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, 00:56
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-08_55ab88e1ff604dfe1dd8421ab1f5bd1d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-08_55ab88e1ff604dfe1dd8421ab1f5bd1d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-10-08_55ab88e1ff604dfe1dd8421ab1f5bd1d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample261008-bacabagy3w
- SHA256 952e6ab75cc4825179dd2957221a444cc50a6166628f1ebe933e993ba68e255a
- MD5 55ab88e1ff604dfe1dd8421ab1f5bd1d
- SHA1 47f3750c2592db51aee009b0c7d3ba98839968c0
- SHA512 80da4643435b504d2325f0255bd55a099f60be753c8bd98ff09f8e1a763f9a11edfe619175d16063f31a16d97bcb00987df8aea11b6e95f61b8cac6bd35dc9e3
- SSDEEP 49152:LnsHyjtk2MYC5GDaO6Q7VjaXR9W33JRSGBeS+evv0oY:Lnsmtk2aJwVWRa3BBeS+ev8
- TLSH T176857E21F7D0A037E0E325FD8ABA5674E8657D622F3414CBA6C02F1E4A7A5D3A430767
- 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 2060 ._cache_2026-10-08_55ab88e1ff604dfe1dd8421ab1f5bd1d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader.exe 1196 Synaptics.exe 4928 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_55ab88e1ff604dfe1dd8421ab1f5bd1d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader.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_55ab88e1ff604dfe1dd8421ab1f5bd1d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-10-08_55ab88e1ff604dfe1dd8421ab1f5bd1d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader.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 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 3208 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
pid Process 3208 EXCEL.EXE 3208 EXCEL.EXE 3208 EXCEL.EXE 3208 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1544 wrote to memory of 2060 1544 2026-10-08_55ab88e1ff604dfe1dd8421ab1f5bd1d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader.exe 89 PID 1544 wrote to memory of 1196 1544 2026-10-08_55ab88e1ff604dfe1dd8421ab1f5bd1d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader.exe 90
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-08_55ab88e1ff604dfe1dd8421ab1f5bd1d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-08_55ab88e1ff604dfe1dd8421ab1f5bd1d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1544 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-08_55ab88e1ff604dfe1dd8421ab1f5bd1d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-08_55ab88e1ff604dfe1dd8421ab1f5bd1d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2060
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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:1196
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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:3208
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4928
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 753KB
- SHA256 0085dcdae67db2c514b463a116870b07b7beb5fb9e5ddea3f4d30ece93b27c14
- MD5 932b5526888479e97c715f4ae3600346
- SHA1 b9761207cb805d1ace5d68da50e3359ade73a874
- SHA512 0cfc2e3bfc1fbc2145f1b506a24257cba5911a9a47bc096eb2513d883b2a7b0b2e85224f75fcf2449b67191c1f65fbdf9a078afcf5499115a4a68354a27cb090
- SSDEEP 12288:aMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9IEsr:ansJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9Y
- TLSH T134F47D32F2D19437D1721A3D9C5BA3A9582ABF512E38794A3BF81E4C5F3D68138252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-10-08_55ab88e1ff604dfe1dd8421ab1f5bd1d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-08_55ab88e1ff604dfe1dd8421ab1f5bd1d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 997KB
- SHA256 e7bff2c985981c125403c56eb20bd7f353fea26ca8dd1ccc7d8bf6558fc1f752
- MD5 0900fe064723cb35e054f13b7fc87264
- SHA1 8760c52c5c076c064d4a839aeac69c0d0009081d
- SHA512 479b7e113a1cac9faf083ebeb9a780932a37122cd658307cc9e4591cb82ed5ecc3320c0e5521a54b299eaa40747ecb8179694bb9b4ffb46d29d6bde88f2a2e8e
- SSDEEP 24576:HOs/HDQ7VjaXRqgw133JLLhSGBeS+evv0o:HO6Q7VjaXR9W33JRSGBeS+evv0o
- TLSH T189251820E6D4B137E0D221FD86BA1574F8E5B862677104C7D6C12F1F5AB68A3E131B3A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\uWgHVTmL.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 e7550c3453156531308fda255a198c3710aa4bc7412819c180b103c11e85cef1
- MD5 af4d37aad8b34471da588360a43e768a
- SHA1 83ed64667d4e68ea531b8bcf58aab3ed4a5ca998
- SHA512 74f5000038c47b7c909c4ee5740e0e87cac12c9c96fff8b1c7ec749541ee3d4b7efd80f9ac02cd39809dca3f2707d0063fa852a3a541342d93a9d03de08823da
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPl2G+Q16BrvPbw/7m:oUatwNSSvY2IdkLQIBLt
- TLSH T19A82CF17AA58B65AC436943A945F283C4B0D6388761ECA4D72053B8599CF1AF4B9F08F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH