Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
29/07/2026, 08:31
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-29_3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-29_3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-07-29_3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_stop.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- Sample260729-kez2lsfc44
- SHA256 bd29c84a9039c11ddf18a6627dacf6de2ebb8c9cae64cfb22ceb637d0f11f8e2
- MD5 3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8
- SHA1 4432bd91c5607eb145c77b709466605b19a93de2
- SHA512 329bca6b8bdceac3e14637d26ade9ce285230e8230f6b2c99c09e9a76a3d328231a316fa087624c520d9b89011d53157cea36513a9d06d28fbdc843cc2de78c1
- SSDEEP 12288:8MSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9+Rk4bNA+hUzl:8nsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9G+
- TLSH T10A357E22B2D18437E1F33A398C6BA364593ABE513E34654F37E41E4C9E3D6A16D24393
- 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 3276 ._cache_2026-07-29_3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_stop.exe 3176 Synaptics.exe 5300 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" 2026-07-29_3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_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 ._cache_2026-07-29_3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-29_3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_stop.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 2012 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs
pid Process 3276 ._cache_2026-07-29_3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_stop.exe 2012 EXCEL.EXE 2012 EXCEL.EXE 2012 EXCEL.EXE 2012 EXCEL.EXE 2012 EXCEL.EXE 2012 EXCEL.EXE 2012 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2128 wrote to memory of 3276 2128 2026-07-29_3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_stop.exe 89 PID 2128 wrote to memory of 3176 2128 2026-07-29_3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_stop.exe 90
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_stop.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2128 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-29_3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-29_3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_stop.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3276
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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:3176
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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:2012
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5300
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 753KB
- SHA256 2c45df21deab5cba282121d7263b3f26152461143831f0fb38e4c834d07f45aa
- MD5 06859fdb7a97839fcaef6fc02ca2127f
- SHA1 522d3f7f4c0c7e1c45f41539732b58143d95f40e
- SHA512 41dc37b65000994f08e2ef771e17b14326c810fa0fe93797b3fa9a71fd09bcf810b1c34d13c37a8b876cfaad16d998eed9245ba718f632df59c2f1f76e64bfb3
- SSDEEP 12288:aMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9I1r:ansJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9e
- TLSH T19CF47D32F2D19437D1721A3D9C5BA3A5982ABE512E38794E3BF81E4C5F3D68138252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-07-29_3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_stop.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-29_3b3bcc3de0be014da88bbeb43dc44ba8_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_stop.exe
- Size 377KB
- SHA256 20059e8dbbd623bc766994ec4df7e89d347582042b98a80724dfa811981e9c52
- MD5 1254c6b269da71a1796fda114edebaa8
- SHA1 0f1f9023a3c8822fb5bb7bf2af0448298a1a80bc
- SHA512 f569a0470bf9ff78345f04a9a1ead54d6bf854119ed16a9bd5620e56e0e27f022e447f4638f2c67e42219babc1ddb41f639dab9138c82d9332341bb15edad0f3
- SSDEEP 6144:uIpasPTvQ7Eqs3b7smSgAoPqqtNjrYrI2:7k4bNA+hU
- TLSH T113845A11B3E28435F1F336724C7967685A76BD21BE35918F23C42A4DAD38AF19A34723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fmi5j2qk.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH