sality | 575bdace06ed5398d9c53438dbfc920299feb530e8ec4ff051620189f8193634

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f761aa2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f761aa2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f761aa2.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

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761aa2.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761aa2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761aa2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761aa2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761aa2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761aa2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761aa2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76192c.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2792	f76192c.exe
2640	f761aa2.exe
3028	f76364c.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2104	rundll32.exe
2104	rundll32.exe
2104	rundll32.exe
2104	rundll32.exe
2104	rundll32.exe
2104	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 26 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2792-12-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-17-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-16-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-20-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-21-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-14-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-18-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-15-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-23-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-19-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-22-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-62-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-63-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-64-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-65-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-66-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-80-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-81-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-99-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-101-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-104-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-105-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-106-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2792-141-0x0000000000680000-0x000000000173A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2640-149-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000001A0A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2640-175-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000001A0A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f761aa2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f761aa2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f761aa2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f761aa2.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f761aa2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f761aa2.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f76192c.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f761aa2.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761aa2.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 11 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

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f76192c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f76192c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f76192c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f76192c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f76192c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f76192c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f76192c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f76192c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f76192c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f76192c.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f76192c.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\f76196a	f76192c.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f76192c.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7669cb	f761aa2.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2792	f76192c.exe
2792	f76192c.exe
2640	f761aa2.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2792	f76192c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2640	f761aa2.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2104	2964	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2104	2964	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2104	2964	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2104	2964	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2104	2964	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2104	2964	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2104	2964	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2792	2104	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2792	2104	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2792	2104	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2792	2104	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 1224	2792	f76192c.exe	19
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 1320	2792	f76192c.exe	20
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 1360	2792	f76192c.exe	21
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 1812	2792	f76192c.exe	23
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 2964	2792	f76192c.exe	27
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 2104	2792	f76192c.exe	28
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 2104	2792	f76192c.exe	28
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2640	2104	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2640	2104	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2640	2104	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2640	2104	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 3028	2104	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 3028	2104	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 3028	2104	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 3028	2104	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 1224	2792	f76192c.exe	19
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 1320	2792	f76192c.exe	20
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 1360	2792	f76192c.exe	21
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 2640	2792	f76192c.exe	30
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 2640	2792	f76192c.exe	30
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 3028	2792	f76192c.exe	31
PID 2792 wrote to memory of 3028	2792	f76192c.exe	31
PID 2640 wrote to memory of 1224	2640	f761aa2.exe	19
PID 2640 wrote to memory of 1320	2640	f761aa2.exe	20
PID 2640 wrote to memory of 1360	2640	f761aa2.exe	21

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f76192c.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f761aa2.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1224

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1320

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1360
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\575bdace06ed5398d9c53438dbfc920299feb530e8ec4ff051620189f8193634_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2964
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\575bdace06ed5398d9c53438dbfc920299feb530e8ec4ff051620189f8193634_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2104
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76192c.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76192c.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:2792
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761aa2.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f761aa2.exe
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      UAC bypass
      Windows security bypass
      Executes dropped EXE
      Windows security modification
      Checks whether UAC is enabled
      Drops file in Windows directory
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      System policy modification
      PID:2640
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76364c.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f76364c.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3028

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1812

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry