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
20/07/2026, 13:21
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-20_20640fbecec5b29b61200c3419e84e0a_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-20_20640fbecec5b29b61200c3419e84e0a_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-07-20_20640fbecec5b29b61200c3419e84e0a_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 817KB
- Sample260720-qlpgcadx2x
- SHA256 fa7ae078f7a3e65bd51f263dad7697ef3a10cffbde2517b8fdf8a823752e8cbd
- MD5 20640fbecec5b29b61200c3419e84e0a
- SHA1 8a9d70ed53f79a02bc4e91e1e5e63e473cbdf759
- SHA512 68780a4c1e9ecbea8e6efd006d41613b952c46281817b6c8bb16e4da8d927115370596fcbabef2570397df1682a6be43489a05b25078b83d5c4bfada84af8d38
- SSDEEP 12288:hMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9fd6vj:hnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9M7
- TLSH T13D058E32F2D18437D1321A3D8C6B93A5982ABE512E38794A3BF91E4D5F3D68139252D3
- 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
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resource behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c490-138.dat - Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 5632 ._cache_2026-07-20_20640fbecec5b29b61200c3419e84e0a_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 1256 Synaptics.exe 6044 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_20640fbecec5b29b61200c3419e84e0a_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.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_20640fbecec5b29b61200c3419e84e0a_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-07-20_20640fbecec5b29b61200c3419e84e0a_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.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 3024 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 11 IoCs
pid Process 3024 EXCEL.EXE 3024 EXCEL.EXE 3024 EXCEL.EXE 3024 EXCEL.EXE 3024 EXCEL.EXE 3024 EXCEL.EXE 3024 EXCEL.EXE 3024 EXCEL.EXE 3024 EXCEL.EXE 3024 EXCEL.EXE 3024 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4220 wrote to memory of 5632 4220 2026-07-20_20640fbecec5b29b61200c3419e84e0a_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 89 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 1256 4220 2026-07-20_20640fbecec5b29b61200c3419e84e0a_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 91
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_20640fbecec5b29b61200c3419e84e0a_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_20640fbecec5b29b61200c3419e84e0a_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4220 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-20_20640fbecec5b29b61200c3419e84e0a_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-20_20640fbecec5b29b61200c3419e84e0a_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5632
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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:1256
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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:3024
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:6044
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 753KB
- SHA256 9cc957f0b144c22da8127090a3b6ab899a684eb2d8ab031ec3feb7d18448e50e
- MD5 c2e9ab8d18c389c69e1240cd80480b19
- SHA1 26589b40d52eb1352bddfc66a51ccd93ce898287
- SHA512 aa11f27eda8edd2a4bb9bdd1452e62fd28b25a9f09feaf8a47202770395e4fd7f1e658fea4592846a912f3e0b54def00240e40d61fb5bc777dea06c2eee2aaf5
- SSDEEP 12288:aMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9Ior:ansJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9L
- TLSH T176F47D32F2D19437D1721A3D9C6BA3A5582ABE512E38794E3BF81E4C5F3D68138252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-07-20_20640fbecec5b29b61200c3419e84e0a_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-20_20640fbecec5b29b61200c3419e84e0a_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 64KB
- SHA256 75f12ea2f30d9c0d872dade345f30f562e6d93847b6a509ba53beec6d0b2c346
- MD5 a32a382b8a5a906e03a83b4f3e5b7a9b
- SHA1 11e2bdd0798761f93cce363329996af6c17ed796
- SHA512 ec87dd957be21b135212454646dcabdd7ef9442cf714e2c1f6b42b81f0c3fa3b1875bde9a8b538e8a0aa2190225649c29e9ed0f25176e7659e55e422dd4efe4c
- SSDEEP 768:2jfnJFqNSkejOy27eW2Vef/7yX3jFICnFfvoUs49RsS98Pu4TNz14GAeRgxQ:ufnLq01weW5yX3jFxv49Nu4GhQ
- TLSH T134537C21B981C073C446107A592DC6B19F7BBC312675C983BB961BBB9F313D1E72E24A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\twd7iKF5.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\twd7iKF5.xlsm
- Size 21KB
- SHA256 ff528524a0834dc14f9180488f6e691dc7280fa03984eb6c3192cec78c7e9c8a
- MD5 f55a2309f1821568345a08940eb94e85
- SHA1 d139d1b4df50b00a1ef7ea0025a9021160d1a105
- SHA512 0cf58f2e2e09f5f6ab20e1c4a50fc43eee02f90ae0d86e6ed73a2ec7462732b59d596de1c5b44cf4db9da2bc6a25558349c6ee159be8c10aad6876594b91d81e
- SSDEEP 384:MFVyMXp+o5bJGrXKeXkDWatKYmTovcJknSF9Aav5PlBXwnV3Rtnfk/APBuo8:MFVyo4o5bJbvDWaIRovSySF9AahEpRls
- TLSH T1C0A2C026DB22941DC03F487D611A55A0D2012B8DEB27B7C2EAC1B77E31083EF339A498
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH