Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
152s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
14/07/2026, 23:27
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-14_920674f02948fba54cd51be74de34c36_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-14_920674f02948fba54cd51be74de34c36_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-07-14_920674f02948fba54cd51be74de34c36_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe
- Size 988KB
- Sample260714-3fvsdshw7y
- SHA256 66bb99e4b4388bae825067b27a72d84c56fe85919fe9a4e82688cbfaecff6bb6
- MD5 920674f02948fba54cd51be74de34c36
- SHA1 f1f9a104dfce41e7624ba78d3c36d19881c1812d
- SHA512 64a592ea414696af0dd181e14c6171ec197bcfaf819176e73b216e4538e1ff98e27172c94c66f01b9f3e1b1b663ab88f438104e4513b92c83e0e02ff1882f5c5
- SSDEEP 12288:fMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9h3EF8aM2AklH69uBm0yV7:fnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9EM2Rjs00
- TLSH T145257E22B5D19833D1321638AC6B93EDD829BED02E35695F3FE43E4C4F3D6812819697
- 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 3 IoCs
pid Process 3000 ._cache_2026-07-14_920674f02948fba54cd51be74de34c36_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe 2788 Synaptics.exe 2224 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" 2026-07-14_920674f02948fba54cd51be74de34c36_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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 2026-07-14_920674f02948fba54cd51be74de34c36_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-07-14_920674f02948fba54cd51be74de34c36_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 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 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 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}\Instance\ Synaptics.exe - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 2832 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs
pid Process 2832 EXCEL.EXE 2832 EXCEL.EXE 2832 EXCEL.EXE 2832 EXCEL.EXE 2832 EXCEL.EXE 2832 EXCEL.EXE 2832 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4084 wrote to memory of 3000 4084 2026-07-14_920674f02948fba54cd51be74de34c36_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe 87 PID 4084 wrote to memory of 2788 4084 2026-07-14_920674f02948fba54cd51be74de34c36_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe 88
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-14_920674f02948fba54cd51be74de34c36_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-14_920674f02948fba54cd51be74de34c36_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4084 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-14_920674f02948fba54cd51be74de34c36_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-14_920674f02948fba54cd51be74de34c36_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3000
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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
PID:2788
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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:2832
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2224
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 753KB
- SHA256 3b73fbfdecdd59e4d5682830155beddae441d994a534e272f75d4f3ad0b01204
- MD5 24016e3959ef30214d7597ca3ad62100
- SHA1 33bb2397d36e971dc22fdc1ba62db67fd887ebaa
- SHA512 4788ccac4603aa98b4fd32a95c39fb4cb3420f7a653e141b9cd97294add487379fae47d1d355012d5467dced469d721086988cf856f96f9205ab68c69057815c
- SSDEEP 12288:aMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9IFr:ansJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9m
- TLSH T1A6F47D32F2D29437D1321A3D9C6BA3A5582EBE912E34794E3BF42E4C5F3D68128152D7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-07-14_920674f02948fba54cd51be74de34c36_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-14_920674f02948fba54cd51be74de34c36_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe
- Size 234KB
- SHA256 d505de699615681792b1a760e3262c283c55b33de37f9d36143b140de0a78ad8
- MD5 046d387c9161363005045d3b75b86c98
- SHA1 354dac64de7bcbc4319cf41baf43ecb8507b02fa
- SHA512 9c7897337b60acdf9eff034a86d54235936672059546b3cf84ce53b76c7bf03a5855e7aebdafd815dc6dc0c4761c64c08a91bb8ad6414dd7f5bee4045ec6738b
- SSDEEP 3072:8ypGKppE7RM2u1xgDMoZH3QkcWonVs6a5Ki+CGuBmWsdBNe7oQpHMVY2rfHfABD:Z7E7RMXaM2AklH60+huBmWeMxMV5qD
- TLSH T10C347D40B9C18CA1C831153039B555EDCA25FDF84A734AB77F583A2A0EBC6D1582EE7A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\h8oZeQUl.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH