Analysis
- max time kernel
16s - max time network
146s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
23/04/2026, 04:46
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11-20260130-en
General
- Target 2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 905KB
- Sample260423-feecpaa161
- SHA256 ffdf3eb1411f87119b8f4bbbaff8c8787e3f8a01ffe55fa020ff80bba3dfbf6f
- MD5 67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91
- SHA1 08defc944919cdd343da1216108cb0087efb9c9b
- SHA512 012d6942f67b8d1cbe39adca3fc5ddfbf5d2db71f7ad7bc287bf156f82fbf229947de91a518d614ed1af13783216a4e7588bb2a148bd70737394ddaae5fec5c5
- SSDEEP 12288:0MSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9FSDpJLCVhJAnj:0nsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9WNAh2
- TLSH T158157D23F2D18437D1722A3D9C6B93A5883ABE512E34794F3BE43E4D5F396816825393
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Extracted
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xred
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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
- 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-1-5-21-721190819-434563495-2007910846-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Synaptics.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-721190819-434563495-2007910846-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Synaptics.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-721190819-434563495-2007910846-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 2380 ._cache_2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe 5300 Synaptics.exe 2664 Synaptics.exe 5348 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 2044 ._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" 2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.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).
- 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 2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.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 value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString EXCEL.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz EXCEL.EXE - Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU EXCEL.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS EXCEL.EXE - Modifies registry class 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ 2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe 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\ Synaptics.exe - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 5124 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs
pid Process 5124 EXCEL.EXE 5124 EXCEL.EXE 5124 EXCEL.EXE 5124 EXCEL.EXE 5124 EXCEL.EXE 5124 EXCEL.EXE 5124 EXCEL.EXE 5124 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 6056 wrote to memory of 2380 6056 2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe 86 PID 6056 wrote to memory of 5300 6056 2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe 88 PID 2664 wrote to memory of 5348 2664 Synaptics.exe 90 PID 5300 wrote to memory of 2044 5300 Synaptics.exe 91
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.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:6056 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2380
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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:5300 -
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:2044
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- 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
PID:2664 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe"C:\Windows\system32\._cache_Synaptics.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5348
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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:5124
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 905KB
- SHA256 ffdf3eb1411f87119b8f4bbbaff8c8787e3f8a01ffe55fa020ff80bba3dfbf6f
- MD5 67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91
- SHA1 08defc944919cdd343da1216108cb0087efb9c9b
- SHA512 012d6942f67b8d1cbe39adca3fc5ddfbf5d2db71f7ad7bc287bf156f82fbf229947de91a518d614ed1af13783216a4e7588bb2a148bd70737394ddaae5fec5c5
- SSDEEP 12288:0MSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9FSDpJLCVhJAnj:0nsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9WNAh2
- TLSH T158157D23F2D18437D1722A3D9C6B93A5883ABE512E34794F3BE43E4D5F396816825393
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-04-23_67a0a65841fc5ffefdbda3574305bb91_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 152KB
- SHA256 d009c7f815d731cc82c34c110a099654ed87ae2d9328dc394c5b02432410d8b8
- MD5 be8834a4a8b855d1272c7fae5d50d07e
- SHA1 00ee341f541be594c60ec5660ce65b6c545573a1
- SHA512 f8534c28a8ccce8dbb5cbbe97a322e26e2e9cd17faf89b853051aaeb00d998e95551b74331586e23da22ecf6b61263bc6be166918ce63e88a16b4446a6bbf03f
- SSDEEP 3072:bDFoYlHpHrC1/hMIXJyglCReAN/iIDrc:bDLlHpLC1/hecAJio
- TLSH T148E31723B3D28572F6F23B796CB546114A7ABC66AF34C58F1784368E1E31AD18835723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\B6385E00
- Size 23KB
- SHA256 d965ae7d54fafadf0034aab4275eabc649bc5e03b2dd1f077bab7da564cbdd38
- MD5 3a1835ddc64b00098d4f2c50fc892d5b
- SHA1 6f323f7ca7105ed8b1025335fdca7a7dcf72c74c
- SHA512 d0de4e34ed114d3b71bb1320a9b47469c138b8201cf6dcc40dd3978079b13f3e711e78d7c0f34a5d7f941a27d9103cda085fde75eea9f6680ec563fdf419edda
- SSDEEP 384:Mp/1YRyrE5p+o5beIO+CKmnMAMWMnIcQ6Szgz29Eqo6v1laOZ:Mp/1YRAw4o5beIOrkJYzQ29i6dlaOZ
- TLSH T159B2C01B4389D42EE1206D7C474426B7BA46348EBB04BADFAE95B19E9B00342339E3D5
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JJBVMsjl.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH