Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/08/2026, 08:20

General

  • Target
    2026-08-05_fb2a6f5a406dbfabeed78a04162fe35e_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redli.exe
  • Size 7.0MB
  • Sample260805-j8ky4sysds
  • SHA256 1f3190247b9cbe90adb0b16d6b330886f112436bdb05fc4c0a49fb9e5f57404b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xred

C2
  • xred.mooo.com

Attributes
  • email

    [email protected]

  • 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.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 8 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 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 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_fb2a6f5a406dbfabeed78a04162fe35e_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redli.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_fb2a6f5a406dbfabeed78a04162fe35e_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redli.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2172
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-05_fb2a6f5a406dbfabeed78a04162fe35e_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redli.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-05_fb2a6f5a406dbfabeed78a04162fe35e_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redli.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4584
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-05_fb2a6f5a406dbfabeed78a04162fe35e_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redli.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-05_fb2a6f5a406dbfabeed78a04162fe35e_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redli.exe" -burn.unelevated BurnPipe.{862D3D33-F105-4DA3-9810-1C308D806A16} {6D9279F5-95C9-4093-B569-B7FB8E7B3351} 4584
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:520
    • C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4116
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1260
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate -burn.unelevated BurnPipe.{007DB4D0-E538-4F5B-9716-0DB86EB7FB90} {122B72DF-B7EB-4E10-B495-686B8FAF6E9F} 1260
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1708
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4716
  • C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
    C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2740
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\._cache_Synaptics.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1924
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe" -burn.unelevated BurnPipe.{43B9F4C7-D7E4-4C9D-9EC4-83877E4EAA0B} {1A58246D-CFC0-4CF3-9496-B37E98B07A13} 1924
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4408

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        Synaptics.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
        • Size 7.0MB
        • SHA256 1f3190247b9cbe90adb0b16d6b330886f112436bdb05fc4c0a49fb9e5f57404b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ._cache_2026-08-05_fb2a6f5a406dbfabeed78a04162fe35e_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redli.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-05_fb2a6f5a406dbfabeed78a04162fe35e_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redli.exe
        • Size 6.2MB
        • SHA256 1761fffeb5437bd2b36af2ac2706e3df2a5f141f22b8a5542d5060a08dd55e73
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unmfKfo1.xlsm

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\unmfKfo1.xlsm
        • Size 17KB
        • SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        logo.png

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{22154f09-719a-4619-bb71-5b3356999fbf}\.ba1\logo.png
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 335a256d4779ec5dcf283d007fb56fd8211bbcaf47dcd70fe60ded6a112744ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        wixstdba.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{22154f09-719a-4619-bb71-5b3356999fbf}\.ba1\wixstdba.dll
        • Size 126KB
        • SHA256 c7bc4ac3009fe274dd7b8ef323d596cb7949e02b22b699d7c0ce4a8e0e6799af
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        BootstrapperApplicationData.xml

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{22154f09-719a-4619-bb71-5b3356999fbf}\.ba3\BootstrapperApplicationData.xml
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 2e7518ef43a2948a279ed88d3a71463c386a5bfa3dc1d5af72f364122d126c01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        license.rtf

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{22154f09-719a-4619-bb71-5b3356999fbf}\.ba3\license.rtf
        • Size 47KB
        • SHA256 5b7bd9ad76c8df8e2c496b3dcefc9fe3750dccc48fb416126605ed3fb208f55a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        thm.wxl

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{22154f09-719a-4619-bb71-5b3356999fbf}\.ba3\thm.wxl
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 70400f181d00e1769774ff36bcd8b1ab5fbc431418067d31b876d18cc04ef4ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        thm.xml

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{22154f09-719a-4619-bb71-5b3356999fbf}\.ba3\thm.xml
        • Size 5KB
        • SHA256 6b1ba0dea830e556a58c883290faa5d49c064e546cbfcd0451596a10cc693f87
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2172-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000AFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2172-0-0x0000000000DF0000-0x0000000000DF1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2172-1-0x00000000004A0000-0x00000000004A1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2740-291-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000AFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4116-323-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000AFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4116-356-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000AFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4116-353-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000AFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4116-348-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000AFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4116-346-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000AFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4116-331-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000AFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4716-216-0x00007FFF224F0000-0x00007FFF22500000-memory.dmp

        memory/4716-213-0x00007FFF224F0000-0x00007FFF22500000-memory.dmp

        memory/4716-215-0x00007FFF224F0000-0x00007FFF22500000-memory.dmp

        memory/4716-217-0x00007FFF224F0000-0x00007FFF22500000-memory.dmp

        memory/4716-231-0x00007FFF1FCC0000-0x00007FFF1FCD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4716-214-0x00007FFF224F0000-0x00007FFF22500000-memory.dmp

        memory/4716-221-0x00007FFF1FCC0000-0x00007FFF1FCD0000-memory.dmp