General
- Target 2026-08-11_b8ee8300e931edfbde1b6f9f51f681c0_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_neshta_njrat_ransomhub_vidar
- Size 3.4MB
- Sample260811-19bkhashpf
- SHA256 914131ca51a33b279c243461dcf31223c12e43cf200e732d12ed7c75c07f9f49
- MD5 b8ee8300e931edfbde1b6f9f51f681c0
- SHA1 e06bcdf556d39b3e4a0e3629c018fdeae6246d9c
- SHA512 391ef052ea0e3baf9ab4d25e23c67a0f242ba32fd50a845614f3753b2856fd959da5632719e5c69260723c59d3d34d384db380c8aa7f46acde54d57c71138853
- SSDEEP 98304:onsmtk2a5mtk2ahmtk2a4mtk2a8enknkn/n9:2Ld9ChgKKP9
- TLSH T1CEF57E22F2D19477D1321A3C8C5B93A5983ABE512E38794B7BF81E4D9F3D6812C252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-11_b8ee8300e931edfbde1b6f9f51f681c0_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glasswor.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
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
Targets
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- Target 2026-08-11_b8ee8300e931edfbde1b6f9f51f681c0_cobalt-strike_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_neshta_njrat_ransomhub_vidar
- Size 3.4MB
- SHA256 914131ca51a33b279c243461dcf31223c12e43cf200e732d12ed7c75c07f9f49
- MD5 b8ee8300e931edfbde1b6f9f51f681c0
- SHA1 e06bcdf556d39b3e4a0e3629c018fdeae6246d9c
- SHA512 391ef052ea0e3baf9ab4d25e23c67a0f242ba32fd50a845614f3753b2856fd959da5632719e5c69260723c59d3d34d384db380c8aa7f46acde54d57c71138853
- SSDEEP 98304:onsmtk2a5mtk2ahmtk2a4mtk2a8enknkn/n9:2Ld9ChgKKP9
- TLSH T1CEF57E22F2D19477D1321A3C8C5B93A5983ABE512E38794B7BF81E4D9F3D6812C252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Detect Neshta payload
Family: Neshta
Malware from the neshta family is designed to infect itself into other files to spread itself and cause damage.
Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
Executes dropped EXE
Modifies system executable filetype association
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in System32 directory
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Event Triggered Execution
1Change Default File Association
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Event Triggered Execution
1Change Default File Association
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
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