sality | d0cd4b16f61ef801ff6b0b57cd4a5d11d8ad204371bd57e7c4f4539ab5fccad5

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"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

Sality
Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.
backdoor sality
Sality family
sality

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 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"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3020	system.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\system.exe	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ifavvctb.dll	system.exe

UPX packed file 10 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2656-1-0x0000000001E30000-0x0000000002EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-34-0x0000000001E30000-0x0000000002EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-33-0x0000000001E30000-0x0000000002EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-55-0x0000000001E30000-0x0000000002EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-11-0x0000000001E30000-0x0000000002EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-43-0x0000000001E30000-0x0000000002EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-39-0x0000000001E30000-0x0000000002EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-12-0x0000000001E30000-0x0000000002EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-44-0x0000000001E30000-0x0000000002EBE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2656-41-0x0000000001E30000-0x0000000002EBE000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	system.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
3020	system.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 22 IoCs

pid	Process
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe
3020	system.exe

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3020	system.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 3020	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	28
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 3020	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	28
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 3020	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	28
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 3020	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	28
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 1088	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	18
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 1096	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	19
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 1176	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	21
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 1476	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	23
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 3020	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	28
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 3020	2656	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	28
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 384	3020	system.exe	3
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 384	3020	system.exe	3
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 384	3020	system.exe	3
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 384	3020	system.exe	3
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 384	3020	system.exe	3
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 384	3020	system.exe	3
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 396	3020	system.exe	4
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 396	3020	system.exe	4
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 396	3020	system.exe	4
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 396	3020	system.exe	4
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 396	3020	system.exe	4
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 396	3020	system.exe	4
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 432	3020	system.exe	5
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 432	3020	system.exe	5
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 432	3020	system.exe	5
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 432	3020	system.exe	5
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 432	3020	system.exe	5
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 432	3020	system.exe	5
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 480	3020	system.exe	6
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 480	3020	system.exe	6
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 480	3020	system.exe	6
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 480	3020	system.exe	6
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 480	3020	system.exe	6
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 480	3020	system.exe	6
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 488	3020	system.exe	7
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 488	3020	system.exe	7
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 488	3020	system.exe	7
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 488	3020	system.exe	7
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 488	3020	system.exe	7
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 488	3020	system.exe	7
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 496	3020	system.exe	8
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 496	3020	system.exe	8
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 496	3020	system.exe	8
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 496	3020	system.exe	8
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 496	3020	system.exe	8
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 496	3020	system.exe	8
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 588	3020	system.exe	9
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 588	3020	system.exe	9
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 588	3020	system.exe	9
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 588	3020	system.exe	9
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 588	3020	system.exe	9
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 588	3020	system.exe	9
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 656	3020	system.exe	10
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 656	3020	system.exe	10
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 656	3020	system.exe	10
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 656	3020	system.exe	10
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 656	3020	system.exe	10
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 656	3020	system.exe	10
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 732	3020	system.exe	11
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 732	3020	system.exe	11
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 732	3020	system.exe	11
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 732	3020	system.exe	11
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 732	3020	system.exe	11
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 732	3020	system.exe	11

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

C:\Windows\system32\wininit.exe
wininit.exe
1⤵
PID:384
- C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
  2⤵
  PID:480
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch
    3⤵
    PID:588
  - - C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
      4⤵
      PID:1476
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k RPCSS
    3⤵
    PID:656
- - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
    3⤵
    PID:732
- - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
    3⤵
    PID:804
  - - C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
      4⤵
      PID:1096
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    3⤵
    PID:844
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
    3⤵
    PID:968
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
    3⤵
    PID:276
- - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
    3⤵
    PID:1072
- - C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
    "taskhost.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:1088
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNoNetwork
    3⤵
    PID:1152
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
    3⤵
    PID:1980
- - C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe
    3⤵
    PID:304
- C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
  2⤵
  PID:488
- C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
  2⤵
  PID:496

C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe
%SystemRoot%\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,20480,768 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ServerDll=sxssrv,4 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16
1⤵
PID:396

C:\Windows\system32\winlogon.exe
winlogon.exe
1⤵
PID:432

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1176
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-30_704245ea86ce3e9c6e7253b951f59b5c_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Windows security modification
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:2656
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\system.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\system.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3020

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