Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    140s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-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

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 61 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 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.

  • Program crash 3 IoCs
  • 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 SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 56 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 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⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:244
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EJFy.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EJFy.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1076
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5a017830.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:6712
    • 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:6948
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
        msiexec /i vcredist.msi
        3⤵
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1700
    • C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:6956
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 6956 -s 516
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1300
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 6956 -s 520
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:7124
  • C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
    C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4936
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4936 -s 492
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:6508
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 496 -p 4936 -ip 4936
    1⤵
      PID:3688
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 496 -p 6956 -ip 6956
      1⤵
        PID:6468
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 616 -p 6956 -ip 6956
        1⤵
          PID:3308
        • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
          1⤵
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Modifies registry class
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:484
          • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1608
          • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
            C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 6E628C04776890E3E4D7129BB5BCBEF3
            2⤵
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:2088
        • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
          1⤵
          • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5604

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              Synaptics.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
              • Size 770KB
              • SHA256 5edbae8db4857473afad667ec1ca65e424c3b52dc3685ea417e89f79121c980e
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              ._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

              5a017830.bat

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5a017830.bat
              • Size 183B
              • SHA256 47d00908af379cee12673ccb0fd2c556b34ac38e01f00d64effd3c3ea89913e4
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              EJFy.exe

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

              vcredis1.cab

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\vcredis1.cab
              • Size 247KB
              • SHA256 913ee5a1cae3e5a1872b3a5efaaa00c58e4beb692492b138f76967da671b0477
              • 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

              MSIEE1F.tmp

              • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIEE1F.tmp
              • Size 28KB
              • SHA256 f6e34a4550e499346f5ab1d245508f16bf765ff24c4988984b89e049ca55737f
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              metadata-2

              • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
              • Size 26.1MB
              • SHA256 83c556615e7b50165408219517cb368c768625fd83c93902f18db62aa2744862
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              {3705ba01-5793-4a4e-8a4b-02025b789185}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

              • Path \??\Volume{c4492839-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{3705ba01-5793-4a4e-8a4b-02025b789185}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
              • Size 6KB
              • SHA256 95ac24650b91883e12b185d44fbddc9f35ff29cef5f340edceb9a0a9438f8069
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/244-127-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000075C000-memory.dmp

              memory/244-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000075C000-memory.dmp

              memory/244-9-0x00000000004A0000-0x00000000004A1000-memory.dmp

              memory/244-8-0x0000000002410000-0x0000000002411000-memory.dmp

              memory/1076-139-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000BE9000-memory.dmp

              memory/1076-5-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000BE9000-memory.dmp

              memory/4936-130-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

              memory/6956-133-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

              memory/6956-125-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp