Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
135s - 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, 20:23
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 2.5MB
- Sample260729-y6cx2ssamd
- SHA256 d9deebd8b6b3878b7e833ffd5d531d154c8209e8c726b0eee618becb2b4ad48b
- MD5 7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd
- SHA1 d350a5f6b3dba20574be99ac286206a2520ff9ad
- SHA512 52994a4b6b03ddede54fd2170bcb5089314a83e809ece0706d7253bea5e1316bfb7108f27bcdaa962385b05c7e15a1b8c53bb69a37598272a45678c80280b514
- SSDEEP 49152:WnsHyjtk2MYC5GDhaPgOSRlqQWfCAh5xsT/8+yCq/WU+94ewljNTZHi:Wnsmtk2aMMMluqAh5xsTmCirUwljm
- TLSH T1ABC59E3277D0807BC27336348D4FB379A6AEBA701E75568B36D40E381E34592693876B
- 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 264 ._cache_2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2980 Synaptics.exe 4980 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_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_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 2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_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\~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 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 2988 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 4 IoCs
pid Process 264 ._cache_2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 264 ._cache_2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 264 ._cache_2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 264 ._cache_2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs
pid Process 264 ._cache_2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 264 ._cache_2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2988 EXCEL.EXE 2988 EXCEL.EXE 2988 EXCEL.EXE 2988 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2440 wrote to memory of 264 2440 2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 89 PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2980 2440 2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 91
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2440 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:264
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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:2980
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4980
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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:2988
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 744KB
- SHA256 4c8f29c58f4fbe48f2e44227b8c9137ca1eab28a3103027ce0b1d42a671e33a5
- MD5 82b203bc670c07e7b77817e88ba467de
- SHA1 e1dc7f3253fb1cda5181578304536f6d74af5125
- SHA512 53a7d1af5187a99958bf5a86f830523b4ff9a79b3b3de31edec5532097cb78505d35dae6ab86fcb2d65b9980bb2e4f9a974f590a38d2c1689e14f52284060766
- SSDEEP 12288:fMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V93I:fnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9Y
- TLSH T1D5F47D32F2D19437D1721A3D9C6BA3A9582ABF512E38754A3BF91E4C4F3D68138252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-29_7604de2ab56b5c789c6835aab2cc00fd_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 c57490943138ebd0c8f502924019042a60f84581bf30a3043e978e6879685b0f
- MD5 1734e1fd7e4ca651b03421c5a75441e9
- SHA1 e0242f9d1918b628df4481d5af34efe95296ecb2
- SHA512 a1fb69fceaf6efe400a83dcad2a722eb2db841f0cb3c00bc84292fde83aabb90cfb01a7631b6cfc23154afd47947ccbdaf9f977f351734af4dc1e938808f0aad
- SSDEEP 49152:8aPgOSRlqQWfCAh5xsT/8+yCq/WU+94ewljNTZHE:8MMluqAh5xsTmCirUwljo
- TLSH T18D858E213790407AC2773631894EB379E2EEA9704EB5568766810F392E349D39A3C77F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2FdbGHRD.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH