Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
143s - 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, 20:45
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-06_bc2b196a83f6d3d010d327f6369f4f5a_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-06_bc2b196a83f6d3d010d327f6369f4f5a_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-10-06_bc2b196a83f6d3d010d327f6369f4f5a_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
- Size 871KB
- Sample261007-zjry5aev6x
- SHA256 3c24059f4bc8ad51d4c0f68462ec27063d0629d27d2e704e55f7def197e93301
- MD5 bc2b196a83f6d3d010d327f6369f4f5a
- SHA1 07f565bb66b0f788d6e6c2cfbf3bb9b6e8982a0a
- SHA512 068f202c11a5b02dc7c5f84eed5cf1678fb128e09eb0cd8abbab4eca3a3b71426542c7a175298758d0a2c0f013530f568a02d5b2820f05d3c0b8fda8e2023370
- SSDEEP 12288:+MSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9KzbB7As:+nsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9GB7z
- TLSH T179157D23F2D19877D1321A3D8C6B93A4543ABF912E246A4B3BF42E5C4F3A6813D552D3
- 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 4840 ._cache_2026-10-06_bc2b196a83f6d3d010d327f6369f4f5a_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe 120 Synaptics.exe 2864 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_bc2b196a83f6d3d010d327f6369f4f5a_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_bc2b196a83f6d3d010d327f6369f4f5a_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\SystemFamily EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU EXCEL.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS 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 3512 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 11 IoCs
pid Process 3512 EXCEL.EXE 3512 EXCEL.EXE 3512 EXCEL.EXE 3512 EXCEL.EXE 3512 EXCEL.EXE 3512 EXCEL.EXE 3512 EXCEL.EXE 3512 EXCEL.EXE 3512 EXCEL.EXE 3512 EXCEL.EXE 3512 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3152 wrote to memory of 4840 3152 2026-10-06_bc2b196a83f6d3d010d327f6369f4f5a_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe 89 PID 3152 wrote to memory of 120 3152 2026-10-06_bc2b196a83f6d3d010d327f6369f4f5a_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe 91
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-06_bc2b196a83f6d3d010d327f6369f4f5a_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-06_bc2b196a83f6d3d010d327f6369f4f5a_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:3152 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-06_bc2b196a83f6d3d010d327f6369f4f5a_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-06_bc2b196a83f6d3d010d327f6369f4f5a_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4840
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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:120
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2864
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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:3512
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_bc2b196a83f6d3d010d327f6369f4f5a_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-06_bc2b196a83f6d3d010d327f6369f4f5a_conti_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
- Size 117KB
- SHA256 de426726451db96c418bb826dc5437670b14e4712b4b15f0507807997584101b
- MD5 df10ba860a1d16c349b6ab9b71e01ba8
- SHA1 ff263ace1a62b13f3f0e352375951a017a07e1dd
- SHA512 d48a94781ca2f6a904e601b4ab687bc989d43375cf58b38ad8a67781b6997a68468acf561f35d352069bbb78ea6de9b83fb2441b217d36dc9fc633484b94d3e2
- SSDEEP 1536:NkkqHWwlyW1LeRgIMUaCZ5N6k3Fkin7bu362hNbl78YBKBXci3s:Nkkq2wlyW1LCgIl/6k3/75TJci3s
- TLSH T1BAC307D3F696ED93EA12123E85EAC319033EF7D017868B071F31A93A0B57191BF85646
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4C3A5E00
- Size 21KB
- SHA256 883dfc0269287eda7266330133ef9f2b084ec416e9c05a06a02a93d31a33864f
- MD5 91d981bd73cf1335569b41b7f9212df5
- SHA1 991299f444c207811faa9117699d28ffe4afd413
- SHA512 c29fa6e731dda3992237a49b93ac97eda7d392f62624523f69ea71af9349dc5d339e43d04c6f0712f20075ba497e4dcc3459ee099c06678164f4bb78fd3c08bd
- SSDEEP 384:MLCjsvvHRp+o5b0Non6ur1z7fAv/qiZB8lXnDju9orBYBhsKl45:MLC0vR4o5b0Wnvp7fCKlXDjMf45
- TLSH T134A2CFBEE441FC71CA619C36564045FAB64A3D0C4012EF5AAA98A7FC36C678F031F658
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\S6EUtoRP.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH