Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
121s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
20/07/2026, 12:53
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe
- Size 967KB
- Sample260720-p4pdmacz3s
- SHA256 faf25f15ae886f5e88c07e5d42e2c7670c0311abd88fa86924bcc22336bfdb95
- MD5 b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d
- SHA1 6e3cc4ccf1e9829ea69159b8dbcb0af0b59f35d8
- SHA512 a099c6f7d18499e193b6e67c16fd402c3cc40a44487542514ca669a4bb3cf556d386bb4dfd1015901146633f1a518f326265c3a4c5404fca4f2105834d977e0e
- SSDEEP 24576:XnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9oXT/6D+q1U:XnsHyjtk2MYC5GDeXT/6D+z
- TLSH T112258D22B2D18433D1731A3D8CABA3A5583EBE512E34799F3BE41E4D4F3978169252D3
- 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
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Synaptics.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Synaptics.exe - Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 1756 ._cache_2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe 3692 Synaptics.exe 4280 Synaptics.exe 5156 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 5532 ._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" 2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.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 ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_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\~MHz EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString EXCEL.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 EXCEL.EXE - Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU EXCEL.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily EXCEL.EXE - Modifies registry class 3 IoCs
description ioc Process 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 Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ 2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 5844 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
pid Process 5844 EXCEL.EXE 5844 EXCEL.EXE 5844 EXCEL.EXE 5844 EXCEL.EXE 5844 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4832 wrote to memory of 1756 4832 2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe 86 PID 4832 wrote to memory of 3692 4832 2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe 88 PID 3692 wrote to memory of 5156 3692 Synaptics.exe 91 PID 4280 wrote to memory of 5532 4280 Synaptics.exe 94
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4832 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1756
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3692 -
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:5156
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4280 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe"C:\Windows\system32\._cache_Synaptics.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5532
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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:5844
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 967KB
- SHA256 faf25f15ae886f5e88c07e5d42e2c7670c0311abd88fa86924bcc22336bfdb95
- MD5 b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d
- SHA1 6e3cc4ccf1e9829ea69159b8dbcb0af0b59f35d8
- SHA512 a099c6f7d18499e193b6e67c16fd402c3cc40a44487542514ca669a4bb3cf556d386bb4dfd1015901146633f1a518f326265c3a4c5404fca4f2105834d977e0e
- SSDEEP 24576:XnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9oXT/6D+q1U:XnsHyjtk2MYC5GDeXT/6D+z
- TLSH T112258D22B2D18433D1731A3D8CABA3A5583EBE512E34799F3BE41E4D4F3978169252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-20_b1f57097fd165db90a4f887124ebaa4d_amadey_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_g.exe
- Size 213KB
- SHA256 9f7729f418149419438e67f48cb13eae9d114c4df81c1a4c3237dc2282314d0a
- MD5 aae0faaedb1fc6364a5195aac8665f53
- SHA1 f4d273faa63ab30f08608b776d1ce9224d0b64cd
- SHA512 f2428bf7dd7f92eefc41c8a65b7835601f48e060dd2cd281a8c9b2969ca3459946a060f2033aa5ce194672859960029334e6ba887e1df950b05db1dbea415f6e
- SSDEEP 6144:kr7M4ZH2pT/6qBeBPC1E+A1u+NmzAOtN3g/:47MEUT/6WeJJ+AJNmzC/
- TLSH T137248D1274D18472C4B2253205E8DBB56A3EB9B10BA29DEF57D41F6E8F303C1DB31A66
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bioZzztw.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH