Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
128s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
07/10/2026, 23:09
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-06_96243c88c1c5a98ef59e889d28a8bd0b_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-06_96243c88c1c5a98ef59e889d28a8bd0b_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-10-06_96243c88c1c5a98ef59e889d28a8bd0b_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
- Size 998KB
- Sample261007-247w7afw4s
- SHA256 d990edd0875eda6939d66dbec38e4828e78afba32ae16f7ecb026376935f1b62
- MD5 96243c88c1c5a98ef59e889d28a8bd0b
- SHA1 7a420b5341fc78c05ee4b7ae1e541150405fe5e2
- SHA512 9977400ea58e45e0007a3630e00d66e25a850f2f4cd7f7de647ff4c11878e83811b99105b650c1fc2ca3f663f3d9dfa84b9d070eed4625a8cb062b3bcd29a505
- SSDEEP 12288:YMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V92QtUNQMm1:YnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9Jj
- TLSH T14F258E23F2D18C77D1221A3E8C9BD369453EBB502E25AB0B7BF41E5D4F3A6816D54283
- 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
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 3168 ._cache_2026-10-06_96243c88c1c5a98ef59e889d28a8bd0b_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe 2304 Synaptics.exe 4320 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" 2026-10-06_96243c88c1c5a98ef59e889d28a8bd0b_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.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 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 2026-10-06_96243c88c1c5a98ef59e889d28a8bd0b_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.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 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 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 5092 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 9 IoCs
pid Process 5092 EXCEL.EXE 5092 EXCEL.EXE 5092 EXCEL.EXE 5092 EXCEL.EXE 5092 EXCEL.EXE 5092 EXCEL.EXE 5092 EXCEL.EXE 5092 EXCEL.EXE 5092 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4108 wrote to memory of 3168 4108 2026-10-06_96243c88c1c5a98ef59e889d28a8bd0b_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe 89 PID 4108 wrote to memory of 2304 4108 2026-10-06_96243c88c1c5a98ef59e889d28a8bd0b_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe 91
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-06_96243c88c1c5a98ef59e889d28a8bd0b_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-06_96243c88c1c5a98ef59e889d28a8bd0b_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4108 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-06_96243c88c1c5a98ef59e889d28a8bd0b_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-06_96243c88c1c5a98ef59e889d28a8bd0b_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3168
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
PID:2304
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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:5092
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4320
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 753KB
- SHA256 570fe0efb4cfb039d1fa3038775d0f6c7ed04eff3ef693d2714b6e543ff37061
- MD5 e73a25bb671dbaffe6b4816dff1cc73d
- SHA1 18f5a8569cdd3625161398601a428dae3b8d4be1
- SHA512 e8e5c9eab292f76826cca8a0b4fe23135db13545ec8b5ddab468155e6a9d73f36e0bce145b576c5c3398d5ca83e8e75b417e3a75b6f11ffe7806e8a391e4cb64
- SSDEEP 12288:aMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9IFr:ansJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD92
- TLSH T157F47D32F2D19437D1721A3D9C5BA3A5982ABE512E38794E3BF81E4C5F3D68138252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-10-06_96243c88c1c5a98ef59e889d28a8bd0b_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-06_96243c88c1c5a98ef59e889d28a8bd0b_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
- Size 244KB
- SHA256 1ec20fba2bc7d06d2faf14d3c7f9a9610aa710578ca14ed1695b5ef42848955b
- MD5 bef6b88f3ab1e447c11e008c2de23860
- SHA1 35af5b0e5018c5ffbd786839a3ab7b14a0b78df8
- SHA512 2b8c9b842ec4888dea0d6c8650e9db09635cefb4219434aa07db8a9c87bb6832bf414efdb26b3641f3157aed035f8e11677c9d640b5abdba39c98239f8b7b56a
- SSDEEP 3072:z92zccrntayXulyW1LgERT31Y6apzJ5/6jV03efON6Z7NQhShsKX/it:wzdXtW1LupCjV0yON6dNQhEJq
- TLSH T123342A87F2D1DDE7E711063F89DAD319533FF2E08643CB039B245A3B0B5B991AA85642
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\02795E00
- Size 21KB
- SHA256 6f02bb787efb13ce40360e044bbd3ba2e81ce724bcc656389dad8f78e39d4bb3
- MD5 afdd437a09b66ee6a5ef1b39022083d8
- SHA1 923641ed563a1c2bc703caf8505c33d9eb07ca07
- SHA512 f76ca4cfad41d8292f5607ed22beb7cdbddba3ce4b68cb49ce55a3f3473b195bbb17c942e65c1557884ca4254c514884921d72431c397575aa19c6c26f20c11f
- SSDEEP 384:MgxUFbrL/Lsp+o5bUhdq6AiQ/BUYK8KZejUfdGEiPiXu4e:Mgok4o5bUhdHQ/BUYK8kSsdt+4e
- TLSH T178A2C1557DF0B94FF9B18839D4152DB3A5583943D241BD8FF0A0A688ABC39872B4A1CD
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vvDFh3aK.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH