Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - 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
07/11/2026, 14:35
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-11-07_4b7bcbea6ff5de0c2338d1b7321e91ff_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-11-07_4b7bcbea6ff5de0c2338d1b7321e91ff_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-11-07_4b7bcbea6ff5de0c2338d1b7321e91ff_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
- Size 8.1MB
- Sample261107-rx4abayzbs
- SHA256 7716b357296385625d2863d06c08ff3f09faacd1c3342277c719be539a0d7e9e
- MD5 4b7bcbea6ff5de0c2338d1b7321e91ff
- SHA1 0e3385183b3324d8ec694fbcdd44dd6b83225ed0
- SHA512 9ba2c7d74e52a124fc13522577ed83d8ea12fecba155f31b04e94ecb5dc28d411fe61424d5e766d6494aafd2a99f3f2c20e6420badb64c927077017ef359b403
- SSDEEP 196608:mLvO3GQPDD3mOrI2iFtJfh2mqRbR+0XD12S1wOBzWI+/GjuQrSsfDcdGNCO:mWGGDD3mOrI2iFtJfh2mqd+eD4GBzWIz
- TLSH T19486BE02E153F13AD80311B0655EA37D7F244A244B258DEB9BE4DCB86B7A9C0397F71A
- 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 2688 ._cache_2026-11-07_4b7bcbea6ff5de0c2338d1b7321e91ff_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe 256 Synaptics.exe 4448 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" 2026-11-07_4b7bcbea6ff5de0c2338d1b7321e91ff_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.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 2026-11-07_4b7bcbea6ff5de0c2338d1b7321e91ff_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-11-07_4b7bcbea6ff5de0c2338d1b7321e91ff_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.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 1364 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 9 IoCs
pid Process 1364 EXCEL.EXE 1364 EXCEL.EXE 1364 EXCEL.EXE 1364 EXCEL.EXE 1364 EXCEL.EXE 1364 EXCEL.EXE 1364 EXCEL.EXE 1364 EXCEL.EXE 1364 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3972 wrote to memory of 2688 3972 2026-11-07_4b7bcbea6ff5de0c2338d1b7321e91ff_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe 90 PID 3972 wrote to memory of 256 3972 2026-11-07_4b7bcbea6ff5de0c2338d1b7321e91ff_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe 93
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-07_4b7bcbea6ff5de0c2338d1b7321e91ff_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-07_4b7bcbea6ff5de0c2338d1b7321e91ff_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3972 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-11-07_4b7bcbea6ff5de0c2338d1b7321e91ff_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-11-07_4b7bcbea6ff5de0c2338d1b7321e91ff_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2688
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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:256
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4448
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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:1364
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 753KB
- SHA256 334c276750bf7d7bcb96fe6d3191fbcc0b50a52b0a0d9b7fa6e9077d94658b9e
- MD5 2d00bf5c636541a29f7da07c556ba15c
- SHA1 3e88c46a31b00fac5129a53c3a57aa0ed7c068ae
- SHA512 f4d202ba92da1910d4d170a5d1205d3868efd3c811c650d73060e5192814cdf38d96b42299d82dd303be41df6af83f0b77b3146c1de7f2b001219bdd539af993
- SSDEEP 12288:aMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9I6r:ansJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD95
- TLSH T155F47D32F2D19437D1321A3D9C5BA3A5982ABE512E38794E3BF91E4C5F3D68138252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-11-07_4b7bcbea6ff5de0c2338d1b7321e91ff_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-11-07_4b7bcbea6ff5de0c2338d1b7321e91ff_akira_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm.exe
- Size 7.4MB
- SHA256 56656270da132f44e9cb4fb86a12ba965635c80423d43dcdd944d9fec4ab4622
- MD5 d07619a30e2310fee8b1ba1c5853f90b
- SHA1 f082944bcb715c973e601325d0b3e2b4d75ef928
- SHA512 98d643b0668a7e30b9fbcc1a6e04c9fcf28ebc1b641530674755797a1520af26208942b8d6bd635e254ad6023a17cb6a80d7ae6c916967564233993afb42986f
- SSDEEP 196608:GO3GQPDD3mOrI2iFtJfh2mqRbR+0XD12S1wOBzWI+/GjuQrSsfDcdGNCv:HGGDD3mOrI2iFtJfh2mqd+eD4GBzWI+z
- TLSH T11476BE02E153F17AD90311B0225EA37D7F244A248B258DEB9AD0DCB86B76DD0397F71A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3kk6WITz.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ABE85E00
- Size 21KB
- SHA256 820871d58c96d6c852083a6e4b896ecfab97cc9532065e3e270f99d9569ea422
- MD5 0577d617f1e5525c6e5e4d609602734e
- SHA1 3681e337a3d69eaf49213b432c65dc0debf2de2a
- SHA512 2952ceec2466035078a58b561b593cfc487a825b3d3d8247210f6540ec4b516bff164eb8db5b4fb806b834c65326c2d343a22949065f4e00cf1c4be2b4e0ce9f
- SSDEEP 384:MNm20TD5p+o5bkgEY+ufgFXqGq+mExdhIy/0ReXAqGIbOAes:Ml0TN4o5bvguaHzBbRQqtOJs
- TLSH T176A2E1ADFE05D72EE2200C76D7981EB4E250314C9245F88A3B54B7B8A617A4F37BE194
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH