Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
138s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
02/08/2026, 04:14
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-01_4b8d64602cc1c3fda988ab60de1d0311_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-01_4b8d64602cc1c3fda988ab60de1d0311_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-08-01_4b8d64602cc1c3fda988ab60de1d0311_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 938KB
- Sample260802-etv4bavapc
- SHA256 54415b6ed25ad38188ebd387258e684a16bbf1d97287e82174e685de04a678cb
- MD5 4b8d64602cc1c3fda988ab60de1d0311
- SHA1 bbe202d0d7498a543ac1abe5f28bfef9ae902fbd
- SHA512 973083a2e22044381779840f9192633c93f8fb96b8396ff9388369bc2637f8988d681feb33a7ba3d2e1d695c6072257b056688d3b38dae768f843dc92e8cf449
- SSDEEP 12288:bMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9tc2A7OgiGhKC:bnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9MiGx
- TLSH T17F158E32B2D18437D1731A3C9C6B93A5983AFE612E34694F3BE81E4C5F3968169253D3
- 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 4828 ._cache_2026-08-01_4b8d64602cc1c3fda988ab60de1d0311_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 6100 Synaptics.exe 4500 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" 2026-08-01_4b8d64602cc1c3fda988ab60de1d0311_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_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 2026-08-01_4b8d64602cc1c3fda988ab60de1d0311_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-08-01_4b8d64602cc1c3fda988ab60de1d0311_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_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 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 5372 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 11 IoCs
pid Process 5372 EXCEL.EXE 5372 EXCEL.EXE 5372 EXCEL.EXE 5372 EXCEL.EXE 5372 EXCEL.EXE 5372 EXCEL.EXE 5372 EXCEL.EXE 5372 EXCEL.EXE 5372 EXCEL.EXE 5372 EXCEL.EXE 5372 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3872 wrote to memory of 4828 3872 2026-08-01_4b8d64602cc1c3fda988ab60de1d0311_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 88 PID 3872 wrote to memory of 6100 3872 2026-08-01_4b8d64602cc1c3fda988ab60de1d0311_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 90
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_4b8d64602cc1c3fda988ab60de1d0311_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_4b8d64602cc1c3fda988ab60de1d0311_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3872 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-01_4b8d64602cc1c3fda988ab60de1d0311_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-01_4b8d64602cc1c3fda988ab60de1d0311_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4828
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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:6100
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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:5372
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4500
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup1⤵PID:4616
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 753KB
- SHA256 334c276750bf7d7bcb96fe6d3191fbcc0b50a52b0a0d9b7fa6e9077d94658b9e
- MD5 2d00bf5c636541a29f7da07c556ba15c
- SHA1 3e88c46a31b00fac5129a53c3a57aa0ed7c068ae
- SHA512 f4d202ba92da1910d4d170a5d1205d3868efd3c811c650d73060e5192814cdf38d96b42299d82dd303be41df6af83f0b77b3146c1de7f2b001219bdd539af993
- SSDEEP 12288:aMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9I6r:ansJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD95
- TLSH T155F47D32F2D19437D1321A3D9C5BA3A5982ABE512E38794E3BF91E4C5F3D68138252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-08-01_4b8d64602cc1c3fda988ab60de1d0311_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-01_4b8d64602cc1c3fda988ab60de1d0311_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 184KB
- SHA256 01a461ad68d11b5b5096f45eb54df9ba62c5af413fa9eb544eacb598373a26bc
- MD5 22e9853298c96b1ab89d8f71c4e82302
- SHA1 31754ee85d21ce9188394a939c15a271c2562f93
- SHA512 49477b6a2ff90e6e346516a054d637b5e021bbfa2f5837f9be48f46a668db8a3ebc2a357676eee6e19369447005ed4aac5e73b3c6598a91648676f32ad5da7f5
- SSDEEP 3072:uQZ7B8+pow11PV7gOS+Xs9q/aexsmuPa3QmYIqc5hu:uQZ7BfOSdV7Osl/aFT/YqAhu
- TLSH T1B3045C2137E18071E2F30A3459B857A18A7AFD325E75CE0BB79C474D1FB0A91DA24B63
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\25B95E00
- Size 22KB
- SHA256 40fcb93190de3ad59b178010382026f794ac848ac70e0eeaa8502f5a3f615891
- MD5 0d802355a13ca198d32e6c26cc88b30f
- SHA1 9890a2165d487bfad95ff41e77ee8688c3eeb191
- SHA512 8c4aefbdefe9bf6968b253e291b15b7536c8daf10f0459e2a37f71b36b01a6a5beb490568cd5bb56f23bfa72ac3ad9a0601eab2d78ff0d356bdf6ee0ac54f83d
- SSDEEP 384:MhUC+rap+o5bsFTgPhD07QyIBK+kFSabf60ilF+7Px32ch:MhUCAa4o5bsFTgR6AE69C7Pgch
- TLSH T199A2CF284463BDC6CA352C3DA45632E3A615228FC59C5B5794C0F2A85F837A73FED5C8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DAffHG1Q.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH