Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
136s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
14/11/2026, 00:43
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-11-14_b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-11-14_b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-11-14_b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 828KB
- Sample261114-a27pvsbs2w
- SHA256 ade9d6e848dcb6f4cecc91eeadc7de617377dd9f8877a863c380b31fa4a4e293
- MD5 b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d
- SHA1 1d46ff51805b54e7ca38cb7c40d5c1e76c5224c8
- SHA512 ab4f644786deb8ac8748dd2e31fe3ee05b675170deb86851db86df8bab9b8ae67ce0751dfc68752e14b965fdb36fcbcaa81f584270317b395dc8b0bc317debb6
- SSDEEP 12288:xMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9J8oY:xnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD92v
- TLSH T13A057E22F6D19437D1321A3D9C6B93A5583ABE512E38794F7BF81E4C4F3A28129252D3
- 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
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resource behavioral2/files/0x001600000001b1b5-283.dat - Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 3156 ._cache_2026-11-14_b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 2936 Synaptics.exe 464 Synaptics.exe 4100 ._cache_Synaptics.exe 4628 ._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" 2026-11-14_b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.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 ._cache_2026-11-14_b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_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 Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_Synaptics.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-11-14_b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.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 1520 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 11 IoCs
pid Process 1520 EXCEL.EXE 1520 EXCEL.EXE 1520 EXCEL.EXE 1520 EXCEL.EXE 1520 EXCEL.EXE 1520 EXCEL.EXE 1520 EXCEL.EXE 1520 EXCEL.EXE 1520 EXCEL.EXE 1520 EXCEL.EXE 1520 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4140 wrote to memory of 3156 4140 2026-11-14_b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 90 PID 4140 wrote to memory of 2936 4140 2026-11-14_b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe 92 PID 2936 wrote to memory of 4100 2936 Synaptics.exe 95 PID 464 wrote to memory of 4628 464 Synaptics.exe 98
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-14_b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-14_b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4140 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-11-14_b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-11-14_b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3156
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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:2936 -
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
PID:4100
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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:464 -
C:\Windows\._cache_Synaptics.exe"C:\Windows\._cache_Synaptics.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4628
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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:1520
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
- Size 828KB
- SHA256 ade9d6e848dcb6f4cecc91eeadc7de617377dd9f8877a863c380b31fa4a4e293
- MD5 b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d
- SHA1 1d46ff51805b54e7ca38cb7c40d5c1e76c5224c8
- SHA512 ab4f644786deb8ac8748dd2e31fe3ee05b675170deb86851db86df8bab9b8ae67ce0751dfc68752e14b965fdb36fcbcaa81f584270317b395dc8b0bc317debb6
- SSDEEP 12288:xMSApJVYG5lDLyjsb0eOzkv4R7QnvUUilQ35+6G75V9J8oY:xnsJ39LyjbJkQFMhmC+6GD92v
- TLSH T13A057E22F6D19437D1321A3D9C6B93A5583ABE512E38794F7BF81E4C4F3A28129252D3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-11-14_b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-11-14_b474235792a9e22aedc7d083f796fb8d_dark-comet_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 74KB
- SHA256 292d1cbb545f4f8817e5d0c71fbcd77904907a333874174578c2c7ff3e1b0b5d
- MD5 eb16d96e39e3bc82edcad6df3ca7e94b
- SHA1 66e6d4bc164c8ef4311261241ecf14d066b03104
- SHA512 66b300b88c5665b3bdff948107ca137742f9120ce04f9c1fe5137d78aa50e8dc21a06d5a3052f2ea3f1012528c0d3143dadc1d1c85e64d38c133200968db3e5c
- SSDEEP 1536:eBpEFySi8XveMWNa5Vjnm0S/N+5AfaDBCH:eweym0as5AS0
- TLSH T17F735A0A7D53D477D8428A7089E4C6C25FBFB8033BA6D0ABFF9506490D922DC563A2B5
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ofVeTkt8.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\ofVeTkt8.xlsm
- Size 23KB
- SHA256 efdaa3267f52b63e92e06f712b5da634c8f8932d51c55c415ca1e44cddb79680
- MD5 ffe1540faf1b518440b98d7e4e3a6b07
- SHA1 264cdd8e28e42ca528c8cdfd12fd780e856a826f
- SHA512 5f61ee81ded9a7a4267c0db59b0f896f5f71923c3666802e4f93859618f1863db9bde68753ac85bc1da0fbd2b056d5b4b46b35d55c962860ae50f767ea74700a
- SSDEEP 384:Mvv1ftfSFJWep+o5b/NJ0DTz88E062h8iNgswLcUX5BbY/uBmfItVvFG1:Mlfpi14o5b/j0LPE062hucM5B8m1tV01
- TLSH T160B2D04CD7499FCEDDAE893D097D13F4F30432ECB00540EE6984BB1D99A96EB168524C
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH