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S9017: DCRAT

DCRAT is a variant of the open-source AsyncRAT developed in C# with additional capabilities such as patching Microsoft’s Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI).[1]

EnterpriseS9017ToolObject v1.0Modified
Glexia's Take · Automated analysis

Security context for executives and security teams

Automation confidenceMedium

S9017: DCRAT describes [DCRAT](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S9017) is a variant of the open-source [AsyncRAT](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1087) developed in C# with additional capabilities such as patching Microsoft’s Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI).(Citation: Zscaler BlindEagle DEC 2025)

Executive priority

S9017: DCRAT is an official MITRE ATT&CK software. Glexia treats it as defensive behavior context for prioritizing monitoring, control validation, and response planning without using the object by itself as an attribution claim.

Technical view

Security teams should validate S9017: DCRAT by reviewing the official ATT&CK relationships, mapped tactics (the mapped ATT&CK tactic context), supported platforms (Windows), and available local telemetry before making detection or mitigation decisions.

Likely telemetry

  • Official ATT&CK relationships and object metadata
  • Network, endpoint, and security-tool telemetry

Detection direction

  • Validate whether S9017: DCRAT appears in your detection coverage and tabletop scenarios.
  • Use the object to align executive risk language with SOC, incident response, and detection engineering work.
  • Do not treat ATT&CK relationship context as attribution without corroborating evidence.

Mitigation priorities

  • Map the object to existing controls and identify missing telemetry or response ownership.
  • Prioritize mitigations that reduce exposure on the listed platforms and tactics.
  • Review adjacent ATT&CK relationships before changing policy, detections, or reporting language.
Additional notes and limits

Baseline Glexia take generated from the official MITRE ATT&CK STIX object, source hash, tactics, platforms, and detection fields. It is safe to replace with a richer model-generated take for the same source hash later.

This baseline take is source-grounded and schema-validated, but it does not include environment-specific telemetry, incident evidence, or threat-intelligence corroboration.

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Official MITRE ATT&CK definition

DCRAT

DCRAT is a variant of the open-source AsyncRAT developed in C# with additional capabilities such as patching Microsoft’s Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI).[1]

View the same entry on attack.mitre.org (MITRE-hosted reference; in-page links above use the Glexia ATT&CK library.)

Glexia analysis

How security teams should use this page

Treat this object as behavior context, not an attribution claim. Validate the related groups, software, data sources, and mitigations against official ATT&CK relationships and your own telemetry before making control-coverage decisions.

ATT&CK relationship table

Techniques used

This mirrors the MITRE pattern of making group, software, campaign, and technique relationships scannable. Relationship notes come from mirrored ATT&CK relationship text when available.

4 rows
DomainIDNameRelationship / procedure
EnterpriseT1573.002Asymmetric CryptographySub-technique

DCRAT can use certificate-based authentication for C2 servers.[1]

EnterpriseT1056.001KeyloggingSub-technique

DCRAT can log keystrokes on targeted systems.[1]

EnterpriseT1027.013Encrypted/Encoded FileSub-technique

The DCRAT configuration file is encrypted using AES-256.[1]

EnterpriseT1685Disable or Modify Tools

DCRAT can patch Microsoft’s Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) to evade detection.[1]

Associated objects

Groups, software, and campaigns

GroupEnterprise

G0099: APT-C-36

APT-C-36 is a suspected South American threat group that has engaged in espionage and financially motivated operations since at least 2018. APT-C-36 has targeted government institutions and entities in the financial, energy, and professional manufacturing sectors across Colombia and other Latin American countries.[1][2][3][4]

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Change history

Object version and sync metadata

The fields below describe the current mirrored snapshot. When Glexia retains multiple ATT&CK source imports, you can open the table to compare the same object across releases (hashes and MITRE timestamps). For MITRE’s own release notes and roadmap, see ATT&CK resources — Updates.

ATT&CK release
19.2
Object version
1.0
Created
Modified
Raw hash
25ad746d7f253978...
Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(2)
ReleaseBundle importedObject versionModifiedStatusRaw hash
19.21.0Current bundle25ad746d7f25…
19.11.0Older bundle25ad746d7f25…
Raw source

Mirrored ATT&CK source object

The raw object is retained through the mirrored ATT&CK source bundle and object hash. The raw endpoint returns the exact object from the mirrored bundle when available.

Source references

External references and citations

MITRE external references are preserved separately from Glexia analysis so citations remain traceable to their original source records.

  1. [1]
    Zscaler BlindEagle DEC 2025

    Pellegrino, G. (2025, December 16). BlindEagle Targets Colombian Government Agency with Caminho and DCRAT. Retrieved April 16, 2026.

    Open source URL
  2. [2]
    mitre-attackS9017
    Open source URL
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