Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
151s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
20/07/2026, 13:12
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-20_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-stealer_njrat.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
General
- Target 2026-07-20_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-stealer_njrat.exe
- Size 8.5MB
- Sample260720-qfystsbs9l
- SHA256 f00bdce1485f9e74b171e0a0746fcd758b56355cdbe230f4979c34fb48c8e4fd
- MD5 4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7
- SHA1 9ca2df7fc483a44fa733854883108373abaf6a50
- SHA512 35c8797c9f4efe4e8b3766adc98315fc37eb35ed3f1fffb70bf0a7df7ef346f9bef98594551558063f27c8647663548e51c536b4ce08263628c9c1fe91785734
- SSDEEP 98304:Snsmtk2aws5LohbYG+cNttOO23A1Q6PKU74G9IvJLAX68b0uCt9pSMpBdW4:cLnbnttO294G9IvJLgboxZ
- TLSH T136961954B2D58064F1B32675AE7A6AA0456B7D219F3088CFB68C5D1D0B736D2E830F3B
- 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 5928 ._cache_2026-07-20_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-stealer_njrat.exe 4332 Synaptics.exe 4580 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_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-stealer_njrat.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 2026-07-20_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-stealer_njrat.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-07-20_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-stealer_njrat.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 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 -
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION ._cache_2026-07-20_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-stealer_njrat.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\._cache_2026-07-20_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-ste = "11001" ._cache_2026-07-20_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-stealer_njrat.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 3608 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 11 IoCs
pid Process 3608 EXCEL.EXE 3608 EXCEL.EXE 3608 EXCEL.EXE 3608 EXCEL.EXE 3608 EXCEL.EXE 3608 EXCEL.EXE 3608 EXCEL.EXE 3608 EXCEL.EXE 3608 EXCEL.EXE 3608 EXCEL.EXE 3608 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2604 wrote to memory of 5928 2604 2026-07-20_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-stealer_njrat.exe 89 PID 2604 wrote to memory of 4332 2604 2026-07-20_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-stealer_njrat.exe 90
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-stealer_njrat.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-stealer_njrat.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2604 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-20_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-stealer_njrat.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-20_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-stealer_njrat.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
PID:5928
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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:4332
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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:3608
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4580
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 753KB
- SHA256 d10866da1385719f19b7c8688dd46149bc419493752f171cf5dfd1854d0f942e
- MD5 c0e60706bb600897b9f29924ab433001
- SHA1 982ec1f21e192a023c08bc658db1c5251327f33a
- SHA512 9cabf4b5525a607f07f3a17213b5880d12e3a9a0ebfea523d023988929f2a6395d818c1880a4c1cc2280228ebbdc5095f94da5d5ced92caf2cbd2dd7e7c72d7c
- SSDEEP 12288:aMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9Igr:ansJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9b
- TLSH T14CF46D32F2D18477D1321A3D9C5BA3A5582ABE512E38794F3BF82E4C5F3D68128252D7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-07-20_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-stealer_njrat.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-20_4da1ae37833061a497237d6081b2b9f7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_luca-stealer_njrat.exe
- Size 7.8MB
- SHA256 4dad4bc88e4d2d50a03f4ba53bb6f8103cb74b152489300f533647e99263b4f2
- MD5 d4034cc00860af52d78dcd7817dee7a5
- SHA1 972f47b895ae6b9f1764b6f5b8dbd89a42a4ce96
- SHA512 69d5d44663d3fc016ede359ac91e87e38e747d628f5f27c6289f5aa6cc986b69ac388db589e8627a398e60b8a66380899514c35c6a006d233a29f934ebd6bd5e
- SSDEEP 98304:Fs5LohbYG+cNttOO23A1Q6PKU74G9IvJLAX68b0uCt9pSMpBdWY:zbnttO294G9IvJLgboxl
- TLSH T17D86095472D58064F1B32675AA7A6AA0467B7D219F3088CFB68C5D1D0B736D2E830F3B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69F85E00
- Size 21KB
- SHA256 c45e3dca59286d36089e3145ba0f4fc849a8fca3fabbd07452b9834ce5ae8628
- MD5 10c5ec8e3222accf2660ef1e585a0639
- SHA1 666d4086605abc3a83351e874d6d1f67ce47c7b4
- SHA512 132053d9b84808fb3e47d144bcf92882157bc1c37b4a4817d2ec2735011c652a72a6b6d9042b3d19f986cbeb344669e45d2e84a9fb2573e6a926eef18f45450e
- SSDEEP 384:Mww+WZdWp+o5bcwxgGoI8yCTuVnXnFQhwC+Tz+W8SLb/QLSIIZ:M7+WZk4o5bcwGi4uXFQ+/0SaSRZ
- TLSH T1DDA2E167ED06CD7FFDD4983563406267D22E360DA001A4953664F29FA9029CF03AFAED
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6r3FTimR.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH