xred | 79bedf578b8e61feabedcd9e9e467c5d325bcca87d453b48796ae33d8cb55feb

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
193s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
15/09/2026, 20:25

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General

Target
2024-11-18/Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
Size 1.8MB
Sample260915-y7ajbazzfs
SHA256 79bedf578b8e61feabedcd9e9e467c5d325bcca87d453b48796ae33d8cb55feb
MD5 0ff280de0233ba547b6e5e689f83ac90
SHA1 4342b2f852e52892c8d8a00d6b902d2bd10e15ee
SHA512 744c18f79e8efba34aca360d3a3931cfd9014db2bd9c5093659c564f5ca50aab0b6f259c168a0ea90faf905c7a7ef9cdfdf7ce924e7e448ba92d96655d1e501f
SSDEEP 49152:ansHyjtk2MYC5GD5KyUqTEBBKjVFVcSLTx:ansmtk2avyyw6Sh
TLSH
T1CE859E22B2D18032E17206355DB9A76A543EFE600F3476CB73E85E4D6E38AC12D357A7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

backdoor discovery execution xred persistence

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xred

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.
backdoor xred

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2091445952-3649787497-104050984-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Synaptics.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2091445952-3649787497-104050984-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2091445952-3649787497-104050984-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2091445952-3649787497-104050984-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2091445952-3649787497-104050984-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2091445952-3649787497-104050984-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Synaptics.exe

Executes dropped EXE 8 IoCs

pid	Process
6008	._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
4648	Synaptics.exe
4892	._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
620	Synaptics.exe
1624	._cache_Synaptics.exe
3004	._cache_Synaptics.exe
3676	._cache_Synaptics.exe
2324	._cache_Synaptics.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe"	Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe	Synaptics.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe	Synaptics.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
1976	cmd.exe
4988	cmd.exe
5144	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 12 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.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	cmd.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

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 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	Synaptics.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	Synaptics.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3316	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3316	EXCEL.EXE
3316	EXCEL.EXE
3316	EXCEL.EXE
3316	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1564 wrote to memory of 6008	1564	Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe	82
PID 1564 wrote to memory of 4648	1564	Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe	83
PID 6008 wrote to memory of 4892	6008	._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe	84
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 1976	4892	._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe	88
PID 4648 wrote to memory of 1624	4648	Synaptics.exe	89
PID 1624 wrote to memory of 3004	1624	._cache_Synaptics.exe	91
PID 620 wrote to memory of 3676	620	Synaptics.exe	93
PID 3004 wrote to memory of 4988	3004	._cache_Synaptics.exe	94
PID 3676 wrote to memory of 2324	3676	._cache_Synaptics.exe	95
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 5144	2324	._cache_Synaptics.exe	99

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⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1564
- 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⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:6008
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eset.temp\{02D83BBE-FEDA-B11C-559C-4BC301216EEE}\._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eset.temp\{02D83BBE-FEDA-B11C-559C-4BC301216EEE}\._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4892
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c pause > nul
      4⤵
      Executes a command shell one-liner
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1976
- 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:4648
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-18\._cache_Synaptics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-18\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
    3⤵
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1624
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eset.temp\{02D83BBE-4314-AAE9-3DA6-4BC3212F4EFF}\._cache_Synaptics.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eset.temp\{02D83BBE-4314-AAE9-3DA6-4BC3212F4EFF}\._cache_Synaptics.exe" "InjUpdate"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3004
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c pause > nul
        5⤵
        Executes a command shell one-liner
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:4988

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:620
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\._cache_Synaptics.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3676
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eset.temp\{02D83BBE-4CBA-ACF4-85A5-4BC3F52C4AF7}\._cache_Synaptics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eset.temp\{02D83BBE-4CBA-ACF4-85A5-4BC3F52C4AF7}\._cache_Synaptics.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2324
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c pause > nul
      4⤵
      Executes a command shell one-liner
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5144

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:3316

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

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Synaptics.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
Size 1.8MB
SHA256 79bedf578b8e61feabedcd9e9e467c5d325bcca87d453b48796ae33d8cb55feb
MD5 0ff280de0233ba547b6e5e689f83ac90
SHA1 4342b2f852e52892c8d8a00d6b902d2bd10e15ee
SHA512 744c18f79e8efba34aca360d3a3931cfd9014db2bd9c5093659c564f5ca50aab0b6f259c168a0ea90faf905c7a7ef9cdfdf7ce924e7e448ba92d96655d1e501f
SSDEEP 49152:ansHyjtk2MYC5GD5KyUqTEBBKjVFVcSLTx:ansmtk2avyyw6Sh
TLSH
T1CE859E22B2D18032E17206355DB9A76A543EFE600F3476CB73E85E4D6E38AC12D357A7
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._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-18\._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
Size 1.0MB
SHA256 3fbc3476af5674b389b1026ab43f48e672c2f0b28e075fae0ad34dcf2362c112
MD5 4478f8b0da41ed0a9ae85c2005c551e5
SHA1 167bae207c3007b89c4e42161f8526ea893c1b70
SHA512 0d9b4403f5425e7ebfd2c6243a57d93130f21334da7ebc582d6e15765accf1a52632e404b5e453fdba76e95f5f8fd4b3882ca0980e451c15d83c672850c98664
SSDEEP 24576:QWaKyUqTozueboEKSouKymLyhjyu+aSvzOc3:qKyUqTEBBKjVFVcSLT3
TLSH
T109358E2176D68132F571013219F8A76B543EFE710B3072CB63D89A1D6A78EC15E32B6B
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QWz4qXtm.xlsm

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QWz4qXtm.xlsm
Size 17KB
SHA256 e7550c3453156531308fda255a198c3710aa4bc7412819c180b103c11e85cef1
MD5 af4d37aad8b34471da588360a43e768a
SHA1 83ed64667d4e68ea531b8bcf58aab3ed4a5ca998
SHA512 74f5000038c47b7c909c4ee5740e0e87cac12c9c96fff8b1c7ec749541ee3d4b7efd80f9ac02cd39809dca3f2707d0063fa852a3a541342d93a9d03de08823da
SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPl2G+Q16BrvPbw/7m:oUatwNSSvY2IdkLQIBLt
TLSH
T19A82CF17AA58B65AC436943A945F283C4B0D6388761ECA4D72053B8599CF1AF4B9F08F
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._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eset.temp\{02D83BBE-FEDA-B11C-559C-4BC301216EEE}\._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
Size 840KB
SHA256 2fb60fe210a3f0d1ae5b33f5363a7c42e1680d98b3caac6b06ba6c456280b86c
MD5 2e8237dc029d6f9458c9f6a892924379
SHA1 a747c2df935141a850a5dc3bd2900fd40d448d68
SHA512 b0f329b0d6b06af086facd6f18265649eea5a7e312ccde8e8d488ea85d5b00bee1b1fd6dbb86812010e0dc316e2e72551d566b075686e7c279e5018c1c371590
SSDEEP 12288:UzuhEboEsf9/uuyJ8lso/F/p4jlquTo4twQ4TmmUiyhI5o2Cu1Yd54ayTvqDdU6w:UzueboEKSouKymLyhjyu+aSvzb
TLSH
T15D057E2176D68132F671113219B8E76B542EFE710B3072CB63D8961D3A78EC15E32B6B
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memory/620-249-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005CC000-memory.dmp

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memory/1564-0-0x0000000000890000-0x0000000000891000-memory.dmp

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memory/1564-1-0x00000000004A0000-0x00000000004A1000-memory.dmp

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memory/1564-112-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005CC000-memory.dmp

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memory/3316-238-0x00007FFE39E10000-0x00007FFE39E20000-memory.dmp

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memory/3316-237-0x00007FFE39E10000-0x00007FFE39E20000-memory.dmp

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memory/3316-235-0x00007FFE39E10000-0x00007FFE39E20000-memory.dmp

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memory/3316-234-0x00007FFE39E10000-0x00007FFE39E20000-memory.dmp

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memory/3316-248-0x00007FFE374B0000-0x00007FFE374C0000-memory.dmp

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memory/3316-236-0x00007FFE39E10000-0x00007FFE39E20000-memory.dmp

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memory/3316-259-0x00007FFE374B0000-0x00007FFE374C0000-memory.dmp

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memory/4648-111-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005CC000-memory.dmp

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memory/4648-272-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005CC000-memory.dmp

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memory/4648-271-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005CC000-memory.dmp

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memory/4648-293-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005CC000-memory.dmp

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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