Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    137s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/07/2026, 04:29

General

  • Target
    2026-07-16_56f3de03811116a8ed4dab0e96d889ca_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_remcos_wannacry.exe
  • Size 7.3MB
  • Sample260716-e4gnnsc13k
  • SHA256 746ca2877002962bc5f1592368f503fbcc6cba0651d66e47fe0a21d0945c974a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xred

C2
  • xred.mooo.com

Attributes
  • email

    [email protected]

  • 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

  • Family: Gh0strat

    Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.

  • Family: PurpleFox

    PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.

  • Family: Xred

    Xred is backdoor written in Delphi.

  • Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 10 IoCs

    Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.

  • Gh0st RAT payload 11 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 12 IoCs
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 8 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 12 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 7 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-16_56f3de03811116a8ed4dab0e96d889ca_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_remcos_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-16_56f3de03811116a8ed4dab0e96d889ca_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_remcos_wannacry.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3932
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2816
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2816 -s 508
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:4412
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\N.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3328
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe > nul
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5388
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
          ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
          • Runs ping.exe
          PID:248
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2026-07-16_56f3de03811116a8ed4dab0e96d889ca_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_remcos_wannacry.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2026-07-16_56f3de03811116a8ed4dab0e96d889ca_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_remcos_wannacry.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4636
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_HD_2026-07-16_56f3de03811116a8ed4dab0e96d889ca_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_remcos_wannacry.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_HD_2026-07-16_56f3de03811116a8ed4dab0e96d889ca_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_remcos_wannacry.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1892
      • C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
        "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:1972
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 452 -p 2816 -ip 2816
    1⤵
      PID:4612
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1784
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -acsi
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Drivers directory
        • Sets service image path in registry
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3740
    • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
      "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3752
    • C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:556

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          Synaptics.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
          • Size 753KB
          • SHA256 4aa035a61476710eab31f09cdfa6c23d24fe6b8eb36cd7a71db05b0fe3b1202a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\[email protected]
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 0517b203a1b972dddaee9193c391b2667aa06371152b4443abc8da7490ba93f3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          computer_rescue_icon.png

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\[email protected]\computer_rescue_icon.png
          • Size 838B
          • SHA256 e4b839057fcf4fa07d8e84e1a83f1096cf36c89a2f19f692d4ffbfd0706c62b4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          custom_wnd.ini

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\[email protected]\custom_wnd.ini
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 045219484debeafdcedb04e6fd0c914cb4db13a712b2abdad75b33696f28f7ac
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          setup.ini

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\[email protected]\setup.ini
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 69ced659e6592a75206e47dad54cc510bc5141198ec07001ae96500d195bffc3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          soft_manager_icon.png

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\[email protected]\soft_manager_icon.png
          • Size 646B
          • SHA256 4c2639778afba2c0d782996ea8a80152ed25ac2a954f3d525960583bddd12090
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ._cache_HD_2026-07-16_56f3de03811116a8ed4dab0e96d889ca_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_remcos_wannacry.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_HD_2026-07-16_56f3de03811116a8ed4dab0e96d889ca_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_remcos_wannacry.exe
          • Size 3.9MB
          • SHA256 df4478c946bdcb5183401faf293ae6e73f01639bb68e211efaa2876b0863b394
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          8SgDY2Pc.xlsm

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8SgDY2Pc.xlsm
          • Size 17KB
          • SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          HD_2026-07-16_56f3de03811116a8ed4dab0e96d889ca_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_remcos_wannacry.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2026-07-16_56f3de03811116a8ed4dab0e96d889ca_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_remcos_wannacry.exe
          • Size 4.7MB
          • SHA256 5be61ee696df16ec7ce60e6ea5900b67d1ae31b74e3c1101b40c534e11e02b1f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          HD_X.dat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
          • Size 2.7MB
          • SHA256 f78de337b0fd8e9dc3191e1274c8c27301d7fdfc52a08193ceb12c0ff2048dcd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          N.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
          • Size 377KB
          • SHA256 3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          R.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
          • Size 941KB
          • SHA256 bc29f2022ab3b812e50c8681ff196f090c038b5ab51e37daffac4469a8c2eb2c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          360P2SP.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{963337E8-E01C-4826-8C1D-39A398CD6698}.tmp\360P2SP.dll
          • Size 688KB
          • SHA256 0eca2e140f973b2011c633d4d92e512a1f77e1da610cfe0f4538c0b451270016
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          sites.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{A44B7723-4283-41b8-B9C0-6B1983C61382}.tmp\sites.dll
          • Size 1.4MB
          • SHA256 c1eb83993c85e01ee6ae84eb6e05744ff8c3ccc02c41d09c22286e3012ef46fc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          240733187.txt

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240733187.txt
          • Size 899KB
          • SHA256 b4b0fd6471fe2be569f257d91983d14852cc54886ee98bb942977674b75aa351
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/556-171-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1784-33-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1784-24-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1784-22-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1784-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1784-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1972-304-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1972-287-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1972-322-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp

          memory/3328-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3328-18-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3328-16-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3328-15-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3740-37-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3740-42-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3740-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-197-0x00007FFCFDAE0000-0x00007FFCFDAF0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-195-0x00007FFCFDAE0000-0x00007FFCFDAF0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-172-0x00007FFD00500000-0x00007FFD00510000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-175-0x00007FFD00500000-0x00007FFD00510000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-176-0x00007FFD00500000-0x00007FFD00510000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-173-0x00007FFD00500000-0x00007FFD00510000-memory.dmp

          memory/3752-174-0x00007FFD00500000-0x00007FFD00510000-memory.dmp

          memory/4636-160-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008B3000-memory.dmp