Analysis
- max time kernel
12s - max time network
141s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
14/09/2026, 00:50
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-13_de38db5dce0a0769ca9c4a9e72932fef_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-13_de38db5dce0a0769ca9c4a9e72932fef_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-09-13_de38db5dce0a0769ca9c4a9e72932fef_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 4.7MB
- Sample260914-a69d9azyby
- SHA256 4708b2ca11615cfbd844cceedceddee4f56f7fad70a9f6e507b27751372dd093
- MD5 de38db5dce0a0769ca9c4a9e72932fef
- SHA1 a2b0f85e1c99541f1d3aaec795b754a1050e6116
- SHA512 0515653ba0b2efbd1e88793b288559ae90301be6b728c38db5eaea6aa14f6d0fcc52bf0ec1eaa9bd6688074fa484e229fe4215f7ab6ee4de1b343ff49860fabd
- SSDEEP 98304:ynsmtk2a3qn8jyKfnh00zrt2miokfKA9/iLIkZKIbqY1wud:8Lx8j790miokb/iLIkAI9
- TLSH T17F36023372A01076C0E78D3D8D37FEE070B636665E5068BA7BFD6DCA1A255C1A623583
- 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 behavioral1/files/0x00080000000243bb-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_VMProtect - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1846164713-4096795028-774071693-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2026-09-13_de38db5dce0a0769ca9c4a9e72932fef_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 2292 Synaptics.exe 1896 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" 2026-09-13_de38db5dce0a0769ca9c4a9e72932fef_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 3 IoCs
pid Process 1736 2026-09-13_de38db5dce0a0769ca9c4a9e72932fef_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2292 Synaptics.exe 1896 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 3 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 2026-09-13_de38db5dce0a0769ca9c4a9e72932fef_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_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\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ 2026-09-13_de38db5dce0a0769ca9c4a9e72932fef_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 4932 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
pid Process 1736 2026-09-13_de38db5dce0a0769ca9c4a9e72932fef_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe 1736 2026-09-13_de38db5dce0a0769ca9c4a9e72932fef_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe 2292 Synaptics.exe 2292 Synaptics.exe 1896 Synaptics.exe 1896 Synaptics.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs
pid Process 4932 EXCEL.EXE 4932 EXCEL.EXE 4932 EXCEL.EXE 4932 EXCEL.EXE 4932 EXCEL.EXE 4932 EXCEL.EXE 4932 EXCEL.EXE 4932 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1736 wrote to memory of 1896 1736 2026-09-13_de38db5dce0a0769ca9c4a9e72932fef_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe 87
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-13_de38db5dce0a0769ca9c4a9e72932fef_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-13_de38db5dce0a0769ca9c4a9e72932fef_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1736 -
C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:1896
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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:2292
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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:4932
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 4.7MB
- SHA256 4708b2ca11615cfbd844cceedceddee4f56f7fad70a9f6e507b27751372dd093
- MD5 de38db5dce0a0769ca9c4a9e72932fef
- SHA1 a2b0f85e1c99541f1d3aaec795b754a1050e6116
- SHA512 0515653ba0b2efbd1e88793b288559ae90301be6b728c38db5eaea6aa14f6d0fcc52bf0ec1eaa9bd6688074fa484e229fe4215f7ab6ee4de1b343ff49860fabd
- SSDEEP 98304:ynsmtk2a3qn8jyKfnh00zrt2miokfKA9/iLIkZKIbqY1wud:8Lx8j790miokb/iLIkAI9
- TLSH T17F36023372A01076C0E78D3D8D37FEE070B636665E5068BA7BFD6DCA1A255C1A623583
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CFC85E00
- Size 20KB
- SHA256 5b6610158ccc96c591617594432849b566881339872117daf5266991d785f8e2
- MD5 236e97e196e78050b9dcdfc623b586b0
- SHA1 ea439b420350bc314862d26248d542f8a94d2fc0
- SHA512 cf95eb0afa79de00e4a4a000f12f593e3afe3096e5d1f13e5d8923f11d24629135125c824418660c7260f575c1f8f8243965037ff444ea5917e2ff5afa4f76f9
- SSDEEP 384:Moc5Xp+o5bmT7vC/cyUgFkFf1yY9Nzftzvm:MT5X4o5brcy0FN39NzfNvm
- TLSH T18DA2D154E653F356D4E5643CD14433AAEE3C3F4CD10593DEA29CE2CC08A999B13CAA8D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xnvf4FqL.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH