General
- Target 2026-05-28_231ac40a91e72c6bfef8f086e4d547db_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_neshta_vidar
- Size 4.9MB
- Sample260528-e2nn7sgy8x
- SHA256 281c45dc061cd24b1628e55253ca4b31058ba3a85735780ad32dd185d4476e85
- MD5 231ac40a91e72c6bfef8f086e4d547db
- SHA1 bf5764fd0fd9eb4cacb6af86b0f58c6b4a8d0580
- SHA512 a51163bf633755180415c675e911b56cba1d13d8cb37e4f8c1ff877596de0b42082bab56838eceb4d460963ec77de2e94692f2c6072ac099f25e1ec4aa641682
- SSDEEP 49152:knsHyjtk2MYC5GDXHyjtk2MYC5GDZmgJF4SKXiXYTSwfxuxG/s65tXKHRwa5X/bl:knsmtk2aOmtk2a3Zftfuq9LsSku0n9
- TLSH T1E1364C13F29150FAC03AD578875B6232FA317C490B347AEB67D45A352E26BD06E3D34A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-28_231ac40a91e72c6bfef8f086e4d547db_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_neshta_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-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 2026-05-28_231ac40a91e72c6bfef8f086e4d547db_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_neshta_vidar
- Size 4.9MB
- SHA256 281c45dc061cd24b1628e55253ca4b31058ba3a85735780ad32dd185d4476e85
- MD5 231ac40a91e72c6bfef8f086e4d547db
- SHA1 bf5764fd0fd9eb4cacb6af86b0f58c6b4a8d0580
- SHA512 a51163bf633755180415c675e911b56cba1d13d8cb37e4f8c1ff877596de0b42082bab56838eceb4d460963ec77de2e94692f2c6072ac099f25e1ec4aa641682
- SSDEEP 49152:knsHyjtk2MYC5GDXHyjtk2MYC5GDZmgJF4SKXiXYTSwfxuxG/s65tXKHRwa5X/bl:knsmtk2aOmtk2a3Zftfuq9LsSku0n9
- TLSH T1E1364C13F29150FAC03AD578875B6232FA317C490B347AEB67D45A352E26BD06E3D34A
- 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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