General
- Target 2026-05-04_88561f46863f440016f81749ac6befc5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_neshta_smoke-loader_stop
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260504-rmrtjadv6z
- SHA256 f6d9b78b52bb037af353d2379eab8eb0cffaf0547b71dcb026f27049ca3f3ae8
- MD5 88561f46863f440016f81749ac6befc5
- SHA1 cbfe6b350ff87e33956e0973d3245e34adf36e2a
- SHA512 2ea3dd7f213d4a22831dc3436eef6003f0d72facda9609b250d75fb7f81e85a4939bf37a58cf8de05cd09a457bf53165a3c75a29898c4491102fdaa98eb6230c
- SSDEEP 49152:zHyjtk2MYC5GDQHyjtk2MYC5GDAeE2n9n9:zmtk2almtk2aQE2n9n9
- TLSH T1A3858E32F2D18437D1731A3C8C6B93A9583ABE512E38794B3BF42E4D5F3968169252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-04_88561f46863f440016f81749ac6befc5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glasswor.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
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
Targets
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- Target 2026-05-04_88561f46863f440016f81749ac6befc5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_neshta_smoke-loader_stop
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 f6d9b78b52bb037af353d2379eab8eb0cffaf0547b71dcb026f27049ca3f3ae8
- MD5 88561f46863f440016f81749ac6befc5
- SHA1 cbfe6b350ff87e33956e0973d3245e34adf36e2a
- SHA512 2ea3dd7f213d4a22831dc3436eef6003f0d72facda9609b250d75fb7f81e85a4939bf37a58cf8de05cd09a457bf53165a3c75a29898c4491102fdaa98eb6230c
- SSDEEP 49152:zHyjtk2MYC5GDQHyjtk2MYC5GDAeE2n9n9:zmtk2almtk2aQE2n9n9
- TLSH T1A3858E32F2D18437D1731A3C8C6B93A9583ABE512E38794B3BF42E4D5F3968169252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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Detect Neshta payload
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Family: Neshta
Malware from the neshta family is designed to infect itself into other files to spread itself and cause damage.
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Executes dropped EXE
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Loads dropped DLL
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Modifies system executable filetype association
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Adds Run key to start application
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Drops file in System32 directory
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Event Triggered Execution
1Change Default File Association
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Event Triggered Execution
1Change Default File Association
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
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