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Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Processes:

f763d5e.exef762185.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f763d5e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f763d5e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f763d5e.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:

f762185.exef763d5e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763d5e.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762185.exef763d5e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763d5e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763d5e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763d5e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763d5e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763d5e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763d5e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762185.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762185.exef762349.exef763d5e.exe

pid process

1752 f762185.exe
2276 f762349.exe
632 f763d5e.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1896 rundll32.exe
1896 rundll32.exe
1896 rundll32.exe
1896 rundll32.exe
1896 rundll32.exe
1896 rundll32.exe

pid	process
1752	f762185.exe
2276	f762349.exe
632	f763d5e.exe

pid	process
1896	rundll32.exe
1896	rundll32.exe
1896	rundll32.exe
1896	rundll32.exe
1896	rundll32.exe
1896	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1752-15-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-19-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-22-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-20-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-25-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-17-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-24-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-23-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-21-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-18-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-63-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-65-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-64-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-68-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-66-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-70-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-71-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-84-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-85-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-87-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1752-153-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000161A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2276-159-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000001ACA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/632-172-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/632-210-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762185.exef763d5e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762185.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f763d5e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f763d5e.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f763d5e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f763d5e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f763d5e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f763d5e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f763d5e.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f762185.exef763d5e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763d5e.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:

f762185.exef763d5e.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f762185.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f762185.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762185.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f762185.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f762185.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f762185.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f762185.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f763d5e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f762185.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f763d5e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f762185.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f762185.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f762185.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f762185.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f762185.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f762185.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f762185.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762185.exef763d5e.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f7621e2	f762185.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f762185.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f767243	f763d5e.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f762185.exef763d5e.exe

pid process

1752 f762185.exe
1752 f762185.exe
632 f763d5e.exe

pid	process
1752	f762185.exe
1752	f762185.exe
632	f763d5e.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f762185.exef763d5e.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1752	f762185.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	632	f763d5e.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef762185.exef763d5e.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 1896	1640	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 1896	1640	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 1896	1640	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 1896	1640	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 1896	1640	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 1896	1640	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1640 wrote to memory of 1896	1640	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 1752	1896	rundll32.exe	f762185.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 1752	1896	rundll32.exe	f762185.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 1752	1896	rundll32.exe	f762185.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 1752	1896	rundll32.exe	f762185.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 1072	1752	f762185.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 1152	1752	f762185.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 1192	1752	f762185.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2160	1752	f762185.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 1640	1752	f762185.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 1896	1752	f762185.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 1896	1752	f762185.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 2276	1896	rundll32.exe	f762349.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 2276	1896	rundll32.exe	f762349.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 2276	1896	rundll32.exe	f762349.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 2276	1896	rundll32.exe	f762349.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 632	1896	rundll32.exe	f763d5e.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 632	1896	rundll32.exe	f763d5e.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 632	1896	rundll32.exe	f763d5e.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 632	1896	rundll32.exe	f763d5e.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 1072	1752	f762185.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 1152	1752	f762185.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 1192	1752	f762185.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2276	1752	f762185.exe	f762349.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2276	1752	f762185.exe	f762349.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 632	1752	f762185.exe	f763d5e.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 632	1752	f762185.exe	f763d5e.exe
PID 632 wrote to memory of 1072	632	f763d5e.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 632 wrote to memory of 1152	632	f763d5e.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 632 wrote to memory of 1192	632	f763d5e.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762185.exef763d5e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762185.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f763d5e.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1072

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1152

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1192

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692b312211712c12f1fa86f0cc9e1180_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1640

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692b312211712c12f1fa86f0cc9e1180_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1896

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762185.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762185.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:1752

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762349.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762349.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2276

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763d5e.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f763d5e.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:632

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:2160

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