Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
138s - 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, 01:00
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-08_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-08_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-10-08_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.0MB
- Sample261008-bc6lyaas3k
- SHA256 7565db2487796e3ba84f3ce9aefe5d5d16f75fa87e1e037da3a75afc438e3c02
- MD5 1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707
- SHA1 c14ab350ed54dc284fda6ffb83d2bc0f39f5e401
- SHA512 1860134f126ab10deacf560655d5535fad847ea0acd12f7ee2172bf235773208c42c88856529c4a76b9c398be463899fc661a9668ef1a4ee8e43e3b71136fe0b
- SSDEEP 24576:TnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9k39s3IvEAL:TnsHyjtk2MYC5GDOs3WFL
- TLSH T10A35AF23B3D18437D1731A398C5793A9993ABE512E346A4B3BE42F4D9F392816D243D3
- 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 5180 ._cache_2026-10-08_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe 1376 Synaptics.exe 5192 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_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_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_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-10-08_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_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 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 3644 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs
pid Process 5180 ._cache_2026-10-08_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5180 ._cache_2026-10-08_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3644 EXCEL.EXE 3644 EXCEL.EXE 3644 EXCEL.EXE 3644 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5464 wrote to memory of 5180 5464 2026-10-08_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe 91 PID 5464 wrote to memory of 1376 5464 2026-10-08_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe 92
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-08_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-08_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5464 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-08_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-08_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:5180
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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:1376
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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:3644
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5192
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 753KB
- SHA256 5a413739271289ff512ded9aed7ca06f7c85ba5b2202227842ecb151b8065b86
- MD5 9c4960c86b49b6b03eadce268ca2e553
- SHA1 8fe028e7ac01f037662c919f8083f3a2092c513c
- SHA512 b2a87e1cff44e4e6ea00ca4c75df05571c827a058ad804f3b99a30d49cad0d1b5e0b0e83c0b6d60f69f3cd7bdca02c32a1a27bb98f91e064e2ef617732318064
- SSDEEP 12288:aMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9INsr:ansJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9Z
- TLSH T1CAF47D32F2D18437D1731A3D9C5BA3A9582ABE512E38794A3BF91E4C5F3D68138252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-10-08_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-08_1ee1c813674511ce723d4bc9cc53b707_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 309KB
- SHA256 6b04bae303d27541df772463969cd101f98cdcdd6d3fd880e1ad0bfb32d7fa45
- MD5 19670e90a5c5e17ff192ca76ae82905a
- SHA1 8e8e62aee41ebc6af9e8322b029f9c1ffdeca051
- SHA512 59511701054bf9501f5bce0cac7b71537a9625c3faf1519e25ded1fb8b42e841db2786befea451e3483c6cb82f09f5d9e9acf194b632b96c59dd419c34f97730
- SSDEEP 6144:/oXE4h2eyHSLIyoMIegQs3IOGJbMgbZ2c/8q+q9m:aAOoMpzs3IJJI2Ec/h9m
- TLSH T175648D1237E1C436E5A316734E92C69AE7FABC519E31470B77D03B0EEE325929B24346
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jivDoXTc.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 e7550c3453156531308fda255a198c3710aa4bc7412819c180b103c11e85cef1
- MD5 af4d37aad8b34471da588360a43e768a
- SHA1 83ed64667d4e68ea531b8bcf58aab3ed4a5ca998
- SHA512 74f5000038c47b7c909c4ee5740e0e87cac12c9c96fff8b1c7ec749541ee3d4b7efd80f9ac02cd39809dca3f2707d0063fa852a3a541342d93a9d03de08823da
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPl2G+Q16BrvPbw/7m:oUatwNSSvY2IdkLQIBLt
- TLSH T19A82CF17AA58B65AC436943A945F283C4B0D6388761ECA4D72053B8599CF1AF4B9F08F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH