General
- Target 2026-08-20_053a844cedc7ac30419f34bc24e225d7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_neshta_ransomhub_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader
- Size 3.1MB
- Sample260820-19jacawfpd
- SHA256 ea47671c0fd907384b6f9507f46815b9ebe5558d28f948ea9b49704a4340db35
- MD5 053a844cedc7ac30419f34bc24e225d7
- SHA1 26eb96b782bb9032d5b0604f50135abf2feb932c
- SHA512 76ac06954fb2aecd0d2a70af7c5da9176c98c3e03b41f1adfe6c1351020245d1210cdb5464229b8778f85d36e452d565ae072acf5277cab64cfe91c1e98a7c4d
- SSDEEP 98304:0nsmtk2acmtk2aEmtk2at4x8xqCGomypGFnmn9:aLiSVgtvYZY9
- TLSH T182E5AE32F6D18437D1721A3C8C5BA3A5582ABE512E38794B7BF81E4D9E3D78138252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-20_053a844cedc7ac30419f34bc24e225d7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_nesht.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 2026-08-20_053a844cedc7ac30419f34bc24e225d7_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_neshta_ransomhub_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader
- Size 3.1MB
- SHA256 ea47671c0fd907384b6f9507f46815b9ebe5558d28f948ea9b49704a4340db35
- MD5 053a844cedc7ac30419f34bc24e225d7
- SHA1 26eb96b782bb9032d5b0604f50135abf2feb932c
- SHA512 76ac06954fb2aecd0d2a70af7c5da9176c98c3e03b41f1adfe6c1351020245d1210cdb5464229b8778f85d36e452d565ae072acf5277cab64cfe91c1e98a7c4d
- SSDEEP 98304:0nsmtk2acmtk2aEmtk2at4x8xqCGomypGFnmn9:aLiSVgtvYZY9
- TLSH T182E5AE32F6D18437D1721A3C8C5BA3A5582ABE512E38794B7BF81E4D9E3D78138252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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Detect Neshta payload
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Family: Neshta
Malware from the neshta family is designed to infect itself into other files to spread itself and cause damage.
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Executes dropped EXE
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Loads dropped DLL
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Modifies system executable filetype association
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Adds Run key to start application
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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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