Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/08/2026, 23:58

General

  • Target
    2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe
  • Size 3.3MB
  • Sample260827-31csbabc83
  • SHA256 9e591acf2aa27eba202599b2423ff65e23323a9d8cb25d68e4da90ca4031512f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xred

C2
  • xred.mooo.com

Attributes
  • email

    [email protected]

  • 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

Family
  • bdaejec

C2
  • ddos.dnsnb8.net

Signatures

  • Family: Bdaejec

    Bdaejec is a backdoor written in C++.

  • Family: Xred

    Xred is backdoor written in Delphi.

  • Detects Bdaejec Backdoor. 1 IoCs

    Bdaejec is backdoor written in C++.

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 3 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 1 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Badlisted process makes network request 2 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 64 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • 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
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 57 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • 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 11 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • 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 data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 48 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_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
    PID:3336
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EJFy.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EJFy.exe
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4220
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\37651e6b.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4204
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4160
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
        msiexec /i vcredist.msi
        3⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        PID:1572
    • C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:964
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1252
  • C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
    C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
    1⤵
    • 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
    PID:1844
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\._cache_Synaptics.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4116
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
        msiexec /i vcredist.msi
        3⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        PID:4276
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding
    1⤵
    • 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
    PID:4200
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:312
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:2968
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 090FEAEE2F5078B0324C6C6E9E901512
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5084
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3840

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e58b64e.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e58b64e.rbs
          • Size 73KB
          • SHA256 a36ce6d89d42054e617124c049de0af0b5fbff12dd450ac49d52dbb1e4ef0986
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Synaptics.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
          • Size 3.3MB
          • SHA256 9e591acf2aa27eba202599b2423ff65e23323a9d8cb25d68e4da90ca4031512f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157
          • Size 342B
          • SHA256 8cb0343fe1ba15d9b2b0ab58bb982512aad3ef87d9f7eeda9db24596f54b42be
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          k2[1].rar

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\FVK2FCOF\k2[1].rar
          • Size 1B
          • SHA256 01ba4719c80b6fe911b091a7c05124b64eeece964e09c058ef8f9805daca546b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          ._cache_2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe
          • Size 2.6MB
          • SHA256 4ee4da0fe62d5fa1b5e80c6e6d88a4a2f8b3b140c35da51053d0d7b72a381d29
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          37651e6b.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\37651e6b.bat
          • Size 183B
          • SHA256 c51e5ca2834261ba546c533af0b554abdd9ea8dfe0c69f4978a8b83ce580e6b6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          3uVrZWME.xlsm

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3uVrZWME.xlsm
          • Size 17KB
          • SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          5BEC06F8.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5BEC06F8.exe
          • Size 1B
          • SHA256 08f271887ce94707da822d5263bae19d5519cb3614e0daedc4c7ce5dab7473f1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          84685E00

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\84685E00
          • Size 22KB
          • SHA256 d113e5c41a75afd897eb0efea7f7566f00e09bde4b6b317ec98be5ea3339545b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          EJFy.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EJFy.exe
          • Size 15KB
          • SHA256 4354970ccc7cd6bb16318f132c34f6a1b3d5c2ea7ff53e1c9271905527f2db07
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          vcredist.msi

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\vcredist.msi
          • Size 2.6MB
          • SHA256 91bdd063f6c53126737791c9eccf0b2f4cf44927831527245bc89a0be06c0cb4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          vcredis1.cab

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\vcredis1.cab
          • Size 247KB
          • SHA256 913ee5a1cae3e5a1872b3a5efaaa00c58e4beb692492b138f76967da671b0477
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSIBD31.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIBD31.tmp
          • Size 28KB
          • SHA256 f6e34a4550e499346f5ab1d245508f16bf765ff24c4988984b89e049ca55737f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 24.1MB
          • SHA256 0edb201e0b13dbb64b3dc9ed7c3df18e35e3efd4765d080acd8d33a7d099eec1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {4a999704-1c11-4b25-8d58-70721fc01c85}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{0dfc9b49-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{4a999704-1c11-4b25-8d58-70721fc01c85}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 048b6b1c2bf6b9f51adf4e88bddc34a4f3baff816859e9ebf7b9f1d913a1cc4a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/964-454-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000075C000-memory.dmp

          memory/964-362-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000075C000-memory.dmp

          memory/964-156-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000075C000-memory.dmp

          memory/964-353-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000075C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1844-169-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000075C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1844-295-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000075C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3336-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000075C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3336-165-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000075C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3336-7-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3336-8-0x00000000004A0000-0x00000000004A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4200-296-0x00007FFCEF9F0000-0x00007FFCEFA00000-memory.dmp

          memory/4200-297-0x00007FFCEF9F0000-0x00007FFCEFA00000-memory.dmp

          memory/4200-282-0x00007FFCF1A50000-0x00007FFCF1A60000-memory.dmp

          memory/4200-279-0x00007FFCF1A50000-0x00007FFCF1A60000-memory.dmp

          memory/4200-280-0x00007FFCF1A50000-0x00007FFCF1A60000-memory.dmp

          memory/4200-281-0x00007FFCF1A50000-0x00007FFCF1A60000-memory.dmp

          memory/4200-283-0x00007FFCF1A50000-0x00007FFCF1A60000-memory.dmp

          memory/4220-348-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001009000-memory.dmp

          memory/4220-4-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001009000-memory.dmp