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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_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_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_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_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\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2464	system.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2380	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
2380	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_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\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_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_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_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_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ftlwxctb.dll	system.exe

UPX packed file 5 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2380-15-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2380-18-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2380-16-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2380-14-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2380-5-0x0000000001DE0000-0x0000000002E6E000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_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_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	system.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2380	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
2464	system.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 24 IoCs

pid	Process
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe
2464	system.exe

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2380	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2464	system.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2464	2380	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	30
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2464	2380	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	30
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2464	2380	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	30
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2464	2380	2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	30
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 384	2464	system.exe	3
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 384	2464	system.exe	3
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 384	2464	system.exe	3
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 384	2464	system.exe	3
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 384	2464	system.exe	3
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 384	2464	system.exe	3
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 392	2464	system.exe	4
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 392	2464	system.exe	4
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 392	2464	system.exe	4
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 392	2464	system.exe	4
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 392	2464	system.exe	4
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 392	2464	system.exe	4
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 424	2464	system.exe	5
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 424	2464	system.exe	5
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 424	2464	system.exe	5
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 424	2464	system.exe	5
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 424	2464	system.exe	5
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 424	2464	system.exe	5
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 476	2464	system.exe	6
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 476	2464	system.exe	6
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 476	2464	system.exe	6
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 476	2464	system.exe	6
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 476	2464	system.exe	6
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 476	2464	system.exe	6
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 492	2464	system.exe	7
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 492	2464	system.exe	7
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 492	2464	system.exe	7
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 492	2464	system.exe	7
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 492	2464	system.exe	7
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 492	2464	system.exe	7
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 500	2464	system.exe	8
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 500	2464	system.exe	8
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 500	2464	system.exe	8
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 500	2464	system.exe	8
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 500	2464	system.exe	8
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 500	2464	system.exe	8
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 592	2464	system.exe	9
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 592	2464	system.exe	9
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 592	2464	system.exe	9
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 592	2464	system.exe	9
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 592	2464	system.exe	9
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 592	2464	system.exe	9
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 672	2464	system.exe	10
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 672	2464	system.exe	10
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 672	2464	system.exe	10
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 672	2464	system.exe	10
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 672	2464	system.exe	10
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 672	2464	system.exe	10
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 756	2464	system.exe	11
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 756	2464	system.exe	11
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 756	2464	system.exe	11
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 756	2464	system.exe	11
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 756	2464	system.exe	11
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 756	2464	system.exe	11
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 796	2464	system.exe	12
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 796	2464	system.exe	12
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 796	2464	system.exe	12
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 796	2464	system.exe	12
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 796	2464	system.exe	12
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 796	2464	system.exe	12

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_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

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:384

C:\Windows\system32\wininit.exe
wininit.exe
1⤵
PID:392
- C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
  2⤵
  PID:476
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch
    3⤵
    PID:592
  - - C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
      4⤵
      PID:1340
  - - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
      4⤵
      PID:1176
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k RPCSS
    3⤵
    PID:672
- - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
    3⤵
    PID:756
- - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
    3⤵
    PID:796
  - - C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
      4⤵
      PID:1164
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    3⤵
    PID:836
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
    3⤵
    PID:956
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
    3⤵
    PID:112
- - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
    3⤵
    PID:984
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNoNetwork
    3⤵
    PID:1036
- - C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
    "taskhost.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:1108
- - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPSVC.EXE
    "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPSVC.EXE"
    3⤵
    PID:236
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
    3⤵
    PID:2420
- - C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe
    3⤵
    PID:1828
- C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
  2⤵
  PID:492
- C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
  2⤵
  PID:500

C:\Windows\system32\winlogon.exe
winlogon.exe
1⤵
PID:424

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1216
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_amadey_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-30_82c85b98c794b0b89f6fbf2cbf375a10_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 WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:2380
- - 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:2464

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