General
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Target
DCRatBuild.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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Sample
250116-t8c9dayrat
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MD5
1c4d40bb27938ee8ccbe1b09a8a76ba6
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SHA1
dc2266dc5b7b265221c7c9315267067c8fe76d92
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SHA256
ee930b7c7d01783de8fb24c9f40924a4e9da49033951a450c63d046f2a2ce3ee
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SHA512
7cb63784b5eeaf73941c2f425d3bcdea4200510929f2e9ba4ff4e6c3983e61fc4514d3a66a5405b8b1c052d07a8cd9784693a4ed26a0656c7d6b7b80121d1daa
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SSDEEP
24576:GTbBv5rU8/38TnIPZKN9OJMA+53iE0n3g6s:4BtMTnIPkNomA+53KO
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
DCRatBuild.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
DCRatBuild.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
Malware Config
Targets
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Target
DCRatBuild.exe
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Size
1.2MB
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MD5
1c4d40bb27938ee8ccbe1b09a8a76ba6
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SHA1
dc2266dc5b7b265221c7c9315267067c8fe76d92
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SHA256
ee930b7c7d01783de8fb24c9f40924a4e9da49033951a450c63d046f2a2ce3ee
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SHA512
7cb63784b5eeaf73941c2f425d3bcdea4200510929f2e9ba4ff4e6c3983e61fc4514d3a66a5405b8b1c052d07a8cd9784693a4ed26a0656c7d6b7b80121d1daa
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SSDEEP
24576:GTbBv5rU8/38TnIPZKN9OJMA+53iE0n3g6s:4BtMTnIPkNomA+53KO
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DcRat
DarkCrystal(DC) is a new .NET RAT active since June 2019 capable of loading additional plugins.
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Dcrat family
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Modifies WinLogon for persistence
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Process spawned unexpected child process
This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.
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DCRat payload
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Disables Task Manager via registry modification
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Executes dropped EXE
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Loads dropped DLL
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Adds Run key to start application
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Drops file in System32 directory
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
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