Analysis Overview
SHA256
7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Xred
Xred family
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Adds Run key to start application
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Checks processor information in registry
Modifies registry class
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-01-02 08:39
Signatures
Xred family
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-01-02 08:39
Reported
2025-01-02 08:41
Platform
win7-20240903-en
Max time kernel
117s
Max time network
118s
Command Line
Signatures
Xred
Xred family
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe | N/A |
Enumerates system info in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\FloatingPointProcessor | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe"
C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | xred.mooo.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freedns.afraid.org | udp |
| US | 69.42.215.252:80 | freedns.afraid.org | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | docs.google.com | udp |
| FR | 216.58.214.174:443 | docs.google.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | c.pki.goog | udp |
| FR | 142.250.179.67:80 | c.pki.goog | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | o.pki.goog | udp |
| FR | 142.250.179.67:80 | o.pki.goog | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | drive.usercontent.google.com | udp |
| FR | 142.250.74.225:443 | drive.usercontent.google.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | crl.microsoft.com | udp |
| GB | 88.221.134.146:80 | crl.microsoft.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.microsoft.com | udp |
| GB | 184.25.193.234:80 | www.microsoft.com | tcp |
Files
memory/2532-0-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001B1000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe
| MD5 | 466706bcff4e3e71697bce07edf9ed83 |
| SHA1 | 6b9282bd8d78cc40f8cc054e12a072db714a62c3 |
| SHA256 | 3b72ae100898d89fd006594b1a3ce9d0e1df868b056d3499eb6e5aa75831a568 |
| SHA512 | 88c3d7ab900ca0c7b16532d9cae5753f83af4d4b7df96a2701628967a24073a9d166d4c9430e8bbc487cb209c74cd5ea332e562dcedd38fe0087eb3bcb4aeef2 |
memory/2532-5-0x0000000004010000-0x0000000004029000-memory.dmp
C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
| MD5 | 73f94454b13bd719321492c704fae0d0 |
| SHA1 | 72d558c5158aeabbd056983aa550c604222cb0f4 |
| SHA256 | 7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6 |
| SHA512 | 6a47115c9f88ebc97255d8215914e0dc4bb36ba4f9c34fc7eba04ca6a042523523732b698004a9598d529668a8bf1dacea438a94fa8eb90db5f7d5ba375a2439 |
memory/2532-27-0x0000000004010000-0x0000000004029000-memory.dmp
memory/2532-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CB000-memory.dmp
memory/2620-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp
memory/2708-38-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSSlspTz.xlsm
| MD5 | e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9 |
| SHA1 | 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044 |
| SHA256 | 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15 |
| SHA512 | a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSSlspTz.xlsm
| MD5 | e36d1de5ce2e7e6795ba67a23c47d289 |
| SHA1 | 189df28eece1e7c234654f771700a170a6604078 |
| SHA256 | 28123710ec91344af81958a0fd86e1a93381dae394b0ad72f956352ef2d87c91 |
| SHA512 | e20d1b4c01720433d86c4d558347a3efc91140fee1bfee2f408865dd349684693536bb7fe981a0c4f5804bfd19338a15f745a3cdcc271808ad724707dd32f61b |
memory/2620-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp
memory/1932-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp
memory/2700-84-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CB000-memory.dmp
memory/1932-86-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp
memory/2700-87-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CB000-memory.dmp
memory/2700-119-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CB000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-01-02 08:39
Reported
2025-01-02 08:41
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
112s
Max time network
120s
Command Line
Signatures
Xred
Xred family
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3442511616-637977696-3186306149-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3442511616-637977696-3186306149-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe | N/A |
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Enumerates system info in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Modifies registry class
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ | C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe"
C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | xred.mooo.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 46.28.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 68.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freedns.afraid.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 69.42.215.252:80 | freedns.afraid.org | tcp |
| N/A | 224.0.0.251:5353 | udp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 252.215.42.69.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | xred.mooo.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 25.73.42.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 212.20.149.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 92.12.20.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | docs.google.com | udp |
| FR | 216.58.214.174:443 | docs.google.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 174.214.58.216.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | c.pki.goog | udp |
| FR | 142.250.179.67:80 | c.pki.goog | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | o.pki.goog | udp |
| FR | 142.250.179.67:80 | o.pki.goog | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | drive.usercontent.google.com | udp |
| FR | 142.250.74.225:443 | drive.usercontent.google.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 67.179.250.142.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 225.74.250.142.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4572-0-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000601000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6N.exe
| MD5 | 466706bcff4e3e71697bce07edf9ed83 |
| SHA1 | 6b9282bd8d78cc40f8cc054e12a072db714a62c3 |
| SHA256 | 3b72ae100898d89fd006594b1a3ce9d0e1df868b056d3499eb6e5aa75831a568 |
| SHA512 | 88c3d7ab900ca0c7b16532d9cae5753f83af4d4b7df96a2701628967a24073a9d166d4c9430e8bbc487cb209c74cd5ea332e562dcedd38fe0087eb3bcb4aeef2 |
memory/5040-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp
C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
| MD5 | 73f94454b13bd719321492c704fae0d0 |
| SHA1 | 72d558c5158aeabbd056983aa550c604222cb0f4 |
| SHA256 | 7462017ee68af1179cbbc185bc2fd116f0b154cc49575fe5d7619ddb271950e6 |
| SHA512 | 6a47115c9f88ebc97255d8215914e0dc4bb36ba4f9c34fc7eba04ca6a042523523732b698004a9598d529668a8bf1dacea438a94fa8eb90db5f7d5ba375a2439 |
memory/4572-102-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CB000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-103-0x0000000002130000-0x0000000002131000-memory.dmp
memory/3128-137-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp
memory/4952-140-0x00007FFED4850000-0x00007FFED4860000-memory.dmp
memory/4952-139-0x00007FFED4850000-0x00007FFED4860000-memory.dmp
memory/4952-141-0x00007FFED4850000-0x00007FFED4860000-memory.dmp
memory/4952-138-0x00007FFED4850000-0x00007FFED4860000-memory.dmp
memory/4952-142-0x00007FFED4850000-0x00007FFED4860000-memory.dmp
memory/4952-143-0x00007FFED2240000-0x00007FFED2250000-memory.dmp
memory/4952-144-0x00007FFED2240000-0x00007FFED2250000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Kv2PixzO.xlsm
| MD5 | e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9 |
| SHA1 | 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044 |
| SHA256 | 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15 |
| SHA512 | a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04 |
memory/3128-158-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp
memory/5040-159-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-161-0x0000000002130000-0x0000000002131000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-162-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CB000-memory.dmp
memory/5040-166-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-194-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CB000-memory.dmp