Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
152s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
09/08/2026, 14:57
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-09_0b34dbb4235ee15abb89995861530e12_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-09_0b34dbb4235ee15abb89995861530e12_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-08-09_0b34dbb4235ee15abb89995861530e12_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe
- Size 830KB
- Sample260809-sbm7mszgkb
- SHA256 60d2f34c8a510c7062c9ced7d590cff4dcd97fd53f14deffb32ab863c1f1dad8
- MD5 0b34dbb4235ee15abb89995861530e12
- SHA1 155709bfe7941162230614256548cea4878c9f31
- SHA512 8b459625d2ad66ef2fb0d33582bd34e4d636f912714a5093c7154e64cc7c6c454d59710b7a842e11da20649d00d0cbb4b23879e2800d29d5fc4a9220cd0c972b
- SSDEEP 12288:dMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9/axcVxxo:dnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9y5
- TLSH T11C057E32F2D18437D1721A3C9C6B93A5583ABE512E38794F7BF82E4D5F3928129252D3
- 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 6048 ._cache_2026-08-09_0b34dbb4235ee15abb89995861530e12_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe 3908 Synaptics.exe 5396 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" 2026-08-09_0b34dbb4235ee15abb89995861530e12_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.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 Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-09_0b34dbb4235ee15abb89995861530e12_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-08-09_0b34dbb4235ee15abb89995861530e12_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.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 244 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 11 IoCs
pid Process 244 EXCEL.EXE 244 EXCEL.EXE 244 EXCEL.EXE 244 EXCEL.EXE 244 EXCEL.EXE 244 EXCEL.EXE 244 EXCEL.EXE 244 EXCEL.EXE 244 EXCEL.EXE 244 EXCEL.EXE 244 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4560 wrote to memory of 6048 4560 2026-08-09_0b34dbb4235ee15abb89995861530e12_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe 89 PID 4560 wrote to memory of 3908 4560 2026-08-09_0b34dbb4235ee15abb89995861530e12_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe 90
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_0b34dbb4235ee15abb89995861530e12_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_0b34dbb4235ee15abb89995861530e12_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
PID:4560 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-09_0b34dbb4235ee15abb89995861530e12_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-09_0b34dbb4235ee15abb89995861530e12_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:6048
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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:3908
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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:244
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5396
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 753KB
- SHA256 a1cdfa2b5b4a660feef9480642e0b6b627ff44f2b3f4057e1b99b3cde1832dc1
- MD5 2d641143f39a040c70bd4d3bb0f4cca7
- SHA1 917307447d2152f0bf964f28148ef01464ad6d61
- SHA512 c11fd6356b407c15346c8131d29f1b480bd3f0eae670e3eb67ba129fc83d1d504d3f8a59e6903a5a3cfcf288bba426b27b9f4c55adf47c811e1117cfe6964b98
- SSDEEP 12288:aMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9I3r:ansJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9g
- TLSH T176F46D32F2D19437D1721A3D9C5BA3A5582ABE512E38794B3BF82E4C5F3D68138252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-08-09_0b34dbb4235ee15abb89995861530e12_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-09_0b34dbb4235ee15abb89995861530e12_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_manuscrypt_r.exe
- Size 76KB
- SHA256 0d57357ac505a3065978b2a2233a1a33115dd53a3de078aeb71a815052573e77
- MD5 b9ef1dcd024aedabc080ae60524fc1b9
- SHA1 357243cf565fd84807d557a3c083536855d42283
- SHA512 0d597277c3069eef22a6ff1f785aa3b622718798d980e1cde384c0700ae74e9e031dc56fec6a41a14f95ba22b613b0c7166e4d2ea283f2ec46ced24f941ef16d
- SSDEEP 1536:5Ax7UbJPZyl66m9Vf6OAvccPUgYfXp276CwZUjpen:qx7Qyl/mVxVq2zCwZUjO
- TLSH T1FE737C22B2D0C072D466193458BCC7B19A7EBD2267B981CB779807BB5E713C0DA39367
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6B895E00
- Size 23KB
- SHA256 cbb1a4d845689bfdfb8b098dc97e854b314920dd74b6fd25c35b2218806e5fe8
- MD5 e6ddd9ce818a74de516a50be0e1e0bd8
- SHA1 a704b4d5f0e4875e72ca0a900eaeee13f4aa6cd4
- SHA512 096abf1e299aa0ee183adfd7dd822cda0eddfb7cea896f9fb98f8096ea97ad291efebd92cbf81ab1ee9a3208ee873f958bf9f5820af946e346279a949cd12cba
- SSDEEP 384:M+0Jb+3sXVp+o5bCY/HRBV5HMfuPRSQ3/QGd1ZQCTr83cqDe1oLOMl:MbJb+G4o5bCUrzHwuJfd1Ker83cqD4Ml
- TLSH T19AB2E1385E47A846F4A41D358A1F1976D7C83ACE8017BDFD6844705A37E28AF02EDB48
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7VsscuIm.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH