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
08/10/2026, 00:46
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-08_d57ecab2eff6372a0239997a5686eb25_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-08_d57ecab2eff6372a0239997a5686eb25_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-10-08_d57ecab2eff6372a0239997a5686eb25_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 828KB
- Sample261008-a4w15sh13p
- SHA256 aef732eff50bfa80422950793ee9cb3b3d945ad6075e320336b1797d620e984b
- MD5 d57ecab2eff6372a0239997a5686eb25
- SHA1 a2e3c127bb3ad776a8b3c8c2828d73ec99a56c22
- SHA512 47ed81208f131dc5330d0f077532ca566c45898d80b806b38221ce75f9fc885716aa6999dc994a463c82fb69d55bff6cbd0e3352e6f0043ba708103f01902954
- SSDEEP 12288:RMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V91HX/IrfQLsj:RnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9lIrfQQ
- TLSH T12F057D32F6D18437D1321A3D9C5BA3A5983ABE512E38794B7BF81E4C5F3928139252D3
- 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 4088 ._cache_2026-10-08_d57ecab2eff6372a0239997a5686eb25_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 4516 Synaptics.exe 5188 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" 2026-10-08_d57ecab2eff6372a0239997a5686eb25_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.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 4 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 2026-10-08_d57ecab2eff6372a0239997a5686eb25_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-10-08_d57ecab2eff6372a0239997a5686eb25_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 - 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 2364 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
pid Process 2364 EXCEL.EXE 2364 EXCEL.EXE 2364 EXCEL.EXE 2364 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3352 wrote to memory of 4088 3352 2026-10-08_d57ecab2eff6372a0239997a5686eb25_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 89 PID 3352 wrote to memory of 4516 3352 2026-10-08_d57ecab2eff6372a0239997a5686eb25_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 91
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-08_d57ecab2eff6372a0239997a5686eb25_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-08_d57ecab2eff6372a0239997a5686eb25_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3352 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-08_d57ecab2eff6372a0239997a5686eb25_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-08_d57ecab2eff6372a0239997a5686eb25_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4088
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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:4516
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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:2364
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5188
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 753KB
- SHA256 3dc291133e2f534c62b58b51155fec4aca7f41c917ac790f3c72150a4cf14f2b
- MD5 3a6e72c75cbb2f3f908c10e8e92b2d00
- SHA1 970c42e23602a395f4f51a11bc70c02c8ef54e61
- SHA512 425be74088a4a0d9c454ea145799586ac35a3496752ac871e1cc96cb4b086a71196cd6017f32c8e667ff4a1234ea475b670644c8f2f0fec65378ba832cede26e
- SSDEEP 12288:aMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9IHX2sr:ansJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD92
- TLSH T1DCF47D32F2D18437D1321A3D9C5BA3A9582ABE512E38794E7BF91E4C5F3D68138252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-10-08_d57ecab2eff6372a0239997a5686eb25_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-08_d57ecab2eff6372a0239997a5686eb25_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 74KB
- SHA256 47f0264effcaab93cb93d7f152756901ebe89c6f78522e9c7857702d8c6648f6
- MD5 94eb7651cac8b5bf54f4b06473bd84ea
- SHA1 db9e2b87068ee44ad323c2f0448bad0c749c2445
- SHA512 9c79416047d9c79e7b17531e94543f82a70080d496a37b15d5ddcff3f3589c223bbc67a789ff5f8de41d02f77476a431649c3c370b3814b8c4f52ec8be4788ce
- SSDEEP 1536:L/ms0659oG5HtL3Mhj4roh8U0w+oWQYfztqsR7ju04Mydq58:Lmsf7oGdFw+o30NDLpydq58
- TLSH T1D2738E11BA80D073D00A54757519C7F19F7EB4322AB99993B7980FBE5F312C1DA2B2CA
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WGlgSO86.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 e7550c3453156531308fda255a198c3710aa4bc7412819c180b103c11e85cef1
- MD5 af4d37aad8b34471da588360a43e768a
- SHA1 83ed64667d4e68ea531b8bcf58aab3ed4a5ca998
- SHA512 74f5000038c47b7c909c4ee5740e0e87cac12c9c96fff8b1c7ec749541ee3d4b7efd80f9ac02cd39809dca3f2707d0063fa852a3a541342d93a9d03de08823da
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPl2G+Q16BrvPbw/7m:oUatwNSSvY2IdkLQIBLt
- TLSH T19A82CF17AA58B65AC436943A945F283C4B0D6388761ECA4D72053B8599CF1AF4B9F08F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH