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Database Entry



DarkComet


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: fd66955ead9b7b3e30668ac133f166c567d5b6bbdd67d79ba275f63e104bc132
SHA3-384 hash: f5e5f74fe077c1b13c08e13c3ade377114bf69662a274c48bf2941ecde636a7992d9ea550e604712ba244cf382dfcdc0
SHA1 hash: 95504866600da3839ea78c22cc19effdef421f1f
MD5 hash: 91dcc592ba4070ecf8fcfa2f282839c9
humanhash: cat-london-floor-quiet
File name:IQIYIsetup_z00.exe
Download: download sample
Signature DarkComet
File size:42'512'896 bytes
First seen:2026-09-20 12:16:27 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 332f7ce65ead0adfb3d35147033aabe9 (102 x XRed, 18 x SnakeKeylogger, 11 x DarkComet)
ssdeep 786432:ZZBowbg6UDB6UXjF4lxb/gdHqAh48/wnqKKa9ZPP8+Yxrx:ZZmwbgP96flBgdHb4pnzKkPPYNx
TLSH T14F973336F69244B3D1664B389CAAE3755C3AFE503E34794B29E01E8DAE7D7805C252C3
TrID 36.9% (.EXE) DOS Borland compiled Executable (generic) (10000/1/2)
24.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
16.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.4% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
7.3% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
dhash icon d4dcccdcb2aad4f0 (1 x DarkComet)
Reporter Ling
Tags:AsyncRAT DarkComet exe Farfli xred


Avatar
CNGaoLing
IQIYIsetup_z00.exe

AsyncRAT / XRed
IOC (Domain xred.mooo.com)

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
157
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-09-20 12:22:39 UTC
Tags:
xred backdoor auto-reg delphi dyndns

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a process from a recently created file
Moving a recently created file
Launching a service
Searching for the window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Moving a file to the %temp% directory
Modifying an executable file
Deleting a recently created file
Changing a file
DNS request
Connection attempt
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Query of malicious DNS domain
Infecting executable files
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug base64 borland_delphi cmd crypto evasive expired-cert expired-cert fingerprint fingerprint installer-heuristic keylogger lolbin packed packed reconnaissance smb unsafe webdav
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Zorex
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-20 12:17:33 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
196
AV detection:
31 of 36 (86.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xred backdoor discovery macro persistence
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in System32 directory
Adds Run key to start application
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Suspicious Office macro
Family: Xred
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
xred.mooo.com
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:BobSoftMiniDelphiBoBBobSoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Borland
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:D1S1Gv11betaD1N
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:vbaproject_bin
Author:CD_R0M_
Description:{76 62 61 50 72 6f 6a 65 63 74 2e 62 69 6e} is hex for vbaproject.bin. Macros are often used by threat actors. Work in progress - Ran out of time

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

DarkComet

Executable exe fd66955ead9b7b3e30668ac133f166c567d5b6bbdd67d79ba275f63e104bc132

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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