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RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 25 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 20604bfb9228b92a80eace6173046f3e78ef3d539fd097bdbea3da34f675a0c4
SHA3-384 hash: 4c57a4db1a5efdcc065eb0cf7325426ba21bc74c1593f713fba3d51e93ed92eec38db67934ae08121eaf697f3878e5ed
SHA1 hash: 42fbef6bc5388055d90dcae0c4e2c16e516f8d92
MD5 hash: a53236b8b545f2b9b24aeca5473fbadc
humanhash: tango-twenty-nineteen-berlin
File name:Customs_Clearance_Doc.js
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Signature RemcosRAT
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File size:16'569'238 bytes
First seen:2026-06-03 12:41:06 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Java Script (JS) js
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 768:10FINABSYPrHIayCQ3S2LPRDIDcne2g12PlG+464RPguC4zJDW2aitlMDz31n3Xn:c3CB7
Threatray 2 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1DBF6109E2372322F94DB5F662250763A27A7DB9A471CE92602856007CB53F0E7739FC1
TrID 66.6% (.TXT) Text - UTF-16 (LE) encoded (2000/1)
33.3% (.MP3) MP3 audio (1000/1)
Magika txt
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:js RemcosRAT

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
127
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
90.2%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6a2020f757b7bf261d6085d4
Tags:
autorun xtreme shell sage
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade repaired
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6a2020ed4bb6e36d180a30a5/reports/6697c330-7e95-4be0-bd43-d13925e2f5f9/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
VBS/Agent.TKB trojan
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/20604bfb9228b92a80eace6173046f3e78ef3d539fd097bdbea3da34f675a0c4
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
js
First seen:
2026-06-03T00:34:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-03T09:40:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
PDM:Exploit.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan.Script.Startup.gen Trojan.JS.SAgent.sb HEUR:Trojan.Script.SAgent.gen Trojan.MSIL.Crypt.sb Trojan-Downloader.MSIL.Seraph.d Trojan-Downloader.MSIL.Agent.c PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic Trojan.VBS.SAgent.sb
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/20604bfb9228b92a80eace6173046f3e78ef3d539fd097bdbea3da34f675a0c4/results?tab=lookup
Result
Threat name:
Remcos
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1922214
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Attempt to bypass Chrome Application-Bound Encryption
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA)
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes
Contains functionality to steal Internet Explorer form passwords
Creates processes via WMI
Detected large data written to user environment variables, potentially indicating payload staging for fileless execution
Detected Remcos RAT
Drops script or batch files to the startup folder
Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk)
Found malware configuration
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Sigma detected: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
Sigma detected: Potential Data Stealing Via Chromium Headless Debugging
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Remcos
Sigma detected: Suspicious Environment Variable Has Been Registered
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (Installed program check)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file registry)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1922214 Sample: Customs_Clearance_Doc.js Startdate: 03/06/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 50 res.cloudinary.com 2->50 52 cloudinary.map.fastly.net 2->52 60 Found malware configuration 2->60 62 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->62 64 Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP 2->64 66 13 other signatures 2->66 9 powershell.exe 14 14 2->9         started        13 wscript.exe 14 3 2->13         started        16 wscript.exe 1 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 58 cloudinary.map.fastly.net 151.101.193.137, 443, 49691, 49696 FASTLY-FastlyIncUS Canada 9->58 82 Writes to foreign memory regions 9->82 84 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 9->84 86 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 9->86 88 Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent) 9->88 18 appidtel.exe 5 10 9->18         started        23 conhost.exe 9->23         started        48 C:\Users\user\...\Customs_Clearance_Doc.js, Unicode 13->48 dropped 90 Suspicious powershell command line found 13->90 92 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 13->92 94 Drops script or batch files to the startup folder 13->94 96 4 other signatures 13->96 25 powershell.exe 16->25         started        file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 54 83.142.209.134, 49692, 49693, 49694 GHOSTYNETWORKSUS Germany 18->54 56 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 18->56 40 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\cookies.sqlite-shm, data 18->40 dropped 42 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Login Data.tmp, SQLite 18->42 dropped 44 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Login Data.tmp, SQLite 18->44 dropped 46 2 other files (1 malicious) 18->46 dropped 68 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 18->68 70 Detected Remcos RAT 18->70 72 Attempt to bypass Chrome Application-Bound Encryption 18->72 80 10 other signatures 18->80 27 msedge.exe 7 18->27         started        29 chrome.exe 1 18->29         started        74 Writes to foreign memory regions 25->74 76 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 25->76 78 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 25->78 31 appidtel.exe 25->31         started        34 conhost.exe 25->34         started        file10 signatures11 process12 signatures13 36 msedge.exe 27->36         started        38 conhost.exe 29->38         started        98 Detected Remcos RAT 31->98 process14
Score:
11%
Verdict:
Benign
File Type:
SCRIPT
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/20604bfb9228b92a80eace6173046f3e78ef3d539fd097bdbea3da34f675a0c4
Gathering data
Detection:
remcos
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/20604bfb9228b92a80eace6173046f3e78ef3d539fd097bdbea3da34f675a0c4/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.REMCOSRAT
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/20604bfb9228b92a80eace6173046f3e78ef3d539fd097bdbea3da34f675a0c4
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ebqex64sfc4svahkzzqxgbdphz4o6pktt7ijppn6upndj5tvudca._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
remcos
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Similar samples:
5bfd0fcebd3e1ec9dcd472c4597165c6787c56ecc77eaa4855c5e918e6812cd3
RemcosRAT
e252cd399ca7d1102917946ea9cbd9cf4e9d03bf0180d26a43946cafc4b7acb4
RemcosRAT
error
RemcosRAT
Result
Malware family:
remcos
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos botnet:host collection credential_access discovery execution rat stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260603-pwybkafs2s/
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Time Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Drops startup file
Badlisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Uses browser remote debugging
Family: Remcos
Process spawned unexpected child process
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
83.142.209.134:8080
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Suspicious File
Score:
0.51
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/20604bfb9228b92a80eace6173046f3e78ef3d539fd097bdbea3da34f675a0c4

YARA Signatures

MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
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Rule name:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Create hunting rule
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Create hunting rule
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:Disable_Defender
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Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
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Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003)
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Remcos_unpacked_PulseIntel
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Author:PulseIntel
Description:Remcos Payload
Rule name:Sus_All_Windows_PE_Malware
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects Windows PE malware of all types, avoids non-executables like .html
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
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Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Remcos_921ef449
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Remcos_b296e965
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Author:Elastic Security
Reference:https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/exploring-the-ref2731-intrusion-set
Rule name:win_remcos_rat_unpacked
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Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects strings present in remcos rat Samples.
Rule name:win_remcos_w0
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Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects strings present in remcos rat Samples.
Rule name:WIN_WebSocket_Base64_C2_20250726
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Author:dogsafetyforeverone
Description:Detects configuration strings used by malware to specify WebSocket command-and-control endpoints inside Base64-encoded data. It looks for prefixes such as '#ws://' or '#wss://' that were found in QuasarRAT configuration data.
Rule name:yarahub_win_remcos_rat_unpacked_aug_2023
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Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research

File information

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Malspam

RemcosRAT

Java Script (JS) js 20604bfb9228b92a80eace6173046f3e78ef3d539fd097bdbea3da34f675a0c4

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Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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