Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - 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
23/07/2026, 22:46
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- Sample260723-2qapjaybqb
- SHA256 e23aabc8f828bc32dfa5466701a26a68d163327ced675bd985050b7c54fda787
- MD5 246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37
- SHA1 b86472f7b59ae56f131b66ff8a8d73aaac3c4553
- SHA512 d89784c7e24b8d4d198eb2c776c6c0ab8d3e0995449dffc7b6415584e37bc6f8e55884b206b97b510da9ff5a563581ab112c5ad35852c071667d1f6280e851f3
- SSDEEP 12288:xMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9LF2GgUioYMHQj8d7S6o2:xnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9pgkQg/
- TLSH T15E358E22B7D18037D132163D8D6B93A5582ABE512F34768B7BE42E5C9F392C23934397
- 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 712 ._cache_2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.exe 3712 Synaptics.exe 5128 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" 2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.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 2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.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 - 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 4196 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs
pid Process 712 ._cache_2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.exe 712 ._cache_2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.exe 4196 EXCEL.EXE 4196 EXCEL.EXE 4196 EXCEL.EXE 4196 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2808 wrote to memory of 712 2808 2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.exe 90 PID 2808 wrote to memory of 3712 2808 2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.exe 91
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2808 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:712
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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:3712
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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:4196
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5128
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 753KB
- SHA256 732c0500124c33e668d8d6d8deaead59b353f53dbe2eb919dc59f78f11ae7c7c
- MD5 80e520849c681aedd2cd31611f11aaf9
- SHA1 2b1a8f7f25ed95103851768f330b776f19145061
- SHA512 51a0e48368dc495143da8ab0285527979553e98693e8141033ffa31dcdebe122f665806cc442247e06fc0a65b0e3ec4149ff42ff0a51a80049565cc4d087ad5f
- SSDEEP 12288:aMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9Ihr:ansJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9e
- TLSH T1ABF47D32F2D19437D1721A3D9C5BA3A5982ABE512E38794E3BF81E4C5F3D68138252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-23_246b38477cdc592fbbae5b87e632fa37_amadey_coinminer_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glass.exe
- Size 323KB
- SHA256 a8b849d3238e086e9004a37a4f31e986ae1cc8bebda6961571dac0498a2e3776
- MD5 fa6fcc54f6b0312673596e835668ff1d
- SHA1 f989888612b37289094b84afbc50b4fcc4e336b7
- SHA512 d4283eb1e3ee895230896be4f7dda3658bf1f0e5161625f7cee389c936ab36e969ee09b1890d7317d5c75301b5558d165f8a70aa491adb6c301369cd921f9116
- SSDEEP 6144:QKFuOuBGMkVV4guPnicvxkJioH4MhMOpkP1MQjxLWd5YAS6FE7:L2GgUioYMHQj8d7S60
- TLSH T1E3647D017BD0C075D21626368AA7D7766AADAD606F3057C77B903B7DFE302C2A938319
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wgGRNE8W.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH