Analysis
- max time kernel
11s - max time network
148s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
07/10/2026, 22:25
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 817KB
- Sample261007-2cfnmae19v
- SHA256 9b04e587e4c42284412597f8cc3e67c03826e5d06bf2a0f0ba06d466c557dd63
- MD5 a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b
- SHA1 ff1a9141b5d12479a35f9aaf569e0106f8e83841
- SHA512 c6b9925e1a04b1edc4e13f52db4efc86635cd09cb6da3beef24eacb64916f0dcd8ddac8c5a4ea183b20ffcf38923cfec7b784b736d0a5a297055efe17bd5a83d
- SSDEEP 12288:hMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9fs6vj:hnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9l7
- TLSH T19D058D32F2D18437D1321A3D8C6B93A5982ABE512E38794B7BF91E4D5F3D28139252D3
- 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
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resource behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b6c-211.dat - 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-1-5-21-2101206053-1414382737-268919432-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Synaptics.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2101206053-1414382737-268919432-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Synaptics.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2101206053-1414382737-268919432-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe - Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 3244 ._cache_2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 2532 Synaptics.exe 1688 Synaptics.exe 2092 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 400 ._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" 2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.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 2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.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 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 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
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\ 2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.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 3592 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs
pid Process 3592 EXCEL.EXE 3592 EXCEL.EXE 3592 EXCEL.EXE 3592 EXCEL.EXE 3592 EXCEL.EXE 3592 EXCEL.EXE 3592 EXCEL.EXE 3592 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4716 wrote to memory of 3244 4716 2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 89 PID 4716 wrote to memory of 2532 4716 2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 92 PID 1688 wrote to memory of 2092 1688 Synaptics.exe 94 PID 2532 wrote to memory of 400 2532 Synaptics.exe 96
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.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:4716 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3244
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2532 -
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:400
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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
- 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:1688 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe"C:\Windows\system32\._cache_Synaptics.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2092
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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:3592
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 817KB
- SHA256 9b04e587e4c42284412597f8cc3e67c03826e5d06bf2a0f0ba06d466c557dd63
- MD5 a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b
- SHA1 ff1a9141b5d12479a35f9aaf569e0106f8e83841
- SHA512 c6b9925e1a04b1edc4e13f52db4efc86635cd09cb6da3beef24eacb64916f0dcd8ddac8c5a4ea183b20ffcf38923cfec7b784b736d0a5a297055efe17bd5a83d
- SSDEEP 12288:hMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9fs6vj:hnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9l7
- TLSH T19D058D32F2D18437D1321A3D8C6B93A5982ABE512E38794B7BF91E4D5F3D28139252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-06_a10b4e5f17d95a14060c086b819f142b_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 64KB
- SHA256 75f12ea2f30d9c0d872dade345f30f562e6d93847b6a509ba53beec6d0b2c346
- MD5 a32a382b8a5a906e03a83b4f3e5b7a9b
- SHA1 11e2bdd0798761f93cce363329996af6c17ed796
- SHA512 ec87dd957be21b135212454646dcabdd7ef9442cf714e2c1f6b42b81f0c3fa3b1875bde9a8b538e8a0aa2190225649c29e9ed0f25176e7659e55e422dd4efe4c
- SSDEEP 768:2jfnJFqNSkejOy27eW2Vef/7yX3jFICnFfvoUs49RsS98Pu4TNz14GAeRgxQ:ufnLq01weW5yX3jFxv49Nu4GhQ
- TLSH T134537C21B981C073C446107A592DC6B19F7BBC312675C983BB961BBB9F313D1E72E24A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dX9vr7pn.xlsm
- Size 20KB
- SHA256 6589552e8185e1618bc8c8092ded96e8bc40f6cc966d8409b34d4050e64f53fa
- MD5 d67b3c8a93774c32c68072dcc6b67db8
- SHA1 7193f8de3f6228b45c2917d722404b7f14b3b55d
- SHA512 d3c501dd2188631139c9689f507f095614d8d61b49a887c7b097fd317d357f9764f34eba0e62ed782a2a586047fcce3dadaf5afa0420900d8ed2f5c88884bf41
- SSDEEP 384:MNsXxDfp+o5bgvn3DEcVMtzgN6bl1e+4gOhD71GyYGF59He2:MNUxDf4o5b+zEcqJp1ygAIGBHL
- TLSH T1FD92E03ACD9FF81DF2E10C7F250825EB8A420859B20FAD462E543D2E5E8549B17BF54E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dX9vr7pn.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH