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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_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_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_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_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\UacDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_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_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_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_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 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)	\??\W:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Y:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

Replication Through Removable Media

T1091

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\autorun.inf	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened for modification	F:\autorun.inf	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

UPX packed file 38 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/952-9-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-3-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-14-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-7-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-4-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-6-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-15-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-19-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-18-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-5-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-22-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-23-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-24-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-25-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-26-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-28-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-30-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-31-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-29-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-33-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-36-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-38-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-41-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-43-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-45-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-52-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-54-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-55-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-57-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-59-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-62-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-65-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-66-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-67-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-69-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-70-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-71-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/952-74-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001CDA000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 11 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\e5763cb	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 24 IoCs

pid	Process
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 952 wrote to memory of 804	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	9
PID 952 wrote to memory of 812	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	10
PID 952 wrote to memory of 336	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	13
PID 952 wrote to memory of 2656	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	49
PID 952 wrote to memory of 2736	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	50
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3036	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	51
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3468	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	56
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3596	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	57
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3784	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	58
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3888	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	59
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3996	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	60
PID 952 wrote to memory of 4084	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	61
PID 952 wrote to memory of 4136	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	62
PID 952 wrote to memory of 2264	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	75
PID 952 wrote to memory of 4852	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	83
PID 952 wrote to memory of 2792	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	84
PID 952 wrote to memory of 804	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	9
PID 952 wrote to memory of 812	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	10
PID 952 wrote to memory of 336	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	13
PID 952 wrote to memory of 2656	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	49
PID 952 wrote to memory of 2736	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	50
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3036	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	51
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3468	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	56
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3596	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	57
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3784	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	58
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3888	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	59
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3996	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	60
PID 952 wrote to memory of 4084	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	61
PID 952 wrote to memory of 4136	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	62
PID 952 wrote to memory of 2264	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	75
PID 952 wrote to memory of 4852	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	83
PID 952 wrote to memory of 2792	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	84
PID 952 wrote to memory of 1076	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	87
PID 952 wrote to memory of 2416	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	88
PID 952 wrote to memory of 804	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	9
PID 952 wrote to memory of 812	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	10
PID 952 wrote to memory of 336	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	13
PID 952 wrote to memory of 2656	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	49
PID 952 wrote to memory of 2736	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	50
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3036	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	51
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3468	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	56
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3596	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	57
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3784	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	58
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3888	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	59
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3996	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	60
PID 952 wrote to memory of 4084	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	61
PID 952 wrote to memory of 4136	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	62
PID 952 wrote to memory of 2264	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	75
PID 952 wrote to memory of 4852	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	83
PID 952 wrote to memory of 1076	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	87
PID 952 wrote to memory of 2416	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	88
PID 952 wrote to memory of 804	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	9
PID 952 wrote to memory of 812	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	10
PID 952 wrote to memory of 336	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	13
PID 952 wrote to memory of 2656	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	49
PID 952 wrote to memory of 2736	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	50
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3036	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	51
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3468	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	56
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3596	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	57
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3784	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	58
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3888	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	59
PID 952 wrote to memory of 3996	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	60
PID 952 wrote to memory of 4084	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	61
PID 952 wrote to memory of 4136	952	2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe	62

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_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:804

C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
"fontdrvhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:812

C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
"dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:336

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
1⤵
PID:2656

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:2736

C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
1⤵
PID:3036

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3468
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-30_91a418da34323e2e077e37f2bc21fc60_amadey_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - UAC bypass
  - Windows security bypass
  - Windows security modification
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Enumerates connected drives
  - Drops autorun.inf file
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:952

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
1⤵
PID:3596

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:3784

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
1⤵
PID:3888

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:3996

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
1⤵
PID:4084

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4136

C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe" -ServerName:InputApp.AppX9jnwykgrccxc8by3hsrsh07r423xzvav.mca
1⤵
PID:2264

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX3bn25b6f886wmg6twh46972vprk9tnbf.mca
1⤵
PID:4852

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXmtcan0h2tfbfy7k9kn8hbxb6dmzz1zh0.mca
1⤵
PID:2792

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:1076

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:2416

C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXmtcan0h2tfbfy7k9kn8hbxb6dmzz1zh0.mca
1⤵
PID:3780

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Replication Through Removable Media

T1091

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