Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
154s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
- submitted
09/08/2026, 09:46
General
- Target 2026-08-09_d9376bd695a7e2f5c2c5457501575116_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe
- Size 13.6MB
- Sample260809-lr5cjavepe
- SHA256 73d9e9a1c1b3aaa59082df12e0a82b0c33cd935a36dc2153d363bf143ac782b2
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.
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 9 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
- Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 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: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 22 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_d9376bd695a7e2f5c2c5457501575116_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_d9376bd695a7e2f5c2c5457501575116_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.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_2026-08-09_d9376bd695a7e2f5c2c5457501575116_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-09_d9376bd695a7e2f5c2c5457501575116_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\._cache_2026-08-09_d9376bd695a7e2f5c2c5457501575116_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exec:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\._cache_2026-08-09_d9376bd695a7e2f5c2c5457501575116_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exeC:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exec:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe4⤵
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE5⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exec:\windows\resources\svchost.exe6⤵
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR7⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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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:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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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
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Defense Evasion
Hide Artifacts
1Hidden Files and Directories
1Modify Registry
2Replay Monitor
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Downloads
Synaptics.exe
._cache_2026-08-09_d9376bd695a7e2f5c2c5457501575116_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe
32FWD64N.xlsm
3DA95E00
icsys.icn.exe
svchost.exe
._cache_2026-08-09_d9376bd695a7e2f5c2c5457501575116_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe
spoolsv.exe
explorer.exe
memory/1372-237-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp
memory/1640-145-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000010A8000-memory.dmp
memory/2644-132-0x00007FFE7E9C0000-0x00007FFE7E9D0000-memory.dmp
memory/2644-129-0x00007FFE7E9C0000-0x00007FFE7E9D0000-memory.dmp
memory/2644-140-0x00007FFE7C3E0000-0x00007FFE7C3F0000-memory.dmp
memory/2644-130-0x00007FFE7E9C0000-0x00007FFE7E9D0000-memory.dmp
memory/2644-131-0x00007FFE7E9C0000-0x00007FFE7E9D0000-memory.dmp
memory/2644-134-0x00007FFE7C3E0000-0x00007FFE7C3F0000-memory.dmp
memory/2644-133-0x00007FFE7E9C0000-0x00007FFE7E9D0000-memory.dmp
memory/2884-184-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp
memory/3248-205-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp
memory/3248-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp
memory/3652-241-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp
memory/3652-179-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp
memory/3960-128-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp
memory/4276-1-0x00000000004A0000-0x00000000004A1000-memory.dmp
memory/4276-0-0x0000000003080000-0x0000000003081000-memory.dmp
memory/4276-124-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001199000-memory.dmp
memory/4576-220-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp
memory/4576-221-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp
memory/4576-235-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp
memory/4576-243-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp
memory/5832-204-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp
memory/5844-185-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp