xred | 4a91a0b0323c96af778ec4e9f178094ef451d56bd656a40532f15dd14cc584da

General

Target

2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5
SHA1

13b98dc548b09a7179a32502d0f3a6d3d953a2ec
SHA256

4a91a0b0323c96af778ec4e9f178094ef451d56bd656a40532f15dd14cc584da
SHA512

f5268f1920a08cc411c3909b62a3cab3712b1ca0f7115bc090f92e0e334b79d912a0120ac87a0e506158aedd38e809e6a5f164d8e3293e8a967e3d31e8ccbe2f
SSDEEP

24576:9nsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD94AlJx8EporU:9nsHyjtk2MYC5GDCMCEOrU

Score

10^/10

xred backdoor discovery persistence

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xred

C2

xred.mooo.com

Attributes

email
[email protected]
payload_url
http://freedns.afraid.org/api/?action=getdyndns&sha=a30fa98efc092684e8d1c5cff797bcc613562978

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVlVsOGlEVGxuZVk&export=download

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1w4p8gc6jzo0sg/SUpdate.ini?dl=1

http://xred.site50.net/syn/SUpdate.ini

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVzUyaHFYVkQxeFk&export=download

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zhp1b06imehwylq/Synaptics.rar?dl=1

http://xred.site50.net/syn/Synaptics.rar

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSTmlVYkxhSDg5TzQ&export=download

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fzj752whr3ontsm/SSLLibrary.dll?dl=1

http://xred.site50.net/syn/SSLLibrary.dll

Signatures

Xred
Xred is backdoor written in Delphi.
backdoor xred
Xred family
xred

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

persistence

Active Setup

T1547.014

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components	explorer.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1844	._cache_2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe
1916	Synaptics.exe
2636	._cache_Synaptics.exe

Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2516	2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe
2516	2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe
2516	2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe
1916	Synaptics.exe
1916	Synaptics.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe"	2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	EXCEL.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Synaptics.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\FloatingPointProcessor	EXCEL.EXE

Modifies registry class 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000_Classes\Local Settings	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000_CLASSES\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000_CLASSES\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000_CLASSES\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000_CLASSES\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = ffffffff	explorer.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2832	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1980	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1980	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1980	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1980	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1980	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1980	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1980	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1980	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1980	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1980	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1980	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1980	explorer.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1980	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 25 IoCs

pid	Process
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 16 IoCs

pid	Process
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe
1980	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2832	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1844	2516	2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe	30
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1844	2516	2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe	30
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1844	2516	2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe	30
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1844	2516	2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe	30
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1916	2516	2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe	31
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1916	2516	2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe	31
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1916	2516	2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe	31
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 1916	2516	2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe	31
PID 1916 wrote to memory of 2636	1916	Synaptics.exe	32
PID 1916 wrote to memory of 2636	1916	Synaptics.exe	32
PID 1916 wrote to memory of 2636	1916	Synaptics.exe	32
PID 1916 wrote to memory of 2636	1916	Synaptics.exe	32

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2516
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1844
- C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
  "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1916
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2636

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2832

C:\Windows\explorer.exe
explorer.exe
1⤵
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
PID:1980

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Active Setup

1

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Active Setup

1

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5

SHA1
13b98dc548b09a7179a32502d0f3a6d3d953a2ec

SHA256
4a91a0b0323c96af778ec4e9f178094ef451d56bd656a40532f15dd14cc584da

SHA512
f5268f1920a08cc411c3909b62a3cab3712b1ca0f7115bc090f92e0e334b79d912a0120ac87a0e506158aedd38e809e6a5f164d8e3293e8a967e3d31e8ccbe2f

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HHhiXR5p.xlsm

Filesize
17KB

MD5
e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9

SHA1
00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044

SHA256
8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15

SHA512
a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HHhiXR5p.xlsm

Filesize
23KB

MD5
0ffef051ae7836eede188ef3cca3fa00

SHA1
4c58e68d61312a5b36c1296fa82f2f92a8543b82

SHA256
f693f5cb820e97d72ff8f6f843c2aeec8e30bd334cab7af8794941158beacce6

SHA512
82016ebdb27969e6cc4d9169829b6e4c0903e5f0eee76b39f8171c9e1fa65e0a29c5f482cedf31cdf6a350a50b3c63e3343540b2ac441d8cb94896db5bd11c6d

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2025-03-30_b459471d07c98f63c55b1497295d3ca5_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer.exe

Filesize
333KB

MD5
c6377c648ac8775fcc8302c1db14a8aa

SHA1
2b5faa68d1c9ff2572210a6420b39e9b2d4394c9

SHA256
df6589654abfacb1490a9f19e9c0e32623e73f2a1b852e8a8379b7873d03a33a

SHA512
dfb7ea7eb049847f0ebebbd74b4fe39b464b61ca0cb161186f5a40cb8e96978f73df200ce43b0e69a8707150f2026d6171109dbd60cb498aa74465e9d96e909f

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memory/1916-116-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000513000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1916-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000513000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1916-80-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000513000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1980-123-0x0000000002610000-0x0000000002620000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2516-0-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000221000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2516-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000513000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2832-41-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-58-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-46-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-45-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-44-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-43-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-48-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-40-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-51-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-59-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-50-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-61-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-60-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-47-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-57-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-56-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-55-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-54-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-53-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-52-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-49-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-39-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-38-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-42-0x0000000000570000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1024KB

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memory/2832-35-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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