xred | 79bedf578b8e61feabedcd9e9e467c5d325bcca87d453b48796ae33d8cb55feb

Analysis

max time kernel
152s
max time network
198s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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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

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
980	._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
1632	._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
4764	Synaptics.exe
1868	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

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 1 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
4848	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 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	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

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 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}\Instance\	Synaptics.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3896	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3896	EXCEL.EXE
3896	EXCEL.EXE
3896	EXCEL.EXE
3896	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 980	2552	Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe	90
PID 980 wrote to memory of 1632	980	._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe	92
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 4764	2552	Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe	93
PID 1632 wrote to memory of 4848	1632	._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe	96

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:2552
- 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:980
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eset.temp\{02D83BBE-EE86-ED4E-374E-48C35133C2FA}\._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eset.temp\{02D83BBE-EE86-ED4E-374E-48C35133C2FA}\._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1632
  - - 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:4848
- C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
  "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  PID:4764

C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1868

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:3896

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

Exfiltration

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Synaptics.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
Size 753KB
SHA256 8ab8c5291159afdd71676c03a5730a6560d7608c03ddf00b6d37ae87d4adb024
MD5 d5cc210e9df96d319e04ebb8b4d253bf
SHA1 0d339ac91f0e86e870c705a58376b9fc65808331
SHA512 cb2d754f893f8af43d9238c75c914cdc8d75d2d4185cf2a5b174dba364a8b0bce5f5074e7bc2bb2f8706ca494d4ac5195092957f8b8a0feb9aa0074e10c489c2
SSDEEP 12288:aMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9Izsr:ansJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9r
TLSH
T154F47D32F2D19437D1721A3D9C5BA3A5582ABE512E38794B3BF82E4C5F3D68138252D3
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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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DBjzJtKG.xlsm

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

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._cache_Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\eset.temp\{02D83BBE-EE86-ED4E-374E-48C35133C2FA}\._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/1868-105-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp

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memory/2552-103-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005CC000-memory.dmp

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memory/2552-0-0x00000000025D0000-0x00000000025D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/2552-1-0x00000000004A0000-0x00000000004A1000-memory.dmp

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memory/3896-107-0x00007FFEB8B40000-0x00007FFEB8B50000-memory.dmp

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memory/3896-109-0x00007FFEB8B40000-0x00007FFEB8B50000-memory.dmp

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memory/3896-108-0x00007FFEB8B40000-0x00007FFEB8B50000-memory.dmp

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memory/3896-110-0x00007FFEB8B40000-0x00007FFEB8B50000-memory.dmp

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memory/3896-111-0x00007FFEB5ED0000-0x00007FFEB5EE0000-memory.dmp

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memory/3896-112-0x00007FFEB5ED0000-0x00007FFEB5EE0000-memory.dmp

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memory/3896-106-0x00007FFEB8B40000-0x00007FFEB8B50000-memory.dmp

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memory/4764-113-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp

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memory/4764-120-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp

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memory/4764-130-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp

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memory/4764-132-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp

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memory/4764-135-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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