Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
08/04/2025, 13:54
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
General
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Target
2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe
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Size
18.0MB
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MD5
bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4
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SHA1
d2e977ffef9320e4c776171062789678c75d8145
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SHA256
bb55d0930aa69981d026200b8ebac0378fef7571e41aa146221989bfa6e213ae
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SHA512
b1a030416440b47b6eb3c8dc7ae7683485e97c11a5b033aaead403475af69eb2dfda43b506618d2366086f60ed018f295ced9b3142e607c4d9fbae5ad33d09a3
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SSDEEP
98304:pnsmtk2abnTXdO7e2b+azcSekU1ZwEhBERTPBk+A5DkpsSjHV58lxHlo5Pgy6H0U:1LcdsbQbkU1ruD/klL6+BoUL
Malware Config
Extracted
xred
xred.mooo.com
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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
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Xred family
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Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-814918696-1585701690-3140955116-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-814918696-1585701690-3140955116-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Synaptics.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-814918696-1585701690-3140955116-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Synaptics.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 5148 ._cache_2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe 6104 Synaptics.exe 2112 Synaptics.exe 3408 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 3808 ._cache_Synaptics.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe" 2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe Synaptics.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe Synaptics.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_Synaptics.exe -
Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString EXCEL.EXE -
Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU EXCEL.EXE -
Modifies registry class 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ 2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ Synaptics.exe -
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 5516 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs
pid Process 5516 EXCEL.EXE 5516 EXCEL.EXE 5516 EXCEL.EXE 5516 EXCEL.EXE 5516 EXCEL.EXE 5516 EXCEL.EXE 5516 EXCEL.EXE 5516 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4188 wrote to memory of 5148 4188 2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe 87 PID 4188 wrote to memory of 5148 4188 2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe 87 PID 4188 wrote to memory of 5148 4188 2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe 87 PID 4188 wrote to memory of 6104 4188 2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe 91 PID 4188 wrote to memory of 6104 4188 2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe 91 PID 4188 wrote to memory of 6104 4188 2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe 91 PID 5112 wrote to memory of 2112 5112 cmd.exe 92 PID 5112 wrote to memory of 2112 5112 cmd.exe 92 PID 5112 wrote to memory of 2112 5112 cmd.exe 92 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 3408 2112 Synaptics.exe 93 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 3408 2112 Synaptics.exe 93 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 3408 2112 Synaptics.exe 93 PID 6104 wrote to memory of 3808 6104 Synaptics.exe 95 PID 6104 wrote to memory of 3808 6104 Synaptics.exe 95 PID 6104 wrote to memory of 3808 6104 Synaptics.exe 95
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4188 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5148
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:6104 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3808
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5112 -
C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe"C:\Windows\system32\._cache_Synaptics.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3408
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C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:5516
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
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Filesize
18.0MB
MD5bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4
SHA1d2e977ffef9320e4c776171062789678c75d8145
SHA256bb55d0930aa69981d026200b8ebac0378fef7571e41aa146221989bfa6e213ae
SHA512b1a030416440b47b6eb3c8dc7ae7683485e97c11a5b033aaead403475af69eb2dfda43b506618d2366086f60ed018f295ced9b3142e607c4d9fbae5ad33d09a3
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2025-04-08_bd76ac9affe768acf9f7ce2e744623d4_black-basta_darkgate_luca-stealer_poet-rat.exe
Filesize17.2MB
MD593886043d0b40ccd51d0d330cff697a7
SHA1e547f264fe40f237577be69275ff2e016032a640
SHA25655d261cb2d883fc5c19e103159e1b29795f8198857e072b8c649b8825f6adba2
SHA5120820bc4903a9660dae67b08bfa0c7998b051cbfd557c0f6a59696bcf0b4d64c79f157c660ae21d2944858926a2bbe5c417d197c9aa25c098b576585938e1a8e6
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Filesize
24KB
MD50ba9eb8cb96d75ae8f430398c44d5f4c
SHA1cb37a95a7cc8af25d69ce05728d3fc57840dcbc3
SHA256d10ebd7b74f768dba0ce4407793bd86381a41e7509a942629a22e622b3c9f505
SHA512ca6f0976ed553df3bbe6eeaeb79702130f8248652438af2acc69321157319ad29ad72036a068904320798bf413a5d44aee10a3a197fa6b5bcc8e1006cde0d8ae
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Filesize
17KB
MD5e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
SHA100bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
SHA2568e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
SHA512a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04