761c28.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2032	2180	f761c28.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2480	2180	f761c28.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2264	2180	f761c28.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2264	2180	f761c28.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2716	2264	rundll32.exe	f761d9e.exe
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2716	2264	rundll32.exe	f761d9e.exe
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2716	2264	rundll32.exe	f761d9e.exe
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2716	2264	rundll32.exe	f761d9e.exe
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2896	2264	rundll32.exe	f763ca3.exe
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2896	2264	rundll32.exe	f763ca3.exe
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2896	2264	rundll32.exe	f763ca3.exe
PID 2264 wrote to memory of 2896	2264	rundll32.exe	f763ca3.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1284	2180	f761c28.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1356	2180	f761c28.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 1392	2180	f761c28.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2716	2180	f761c28.exe	f761d9e.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2716	2180	f761c28.exe	f761d9e.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2896	2180	f761c28.exe	f763ca3.exe
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2896	2180	f761c28.exe	f763ca3.exe
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1284	2896	f763ca3.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1356	2896	f763ca3.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1392	2896	f763ca3.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f761c28.exef763ca3.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761c28.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763ca3.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1284

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1356

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1392

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a56de2fb2d9303f10fbc3a8c7b377e80_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2480

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a56de2fb2d9303f10fbc3a8c7b377e80_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2264

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761c28.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761c28.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:2180

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761d9e.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761d9e.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2716

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763ca3.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763ca3.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:2896

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2032

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