sality | 07d130f17f41f6a1c46f5d927d8f3b94a1d2f4637891a9b7c7f4422b76ced9d3

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Processes:

f76166e.exef7631f9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7631f9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7631f9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7631f9.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

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76166e.exef7631f9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7631f9.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7631f9.exef76166e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7631f9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7631f9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7631f9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7631f9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7631f9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7631f9.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76166e.exef761803.exef7631f9.exe

pid process

3004 f76166e.exe
2684 f761803.exe
1644 f7631f9.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

3012 rundll32.exe
3012 rundll32.exe
3012 rundll32.exe
3012 rundll32.exe
3012 rundll32.exe
3012 rundll32.exe

pid	process
3004	f76166e.exe
2684	f761803.exe
1644	f7631f9.exe

pid	process
3012	rundll32.exe
3012	rundll32.exe
3012	rundll32.exe
3012	rundll32.exe
3012	rundll32.exe
3012	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 23 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3004-18-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-21-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-15-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-17-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-19-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-20-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-16-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-23-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-14-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-22-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-63-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-64-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-65-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-67-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-66-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-69-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-70-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-83-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-85-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-88-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3004-157-0x0000000000620000-0x00000000016DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1644-174-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1644-212-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000019CA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76166e.exef7631f9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7631f9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7631f9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7631f9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76166e.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7631f9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7631f9.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7631f9.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7631f9.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f76166e.exef7631f9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7631f9.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:

f76166e.exef7631f9.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f76166e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76166e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76166e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f76166e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7631f9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76166e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76166e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76166e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76166e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f76166e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f76166e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7631f9.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76166e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76166e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f76166e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f76166e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f76166e.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76166e.exef7631f9.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f7616cb	f76166e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76166e.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7666ed	f7631f9.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f76166e.exef7631f9.exe

pid process

3004 f76166e.exe
3004 f76166e.exe
1644 f7631f9.exe

pid	process
3004	f76166e.exe
3004	f76166e.exe
1644	f7631f9.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f76166e.exef7631f9.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3004	f76166e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1644	f7631f9.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef76166e.exef7631f9.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3012	2848	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3012	2848	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3012	2848	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3012	2848	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3012	2848	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3012	2848	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2848 wrote to memory of 3012	2848	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 3004	3012	rundll32.exe	f76166e.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 3004	3012	rundll32.exe	f76166e.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 3004	3012	rundll32.exe	f76166e.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 3004	3012	rundll32.exe	f76166e.exe
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 1112	3004	f76166e.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 1160	3004	f76166e.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 1188	3004	f76166e.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2456	3004	f76166e.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2848	3004	f76166e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 3012	3004	f76166e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 3012	3004	f76166e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2684	3012	rundll32.exe	f761803.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2684	3012	rundll32.exe	f761803.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2684	3012	rundll32.exe	f761803.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 2684	3012	rundll32.exe	f761803.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 1644	3012	rundll32.exe	f7631f9.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 1644	3012	rundll32.exe	f7631f9.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 1644	3012	rundll32.exe	f7631f9.exe
PID 3012 wrote to memory of 1644	3012	rundll32.exe	f7631f9.exe
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 1112	3004	f76166e.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 1160	3004	f76166e.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 1188	3004	f76166e.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2684	3004	f76166e.exe	f761803.exe
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 2684	3004	f76166e.exe	f761803.exe
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 1644	3004	f76166e.exe	f7631f9.exe
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 1644	3004	f76166e.exe	f7631f9.exe
PID 1644 wrote to memory of 1112	1644	f7631f9.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1644 wrote to memory of 1160	1644	f7631f9.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1644 wrote to memory of 1188	1644	f7631f9.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f76166e.exef7631f9.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76166e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7631f9.exe

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

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1160

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1188

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\57d82c0498c078851cc82b17d73c1520_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2848

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\57d82c0498c078851cc82b17d73c1520_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76166e.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76166e.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:3004

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761803.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761803.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2684

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7631f9.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7631f9.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:1644

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2456

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

Impair Defenses

4

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

3

T1562.001

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery