Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
141s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
27/10/2026, 02:35
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-26_f172640aa35a2f73b84109b7fcbb55bd_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-26_f172640aa35a2f73b84109b7fcbb55bd_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-10-26_f172640aa35a2f73b84109b7fcbb55bd_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
- Size 8.8MB
- Sample261027-c3c8raay8l
- SHA256 a4fe079067661a46ffbe26d1352bbd6d244c12cbd32055cebbadc82cd1de018e
- MD5 f172640aa35a2f73b84109b7fcbb55bd
- SHA1 dbc8335f45c66fa51e1f18e99bf9cd7666e4c355
- SHA512 685b1010ae81d384e7aea5a462fb286971a3eed02941aea201376d4b13b4e5b2ebcbbf566b6fa08fa4189103d49c81e9a50e12939b2a1cc5a62bb71624a8307f
- SSDEEP 196608:ELvBf0LWLanKizu+Ldyrl/mTf073KnysLw+yG4cRtKur:EzF9976yOwNG4iMur
- TLSH T170960221E341C83AE5A30574883D936AB928BB30172464D7F3CC1DAD5AFAAD33936757
- 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 6012 ._cache_2026-10-26_f172640aa35a2f73b84109b7fcbb55bd_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe 264 Synaptics.exe 5344 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" 2026-10-26_f172640aa35a2f73b84109b7fcbb55bd_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_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 2026-10-26_f172640aa35a2f73b84109b7fcbb55bd_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-10-26_f172640aa35a2f73b84109b7fcbb55bd_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_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 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 1760 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs
pid Process 1760 EXCEL.EXE 1760 EXCEL.EXE 1760 EXCEL.EXE 1760 EXCEL.EXE 1760 EXCEL.EXE 1760 EXCEL.EXE 1760 EXCEL.EXE 1760 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3428 wrote to memory of 6012 3428 2026-10-26_f172640aa35a2f73b84109b7fcbb55bd_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe 90 PID 3428 wrote to memory of 264 3428 2026-10-26_f172640aa35a2f73b84109b7fcbb55bd_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe 92
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-26_f172640aa35a2f73b84109b7fcbb55bd_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-26_f172640aa35a2f73b84109b7fcbb55bd_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3428 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-26_f172640aa35a2f73b84109b7fcbb55bd_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-26_f172640aa35a2f73b84109b7fcbb55bd_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:6012
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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:264
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5344
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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:1760
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 753KB
- SHA256 e49b0b4aa3cfdc7e218b8af0c29a51aab96adb320d3470090eea4c4f453a111f
- MD5 da10c86672d3d0bc3dbb0996af634784
- SHA1 d8978e68e65b205122c80811f51850fe48092c82
- SHA512 d7503f9984339aaa5102f8198d6a216c1895bc338405dc13ff7b11bed77fa9ae5a5e51515edb6e7297bd9a47a7702a70253ec0c8043bcbd154e2531b2072f393
- SSDEEP 12288:aMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9I1r:ansJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9S
- TLSH T13CF47D32F2D19437D1321A3D9C5BA3A5982ABE512E38794E3BF81E4C5F3D68138652D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-10-26_f172640aa35a2f73b84109b7fcbb55bd_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-10-26_f172640aa35a2f73b84109b7fcbb55bd_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
- Size 8.0MB
- SHA256 81dd92d5d7b557af6b8f0ce3510e08c21a900245344c902dbccd61ea6d7210cd
- MD5 d4e089b7882df1acaa41938568c72ad9
- SHA1 c66cbdca40347eb9e51797be725e3227c2b40887
- SHA512 01c4ef1b0ac5c5691e10907b533713da5541268c28c33f33ba0d1c75911d8940259b4d0367f4b99859b157c2baaeb51feb3342abc193cc058fb1f16c57a3f32d
- SSDEEP 196608:3Bf0LWLanKizu+Ldyrl/mTf073KnysLw+yG4cRtKu:3F9976yOwNG4iMu
- TLSH T16B860221E301C83AF9970571883D576ABA14BB30132454D3F3CC69AD66FAAE37936B17
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A0195E00
- Size 21KB
- SHA256 874b0f2456d98c2afa0fab77cb0f1e202b5e0755d1839013208eec7d702529f3
- MD5 ff13e3506c23a4c2cea3ef7cc68ef8da
- SHA1 b69400badf16d4abfddb4a55d0c8ce9e3db78764
- SHA512 7997332ecc483ef41e23b976e9fc973f599925cb0f0339c809f8e24a5b74a40f74ced184f04e5f90ce32cf6e542bb072f6a71319e09521d1335b8a30682aeb3a
- SSDEEP 384:MJCIdMVQVQ3tLp+o5bvlXyzWsEcKAOapbGgzN8S2UmauMFa:MfdMV5L4o5btXyylcKpqGI23bM0
- TLSH T19BA2C02DEB19B82CD473787A611917B1A7043C9920127DDE2A99F1BA05522CF43E73D4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\M1wSP4qG.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH