sality | f63aef243017a4480ac7b20283a20fad920d71475a7d5fae39c542cb0b83aa73

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Processes:

f762848.exef760c8e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762848.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762848.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762848.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:

f760c8e.exef762848.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762848.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760c8e.exef762848.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762848.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762848.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762848.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762848.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762848.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762848.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760c8e.exef760e14.exef762848.exe

pid process

2132 f760c8e.exe
2736 f760e14.exe
2196 f762848.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1524 rundll32.exe
1524 rundll32.exe
1524 rundll32.exe
1524 rundll32.exe
1524 rundll32.exe
1524 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2132	f760c8e.exe
2736	f760e14.exe
2196	f762848.exe

pid	process
1524	rundll32.exe
1524	rundll32.exe
1524	rundll32.exe
1524	rundll32.exe
1524	rundll32.exe
1524	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2132-12-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-16-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-14-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-19-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-18-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-20-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-22-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-21-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-17-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-15-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-60-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-61-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-62-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-63-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-64-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-78-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-79-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-80-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-100-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-104-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-105-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-106-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2132-148-0x0000000000650000-0x000000000170A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-156-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2196-203-0x0000000000920000-0x00000000019DA000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f762848.exef760c8e.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762848.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762848.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762848.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762848.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760c8e.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762848.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762848.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762848.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760c8e.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f760c8e.exef762848.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762848.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 14 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:

f760c8e.exef762848.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f760c8e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f760c8e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f760c8e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f760c8e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f760c8e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762848.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f760c8e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f760c8e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f762848.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f760c8e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f760c8e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f760c8e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f760c8e.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f760c8e.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760c8e.exef762848.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f760cec	f760c8e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f760c8e.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f765d7b	f762848.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f760c8e.exef762848.exe

pid process

2132 f760c8e.exe
2132 f760c8e.exe
2196 f762848.exe

pid	process
2132	f760c8e.exe
2132	f760c8e.exe
2196	f762848.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f760c8e.exef762848.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2132	f760c8e.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2196	f762848.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef760c8e.exef762848.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1316 wrote to memory of 1524	1316	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1316 wrote to memory of 1524	1316	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1316 wrote to memory of 1524	1316	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1316 wrote to memory of 1524	1316	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1316 wrote to memory of 1524	1316	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1316 wrote to memory of 1524	1316	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1316 wrote to memory of 1524	1316	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2132	1524	rundll32.exe	f760c8e.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2132	1524	rundll32.exe	f760c8e.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2132	1524	rundll32.exe	f760c8e.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2132	1524	rundll32.exe	f760c8e.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1120	2132	f760c8e.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1184	2132	f760c8e.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1212	2132	f760c8e.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1996	2132	f760c8e.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1316	2132	f760c8e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1524	2132	f760c8e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1524	2132	f760c8e.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2736	1524	rundll32.exe	f760e14.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2736	1524	rundll32.exe	f760e14.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2736	1524	rundll32.exe	f760e14.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2736	1524	rundll32.exe	f760e14.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2196	1524	rundll32.exe	f762848.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2196	1524	rundll32.exe	f762848.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2196	1524	rundll32.exe	f762848.exe
PID 1524 wrote to memory of 2196	1524	rundll32.exe	f762848.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1120	2132	f760c8e.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1184	2132	f760c8e.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 1212	2132	f760c8e.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 2736	2132	f760c8e.exe	f760e14.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 2736	2132	f760c8e.exe	f760e14.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 2196	2132	f760c8e.exe	f762848.exe
PID 2132 wrote to memory of 2196	2132	f760c8e.exe	f762848.exe
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1120	2196	f762848.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1184	2196	f762848.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1212	2196	f762848.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f760c8e.exef762848.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760c8e.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762848.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1120

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1184

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1212

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c5425d5da842fb0bc0d5b57f90c0f30_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1316

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c5425d5da842fb0bc0d5b57f90c0f30_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1524

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760c8e.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760c8e.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:2132

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760e14.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760e14.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2736

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762848.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762848.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:2196

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1996

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