Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
143s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
25/08/2026, 22:52
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
- Size 6.0MB
- Sample260825-2tsdraw1az
- SHA256 380ff86fa1ab976175984d3ce422561d7225c833d2262220e2705fdad5dfce6c
- MD5 a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e
- SHA1 16f9276eb9fd2650b090f3d795b0c28fdf928ff0
- SHA512 cde8bc6d45824d537e928ff37ddf506b50bdaae2861ccc99d5717592a2702848217cd91687f43f69369869cf3ffe588b5b460d97af270ab8a4d6b80fd1ce672d
- SSDEEP 98304:1nsmtk2a3qn8jyKfnh00zrt2miokfKA9/iLIkZKIbqY1wuo8mIoO6gT:JLx8j790miokb/iLIkAII8mIo3gT
- TLSH T1FE56F12232518036D4A28535CD3BFFA570B97F624F6154EBBBDC2E8E2D315C25A3264B
- 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
- Detects executables packed with VMProtect. 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c53e-64.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_VMProtect - Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 4156 ._cache_2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe 4628 Synaptics.exe 5936 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" 2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 3 IoCs
pid Process 3428 2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe 4628 Synaptics.exe 5936 Synaptics.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 2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Synaptics.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 opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 EXCEL.EXE 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 - 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 368 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
pid Process 3428 2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe 3428 2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe 4628 Synaptics.exe 4628 Synaptics.exe 5936 Synaptics.exe 5936 Synaptics.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 11 IoCs
pid Process 368 EXCEL.EXE 368 EXCEL.EXE 368 EXCEL.EXE 368 EXCEL.EXE 368 EXCEL.EXE 368 EXCEL.EXE 368 EXCEL.EXE 368 EXCEL.EXE 368 EXCEL.EXE 368 EXCEL.EXE 368 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3428 wrote to memory of 4156 3428 2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe 89 PID 3428 wrote to memory of 4628 3428 2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe 91
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3428 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4156
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:4628
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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:368
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:5936
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 4.7MB
- SHA256 4227df3cfdde3caf5a3dc5d78bc52df96fe910966e3a3084c640a6965d8ed0e0
- MD5 23968f6307f9e4b3e87d6ed7d94fcb20
- SHA1 873fa6a4876231c3c871ac58ed78747a56439342
- SHA512 5fa8ebad585bc77487080b1902ba1f2be9150714f12cf151070f566666aeb8d55296d11e0a3edaf59bf68e46911ca2345a6dce8420dc030d3bd6fad561de7520
- SSDEEP 98304:ynsmtk2a3qn8jyKfnh00zrt2miokfKA9/iLIkZKIbqY1wuG:8Lx8j790miokb/iLIkAIm
- TLSH T1D536023372A01076C0E78D3D8D37FEE070B636665E5068BA7BFD6DCA1A255C1A623583
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-23_a517592a0b155fcdf2d487f66d189d7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
- Size 1.3MB
- SHA256 b68286e796a4a3b100c95c060d8e41f5fc5360a564d2d7cc72dce9928cf6fbef
- MD5 5981568f1dcc9a52f8e41c0d2b014841
- SHA1 e79ef4f3984a39773a7b957dae0918c05a7fdc6d
- SHA512 4bde5ab019368065ad5d2c3a20b34c0d5c9d870b275396eaa5e1c41f9e09124a153219c5f45ac665dbc34285109cba99c4afb41bc458d2e77bd038b6073259db
- SSDEEP 24576:qt4GT8FR4u0iHRgwnT5Yl3IxRF8/re6god:T68F+u06RnW3ARF8De6god
- TLSH T13B555B503642C136E95242B1CD7AFB5A147DAFA14B7644CBABC82A6D2D706C31F32B1F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3UrOosPn.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68495E00
- Size 22KB
- SHA256 df821cf343b7b15cdeeb0155729dcfaf689cfce61a310c97b81712f8905dc95a
- MD5 a5635f11ff62ac1cb5eebf78cee76143
- SHA1 7d96d797273aaffb6e434033a1ce5a4ce4ec951f
- SHA512 9c57c6486eceef5c3f39a559477b94f933e0e761f75a6d2de5d77352848059923e1dd02a310341b763e042de9281a32391d8a40ccbaaa0dda1ee9174251fcaf4
- SSDEEP 384:MEQu3ZAxMp+o5bMlyUSZK+e86MMc+xBqTqHhL4DChHUP+i/gcq:MEQup34o5b8yuMozqTYhHni/Nq
- TLSH T1D5A2D046FE93C88DD5699CBC440D2AB8F394346F2313A9977A27F3482A00BC3678764D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH