Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
21/08/2026, 23:21
General
- Target 2026-08-21_d8f219effd32e4a9b15320bb9747fa00_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe
- Size 18.8MB
- Sample260821-3ccgmstset
- SHA256 f3bbea355419af7fc993a14ec64ba485950d168b89482619ec03869f93b7a23c
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
Extracted
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bdaejec
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ddos.dnsnb8.net
Signatures
- Family: Bdaejec
Bdaejec is a backdoor written in C++.
- Family: Xred
Xred is backdoor written in Delphi.
- Detects Bdaejec Backdoor. 2 IoCs
Bdaejec is backdoor written in C++.
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 3 IoCs
- Detects executables packed with Themida 20 IoCs
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
- ASPack v2.12-2.42 1 IoCs
Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42
- Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
- Themida packer 10 IoCs
Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
- Checks system information in the registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
System information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 3 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- 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 8 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 3 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 9 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_d8f219effd32e4a9b15320bb9747fa00_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_d8f219effd32e4a9b15320bb9747fa00_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fYnRbW.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fYnRbW.exe2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\796a2da1.bat" "3⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-21_d8f219effd32e4a9b15320bb9747fa00_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-21_d8f219effd32e4a9b15320bb9747fa00_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe"2⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate3⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe"C:\Windows\system32\._cache_Synaptics.exe"2⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- 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 computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks system information in the registry
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
Synaptics.exe
k2[1].rar
._cache_2026-08-21_d8f219effd32e4a9b15320bb9747fa00_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe
378F4B04.exe
796a2da1.bat
9F395E00
FICKBirN.xlsm
fYnRbW.exe
memory/648-300-0x00007FFA857F0000-0x00007FFA85800000-memory.dmp
memory/648-304-0x00007FFA83790000-0x00007FFA837A0000-memory.dmp
memory/648-303-0x00007FFA83790000-0x00007FFA837A0000-memory.dmp
memory/648-302-0x00007FFA857F0000-0x00007FFA85800000-memory.dmp
memory/648-301-0x00007FFA857F0000-0x00007FFA85800000-memory.dmp
memory/648-298-0x00007FFA857F0000-0x00007FFA85800000-memory.dmp
memory/648-299-0x00007FFA857F0000-0x00007FFA85800000-memory.dmp
memory/1408-187-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000016C9000-memory.dmp
memory/1408-279-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000016C9000-memory.dmp
memory/3128-10-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000639000-memory.dmp
memory/3128-282-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000639000-memory.dmp
memory/3448-286-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001608000-memory.dmp
memory/3448-288-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001608000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-158-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000016C9000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-352-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000016C9000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-372-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000016C9000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-357-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000016C9000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-284-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000016C9000-memory.dmp
memory/3624-8-0x0000000003220000-0x0000000003221000-memory.dmp
memory/3624-157-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000016C9000-memory.dmp
memory/3624-9-0x00000000004A0000-0x00000000004A1000-memory.dmp
memory/3624-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000016C9000-memory.dmp
memory/3924-297-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001608000-memory.dmp
memory/3924-285-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001608000-memory.dmp
memory/3924-292-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001608000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-90-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001608000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-289-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001608000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-283-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001608000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-296-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001608000-memory.dmp