Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
116s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
31/07/2026, 23:00
General
- Target 2026-07-31_fcc87c3373eb9a59f8c52e7810d8046b_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhada.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- Sample260731-2zdsjsaa56
- SHA256 c3f06a87db650d359526ea302c65faa7ef351dc7d57284d4d94751419fb5a8a1
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
- Family: Xred
Xred is backdoor written in Delphi.
- Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
- Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.
- Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- 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.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
- Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 9 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-31_fcc87c3373eb9a59f8c52e7810d8046b_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhada.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-31_fcc87c3373eb9a59f8c52e7810d8046b_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhada.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-31_fcc87c3373eb9a59f8c52e7810d8046b_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhada.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-31_fcc87c3373eb9a59f8c52e7810d8046b_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhada.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-31_fcc87c3373eb9a59f8c52e7810d8046b_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhada64.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-31_fcc87c3373eb9a59f8c52e7810d8046b_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhada.exe"3⤵
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Sets service image path in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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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
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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
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
Synaptics.exe
._cache_2026-07-31_fcc87c3373eb9a59f8c52e7810d8046b_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhada.exe
._cache_2026-07-31_fcc87c3373eb9a59f8c52e7810d8046b_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhada64.exe
92995E00
Ps1zFGEX.xlsm
memory/2600-124-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000528000-memory.dmp
memory/2600-0-0x00000000023F0000-0x00000000023F1000-memory.dmp
memory/2600-1-0x00000000004A0000-0x00000000004A1000-memory.dmp
memory/4580-131-0x00007FFD1BE40000-0x00007FFD1BE50000-memory.dmp
memory/4580-128-0x00007FFD1BE40000-0x00007FFD1BE50000-memory.dmp
memory/4580-127-0x00007FFD1BE40000-0x00007FFD1BE50000-memory.dmp
memory/4580-126-0x00007FFD1BE40000-0x00007FFD1BE50000-memory.dmp
memory/4580-132-0x00007FFD19770000-0x00007FFD19780000-memory.dmp
memory/4580-133-0x00007FFD19770000-0x00007FFD19780000-memory.dmp
memory/4580-129-0x00007FFD1BE40000-0x00007FFD1BE50000-memory.dmp
memory/6724-170-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp
memory/6724-178-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp
memory/6724-196-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp
memory/6724-201-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp
memory/7132-130-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp