Analysis

  • max time kernel
    152s
  • max time network
    203s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/09/2026, 20:25

General

  • Target
    2024-11-18/Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
  • Size 2.4MB
  • Sample260915-y7ajbazzfs
  • SHA256 710b936106397a34d7f1000e74f032687067b21893d76ccfd3ea4bf5d9111d91
  • 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

Signatures

  • Family: Xred

    Xred is backdoor written in Delphi.

  • Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 16 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 25 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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.

  • 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 registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 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\2024-11-18\Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-18\Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3108
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-18\._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-18\._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1464
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pft1D8.tmp\Disk1\Setup.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pft1D8.tmp\Disk1\Setup.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3520
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\InstallShield\Engine\6\Intel 32\IKernel.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\InstallShield\Engine\6\Intel 32\IKernel.exe" -RegServer
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry class
          PID:1048
    • C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2892
  • C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
    C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4304
  • C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\Engine\6\INTEL3~1\IKernel.exe
    C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\Engine\6\INTEL3~1\IKernel.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3924
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\InstallShield\engine\6\Intel 32\iKernel.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\InstallShield\engine\6\Intel 32\iKernel.exe" /REGSERVER
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      PID:1908
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2080
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1904
  • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4556

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        corecomp.ini

        • Path C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\Engine\6\INTEL3~1\corecomp.ini
        • Size 27KB
        • SHA256 5214789c08ee573e904990dcd29e9e03aaf5cf12e86fae368005fd8f4e371bd5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IKernel.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\InstallShield\Engine\6\Intel 32\IKernel.exe
        • Size 600KB
        • SHA256 985eb55ecb750da812876b8569d5f1999a30a24bcc54f9bab4d3fc44dfedb931
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ctor.dll

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\InstallShield\Engine\6\Intel 32\ctor.dll
        • Size 76KB
        • SHA256 590be865ddf8c8d0431d8f92aa3948cc3c1685fd0649d607776b81cd1e267d0a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        iuser.dll

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\InstallShield\Engine\6\Intel 32\iuser.dll
        • Size 172KB
        • SHA256 8efcbd8752d8bbfd7ee559502d1aa28134c9bf391bf7fc5ce6fdfd4473599afb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        objectps.dll

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\InstallShield\Engine\6\Intel 32\objectps.dll
        • Size 32KB
        • SHA256 32c6ad91dc66bc12e1273b1e13eb7a15d6e8f63b93447909ca2163dd21b22998
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        iscript.dll

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\InstallShield\IScript\iscript.dll
        • Size 220KB
        • SHA256 4f77a9018b6b0d41151366e9acab3397416d114fc895703deb82b20f40116ad1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Setup.ini

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{ECC3713C-08A4-40E3-95F1-7D0704F1CE5E}\Setup.ini
        • Size 200B
        • SHA256 e564cdc2a8560d1307340c94006227e4d59c443514d2ddd1c6086af57a6d46ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        Synaptics.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
        • Size 756KB
        • SHA256 ad28c8427c3561463ece46a95d2359eb34b9c5b4e4198c4c9964a5b5e892a6ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-18\._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 c503d2caad26da47dc01712b5fbad62980f7150facf0511e21d452ac64d13b6e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IKernel.ex_

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pft1D8.tmp\Disk1\IKernel.ex_
        • Size 338KB
        • SHA256 fbf95719b956b548b947436e29feb18bb884e01f75ae31b05c030ebd76605249
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Setup.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pft1D8.tmp\Disk1\Setup.exe
        • Size 164KB
        • SHA256 fe95a9fc8b2cdb5add76fbd326b1a11801eaa43c7d908f20cbdf413fd4d8dfde
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        data1.cab

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pft1D8.tmp\Disk1\data1.cab
        • Size 586KB
        • SHA256 52e8bfd8231b9fc5fa91541a7b73e9a378bff912d73f260f9697395e13934fb3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        layout.bin

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pft1D8.tmp\Disk1\layout.bin
        • Size 417B
        • SHA256 b2c060f31e0db36f18874ec85c55f1e0966c1dbaf2a132398d0f8bfa7a0a84a8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        setup.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pft1D8.tmp\Disk1\setup.ini
        • Size 172B
        • SHA256 2f6f2a479b5a083238d960bb24c5f9f9bd551777e9f66205defeeac6db51eb81
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        setup.inx

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pft1D8.tmp\Disk1\setup.inx
        • Size 134KB
        • SHA256 1f5689560acf38d2a08eb546bedb8854337fd5961a44e28cc937db57c70c28e5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pftw1.pkg

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pft1D8.tmp\pftw1.pkg
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 96a8733706b182b10c60c509c0cca9e1da329385b78a7fe5bbe1655168c966f7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        plf7E.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\plf7E.tmp
        • Size 5KB
        • SHA256 7ccb3a50ca08c66a220e4da614cbaba1d05157359edd174223c788b86d929edf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        scAfQINH.xlsm

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\scAfQINH.xlsm
        • Size 17KB
        • SHA256 e7550c3453156531308fda255a198c3710aa4bc7412819c180b103c11e85cef1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _IsRes.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{ECC3713C-08A4-40E3-95F1-7D0704F1CE5E}\_IsRes.dll
        • Size 252KB
        • SHA256 cbe8127704f36adcc6adbab60df55d1ff8fb7e600f1337fb9c4a59644ba7aa2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        isrt.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{ECC3713C-08A4-40E3-95F1-7D0704F1CE5E}\isrt.dll
        • Size 324KB
        • SHA256 148d8f53bba9a8d5558b192fb4919a5b0d9cb7fd9f8e481660f8667de4e89b66
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        data1.hdr

        • Path \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\pft1d8.tmp\disk1\data1.hdr
        • Size 14KB
        • SHA256 d2f967c808f13b3d64d99f2109a735dd759a5814f8a1fa72aa1751035904499b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1464-299-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/1464-271-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/1464-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/1464-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/2080-266-0x00007FF80D8C0000-0x00007FF80D8D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2080-265-0x00007FF80D8C0000-0x00007FF80D8D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2080-261-0x00007FF810240000-0x00007FF810250000-memory.dmp

        memory/2080-264-0x00007FF810240000-0x00007FF810250000-memory.dmp

        memory/2080-260-0x00007FF810240000-0x00007FF810250000-memory.dmp

        memory/2080-263-0x00007FF810240000-0x00007FF810250000-memory.dmp

        memory/2080-262-0x00007FF810240000-0x00007FF810250000-memory.dmp

        memory/2892-272-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

        memory/2892-276-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

        memory/2892-314-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

        memory/3108-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000662000-memory.dmp

        memory/3108-0-0x0000000002660000-0x0000000002661000-memory.dmp

        memory/3108-1-0x00000000004A0000-0x00000000004A1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3924-245-0x0000000003E10000-0x0000000003E63000-memory.dmp

        memory/3924-251-0x00000000041D0000-0x00000000041FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3924-237-0x0000000003DD0000-0x0000000003E08000-memory.dmp

        memory/3924-231-0x00000000021D0000-0x00000000021E3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4304-166-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp