Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
154s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
09/08/2026, 19:28
General
- Target 2026-08-09_d4a4c911a1093462fb101273cc93480c_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_wannacry.exe
- Size 16.0MB
- Sample260809-x6v8yscb22
- SHA256 087d2a84402f14cadc1589448578d8b6e7bf98fdc2b8be517d6f4e9c0a79ed0c
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: Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.
- Family: PurpleFox
PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.
- Family: Xred
Xred is backdoor written in Delphi.
- Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 7 IoCs
Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.
- Gh0st RAT payload 8 IoCs
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 13 IoCs
- Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 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.
- Suspicious Office macro 1 IoCs
Office document equipped with macros.
- Executes dropped EXE 9 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
- UPX packed file 11 IoCs
Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 12 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
- 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
- Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_d4a4c911a1093462fb101273cc93480c_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_d4a4c911a1093462fb101273cc93480c_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_wannacry.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_d4a4c911a1093462fb101273cc93480c_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-09_d4a4c911a1093462fb101273cc93480c_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_wannacry.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- 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\R.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe3⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\N.exe3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe > nul4⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping -n 2 127.0.0.15⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_._cache_2026-08-09_d4a4c911a1093462fb101273cc93480c_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_wannacry.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_._cache_2026-08-09_d4a4c911a1093462fb101273cc93480c_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_wannacry.exe3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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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:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"1⤵
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe"C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240717781.txt",MainThread2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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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
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -acsi2⤵
- 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:\Windows\System32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"1⤵
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Server Software Component
1Terminal Services DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
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Downloads
Synaptics.exe
._cache_2026-08-09_d4a4c911a1093462fb101273cc93480c_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_wannacry.exe
4J9frWNo.xlsm
4J9frWNo.xlsm
HD_._cache_2026-08-09_d4a4c911a1093462fb101273cc93480c_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_wannacry.exe
N.exe
R.exe
240717781.txt
Remote Data.exe
memory/1056-136-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp
memory/1508-143-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1508-142-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1508-140-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1844-154-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1844-155-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1844-152-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-221-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-211-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-233-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-244-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp
memory/2252-144-0x00007FF8AA9E0000-0x00007FF8AA9F0000-memory.dmp
memory/2252-150-0x00007FF8A8190000-0x00007FF8A81A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2252-147-0x00007FF8AA9E0000-0x00007FF8AA9F0000-memory.dmp
memory/2252-148-0x00007FF8AA9E0000-0x00007FF8AA9F0000-memory.dmp
memory/2252-146-0x00007FF8AA9E0000-0x00007FF8AA9F0000-memory.dmp
memory/2252-145-0x00007FF8AA9E0000-0x00007FF8AA9F0000-memory.dmp
memory/2252-149-0x00007FF8A8190000-0x00007FF8A81A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-194-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000001897000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-212-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000001897000-memory.dmp
memory/2524-0-0x00000000032C0000-0x00000000032C1000-memory.dmp
memory/2524-135-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000140F000-memory.dmp
memory/2524-1-0x00000000004A0000-0x00000000004A1000-memory.dmp
memory/5636-169-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/5636-168-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/5636-164-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp