File name:

msdcsc.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/e09d8efd-cfdf-4a12-ac90-1e818fde3df9
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

DarkComet RAT is a malicious program designed to remotely control or administer a victim's computer, steal private data and spy on the victim.

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Analysis date: April 23, 2026, 12:36:28
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
auto-reg
darkcomet
rat
delphi
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 9 sections
MD5:

02B0CA7A20A0A519AEBC21C04C77ED68

SHA1:

4AB214955569E8C6215505BE00A08C242D37D47C

SHA256:

CA43B69AEECD6D78B0D80E8EA38EC2988C03152758FBFF87B0A422EC26B99DE3

SSDEEP:

12288:m6/k564R2MsyHJGfN02XWDvQi4vGbN5Io1dxdffGslkqLznI9DkkwdA:m6/l4R2MsypGj9GH3ffGWkmYkkwdA

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 7776)

    • Changes the login/logoff helper path in the registry

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 7776)

    • DARKCOMET mutex has been found

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 3380)

    • DARKCOMET has been detected (YARA)

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 7776)
      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 3380)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • There is functionality for communication over UDP network (YARA)

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 7776)
      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 3380)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 7776)

  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 7776)

    • Checks supported languages

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 7776)
      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 3380)

    • Reads the computer name

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 7776)
      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 3380)

    • Launching a file from a Registry key

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 7776)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 3380)

    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 7776)
      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 3380)

    • Compiled with Borland Delphi (YARA)

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 7776)
      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 3380)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (37.4)
.scr | Windows screen saver (34.5)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (11.9)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (5.4)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2012:06:07 15:59:53+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.25
CodeSize: 586752
InitializedDataSize: 186880
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x8f888
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 4.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 4.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: Remote Service Application
CompanyName: Microsoft Corp.
FileDescription: Remote Service Application
FileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1
InternalName: MSRSAAPP
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 1999
OriginalFileName: MSRSAAP.EXE
ProductName: Remote Service Application
ProductVersion: 4, 0, 0, 0
No data.
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Total processes
136
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #DARKCOMET msdcsc.exe slui.exe #DARKCOMET msdcsc.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2840C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
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
3380C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exeC:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corp.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Remote Service Application
Version:
1, 0, 0, 1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\documents\msdcsc\msdcsc.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\oleaut32.dll
7776"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\msdcsc.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\msdcsc.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corp.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Remote Service Application
Version:
1, 0, 0, 1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\msdcsc.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\oleaut32.dll
Total events
4 081
Read events
4 078
Write events
3
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7776) msdcsc.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:MicroUpdate
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
(PID) Process:(7776) msdcsc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Operation:writeName:UserInit
Value:
C:\Windows\system32\userinit.exe,C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
(PID) Process:(2840) slui.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\3d\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:@%SystemRoot%\System32\sppcomapi.dll,-3200
Value:
Software Licensing
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7776msdcsc.exeC:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exeexecutable
MD5:02B0CA7A20A0A519AEBC21C04C77ED68
SHA256:CA43B69AEECD6D78B0D80E8EA38EC2988C03152758FBFF87B0A422EC26B99DE3
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HTTP(S) requests
52
TCP/UDP connections
41
DNS requests
19
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5276
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
304
4.231.128.59:443
https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/wsd/muse?ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&FlightIds=&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMManufacturerName=DELL&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&sku=48&ActivationChannel=Retail&AttrDataVer=186&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ProcessorCores=6&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&PrimaryDiskType=4294967295&FlightingBranchName=&ChassisTypeId=1&OEMModelNumber=DELL&SystemVolumeTotalCapacity=260281&sampleId=95271487&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&App=muse&DisableDualScan=0&AppVer=10.0&OEMSubModel=J5CR&locale=en-US&IsAlwaysOnAlwaysConnectedCapable=0&ms=0&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateServiceUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fneverupdatewindows10.com&osVer=10.0.19045.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&os=windows&deviceId=s%3ABAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&ring=Retail&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30
US
—
—
whitelisted
5228
SIHClient.exe
GET
304
20.165.94.63:443
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
US
—
—
whitelisted
5276
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
88.221.169.152:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
US
binary
814 b
whitelisted
5484
svchost.exe
GET
200
4.231.128.59:443
https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/WSD/WaasMedic?os=Windows&osVer=10.0.19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-&appVer=10.0.19041.3758&ring=Retail&sku=48&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&locale=en-US&deviceId=BAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4
US
text
3.41 Kb
whitelisted
2840
slui.exe
POST
500
48.192.1.65:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
US
xml
512 b
whitelisted
2840
slui.exe
POST
500
48.192.1.64:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
US
xml
512 b
whitelisted
5316
svchost.exe
POST
200
20.190.160.22:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
US
xml
1.24 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
400
20.190.160.22:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
US
text
204 b
whitelisted
5316
svchost.exe
POST
400
20.190.159.2:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
US
text
204 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
400
20.190.160.22:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
US
text
203 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
Not routed
—
whitelisted
5484
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
5276
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
7304
slui.exe
48.192.1.64:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
—
—
2.16.241.214:443
www.bing.com
AKAMAI-ASN1
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
Not routed
—
whitelisted
5484
svchost.exe
23.216.77.36:80
crl.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-ASN1
NL
whitelisted
5484
svchost.exe
88.221.169.152:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
5276
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
88.221.169.152:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
5208
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 48.192.1.64
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.16.241.214
  • 2.16.241.223
  • 2.16.241.222
  • 2.16.241.219
  • 2.16.241.209
  • 2.16.241.215
  • 2.16.241.212
  • 2.16.241.217
  • 2.16.241.200
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.251.20.139
  • 142.251.20.102
  • 142.251.20.138
  • 142.251.20.113
  • 142.251.20.100
  • 142.251.20.101
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.36
  • 23.216.77.20
  • 23.216.77.6
  • 23.53.41.90
  • 23.53.40.178
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 88.221.169.152
  • 23.52.181.212
whitelisted
kvb.it.com
  • 104.21.10.177
  • 172.67.146.40
unknown
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 20.190.159.130
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 40.126.31.0
  • 40.126.31.131
  • 40.126.31.128
  • 20.190.159.4
  • 20.190.159.128
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.165.94.63
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
5484
svchost.exe
Unknown Traffic
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Reports
msdcsc.exe