| File name: | DCRat.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/59f0e6e7-def5-42ca-82a1-a2ef469f9435 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | DCrat, also known as Dark Crystal RAT, is a remote access trojan (RAT), which was first introduced in 2018. It is a modular malware that can be customized to perform different tasks. For instance, it can steal passwords, crypto wallet information, hijack Telegram and Steam accounts, and more. Attackers may use a variety of methods to distribute DCrat, but phishing email campaigns are the most common. |
| Analysis date: | February 19, 2025, 12:21:01 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 6 sections |
| MD5: | 92AC12A73C0E89B00B7CB8439115C4A7 |
| SHA1: | A6A088EB5B65DE707F871200C1DE41F9753598C9 |
| SHA256: | 3FCC50BAA12B8F7D8F6071B1B2C5A39D4486A4DD26A4E41211A0C95FCE42F52C |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:syi3V4T1M82DK9oDnx9cmzT7CTyBNUiOog7lgz8rJTkZXXsMglp3adt1:5BIv |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (64.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (15.4) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.5) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.6) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.6) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
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| TimeStamp: | 2022:03:03 13:15:57+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.3 |
| CodeSize: | 203776 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 162304 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1f530 |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 188 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 648 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\WinIntoref\t4wcB28yLMMDxaocAzIVA7TkW77JT5W4b.bat" " | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | wscript.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 712 | chcp 65001 | C:\Windows\System32\chcp.com | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Change CodePage Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2192 | 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
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| 3524 | "C:\WinIntoref/ChainPerf.exe" | C:\WinIntoref\ChainPerf.exe | cmd.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Version: 1.2.7.1277 Modules
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| 6296 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6304 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\YfRHFEP9cK.bat" " | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | ChainPerf.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6416 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DCRat.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DCRat.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 6460 | "C:\Users\admin\Documents\My Music\System.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Music\System.exe | cmd.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Version: 1.2.7.1277 Modules
DcRat(PID) Process(6460) System.exe C2 (1)http://940706cm.nyashnyash.ru/videoUniversalcdn Options PluginConfigs 0{SYSTEMDRIVE}/Users/ 1false 2false 3true 4true 5true 6true 7false 8true 9true 10true 11true 12true 13true 14true Version5.0.1 (PID) Process(6460) System.exe C2 (1)http://940706cm.nyashnyash.ru/videoUniversalcdn Options PluginConfigs 0{SYSTEMDRIVE}/Users/ 1false 2false 3true 4true 5true 6true 7false 8true 9true 10true 11true 12true 13true 14true Version5.0.1 Plugins (2)TVqQAAMAAAAEAAAA//8AALgAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAA4fug4AtAnNIbgBTM0hVGhpcyBwcm9ncmFtIGNhbm5vdCBiZSBydW4gaW4gRE9TIG1vZGUuDQ0KJAAAAAAAAABQRQAATAEDALI7+mQAAAAAAAAAAOAAIiALAQgAAAgBAAAGAAAAAAAAricBAAAgAAAAQAEAAABAAAAgAAAAAgAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAACAAQAAAgAArNABAAMAQIUA... TVqQAAMAAAAEAAAA//8AALgAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAA4fug4AtAnNIbgBTM0hVGhpcyBwcm9ncmFtIGNhbm5vdCBiZSBydW4gaW4gRE9TIG1vZGUuDQ0KJAAAAAAAAABQRQAATAEDAAKX/2QAAAAAAAAAAOAAIiALAQgAAEYBAAAGAAAAAAAA7mUBAAAgAAAAgAEAAABAAAAgAAAAAgAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAADAAQAAAgAAm0ACAAMAQIUA... | |||||||||||||||
| 6508 | ping -n 10 localhost | C:\Windows\System32\PING.EXE | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: TCP/IP Ping Command Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (6416) DCRat.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.vbe\OpenWithProgids |
| Operation: | write | Name: | VBEFile |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3524) ChainPerf.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\fa63dd1c2290fe13dd5686be5c54e70de898163c |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 2d5c0da6a72a51ec2fc1a03643ab24fc0c1fca7d |
Value: H4sIAAAAAAAEAHXMsQ7CMAwE0F9BnREfwEgZYKiEgIoBM4TEoVEUW7IdRP8exAjKevfurl2/Brgk2pOxYAS4O58fwpXC2WnesdoKX9gt/2BksiDPqS2C05/9qCgK4EJJBLBlXwuSfZJhXgxVkwc4zWpYGo/HSpYKboQzSsP0k0t0QInf/vYGO6BfFOIAAAA= | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) System.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\System_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) System.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\System_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) System.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\System_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) System.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\System_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) System.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\System_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) System.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\System_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) System.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\System_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) System.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\System_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3524 | ChainPerf.exe | C:\WinIntoref\fontdrvhost.exe | executable | |
MD5:670ABB7EC2B976A415B5581E7EEF5073 | SHA256:7B0666F24EF2C3692FCA4AF6DA78E1761DF719E309EB0737C2C8CD21C30BE843 | |||
| 3524 | ChainPerf.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\JKNzOGER.log | executable | |
MD5:F4B38D0F95B7E844DD288B441EBC9AAF | SHA256:AAB95596475CA74CEDE5BA50F642D92FA029F6F74F6FAEAE82A9A07285A5FB97 | |||
| 6416 | DCRat.exe | C:\WinIntoref\t4wcB28yLMMDxaocAzIVA7TkW77JT5W4b.bat | text | |
MD5:6B86AA5A7980EFFE957A32C555AB8A90 | SHA256:A889A330A63316976FAF98D671A487F4D5BC5E5DB97CEA7860DDFDD7C5CA9BF6 | |||
| 3524 | ChainPerf.exe | C:\WinIntoref\9e8d7a4ca61bd9 | text | |
MD5:AC632A8EE249470E83164F5E0E1A255F | SHA256:4033D4B4A6FE255513B038209CA10E870F44A9F1ABDA0F78A7A642F73DD3FB5D | |||
| 3524 | ChainPerf.exe | C:\WinIntoref\92728b0163a7d0 | text | |
MD5:F5687D84362F3EADC9F6C7CCAB465CE9 | SHA256:D0615166C46EAEB8A4FC7A75381FA0F5FD888E6C4EAA9BCABFEB43242F5E85BB | |||
| 3524 | ChainPerf.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\CmPkewel.log | executable | |
MD5:69546E20149FE5633BCBA413DC3DC964 | SHA256:B48CA16B9BA2B44BF13051705B8E12D587D80262F57F7B2595AD1DD7854A86C6 | |||
| 3524 | ChainPerf.exe | C:\WinIntoref\dasHost.exe | executable | |
MD5:670ABB7EC2B976A415B5581E7EEF5073 | SHA256:7B0666F24EF2C3692FCA4AF6DA78E1761DF719E309EB0737C2C8CD21C30BE843 | |||
| 3524 | ChainPerf.exe | C:\Users\admin\Music\27d1bcfc3c54e0 | text | |
MD5:BF0082944FF1DEB57907A08BA2306DEF | SHA256:2C78C19DB207975FB043A0C53BCB64EB0B04C89F745F70C7428434EDB28418D2 | |||
| 3524 | ChainPerf.exe | C:\WinIntoref\21b1a557fd31cc | text | |
MD5:B487BEAF6FB4CA52D0DDC0F8C71FE4CC | SHA256:9913964770D2560E5C36BCE955D97612883981AD2654DB202FD708DBE9259516 | |||
| 3524 | ChainPerf.exe | C:\Users\admin\Music\System.exe | executable | |
MD5:670ABB7EC2B976A415B5581E7EEF5073 | SHA256:7B0666F24EF2C3692FCA4AF6DA78E1761DF719E309EB0737C2C8CD21C30BE843 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.166:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
488 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.166:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
488 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6696 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7140 | 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 |
7140 | 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 |
6460 | System.exe | POST | 200 | 172.67.144.20:80 | http://940706cm.nyashnyash.ru/videoUniversalcdn.php | unknown | — | — | malicious |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1344 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 104.126.37.186:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.48.23.166:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
488 | svchost.exe | 23.48.23.166:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
488 | svchost.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
6460 | System.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE [ANY.RUN] DarkCrystal Rat Check-in (POST) |
6460 | System.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] DarkCrystal Rat Check-in (POST) |
2192 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ipinfo .io) |
6460 | System.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO Possible External IP Lookup Domain Observed in SNI (ipinfo. io) |
6460 | System.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup SSL Cert Observed (ipinfo .io) |
2192 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | SUSPICIOUS [ANY.RUN] Possible sending an external IP address to Telegram |
2192 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET HUNTING Telegram API Domain in DNS Lookup |
6460 | System.exe | Misc activity | ET HUNTING Observed Telegram API Domain (api .telegram .org in TLS SNI) |
6460 | System.exe | Misc activity | ET HUNTING Telegram API Certificate Observed |