How To Remove DarkCrystal RAT From PC

Simple Steps To Delete DarkCrystal RAT

DarkCrystal RAT is a kind of notorious computer virus that can infiltrate the Windows systems without users’ permission and perform several malicious tasks. This precarious Trojan includes various spiteful symptoms, i.e., from info stealing and tracking to disabling anti-virus suites. This deceitful piece of software is a real headache when you encounter it, since the potential damage might be enormous. Dealing with such kind of issue should be prioritized instantly, if you have the doubt of being infected. Therefore, to begin with, it is essential to know what is this threat.

Depth Analysis of DarkCrystal RAT:

As name suggests, DarkCrystal RAT is a destructive Remote Access Trojan virus. People often get infected by it through various spam email campaigns and illegal software downloads (especially ‘crack’ installations). This pernicious infection is typically used to steal victim’s essential data in order to receive some financial gain. As soon as the intrusion to your device takes place, this malicious software starts to gather and spread your vital information, such as bank account details, logins and other personal information. Furthermore, what makes Trojan viruses so destructive is the fact that it is designed to intrude victim’s PCs silently and remain quiet.

Therefore DarkCrystal RAT might work undetected for long periods of time. This hazardous parasite also triggers so called ‘chain infections’ and these are remarkably dangerous. Chain infections might download even more precarious applications, such as spyware and Ransomware to your system, thus making your device totally unusable. It is notorious for many other horrible capabilities as well, such as connection to botnet or a cryptocurrency mine. In this case, your system’s resources will be used on enormous amount to reach a certain goal, which might end up in permanent damage to the hardware.

DarkCrystal RAT is able to open backdoors of the infected PCs and allow its creators to get access to the machine. After acquiring control over your machine remotely, hackers can perform unethical deeds inside such as dropping more infections, stealing your confidential data, messing with important system files and as so. It can be also responsible for the exhibition of endless intrusive ads and pop-ups on your system screen that eventually lead you to potentially dangerous sites when clicked that are filled with malevolent contents. And therefore, you must perform a quick removal of DarkCrystal RAT from the computer.

Quick Glance

Name– DarkCrystal RAT

Category– Trojan, banking malware, password-stealing virus, spyware,

Description– Steals users’ important data for advertising motives and also to generate illicit income for the creators by misusing those details, Deactivates all the running security services of the infected device and drop more parasites in the machine as well as help the criminals to get access to system.

Symptoms– Slowness of system’s performance, fake error messages, security alerts, intrusive ads and pop-ups, unwanted redirects to questioning sites and so on.

Distribution– Spam email campaigns, malicious file downloads, P2P file sharing, and many more.

Removal– Manual and automatic guidelines as provided under this article

Distribution Techniques Of DarkCrystal RAT:

Firstly, spam email campaigns are designed to send huge amounts of malicious emails in the hope of corrupting users’ PCs with certain software. These emails might contain different types of information, from trade/business requests, to job CVs and notifications from dating websites, in order to deceive people into downloading or opening certain files or links. This might end in breach of your PC’s security system. So, getting infected by email is easier than one might think. In some cases, especially without appropriate security system on your device, the infection could occur due to a single press on a link. Because of this, the problem is common, and many users suffer from Trojans such as DarkCrystal RAT.

How To Prevent Such Attacks?

In order to avoid the problems caused by this virus, you need to do couple of things. Do not open suspicious-looking links and files in emails attached to them and avoid downloading software from untrustworthy sources. Since Trojans are designed to slip into user’s PCs unnoticed, you can never be sure if you have it or not, therefore check your system to be sure whether it is infected or not. Use a reputable anti-malware program and scan the complete device through it, if anything suspicious found, remove it. In case your system is infected with this precarious Trojan, you must delete DarkCrystal RAT from the work-station as early as possible.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove DarkCrystal RAT:

Remove the related items of DarkCrystal RAT using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing DarkCrystal RAT issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (DarkCrystal RAT) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to DarkCrystal RAT removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter. In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to DarkCrystal RAT still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove DarkCrystal RAT plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”. Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in DarkCrystal RAT removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete DarkCrystal RAT (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications. Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.