Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
156s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
02/10/2026, 07:35
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.exe
- Size 19.8MB
- Sample261002-jer6bswgnh
- SHA256 70c857659a438f1405a3ae5915a274df6f6472b25676cb5e9982e4d79db4755f
- MD5 9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0
- SHA1 7306ca69aa74a1eec74f531660b59e30787784c4
- SHA512 c78bdbd01390be681c03746ba1e96a069c4862bb2e052ca8287e953a40a5af815e969a36d755a3e05bbfee8183cfca2f8e3b373bb81809de9bca1acefdf46fc2
- SSDEEP 196608:RLy9nDIXCqVobiVW1NJcLNiggHIhJMinh7G45HrhvXyphBETZzZ9RW+gyR52jI+d:RW9DIXCL9aD1KDbV3MCSq
- TLSH T1B527846340C8C561E8B16FB41233D9AA82FF7F987DBCF88E5D18B96277F21D21129542
- 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
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-240542094-4193773837-3211495583-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-240542094-4193773837-3211495583-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Synaptics.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-240542094-4193773837-3211495583-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Synaptics.exe - Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 2984 ._cache_2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.exe 972 Synaptics.exe 3016 Synaptics.exe 2364 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 4256 ._cache_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" 2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe Synaptics.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe Synaptics.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname Synaptics.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain Synaptics.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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_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 value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString EXCEL.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz EXCEL.EXE - Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU EXCEL.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily EXCEL.EXE - Modifies registry class 3 IoCs
description ioc Process 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\ 2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ Synaptics.exe - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 2988 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
pid Process 2988 EXCEL.EXE 2988 EXCEL.EXE 2988 EXCEL.EXE 2988 EXCEL.EXE 2988 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3768 wrote to memory of 2984 3768 2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.exe 90 PID 3768 wrote to memory of 972 3768 2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.exe 92 PID 972 wrote to memory of 2364 972 Synaptics.exe 97 PID 3016 wrote to memory of 4256 3016 Synaptics.exe 100
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.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:3768 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2984
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:972 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2364
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- 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:3016 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe"C:\Windows\system32\._cache_Synaptics.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4256
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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:2988
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 19.8MB
- SHA256 70c857659a438f1405a3ae5915a274df6f6472b25676cb5e9982e4d79db4755f
- MD5 9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0
- SHA1 7306ca69aa74a1eec74f531660b59e30787784c4
- SHA512 c78bdbd01390be681c03746ba1e96a069c4862bb2e052ca8287e953a40a5af815e969a36d755a3e05bbfee8183cfca2f8e3b373bb81809de9bca1acefdf46fc2
- SSDEEP 196608:RLy9nDIXCqVobiVW1NJcLNiggHIhJMinh7G45HrhvXyphBETZzZ9RW+gyR52jI+d:RW9DIXCL9aD1KDbV3MCSq
- TLSH T1B527846340C8C561E8B16FB41233D9AA82FF7F987DBCF88E5D18B96277F21D21129542
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-01_9e855506d5b4dba67b887139904a3cf0_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_wannacry.exe
- Size 19.0MB
- SHA256 05e6e0d74d4e96cae9c7cccf6e84cb427b85160bcc497ab57216a1c4e944c9c8
- MD5 f0cc45152945dab72e1987c78d116b19
- SHA1 b13e54f417308da838812bf46955c382b7d3e7af
- SHA512 9725442f2402d021c60f98277185ea8c9f20140787cacf3f53ffeb5d1e87c0b35c5ca24121148767ab79c9d85c65fb00e1c60780ca6464652907ef14a9908e26
- SSDEEP 196608:O9nDIXCqVobiVW1NJcLNiggHIhJMinh7G45HrhvXyphBETZzZ9RW+gyR52jI+S0j:O9DIXCL9aD1KDbV3MCS
- TLSH T1F717636340C88560E8B16FF51233D9AA82FF7F987DBCF88E5D18B96277F21D21129542
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ibm3n3SO.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH