Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
153s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
01/06/2026, 12:49
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-06-01_d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_ramni.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-06-01_d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_ramni.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
General
- Target 2026-06-01_d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_ramni.exe
- Size 869KB
- Sample260601-p2pavaew2l
- SHA256 9bc9cf741c4f861f513c870b289d8e71f5236adc5dbf42b501ec094f2566f5eb
- MD5 d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270
- SHA1 89419c469ba24bd331a3fa7886a05b394cf46492
- SHA512 ce7328fbe88a8286f2bdf522ccaf7e82c77bd690c0f0bdf70111409a5f3029197a3377e32d45af57b9b23c75186ec547e9632a80569a8cab2f1829cbcbdcca9a
- SSDEEP 12288:ZMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9GkxDA5myS:ZnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9Tr
- TLSH T1D2158E32F2D18437D1321A3D9C5BA3A5582ABE512E38794F3BF82E4D5F3D68129252D3
- 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
- Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 6072 ._cache_2026-06-01_d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_ramni.exe 5772 Synaptics.exe 3856 Synaptics.exe 2072 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 6136 ._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" 2026-06-01_d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_ramni.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 2026-06-01_d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_ramni.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-06-01_d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_ramni.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\ 2026-06-01_d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_ramni.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 5384 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs
pid Process 5384 EXCEL.EXE 5384 EXCEL.EXE 5384 EXCEL.EXE 5384 EXCEL.EXE 5384 EXCEL.EXE 5384 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2452 wrote to memory of 6072 2452 2026-06-01_d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_ramni.exe 80 PID 2452 wrote to memory of 5772 2452 2026-06-01_d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_ramni.exe 81 PID 5772 wrote to memory of 2072 5772 Synaptics.exe 84 PID 3856 wrote to memory of 6136 3856 Synaptics.exe 85
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-01_d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_ramni.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-01_d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_ramni.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2452 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-06-01_d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_ramni.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-06-01_d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_ramni.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:6072
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5772 -
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:2072
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3856 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe"C:\Windows\system32\._cache_Synaptics.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:6136
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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:5384
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 869KB
- SHA256 9bc9cf741c4f861f513c870b289d8e71f5236adc5dbf42b501ec094f2566f5eb
- MD5 d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270
- SHA1 89419c469ba24bd331a3fa7886a05b394cf46492
- SHA512 ce7328fbe88a8286f2bdf522ccaf7e82c77bd690c0f0bdf70111409a5f3029197a3377e32d45af57b9b23c75186ec547e9632a80569a8cab2f1829cbcbdcca9a
- SSDEEP 12288:ZMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9GkxDA5myS:ZnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9Tr
- TLSH T1D2158E32F2D18437D1321A3D9C5BA3A5582ABE512E38794F3BF82E4D5F3D68129252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-06-01_d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_ramni.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-06-01_d9c1c02c016f3cbebbe400a2524bf270_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_ramni.exe
- Size 115KB
- SHA256 767ac83224a31b257ed755871b06bf7d4afae2ca65015be69c7691df355d7c2e
- MD5 cea3258f5177ad17d64ce30d9b772b5e
- SHA1 d12a70d32921568aa18e212d3d0a54f6fb82a2cc
- SHA512 9f302d1973af9e0032cec8c16e3b61f45aa2aeb127e32727abce8da7e1d75dafcb08aa48273b0e00e65b7b23e33fc168f2294222aac759980f5b1b88ea50ead1
- SSDEEP 3072:0LLlD6zRoLOUppm/8C7RQ9+T+Lk+/5ztg:oLlDX3g5mLk+T
- TLSH T115C3D003F9D0D0B1C01041FD1869E651ABAFAC712756958B3799F25F6F31282D73A27B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\28785E00
- Size 26KB
- SHA256 6c7813634a07c91859b223a5990d6d2bb0b02d2642b6f3a2e246475016eba0c1
- MD5 3a54388815cb31e7d7925c86cf1a5a45
- SHA1 772d952ece301fd9760909f2cda395bf54b4ec29
- SHA512 d691561842f73ab6e19da7f2b4fca8e0af15d33608577325f8144e9958428b5d304408011c4f16fbc3ef53f4cee439a7d7cea0e0b5d3af2f5de9c8b4a42e2a30
- SSDEEP 384:Mpk6HXSMeFN8p+o5bGrYLaARkfNjqDxI7lwAdS5PzZS7AzL895im3c8CWZYK:Mm6HX3eFu4o5bUAkeOPSq1hCgYK
- TLSH T127C2D02C3850ECAEF8334AFED01B1DAB65943F9DB225B5ADC491E25AE4491C3975F108
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hBGV5fRR.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH