Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
144s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
06/11/2026, 14:55
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-11-05_9c42993009b4a2d4b8a508a5a58cdbc5_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-11-05_9c42993009b4a2d4b8a508a5a58cdbc5_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-11-05_9c42993009b4a2d4b8a508a5a58cdbc5_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 937KB
- Sample261106-sapdbazyax
- SHA256 0616f68ca484f06d89fb0e3201edde7f6a68624257b2da707a14667e08280a14
- MD5 9c42993009b4a2d4b8a508a5a58cdbc5
- SHA1 940265ae98e13ef3a0f8cc65f5e87d63cbebae2f
- SHA512 53add61dce1a919d7042158270e2765321b9f59abed3f7086b7fbdc05a825d9d76b543a568b98e4b6a9904f0560ecb092b8b69c56bd0b8582b1f91b15b11be16
- SSDEEP 12288:8MSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9QXQFPACDJse:8nsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9H9v
- TLSH T1FA159E22F6D18433D1721A388D6BE3A5583ABF512E34794B3BE91E8C4F3938179252D7
- 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 3396 ._cache_2026-11-05_9c42993009b4a2d4b8a508a5a58cdbc5_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 756 Synaptics.exe 3952 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" 2026-11-05_9c42993009b4a2d4b8a508a5a58cdbc5_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 2026-11-05_9c42993009b4a2d4b8a508a5a58cdbc5_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-11-05_9c42993009b4a2d4b8a508a5a58cdbc5_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 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 4748 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
pid Process 4748 EXCEL.EXE 4748 EXCEL.EXE 4748 EXCEL.EXE 4748 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 764 wrote to memory of 3396 764 2026-11-05_9c42993009b4a2d4b8a508a5a58cdbc5_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 90 PID 764 wrote to memory of 756 764 2026-11-05_9c42993009b4a2d4b8a508a5a58cdbc5_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 92
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-05_9c42993009b4a2d4b8a508a5a58cdbc5_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-05_9c42993009b4a2d4b8a508a5a58cdbc5_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:764 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-11-05_9c42993009b4a2d4b8a508a5a58cdbc5_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-11-05_9c42993009b4a2d4b8a508a5a58cdbc5_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3396
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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:756
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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:4748
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3952
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 753KB
- SHA256 cd82ff2ff800f56c06df0ddbfbc6166616a1d4ce368442b1c0f62d56d1d85b75
- MD5 7c9aecb16740920302f36abf8df9e9a8
- SHA1 ae114d86edac4d336183f05ad9c1d61420a96a92
- SHA512 df2373c620d7c1a1a5494a33de9d59ae1752d1a3759244a2f43c3f6773f6c909a986c3380567e8880f536bc5f01b5adecb711770464531789dd7254baecbcc91
- SSDEEP 12288:aMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9IHsr:ansJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9z
- TLSH T105F47D32F2D19437D1721A3D9C5BA3A9582ABE512E38794E3BF81E4C5F3D68138252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-11-05_9c42993009b4a2d4b8a508a5a58cdbc5_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-11-05_9c42993009b4a2d4b8a508a5a58cdbc5_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 183KB
- SHA256 8ba8de4857e4a0d35b00323b34d0aa65e831dee8a3527582ab81ded8c119e945
- MD5 204be01b4420ebaeb2e7d651a46efc64
- SHA1 60a27529ae49c020378f0b8744f90314a800e1e9
- SHA512 0da9b98a26d41f8c7f75b8fb1bd2c806236e0e07975c8715e48ca30189c502aea46f849c697988fb3a14eeaf899a058d936cd21d54a9cbf4f7a37bf9f4f74215
- SSDEEP 3072:wsLJSFtkugJ58nC4tAXVfQCiLt/WB/GFtzeUeoieUen:3LMFetY5AuCYc2zeUeReUen
- TLSH T1D404AE529D68C873E982587057A8E2537C3EB7932A2480DB739ED6D51EA13C1E73831F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\s2MLHcYZ.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 e7550c3453156531308fda255a198c3710aa4bc7412819c180b103c11e85cef1
- MD5 af4d37aad8b34471da588360a43e768a
- SHA1 83ed64667d4e68ea531b8bcf58aab3ed4a5ca998
- SHA512 74f5000038c47b7c909c4ee5740e0e87cac12c9c96fff8b1c7ec749541ee3d4b7efd80f9ac02cd39809dca3f2707d0063fa852a3a541342d93a9d03de08823da
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPl2G+Q16BrvPbw/7m:oUatwNSSvY2IdkLQIBLt
- TLSH T19A82CF17AA58B65AC436943A945F283C4B0D6388761ECA4D72053B8599CF1AF4B9F08F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH