Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
136s - 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, 16:59
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-06_f9c7aed777284d3ef8485f960c6b1cf4_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-06_f9c7aed777284d3ef8485f960c6b1cf4_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-10-06_f9c7aed777284d3ef8485f960c6b1cf4_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
- Size 878KB
- Sample261007-vhtn4sds9q
- SHA256 ccf2351011a365c5fc3da3f387e144f95a69e5177809efca42ade4785e2c1ed4
- MD5 f9c7aed777284d3ef8485f960c6b1cf4
- SHA1 b9c03e67b0e4c155e0244b7374b915338d181435
- SHA512 26bde8a51ec4ec74ec1c0856aa6189ca02aebfaefb05450613e5bad5f5558b3f66ce559c771c7a724058530017bed61cab39771c0114b0225886af95da4f222f
- SSDEEP 12288:8MSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9NTnMMY:8nsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9hMT
- TLSH T135157D23F2D18877D1321A3D8C6B93A4593ABF912E246A4B3BF42D5C4F3A6813D552D3
- 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 4008 ._cache_2026-10-06_f9c7aed777284d3ef8485f960c6b1cf4_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe 3404 Synaptics.exe 1660 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_f9c7aed777284d3ef8485f960c6b1cf4_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_f9c7aed777284d3ef8485f960c6b1cf4_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 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 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 5740 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs
pid Process 5740 EXCEL.EXE 5740 EXCEL.EXE 5740 EXCEL.EXE 5740 EXCEL.EXE 5740 EXCEL.EXE 5740 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3520 wrote to memory of 4008 3520 2026-10-06_f9c7aed777284d3ef8485f960c6b1cf4_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe 89 PID 3520 wrote to memory of 3404 3520 2026-10-06_f9c7aed777284d3ef8485f960c6b1cf4_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe 91
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-06_f9c7aed777284d3ef8485f960c6b1cf4_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-06_f9c7aed777284d3ef8485f960c6b1cf4_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:3520 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-06_f9c7aed777284d3ef8485f960c6b1cf4_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-06_f9c7aed777284d3ef8485f960c6b1cf4_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4008
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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:3404
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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:5740
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1660
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_f9c7aed777284d3ef8485f960c6b1cf4_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-06_f9c7aed777284d3ef8485f960c6b1cf4_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
- Size 125KB
- SHA256 3e23126fb485adf944558203eea4a54115a9bc9b1171f074ded6bc68d7a9c59e
- MD5 45a5f3746b05383f673d73b3dbbf45d5
- SHA1 2d063fd765e6fa7adc8834be555dbcf7ff0560a3
- SHA512 27bf4afc2bd529ef6f6cf09b5126898a92bd8abaf04ec5632e5a1dc7ccf0b9fb1a42752d18271bf9f348c4fade7a20b22a2a52dc56408438983e08c678968f4e
- SSDEEP 1536:5wM2KPcWMlyW1LeeD27B5N653hi5xu3IO2hNbhu56YPOEV+:eMrZMlyW1L/Y6530jvUrs
- TLSH T1ADC307C3B7D59DD3EA12137E85E7C319133EF7D00B868B071E21A83A4B17591BE86646
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qYmFhgwW.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH