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
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe
- Size 3.3MB
- Sample260827-31csbabc83
- SHA256 9e591acf2aa27eba202599b2423ff65e23323a9d8cb25d68e4da90ca4031512f
- MD5 fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0
- SHA1 5da103534b48f189537e80ecccf0c811f5242fbf
- SHA512 4814cb0d42a6ba389eeacdd6c3a365d6871c72e8f4170fde35c66d0db6824ad616c9e5307a9810193dbdff5cf66c85f7a8f0b2af4553841474398f9ad03fa8a6
- SSDEEP 49152:4nsHyjtk2MYC5GDlqGRIgg2SirwkF9xdtb43lyGKCafpKkiwnaDahmPzpY4FPyaz:4nsmtk2a2xxLFfY/KCCpKk9aWMzZya
- TLSH T1F9F50222B6D19037D1721B3C9CAFA3A5483ABE513E347A4F7BE51D4D4E3928138252E7
- 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
Extracted
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bdaejec
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ddos.dnsnb8.net
Signatures
- Detects Bdaejec Backdoor. 1 IoCs
Bdaejec is backdoor written in C++.
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4220-348-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001009000-memory.dmp family_bdaejec_backdoor - Detects executables packed with ASPack 3 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000b0000000243cc-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4220-4-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001009000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4220-348-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001009000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000b0000000243cc-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Synaptics.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Synaptics.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation EJFy.exe - Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
pid Process 4220 EJFy.exe 4160 ._cache_2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe 964 Synaptics.exe 1844 Synaptics.exe 1252 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 4200 EXCEL.EXE 4116 ._cache_Synaptics.exe - Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 5084 MsiExec.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\wextract_cleanup1 = "rundll32.exe C:\\Windows\\system32\\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\IXP001.TMP\\\"" ._cache_2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe" 2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\wextract_cleanup0 = "rundll32.exe C:\\Windows\\system32\\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\IXP000.TMP\\\"" ._cache_Synaptics.exe - Badlisted process makes network request 2 IoCs
Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.
flow pid Process 17 4276 msiexec.exe 18 1572 msiexec.exe - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 64 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\Q: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\S: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\T: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\W: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\W: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\U: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\V: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Y: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\A: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\R: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\T: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\E: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\P: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\P: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Z: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\U: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\V: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\U: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\A: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\R: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Q: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\V: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\T: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\E: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\R: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\S: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\S: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Q: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\B: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\E: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\A: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\X: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\B: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\P: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\W: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\B: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Y: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\X: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Z: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Z: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: msiexec.exe - Checks system information in the registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
System information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SystemInformation\SystemProductName EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SystemInformation\SystemManufacturer EXCEL.EXE - Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe Synaptics.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe Synaptics.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_2.34.28001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\GameBar.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.YourPhone_0.19051.7.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\YourPhone.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxApp_48.49.31001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\XboxApp.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_3.6.73.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Notes.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.GetHelp_10.1706.13331.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\GetHelp.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.0.30251.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppInstallerPythonRedirector.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension_1.0.22742.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.heif.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal_2000.19081.1301.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\MixedRealityPortal.Brokered.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp_11811.1001.18.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\StoreExperienceHost.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VP9VideoExtensions_1.0.22681.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.VP9.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wab.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Wallet_2.4.18324.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Wallet.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WebpImageExtension_1.0.22753.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.webp.exe EJFy.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe EJFy.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 57 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910548.0\8.0.50727.6195.cat msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ngen.log msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910377.0\x86_Microsoft.VC80.MFC_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_x-ww_150c9e8b.cat msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910377.0\mfc80u.dll msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910564.0\8.0.50727.6195.policy msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910580.0 msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910298.0\ATL80.dll msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910377.0\x86_Microsoft.VC80.MFC_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_x-ww_150c9e8b.manifest msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910377.0\mfcm80.dll msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910455.0\x86_Microsoft.VC80.MFCLOC_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_x-ww_6a5bb789.cat msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910548.0\8.0.50727.6195.policy msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910564.1\8.0.50727.6195.policy msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\MSIBD31.tmp msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910455.0\mfc80ESP.dll msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910330.0\x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_x-ww_44262b86.manifest msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910580.1\8.0.50727.6195.cat msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910564.1 msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910580.1 msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910330.0\x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_x-ww_44262b86.cat msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910377.0\mfc80.dll msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910330.0 msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910298.0\x86_Microsoft.VC80.ATL_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_x-ww_a4c618fa.manifest msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910455.0\mfc80DEU.dll msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910533.0\x86_Microsoft.VC80.OpenMP_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_x-ww_452bf920.cat msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910564.1\8.0.50727.6195.cat msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910298.0 msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\Installer\e58b64b.msi msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\Installer\inprogressinstallinfo.ipi msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910455.0\mfc80CHT.dll msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910455.0\mfc80KOR.dll msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\e58b64b.msi msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDD3D.tmp msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910298.0\x86_Microsoft.VC80.ATL_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_x-ww_a4c618fa.cat msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910455.0\mfc80ENU.dll msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910455.0\mfc80FRA.dll msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910564.0\8.0.50727.6195.cat msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910580.1\8.0.50727.6195.policy msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\Installer\e58b64f.msi msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910377.0 msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910533.0 msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910330.0\msvcr80.dll msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910330.0\msvcp80.dll msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910455.0\mfc80JPN.dll msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910548.0 msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\Installer\SourceHash{710f4c1c-cc18-4c49-8cbf-51240c89a1a2} msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\ msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910330.0\msvcm80.dll msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910580.0\8.0.50727.6195.cat msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910533.0\vcomp.dll msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910455.0 msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910564.0 msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910377.0\mfcm80u.dll msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910455.0\x86_Microsoft.VC80.MFCLOC_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_x-ww_6a5bb789.manifest msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910580.0\8.0.50727.6195.policy msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910455.0\mfc80CHS.dll msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910455.0\mfc80ITA.dll msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\WinSxS\InstallTemp\20260828005910533.0\x86_Microsoft.VC80.OpenMP_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_x-ww_452bf920.manifest msiexec.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
pid Process 4276 msiexec.exe 1572 msiexec.exe - 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.
pid Process 4204 cmd.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language msiexec.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MsiExec.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language EJFy.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language msiexec.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe - Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Device Parameters\Partmgr\PartitionTableCache = 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 vssvc.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Device Parameters\Partmgr\SnapshotDataCache = 534e41505041525401000000700000008ec7416a0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 vssvc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Device Parameters vssvc.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Device Parameters vssvc.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Device Parameters\Partmgr vssvc.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 value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString EXCEL.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz 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 data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key deleted \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Classes\Local Settings\MuiCache\27 msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Classes\Local Settings\MuiCache\28 msiexec.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\LOCAL SETTINGS\MUICACHE\27\52C64B7E msiexec.exe - Modifies registry class 48 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\Media\1 = ";Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable [Disk 1]" msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\Media\7 = ";Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable [Disk 1]" msiexec.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Win32Assemblies\Global\policy.8.0.Microsoft.VC80.ATL,type="win32-policy",version="8.0.50727.6195",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="x86" = 67006700610044004c004d004e002c00540040003f004400350062002e0057004b0075003d005d00560043005f005200650064006900730074003e0036006b007d00700048004c004800240053004400650038004d006b0062004900640046007700550000000000 msiexec.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Win32Assemblies\Global\policy.8.0.Microsoft.VC80.CRT,type="win32-policy",version="8.0.50727.6195",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="x86" = 67006700610044004c004d004e002c00540040003f004400350062002e0057004b0075003d005d00560043005f005200650064006900730074003e0061005a004f002c0048002a004b00320060004500650038004d006b0062004900640046007700550000000000 msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\VC_Redist msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a msiexec.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\AdvertiseFlags = "388" msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ Synaptics.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Win32Assemblies\Global\Microsoft.VC80.MFC,type="win32",version="8.0.50727.6195",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="x86" = 67006700610044004c004d004e002c00540040003f004400350062002e0057004b0075003d005d00560043005f005200650064006900730074003e0021004d00210026005a005a006300300025006e00650038004d006b0062004900640046007700550000000000 msiexec.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Win32Assemblies\Global\policy.8.0.Microsoft.VC80.MFC,type="win32-policy",version="8.0.50727.6195",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="x86" = 67006700610044004c004d004e002c00540040003f004400350062002e0057004b0075003d005d00560043005f005200650064006900730074003e003d0024006b00600049004e005d00490038004300650038004d006b0062004900640046007700550000000000 msiexec.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Win32Assemblies\Global\policy.8.0.Microsoft.VC80.OpenMP,type="win32-policy",version="8.0.50727.6195",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="x86" = 67006700610044004c004d004e002c00540040003f004400350062002e0057004b0075003d005d00560043005f005200650064006900730074003e00370030002d0054002400210028002a0026004e00650038004d006b0062004900640046007700550000000000 msiexec.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\Version = "134278729" msiexec.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\InstanceType = "0" msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\Media\DiskPrompt = "[1]" msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ 2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ Synaptics.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Win32Assemblies\Global\Microsoft.VC80.CRT,type="win32",version="8.0.50727.6195",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="x86" = 67006700610044004c004d004e002c00540040003f004400350062002e0057004b0075003d005d00560043005f005200650064006900730074003e005f006a0030002c0059005d007300210053006f00650038004d006b0062004900640046007700550000000000 msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\PackageName = "vcredist.msi" msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\Net msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\Media\2 = ";Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable [Disk 1]" msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\Media\4 = ";Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable [Disk 1]" msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\Media\6 = ";Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable [Disk 1]" msiexec.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Win32Assemblies\Global\Microsoft.VC80.ATL,type="win32",version="8.0.50727.6195",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="x86" = 67006700610044004c004d004e002c00540040003f004400350062002e0057004b0075003d005d00560043005f005200650064006900730074003e00700052005e007000580049006000510075006f00650038004d006b0062004900640046007700550000000000 msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\PackageCode = "84067013B7B56744BA0F51892982BC09" msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\Media\3 = ";Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable [Disk 1]" msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\Media\8 = ";Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable [Disk 1]" msiexec.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\Clients = 3a0000000000 msiexec.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\AuthorizedLUAApp = "0" msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\UpgradeCodes\AA5D9C68C00F12943B2F6CA09FE28244\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\Media\5 = ";Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable [Disk 1]" msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\Media\11 = ";Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable [Disk 1]" msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Win32Assemblies\Global msiexec.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Win32Assemblies\Global\Microsoft.VC80.OpenMP,type="win32",version="8.0.50727.6195",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="x86" = 67006700610044004c004d004e002c00540040003f004400350062002e0057004b0075003d005d00560043005f005200650064006900730074003e0035006f00300068002c0070004d0076004e003d00650038004d006b0062004900640046007700550000000000 msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\Servicing_Key msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\ProductName = "Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable" msiexec.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\Language = "0" msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\Net\1 = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\IXP000.TMP\\" msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\Media\9 = ";Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable [Disk 1]" msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\Media\10 = ";Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable [Disk 1]" msiexec.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Win32Assemblies\Global\policy.8.0.Microsoft.VC80.MFCLOC,type="win32-policy",version="8.0.50727.6195",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="x86" = 67006700610044004c004d004e002c00540040003f004400350062002e0057004b0075003d005d00560043005f005200650064006900730074003e006600720038005f006c0028006d0032004e004400650038004d006b0062004900640046007700550000000000 msiexec.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\Assignment = "1" msiexec.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\DeploymentFlags = "3" msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\LastUsedSource = "n;1;C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\IXP000.TMP\\" msiexec.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Win32Assemblies\Global\Microsoft.VC80.MFCLOC,type="win32",version="8.0.50727.6195",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="x86" = 67006700610044004c004d004e002c00540040003f004400350062002e0057004b0075003d005d00560043005f005200650064006900730074003e006900450024005b004d00310025002e0064002700650038004d006b0062004900640046007700550000000000 msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\UpgradeCodes\AA5D9C68C00F12943B2F6CA09FE28244 msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\c1c4f01781cc94c4c8fb1542c0981a2a\SourceList\Media msiexec.exe - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 4200 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 312 msiexec.exe 312 msiexec.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 312 msiexec.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 1572 msiexec.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 4276 msiexec.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 3840 vssvc.exe - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 4 IoCs
pid Process 4276 msiexec.exe 1572 msiexec.exe 1572 msiexec.exe 4276 msiexec.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 9 IoCs
pid Process 4200 EXCEL.EXE 4200 EXCEL.EXE 4200 EXCEL.EXE 4200 EXCEL.EXE 4200 EXCEL.EXE 4200 EXCEL.EXE 4200 EXCEL.EXE 4200 EXCEL.EXE 4200 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3336 wrote to memory of 4220 3336 2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe 87 PID 3336 wrote to memory of 4160 3336 2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe 88 PID 3336 wrote to memory of 964 3336 2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe 89 PID 964 wrote to memory of 1252 964 Synaptics.exe 92 PID 1844 wrote to memory of 4116 1844 Synaptics.exe 94 PID 4116 wrote to memory of 4276 4116 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 96 PID 4160 wrote to memory of 1572 4160 ._cache_2026-08-27_fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe 97 PID 312 wrote to memory of 2968 312 msiexec.exe 111 PID 312 wrote to memory of 5084 312 msiexec.exe 114 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 4204 4220 EJFy.exe 116 - Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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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.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EJFy.exe2⤵
- 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.exeC:\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
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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.exemsiexec /i vcredist.msi3⤵
- 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
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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
PID:964 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1252
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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
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.exemsiexec /i vcredist.msi3⤵
- 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
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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
PID:4200
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C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exeC:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V1⤵
- 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.exeC:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:22⤵PID:2968
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C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exeC:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 090FEAEE2F5078B0324C6C6E9E9015122⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5084
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3840
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Event Triggered Execution
1Installer Packages
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Event Triggered Execution
1Installer Packages
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Downloads
- Path C:\Config.Msi\e58b64e.rbs
- Size 73KB
- SHA256 a36ce6d89d42054e617124c049de0af0b5fbff12dd450ac49d52dbb1e4ef0986
- MD5 7e87dfc303005028567d59960a7284d9
- SHA1 acd06d5ba1e5590d9dffa8ce786327a9bf2d2dcd
- SHA512 762e28eec989bc9907437b736fb2327b0a6df16d6b5de3d6bdaa9ce7257b3db3b694038518fbf69bf228c767a3c04a4edb5ead6408fbe172db52ecdbf45dc43e
- SSDEEP 768:EAm2Cr7m60AQfAF++AjCjR5QmozU+nj2EXSqS+ph/ieCuLYY:/mf7mBAgJ+AjCjR5Qmo32EJhJ
- TLSH T14673CCB26A8FE997E70C987D59009989F58D5EB7EE73943C1BCC0D8E9C5AFD808D0109
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 3.3MB
- SHA256 9e591acf2aa27eba202599b2423ff65e23323a9d8cb25d68e4da90ca4031512f
- MD5 fe472e44650f9fa960ef90e5827b86a0
- SHA1 5da103534b48f189537e80ecccf0c811f5242fbf
- SHA512 4814cb0d42a6ba389eeacdd6c3a365d6871c72e8f4170fde35c66d0db6824ad616c9e5307a9810193dbdff5cf66c85f7a8f0b2af4553841474398f9ad03fa8a6
- SSDEEP 49152:4nsHyjtk2MYC5GDlqGRIgg2SirwkF9xdtb43lyGKCafpKkiwnaDahmPzpY4FPyaz:4nsmtk2a2xxLFfY/KCCpKk9aWMzZya
- TLSH T1F9F50222B6D19037D1721B3C9CAFA3A5483ABE513E347A4F7BE51D4D4E3928138252E7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157
- Size 342B
- SHA256 8cb0343fe1ba15d9b2b0ab58bb982512aad3ef87d9f7eeda9db24596f54b42be
- MD5 39bac764b3875a4d9ba8ee34229a89d8
- SHA1 50bd630e0582f89a31fd7cb36d731b34827fbecd
- SHA512 7f49d5946ffc00fbfb5116de3578773cd9f4c09991eaac09f17a2a82c618e883bf931d72ee3a8d1ea99b4d443c5527d3098a06a579a7eb4eb7bbe1aa98103484
- TLSH T118E05B113BE80204F5730A3CA973A549A97777276D41CADD1775048D1D25F91CD36729
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\FVK2FCOF\k2[1].rar
- Size 1B
- SHA256 01ba4719c80b6fe911b091a7c05124b64eeece964e09c058ef8f9805daca546b
- MD5 68b329da9893e34099c7d8ad5cb9c940
- SHA1 adc83b19e793491b1c6ea0fd8b46cd9f32e592fc
- SHA512 be688838ca8686e5c90689bf2ab585cef1137c999b48c70b92f67a5c34dc15697b5d11c982ed6d71be1e1e7f7b4e0733884aa97c3f7a339a8ed03577cf74be09
- 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 ce2922f83fb4b170affce0ea448b107b
- SHA1 b8fab0bb7f62a24ddfe77b19cd9a1451abd7b847
- SHA512 e94b077e054bd8992374d359f3adc4d1d78d42118d878556715d77182f7d03635850b2b2f06c012ccb7c410e2b3c124cf6508473efe150d3c51a51857ce1c6b0
- SSDEEP 49152:rqGRIgg2SirwkF9xdtb43lyGKCafpKkiwnaDahmPzpY4FPyaza:rxxLFfY/KCCpKk9aWMzZyau
- TLSH T1DDC5331259C4D23AE0A213F45DFD2A734B3D7CA8B72027AFB78250968D262D164357FE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\37651e6b.bat
- Size 183B
- SHA256 c51e5ca2834261ba546c533af0b554abdd9ea8dfe0c69f4978a8b83ce580e6b6
- MD5 76521c33bea402eacd7e591b37af6020
- SHA1 578b82652c9362111f08be0c0e04a587d6e497c0
- SHA512 384fe3b7410a93f68af900a0dca9bcf8b66c1b68eae4824ccba5287df684b6f657af21db11c11a70b312e1e100c6aa550130fa5a5ebc5224f55309ee35aebff2
- TLSH T118C01201C1E7C67D145E501B1AF2718CD0A5086C3F893B116F20845CA1D780DF5C3782
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3uVrZWME.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\5BEC06F8.exe
- Size 1B
- SHA256 08f271887ce94707da822d5263bae19d5519cb3614e0daedc4c7ce5dab7473f1
- MD5 69691c7bdcc3ce6d5d8a1361f22d04ac
- SHA1 c63ae6dd4fc9f9dda66970e827d13f7c73fe841c
- SHA512 253405e03b91441a6dd354a9b72e040068b1bfe10e83eb1a64a086c05525d8ccae2bf09130c624af50d55c3522a4fbb7c18cfc8dd843e5f4801d9ad2b5164b12
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\84685E00
- Size 22KB
- SHA256 d113e5c41a75afd897eb0efea7f7566f00e09bde4b6b317ec98be5ea3339545b
- MD5 fc1005ca1bb7c576a095cc311c9025e4
- SHA1 d31303bfa9488caa3187c3bb1f4ca2485649ec4e
- SHA512 d60c9a527aff6c2308d33cfe1c70ac8fbce543002402bfb4bcf511577142f16a6c705306162ea9ce7e3f00535501c94596d93700e18e1e843a22ca55ccefcd6a
- SSDEEP 384:MkHB9N3gva7p+o5bqsgyi35xG6SMwZVqIk1GVwMwFzLq0hfYhDD2cd5ZPSqOPdkU:MoB9xgS74o5bP+piMwfqIk1G3wlRaP2d
- TLSH T195A2D045C508FC9BCAA1ED75800A39B6EDC4335B154EB6D7F921F3186B8275723A324C
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EJFy.exe
- Size 15KB
- SHA256 4354970ccc7cd6bb16318f132c34f6a1b3d5c2ea7ff53e1c9271905527f2db07
- MD5 56b2c3810dba2e939a8bb9fa36d3cf96
- SHA1 99ee31cd4b0d6a4b62779da36e0eeecdd80589fc
- SHA512 27812a9a034d7bd2ca73b337ae9e0b6dc79c38cfd1a2c6ac9d125d3cc8fa563c401a40d22155811d5054e5baa8cf8c8e7e03925f25fa856a9ba9dea708d15b4e
- SSDEEP 384:7XZQaD7U8iu4YsAa7ZA0UvH2lsRv21yW7GbAxur6+Y9PffPz:1QGPL4vzZq2o9W7GsxBbPr
- TLSH T10B62BFB34EC098FFC4CD353340823687CB7B4670DABA617F826288372895E19AC55595
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\vcredist.msi
- Size 2.6MB
- SHA256 91bdd063f6c53126737791c9eccf0b2f4cf44927831527245bc89a0be06c0cb4
- MD5 b20bbeb818222b657df49a9cfe4fed79
- SHA1 3f6508e880b86502773a3275bc9527f046d45502
- SHA512 f534bc7bf1597e728940e6c3b77f864adfaa413bb1e080458326b692b0f96bddf4fbd294eeed36d7764a3578e6c8e919488bbf63b8fe2d4355ab3efd685424a4
- SSDEEP 49152:BxtG+uBvEH/sbE3EyyBU5czkhwZawV4mC5kRuhg6MmqmPAhe75LzNyS:TuVOTWBdzkkawxSh4iAhm51yS
- TLSH T1E9D5F153BA16E3A2E14862300757CA1C7D7E63E12763761D33FD2358889A6FAD33E548
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\vcredis1.cab
- Size 247KB
- SHA256 913ee5a1cae3e5a1872b3a5efaaa00c58e4beb692492b138f76967da671b0477
- MD5 cc064d4b81619991de8131a86ad77681
- SHA1 88d80d86cc20c27d7d2a872af719300bd2bb73f9
- SHA512 5aff0eb26cfc187bf58721b2b6d73357d9f1e66d1ac5340ad9ddc08b40ad0eda27a144cb3b650604637a7476c282ded83ed890de98a73ccaf0cc021da3a9eb25
- SSDEEP 6144:jdHDtJKx9Q5+LMfpMjU3B0QPdCtngtpoEvdpYKJFj9gGmO:xti+YLYpM45PUtgvTvdfDj9YO
- TLSH T18A4423C8D70C1D642630A1C948A55B6CCD9EA459790E35DA4282F2DE9E1D78FA0FC3F7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIBD31.tmp
- Size 28KB
- SHA256 f6e34a4550e499346f5ab1d245508f16bf765ff24c4988984b89e049ca55737f
- MD5 85221b3bcba8dbe4b4a46581aa49f760
- SHA1 746645c92594bfc739f77812d67cfd85f4b92474
- SHA512 060e35c4de14a03a2cda313f968e372291866cc4acd59977d7a48ac3745494abc54df83fff63cf30be4e10ff69a3b3c8b6c38f43ebd2a8d23d6c86fbee7ba87d
- SSDEEP 192:XOdG/6G4nnykxsdYZ+mrv2ySzLUHypLGgjuXFw5acHKBNtHjhuHWrkA9uBP1WWzT:P6GuZBrvkzAHyxxHKBdaA2dWWzm0ZH
- TLSH T193D20A93BA2494B3DD9031B101EE591652DEC7324B1598E36F1A0ECBBE74DC2DBB118B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
- Size 24.1MB
- SHA256 0edb201e0b13dbb64b3dc9ed7c3df18e35e3efd4765d080acd8d33a7d099eec1
- MD5 0cfe265781175ec3e8800d21656afbbc
- SHA1 202c66c4eff20f909120b7ce192762872d98ce33
- SHA512 d944757b6287716ecfa10a0f8daddf78c1a891920e2ff7fe724542f71e93fce60301cda1ab0df4452d29794dbb3f8b18cd419077ce8f84ea2ad4423713993ad9
- SSDEEP 24576:ru8m+1zGdoO/vvTL7W6u/maObDkzylKSGM2NIFb1ykqredzHIvlzicRRv:G
- TLSH T12D47B22477F92210E7F79E3CA8F06A234D3A7D5B9C259E8D45411B4E0921FB0E872F5A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path \??\Volume{0dfc9b49-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{4a999704-1c11-4b25-8d58-70721fc01c85}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
- Size 6KB
- SHA256 048b6b1c2bf6b9f51adf4e88bddc34a4f3baff816859e9ebf7b9f1d913a1cc4a
- MD5 0457984cf6cb8be8c67797a0520d9bf0
- SHA1 926c684d4afba0bf27c8f327d65aabc3816500d1
- SHA512 bdeb6a4a268e8df519bb6cdbd4555d11a09c20b463e94499ed4bbc485ba47dec270a8b2dbdc0da366025301ace2eb02e451bf544ee0c00e58dc7cd61a0ad4124
- SSDEEP 96:Fov9JOMGPGtvc8DD84LTHzbOHXOHBlBRQ88Sc9XE56tOSVQpuN:6iMGPGnb++ZVmN
- TLSH T1A7D188085AE54711E2F3AB3229F14557A877B911EF33CB8E0198238E6670A10F835F5B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH