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
10/11/2026, 17:29
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 1013KB
- Sample261110-v2pt9shc73
- SHA256 cbd26e7f354ce6a9cfb36eb9bae3bf512b5e1d5aa1a964ad08bdc2bfe2608ada
- MD5 66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5
- SHA1 6e6ce0373a931d313813b2c7f5902ef9b590ee50
- SHA512 fa2fdcb8ef3f011635795532b425b409a9227b8cfdfddadbde1be61c634b3f44d97c8fc68a3797f23c3c72d87b3ad2660271d568f5c03414bb4b64d61fc3cae6
- SSDEEP 12288:qMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V96v09uhsNcYKEP4j:qnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9e00G8
- TLSH T194258D22B2D18437D1721A3D4CAB93A9583ABF502F34698B37E42E4D5F3A6C12D35397
- 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 5 IoCs
pid Process 4388 ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe 408 Synaptics.exe 2088 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 5800 Synaptics.exe 5504 ._cache_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" 2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\._cache_Synaptics.exe Synaptics.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\._cache_Synaptics.exe Synaptics.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 6 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 Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.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 64 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\FFlags = "1092616257" ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\GroupByDirection = "1" ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\2\0 = 19002f433a5c000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1 ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 020202 ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\LogicalViewMode = "1" ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0 = 50003100000000002c5db00614004c6f63616c003c0009000400efbe2c5d0b046a5db68b2e000000910000000000020000000000000000000000000000002cf04e004c006f00630061006c00000014000000 ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\GroupView = "0" ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\GroupByDirection = "1" ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\Mode = "4" ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\GroupByKey:FMTID = "{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}" ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7} ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0\0 ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\2\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\2\0\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\Shell ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\Shell\SniffedFolderType = "Generic" ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}\Instance\ ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\GroupByKey:FMTID = "{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}" ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\Shell\SniffedFolderType = "Generic" ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\FFlags = "1092616257" ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\GroupView = "0" ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = 010000000200000000000000ffffffff ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\LogicalViewMode = "1" ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\IconSize = "16" ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 02 ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0 = 820074001c004346534616003100000000002c5d0b04120041707044617461000000741a595e96dfd3488d671733bcee28bac5cdfadf9f6756418947c5c76bc0b67f400009000400efbe2c5d0b046a5db68b2e0000007d00000000000200000000000000000000000000000097c100014100700070004400610074006100000042000000 ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0 ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0 ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2 ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\GroupByKey:PID = "0" ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = 0100000000000000ffffffff ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0\0\NodeSlot = "2" ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 0202 ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\IconSize = "16" ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\Sort = 000000000000000000000000000000000100000030f125b7ef471a10a5f102608c9eebac0a00000001000000 ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\ColInfo = 00000000000000000000000000000000fddfdffd100000000000000000000000040000001800000030f125b7ef471a10a5f102608c9eebac0a0000001001000030f125b7ef471a10a5f102608c9eebac0e0000009000000030f125b7ef471a10a5f102608c9eebac040000007800000030f125b7ef471a10a5f102608c9eebac0c00000050000000 ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlgLegacy ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0 ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}\Instance\ ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\Shell\SniffedFolderType = "Generic" ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 020202 ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}\Instance\ Synaptics.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 0202 ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = 0100000000000000ffffffff ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\2\0\0 = 56003100000000006a5db68b100057696e646f777300400009000400efbe8158a93a6a5db68b2e000000c10600000000010000000000000000000000000000000df62500570069006e0064006f0077007300000016000000 ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\2\0\0\NodeSlot = "3" ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\2\0\0\MRUListEx = ffffffff ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1 ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3 ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7} ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\IconSize = "16" ._cache_Synaptics.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\3\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\Sort = 000000000000000000000000000000000100000030f125b7ef471a10a5f102608c9eebac0a00000001000000 ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0 ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 5548 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 18 IoCs
pid Process 4388 ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe 4388 ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe 2088 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 2088 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 5504 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 5504 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 5548 EXCEL.EXE 5548 EXCEL.EXE 5548 EXCEL.EXE 5548 EXCEL.EXE 5548 EXCEL.EXE 5548 EXCEL.EXE 4388 ._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe 5504 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 2088 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 5548 EXCEL.EXE 5548 EXCEL.EXE 5548 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4388 4928 2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe 90 PID 4928 wrote to memory of 408 4928 2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe 91 PID 408 wrote to memory of 2088 408 Synaptics.exe 93 PID 5800 wrote to memory of 5504 5800 Synaptics.exe 96
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4928 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4388
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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
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:408 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2088
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C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exeC:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5800 -
C:\Windows\._cache_Synaptics.exe"C:\Windows\._cache_Synaptics.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:5504
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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:5548
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 1013KB
- SHA256 cbd26e7f354ce6a9cfb36eb9bae3bf512b5e1d5aa1a964ad08bdc2bfe2608ada
- MD5 66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5
- SHA1 6e6ce0373a931d313813b2c7f5902ef9b590ee50
- SHA512 fa2fdcb8ef3f011635795532b425b409a9227b8cfdfddadbde1be61c634b3f44d97c8fc68a3797f23c3c72d87b3ad2660271d568f5c03414bb4b64d61fc3cae6
- SSDEEP 12288:qMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V96v09uhsNcYKEP4j:qnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD9e00G8
- TLSH T194258D22B2D18437D1721A3D4CAB93A9583ABF502F34698B37E42E4D5F3A6C12D35397
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-11-09_66a804ac4108de91eae19eb01ed030a5_amadey_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_emotet_gcleaner_glassworm_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 260KB
- SHA256 f7124989cb858b1605ebf6008c74e55c0368e70f66ef1671c81224ee02ec4dae
- MD5 7773c254598ed54a53716f5a1314d89a
- SHA1 7b417f446633077258bbc7be9436a6df4a0c8945
- SHA512 f1593d84f2955e69a7bdc1cef0b7ec5e6d842e8e524bc57c5659a3fe55975061b43dd62981b69c254ba49aa740fd6b9a4f75e78fdd4166cd4646a9bfa35f7118
- SSDEEP 3072:qsAtZ0YYP2A/9th1tZo5bSfC5qNRuLtRu4t8x0EcRUHHgYL2Cbl5GwjuEPgozTa:qz0Y2X+hsNc54a8xQigYGQuEP
- TLSH T164449E1272E1C977C592117609EA97397276FF508B328BC363543F0EAE362E24D3275A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\93095E00
- Size 28KB
- SHA256 eae873175e082eced41fafcaf442854fa80c2c4dc7124053ff6b69c65ef8fd2e
- MD5 745974c913e9edc7bb974d3c94a14b2f
- SHA1 ec2748705fb43f57e46a8f3b9fce01e6ce2f3f36
- SHA512 61bafc3f5e01fac8934dfcdba44ba946ad32c223a6551a166e8537b32d7927cc2ae8a0744c23fc1239bb561ea4afb90a5bad81849ed303c4b202b5f52867973f
- SSDEEP 768:Myv/HxgfIL4o5bkYFIbGD6VqEw4OvcGmRHA91t:Myv/HGU6pbG0qEwnvcGmRHAl
- TLSH T1A5D2CF599D8DA8DDD2268438841C02FAA1242898901B5D37AD5EF05A4BCECE74FEFD3D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IzYpEGDb.xlsm
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15
- MD5 e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9
- SHA1 00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044
- SHA512 a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04
- SSDEEP 384:oUaZLPzMfVSa1VvYXmrsdPkLmDAx7r/l0:oUatwNSSvY2IdsHr/y
- TLSH T15482B009E788FC53D03B503E442E18B5270D7186724BDA0C384A365A66DA79F47AF6CF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH