Malware Analysis Report

2025-04-13 21:02

Sample ID 250102-mft8vszqgq
Target 7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe
SHA256 7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0df
Tags
xred backdoor discovery persistence
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0df

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

xred backdoor discovery persistence

Xred family

Xred

Loads dropped DLL

Checks computer location settings

Executes dropped EXE

Adds Run key to start application

Unsigned PE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Enumerates physical storage devices

Enumerates system info in registry

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Checks processor information in registry

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Modifies registry class

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2025-01-02 10:24

Signatures

Xred family

xred

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2025-01-02 10:24

Reported

2025-01-02 10:26

Platform

win7-20241010-en

Max time kernel

119s

Max time network

120s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe"

Signatures

Xred

backdoor xred

Xred family

xred

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
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\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 2828 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 2828 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 2828 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 2828 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 2844 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 2844 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 2844 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 2844 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2840 N/A C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2840 N/A C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2840 N/A C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
PID 2844 wrote to memory of 2840 N/A C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.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

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 www.microsoft.com udp
US 23.192.26.94:80 www.microsoft.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 crl.microsoft.com udp
GB 2.18.190.73:80 crl.microsoft.com tcp

Files

memory/2448-0-0x0000000000300000-0x0000000000301000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe

MD5 85c890c6e1e01134b6bcd3a388a1fbdd
SHA1 a7dd8a21a3ded56c0ad565e5bd588124d7cbf1bd
SHA256 2f4ebf3b8ed9891d49f9d87433cfaedd67928aa31ad12f8d084d99ffa18d51a7
SHA512 5c54cb77eb5eae4ebb45dc1e1f8d544b8c9eb9ff028c26ca2262c02f8193c9ccf78ef821085c4e78a7906b7b423e493235c9e6daea4f83dde2e65b517133ebdc

C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe

MD5 7bf6f7153401a39c9677bc99b07c4770
SHA1 552624209f42a20aa61ed91c8b9cf424ea177064
SHA256 7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0df
SHA512 805e9a2b134d938ef450abfbe3cb0dd284ca1acd26dd0aa98cc5d7d051fc49180d2c5087dfea187f80a929628979e3e811588205a83d1e905370686ceebb9bfa

memory/2448-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004FA000-memory.dmp

memory/2844-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004FA000-memory.dmp

memory/2844-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004FA000-memory.dmp

memory/2844-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004FA000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2025-01-02 10:24

Reported

2025-01-02 10:26

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

111s

Max time network

120s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe"

Signatures

Xred

backdoor xred

Xred family

xred

Checks computer location settings

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
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\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.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
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.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\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.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 WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 3564 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 3564 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 3564 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 380 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 380 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 380 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
PID 380 wrote to memory of 1812 N/A C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
PID 380 wrote to memory of 1812 N/A C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
PID 380 wrote to memory of 1812 N/A C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.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 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 4.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.89.109.52.in-addr.arpa udp
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
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 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 27.178.89.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 200.163.202.172.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 181.129.81.91.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.214.232.199.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 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 8.8.8.8:53 174.214.58.216.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 67.179.250.142.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 drive.usercontent.google.com udp
FR 142.250.74.225:443 drive.usercontent.google.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 225.74.250.142.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 22.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/2272-0-0x00000000007F0000-0x00000000007F1000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0dfN.exe

MD5 85c890c6e1e01134b6bcd3a388a1fbdd
SHA1 a7dd8a21a3ded56c0ad565e5bd588124d7cbf1bd
SHA256 2f4ebf3b8ed9891d49f9d87433cfaedd67928aa31ad12f8d084d99ffa18d51a7
SHA512 5c54cb77eb5eae4ebb45dc1e1f8d544b8c9eb9ff028c26ca2262c02f8193c9ccf78ef821085c4e78a7906b7b423e493235c9e6daea4f83dde2e65b517133ebdc

C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe

MD5 7bf6f7153401a39c9677bc99b07c4770
SHA1 552624209f42a20aa61ed91c8b9cf424ea177064
SHA256 7545aa720fc4290c4cb3ef4b3655ffdbf1c3a88f9422ce16a4aade826129c0df
SHA512 805e9a2b134d938ef450abfbe3cb0dd284ca1acd26dd0aa98cc5d7d051fc49180d2c5087dfea187f80a929628979e3e811588205a83d1e905370686ceebb9bfa

memory/2272-100-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004FA000-memory.dmp

memory/380-102-0x0000000002050000-0x0000000002051000-memory.dmp

memory/2788-136-0x00007FFEF4BB0000-0x00007FFEF4BC0000-memory.dmp

memory/2788-138-0x00007FFEF4BB0000-0x00007FFEF4BC0000-memory.dmp

memory/2788-137-0x00007FFEF4BB0000-0x00007FFEF4BC0000-memory.dmp

memory/2788-139-0x00007FFEF4BB0000-0x00007FFEF4BC0000-memory.dmp

memory/2788-140-0x00007FFEF4BB0000-0x00007FFEF4BC0000-memory.dmp

memory/2788-141-0x00007FFEF2AF0000-0x00007FFEF2B00000-memory.dmp

memory/2788-142-0x00007FFEF2AF0000-0x00007FFEF2B00000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kqxkh6p7.xlsm

MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\30A75E00

MD5 61d6fc1ca8ff4c2c1b181cbcc4856a68
SHA1 a8ad78fa2a74bd768c6a035bdbe8c44239dc269f
SHA256 693db1f48de02eac073e768233ea3f32b140fb63e0946066a33a0c37109e5747
SHA512 43a63add2e07728d617bcca243914bd2b5c5345992e49aac0fcf0b5364471f6ac40961c9c6fb95b9a6ad581ebc989a0aa3e58551b4c61a7366f4e96a0c27c363

memory/380-189-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004FA000-memory.dmp

memory/380-190-0x0000000002050000-0x0000000002051000-memory.dmp

memory/380-221-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004FA000-memory.dmp