Malware analysis Synaptics.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	Synaptics.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/2ba24973-234d-4131-bf81-05331597cf70
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Threats:	A backdoor is a type of cybersecurity threat that allows attackers to secretly compromise a system and conduct malicious activities, such as stealing data and modifying files. Backdoors can be difficult to detect, as they often use legitimate system applications to evade defense mechanisms. Threat actors often utilize special malware, such as PlugX, to establish backdoors on target devices. XRed operates as a stealthy backdoor, enabling cybercriminals to gain unauthorized remote access to infected systems. XRed has gained particular notoriety for its distribution through trojanized legitimate software and hardware drivers, making it exceptionally dangerous due to its ability to masquerade as trusted applications. Malware Trends Tracker >>>
Analysis date:	April 29, 2025, 12:58:32
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	xred backdoor delphi dyndns
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 8 sections
MD5:	96B44C375448B14A21BAF204CF94F4AF
SHA1:	016A2A61D3008864EFBE373B5A23B2B2D656525E
SHA256:	B1466EBCC726973B7941DC09E9980D54286AF9CBD8D021C5CE9731F393FBE65C
SSDEEP:	12288:r3H6yScLnqOl0r5Zu0LMFbtizFJ6rAPvOxrcg0i7u48h+lPU2dAdlsSt:r3HzLnqOaNMCFJ6kPvOxrcg0i7uF3sM

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- XRED mutex has been found
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 6004)
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 5544)
- Changes the autorun value in the registry
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 6004)
- XRED has been detected (YARA)
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 5544)
SUSPICIOUS
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 6004)
- Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 6004)
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 5544)
- Starts itself from another location
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 6004)
- There is functionality for communication over UDP network (YARA)
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 5544)
- There is functionality for communication dyndns network (YARA)
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 5544)
- There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 5544)
INFO
- The sample compiled with turkish language support
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 6004)
- Checks supported languages
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 6004)
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 5544)
- Reads the computer name
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 6004)
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 5544)
- Creates files in the program directory
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 6004)
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 5544)
- Process checks computer location settings
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 6004)
- Checks proxy server information
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 5544)
- Compiled with Borland Delphi (YARA)
  - Synaptics.exe (PID: 5544)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win32 Executable Borland Delphi 7 (96.4)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable Delphi generic (2)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable (generic) (0.6)
.exe	\|	Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (0.3)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (0.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp:	1992:06:19 22:22:17+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	2.25
CodeSize:	629760
InitializedDataSize:	140800
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0x9ab80
OSVersion:	4
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	4
Subsystem:	Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber:	1.0.0.4
ProductVersionNumber:	1.0.0.4
FileFlagsMask:	0x003f
FileFlags:	(none)
FileOS:	Win32
ObjectFileType:	Executable application
FileSubtype:	-
LanguageCode:	Turkish
CharacterSet:	Windows, Turkish
CompanyName:	Synaptics
FileDescription:	Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
FileVersion:	1.0.0.4
InternalName:	-
LegalCopyright:	-
LegalTrademarks:	-
OriginalFileName:	-
ProductName:	Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
ProductVersion:	1.0.0.0
Comments:	-

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Total processes

129

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

1164

C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe

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svchost.exe

User:

NETWORK SERVICE

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

KMS Connection Broker

Version:

10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll

2196

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe

services.exe

User:

NETWORK SERVICE

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

Host Process for Windows Services

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll

4120

"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent

C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe

—

SppExtComObj.Exe

User:

NETWORK SERVICE

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

Windows Activation Client

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll

5544

"C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate

C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe

Synaptics.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Synaptics

Integrity Level:

HIGH

Description:

Synaptics Pointing Device Driver

Version:

1.0.0.4

Modules

Images
c:\programdata\synaptics\synaptics.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll

6004

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Synaptics.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Synaptics.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Synaptics

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Synaptics Pointing Device Driver

Exit code:

Version:

1.0.0.4

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\synaptics.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll

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Total events

1 473

Read events

1 469

Write events

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(6004) Synaptics.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:	write	Name:	Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
Value: C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
(PID) Process:	(6004) Synaptics.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Operation:	write	Name:	SlowContextMenuEntries
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A7803901000060B81DB4E48ED2119906E49FADC173CA7D000000
(PID) Process:	(6004) Synaptics.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OneDrive\Accounts
Operation:	write	Name:	LastUpdate
Value: 00CD106800000000

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
6004	Synaptics.exe	C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe		executable
		MD5:96B44C375448B14A21BAF204CF94F4AF	SHA256:B1466EBCC726973B7941DC09E9980D54286AF9CBD8D021C5CE9731F393FBE65C

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
—	—	GET	200	2.16.164.49:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	GET	200	2.16.164.49:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5544	Synaptics.exe	GET	200	69.42.215.252:80	http://freedns.afraid.org/api/?action=getdyndns&sha=a30fa98efc092684e8d1c5cff797bcc613562978	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	GET	200	2.23.246.101:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	GET	200	184.30.131.245:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	2.23.246.101:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5216	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	184.30.21.171:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5216	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	184.30.21.171:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
—	—	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
—	—	2.16.164.49:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	NL	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	2.23.246.101:80	www.microsoft.com	Ooredoo Q.S.C.	QA	whitelisted
—	—	2.23.246.101:80	www.microsoft.com	Ooredoo Q.S.C.	QA	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
3216	svchost.exe	172.211.123.249:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	FR	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
5544	Synaptics.exe	69.42.215.252:80	freedns.afraid.org	AWKNET	US	whitelisted
2196	svchost.exe	224.0.0.252:5355	—	—	—	whitelisted
2196	svchost.exe	224.0.0.251:5353	—	—	—	unknown

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	51.104.136.2 20.73.194.208	whitelisted
google.com	142.250.184.238	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	2.16.164.49 2.16.164.120	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	2.23.246.101 184.30.21.171	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	172.211.123.249	whitelisted
xred.mooo.com	—	whitelisted
freedns.afraid.org	69.42.215.252	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.160.131 20.190.160.128 20.190.160.22 40.126.32.140 40.126.32.72 20.190.160.14 40.126.32.138 40.126.32.134	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	184.30.131.245	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	20.109.210.53	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
2196	svchost.exe	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET DYN_DNS DYNAMIC_DNS Query to Abused Domain *.mooo.com

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General Info

Synaptics.exe

96B44C375448B14A21BAF204CF94F4AF

016A2A61D3008864EFBE373B5A23B2B2D656525E

B1466EBCC726973B7941DC09E9980D54286AF9CBD8D021C5CE9731F393FBE65C

12288:r3H6yScLnqOl0r5Zu0LMFbtizFJ6rAPvOxrcg0i7u48h+lPU2dAdlsSt:r3HzLnqOaNMCFJ6kPvOxrcg0i7uF3sM

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

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Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

XRED mutex has been found

Changes the autorun value in the registry

XRED has been detected (YARA)

SUSPICIOUS

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

Starts itself from another location

There is functionality for communication over UDP network (YARA)

There is functionality for communication dyndns network (YARA)

There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

INFO

The sample compiled with turkish language support

Checks supported languages

Reads the computer name

Creates files in the program directory

Process checks computer location settings

Checks proxy server information

Compiled with Borland Delphi (YARA)

Malware configuration

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