General
- Target 2026-05-28_dae605002fe1b75c5b3f12dd791faca2_akira_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_neshta
- Size 5.4MB
- Sample260528-e9h4pafv2k
- SHA256 052e9a6a4990b721e4d4b5194a2e8171b1ddf09ed3c53fa1e0408a3145437b52
- MD5 dae605002fe1b75c5b3f12dd791faca2
- SHA1 2371b737df4ce13df7987f89ea55a992724a902e
- SHA512 48060dc0172528b362193ed57de95d1d18d41c57e483c97f9f43b32898c9dc2c535fe85867ced2f0daa6e9aff3a92c339762bbdd09c230879985b333c5ef5b85
- SSDEEP 98304:9nsmtk2a3mtk2azmtk2ao396Cfp4Xg2t+FC7n/n9:hLbfT96Cfp0JkCjP9
- TLSH T10346C002FAC38577C1571A385C1FA33A8A36BD011F28EB97FBE41D189D3A3912D65297
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-28_dae605002fe1b75c5b3f12dd791faca2_akira_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_neshta.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_dae605002fe1b75c5b3f12dd791faca2_akira_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_neshta
- Size 5.4MB
- SHA256 052e9a6a4990b721e4d4b5194a2e8171b1ddf09ed3c53fa1e0408a3145437b52
- MD5 dae605002fe1b75c5b3f12dd791faca2
- SHA1 2371b737df4ce13df7987f89ea55a992724a902e
- SHA512 48060dc0172528b362193ed57de95d1d18d41c57e483c97f9f43b32898c9dc2c535fe85867ced2f0daa6e9aff3a92c339762bbdd09c230879985b333c5ef5b85
- SSDEEP 98304:9nsmtk2a3mtk2azmtk2ao396Cfp4Xg2t+FC7n/n9:hLbfT96Cfp0JkCjP9
- TLSH T10346C002FAC38577C1571A385C1FA33A8A36BD011F28EB97FBE41D189D3A3912D65297
- 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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Detects executables containing URLs to raw contents of a Github gist
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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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