| File name: | Client.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/a4bed7a4-4f05-4cb6-9861-56eba23bc45f |
| 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: | April 29, 2025, 10:47:28 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 0275C9F573C320290911DB65ABF35713 |
| SHA1: | 441E6788588E8085AF196073AA71E3DB91789835 |
| SHA256: | A949310E56814119F7FEFB5079EA19BDD05934C0F3EB45655CB2351993332B08 |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:xPmZ6HtqL7cI07ZkZReCRB6D1ZbnBTlsv:x+Z6NqHcIqZkZReKB6DV2v |
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (72.2) |
|---|---|---|
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (12.9) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6.4) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (4.4) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.9) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2100:10:13 03:20:15+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 48 |
| CodeSize: | 299008 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2560 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x4adfe |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 199.299.7.262 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 197.98.173.35 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | VLC Media Player |
| FileDescription: | Bitdefender Antivirus |
| FileVersion: | 199.299.7.262 |
| InternalName: | Microsoft Word Host.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Microsoft Edge Host |
| LegalTrademarks: | Adobe Photoshop |
| OriginalFileName: | Microsoft Word Host.exe |
| ProductName: | FileZilla Upgrade |
| ProductVersion: | 197.98.173.35 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 197.98.173.35 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 232 | "CMD" /c SchTaSKs /create /f /sc minute /mo -1 /tn "MATLAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\xdwdMicrosoft Security Essentials.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Client.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 2147500037 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 616 | scHTaSks /Run /I /TN "HandBrake" | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 660 | "CMD" /c scHTaSks /Run /I /TN "HandBrake" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | xdwdMicrosoft Security Essentials.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 660 | "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe" | C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Piriform Software Ltd Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: CCleaner Exit code: 0 Version: 6.20.0.10897 Modules
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| 684 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 732 | "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe" /uac | C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe | CCleaner64.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Piriform Software Ltd Integrity Level: HIGH Description: CCleaner Version: 6.20.0.10897 Modules
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| 920 | "CMD" /c SchTaSKs /create /f /sc minute /mo -1 /tn "MATLAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\xdwdMicrosoft Security Essentials.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Client.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 2147500037 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 920 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 976 | SchTaSKs /create /f /sc minute /mo -1 /tn "MATLAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\xdwdMicrosoft Security Essentials.exe" /RL HIGHEST | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 2147500037 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 976 | SchTaSKs /create /f /sc minute /mo -1 /tn "MATLAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\xdwdMicrosoft Security Essentials.exe" /RL HIGHEST | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 2147500037 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (5964) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE |
| Operation: | write | Name: | hwid |
Value: MUFFQ0EyRTVDODhDMzgzNkJFQkZBM0M= | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AppInit_DLLs |
Value: C:\WINDOWS\xdwd.dll | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LoadAppInit_DLLs |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows |
| Operation: | write | Name: | RequireSignedAppInit_DLLs |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Userinit |
Value: C:\Windows\System32\userinit.exe,C:\Users\Public\Documents\xdwdMicrosoft Security Essentials.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | xdwdfghfghfg |
Value: C:\Users\Public\Pictures\xdwdRainmeter.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\.NET Memory Cache 4.0\Linkage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Export |
Value: .NET Memory Cache 4.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\MSDTC Bridge 3.0.0.0\Linkage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Export |
Value: MSDTC Bridge 3.0.0.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\MSDTC Bridge 4.0.0.0\Linkage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Export |
Value: MSDTC Bridge 4.0.0.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\ServiceModelEndpoint 3.0.0.0\Linkage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Export |
Value: ServiceModelEndpoint 3.0.0.0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 732 | CCleaner64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\HMPY11ZH1YINLQONYBX3.temp | binary | |
MD5:CAD56C32A230D042BD8D77CE6F29E30C | SHA256:6D2BABFD3D913FB7E4B52D2CF98476BCE87F820C7061B3297C8EEEA085FD8C3A | |||
| 732 | CCleaner64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\AH8CR9J5\35NQZ9AJ.txt | text | |
MD5:A8D158D95D0E6853CEDAB255DD9D74F4 | SHA256:E361847BBA5BA5957BB258FB85C981AC10973310218490AF73514E42EBEE42C9 | |||
| 732 | CCleaner64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\ccc0fa1b9f86f7b3.customDestinations-ms~RF11c7f0.TMP | binary | |
MD5:715D03F2C851242AE02F082C92170337 | SHA256:52F9047E9A072554A68045FD0215B8484C2D6D758FEE82543FBAA7C7F7D163D9 | |||
| 732 | CCleaner64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\KCV3KQBA\icon-close-gary-v1[1].png | image | |
MD5:AE09F3890AD73BC222E100CD59D0F219 | SHA256:D3576214CC6D7EDC4680A15893C82E1E5308EC654B3C1605DB220AD078897075 | |||
| 4448 | Client.exe | C:\Windows\xdwd.dll | executable | |
MD5:16E5A492C9C6AE34C59683BE9C51FA31 | SHA256:35C8D022E1D917F1AABDCEAE98097CCC072161B302F84C768CA63E4B32AC2B66 | |||
| 732 | CCleaner64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\RR3E01RZ\Roboto-Bold-v1[1].ttf | binary | |
MD5:D329CC8B34667F114A95422AAAD1B063 | SHA256:EF2AB0E402D5CB9DE893E263A2C44E57F57FEC3974B0D981BFE84DEC3DAE83A1 | |||
| 732 | CCleaner64.exe | — | ||
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4448 | Client.exe | C:\Users\Public\Documents\xdwdMicrosoft Security Essentials.exe | executable | |
MD5:0275C9F573C320290911DB65ABF35713 | SHA256:A949310E56814119F7FEFB5079EA19BDD05934C0F3EB45655CB2351993332B08 | |||
| 4448 | Client.exe | C:\Users\Public\Pictures\xdwdRainmeter.exe | executable | |
MD5:0275C9F573C320290911DB65ABF35713 | SHA256:A949310E56814119F7FEFB5079EA19BDD05934C0F3EB45655CB2351993332B08 | |||
| 1748 | CCleaner64.exe | C:\Program Files\CCleaner\gcapi_dll.dll | executable | |
MD5:F17F96322F8741FE86699963A1812897 | SHA256:8B6CE3A640E2D6F36B0001BE2A1ABB765AE51E62C314A15911E75138CBB544BB | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 304 | 52.149.20.212:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | GET | 200 | 52.149.20.212:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | unknown | — | — | — |
5576 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.99:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5576 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5576 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5576 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.99:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5576 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.99:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5576 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 20.190.160.14:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | unknown | text | 203 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 200 | 20.190.160.5:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | unknown | xml | 1.24 Kb | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.126.32.134:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
— | — | 20.190.160.20:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.20:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
2112 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Hikitariko-60039.portmap.host |
| malicious |
6.tcp.eu.ngrok.io |
| malicious |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2196 | svchost.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET INFO DNS Query to a Reverse Proxy Service Observed |
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO DNS Query for Port Mapping/Tunneling Service Domain (.portmap .host) |
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO DNS Query to a *.ngrok domain (ngrok.io) |
4448 | Client.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE PureLogs Backdoor Client GZIP C2 Traffic |
4448 | Client.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE PureLogs Backdoor Client GZIP C2 Traffic |
4448 | Client.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE DcRAT/Sheet RAT CnC Checkin Using MessagePack |
4448 | Client.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE PureLogs Backdoor Client GZIP C2 Traffic |
4448 | Client.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE PureLogs Backdoor Client GZIP C2 Traffic |
4448 | Client.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE PureLogs Backdoor Client GZIP C2 Traffic |
4448 | Client.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE PureLogs Backdoor Server GZIP C2 Traffic |