| File name: | fishboat.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/f072df68-a3f8-4ef1-acb3-c069d964fac3 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | DarkCloud is an infostealer that focuses on collecting and exfiltrating browser data from the infected device. The malware is also capable of keylogging and crypto address swapping. DarkCloud is typically delivered to victims’ computers via phishing emails. |
| Analysis date: | May 27, 2025, 16:31:35 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 7C16EB71FAE42A910784178E66A7723D |
| SHA1: | 26A9C7BFAD338F99FFD8B3D52A3F0E908448177F |
| SHA256: | DA3B4F350E8457149BE0BC55269A33086FA895A2A4BBD4676D5CE029932725DC |
| SSDEEP: | 24576:NdQQKx5nV06bW1Ok9je83MCE9RpJ+VzCJMsFGdmFC:NdQQKx5nV06bWYk9je83MzRpJ+VzCise |
MALICIOUS
Stealers network behavior
- fishboat.exe (PID: 4980)
DARKCLOUD has been detected (YARA)
- fishboat.exe (PID: 4980)
SUSPICIOUS
Possible usage of Discord/Telegram API has been detected (YARA)
- fishboat.exe (PID: 4980)
Checks for external IP
- fishboat.exe (PID: 4980)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- fishboat.exe (PID: 4980)
INFO
The sample compiled with english language support
- fishboat.exe (PID: 4980)
Reads the computer name
- fishboat.exe (PID: 4980)
Checks proxy server information
- fishboat.exe (PID: 4980)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- fishboat.exe (PID: 4980)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- fishboat.exe (PID: 4980)
UPX packer has been detected
- fishboat.exe (PID: 4980)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 5728)
Checks supported languages
- fishboat.exe (PID: 4980)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (54.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (17.9) |
| .exe | | | Win32 EXE Yoda's Crypter (17.6) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (4.3) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (2.9) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:05:25 21:40:00+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 536576 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 8192 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x3c3c |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 1.6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.6.0.8 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.6.0.8 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft |
| ProductName: | Project1 |
| FileVersion: | 1.06.0008 |
| ProductVersion: | 1.06.0008 |
| InternalName: | fishboat |
| OriginalFileName: | fishboat.exe |
Total processes
133
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1132 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3268 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4980 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fishboat.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fishboat.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Integrity Level: MEDIUM Version: 1.06.0008 Modules
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| 5728 | "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
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Total events
1 226
Read events
1 223
Write events
3
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (4980) fishboat.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4980) fishboat.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4980) fishboat.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
3
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4980 | fishboat.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\DBS\LoginData | sqlite | |
MD5:A45465CDCDC6CB30C8906F3DA4EC114C | SHA256:4412319EF944EBCCA9581CBACB1D4E1DC614C348D1DFC5D2FAAAAD863D300209 | |||
| 4980 | fishboat.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\DBS\keyDBPath.db | sqlite | |
MD5:0FF3BCDD0BE077B9EB8194B5C09F453C | SHA256:225D669E47EB14D8C969799C92AAEF27B66CD984872EA09284E48DB46521E651 | |||
| 4980 | fishboat.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\DBS\WebData | sqlite | |
MD5:F6C33AC5E1032A0873BE7BFC65169287 | SHA256:D97895CEDED32E33D57BDCACCDBE144E58AA87AF4D2F8855D630286CE30A8D83 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
21
DNS requests
16
Threats
3
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.28:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4980 | fishboat.exe | GET | 200 | 162.55.60.2:80 | http://showip.net/ | unknown | — | — | shared |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1324 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1324 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.216.77.28:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4980 | fishboat.exe | 162.55.60.2:80 | showip.net | Hetzner Online GmbH | DE | shared |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.128:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
showip.net |
| shared |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
4980 | fishboat.exe | Attempted Information Leak | ET INFO IP Check Domain (showip in HTTP Host) |
4980 | fishboat.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | STEALER [ANY.RUN] DarkCloud External IP Check |
4980 | fishboat.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET HUNTING [ANY.RUN] DARKCLOUD Style External IP Check |