sality | 1e63211cb2505503947837110fe0e38007fd26f1430dcc86be48560dfaf80d4f

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"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f760e14.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"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760c31.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\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760e14.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
380	f760c31.exe
2692	f760e14.exe
2548	f762961.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2452	rundll32.exe
2452	rundll32.exe
2452	rundll32.exe
2452	rundll32.exe
2452	rundll32.exe
2452	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 24 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/380-12-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-14-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-16-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-15-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-18-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-20-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-19-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-17-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-22-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-21-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-64-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-63-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-65-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-67-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-66-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-82-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-83-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-85-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-104-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-106-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-116-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/380-153-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2692-165-0x0000000000970000-0x0000000001A2A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2692-188-0x0000000000970000-0x0000000001A2A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f760e14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f760e14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f760e14.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"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760e14.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 13 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)	\??\E:	f760c31.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f760c31.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f760c31.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f760c31.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f760c31.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f760c31.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f760c31.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f760c31.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f760c31.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f760c31.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f760c31.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f760c31.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f760c31.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\f760cae	f760c31.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f760c31.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f765cdf	f760e14.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
380	f760c31.exe
380	f760c31.exe
2692	f760e14.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	380	f760c31.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2692	f760e14.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 352 wrote to memory of 2452	352	rundll32.exe	28
PID 352 wrote to memory of 2452	352	rundll32.exe	28
PID 352 wrote to memory of 2452	352	rundll32.exe	28
PID 352 wrote to memory of 2452	352	rundll32.exe	28
PID 352 wrote to memory of 2452	352	rundll32.exe	28
PID 352 wrote to memory of 2452	352	rundll32.exe	28
PID 352 wrote to memory of 2452	352	rundll32.exe	28
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 380	2452	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 380	2452	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 380	2452	rundll32.exe	29
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 380	2452	rundll32.exe	29
PID 380 wrote to memory of 1116	380	f760c31.exe	19
PID 380 wrote to memory of 1172	380	f760c31.exe	20
PID 380 wrote to memory of 1204	380	f760c31.exe	21
PID 380 wrote to memory of 1912	380	f760c31.exe	23
PID 380 wrote to memory of 352	380	f760c31.exe	27
PID 380 wrote to memory of 2452	380	f760c31.exe	28
PID 380 wrote to memory of 2452	380	f760c31.exe	28
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 2692	2452	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 2692	2452	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 2692	2452	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 2692	2452	rundll32.exe	30
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 2548	2452	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 2548	2452	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 2548	2452	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 2548	2452	rundll32.exe	31
PID 380 wrote to memory of 1116	380	f760c31.exe	19
PID 380 wrote to memory of 1172	380	f760c31.exe	20
PID 380 wrote to memory of 1204	380	f760c31.exe	21
PID 380 wrote to memory of 2692	380	f760c31.exe	30
PID 380 wrote to memory of 2692	380	f760c31.exe	30
PID 380 wrote to memory of 2548	380	f760c31.exe	31
PID 380 wrote to memory of 2548	380	f760c31.exe	31
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 1116	2692	f760e14.exe	19
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 1172	2692	f760e14.exe	20
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 1204	2692	f760e14.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"	f760c31.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f760e14.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1116

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1172

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1204
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1e63211cb2505503947837110fe0e38007fd26f1430dcc86be48560dfaf80d4f_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:352
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1e63211cb2505503947837110fe0e38007fd26f1430dcc86be48560dfaf80d4f_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2452
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760c31.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760c31.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:380
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760e14.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760e14.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:2692
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762961.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762961.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2548

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1912

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