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RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 26a8a6b3c9e1d0ff83095ee47dd40cb6c3e5f5c961b6a731d9282a85c99e9714
SHA3-384 hash: df4842915dab9fa09de621fd103e1066cd3a05ce3b20e19642b701babbcc1902f5413b95482edb34f78d9cad659ae21a
SHA1 hash: 15fb6bb6362e8df5819055d8b2a6cfdf4ea1878a
MD5 hash: 63f6d5bd6cbaae5274581cf60c57dfc5
humanhash: nineteen-cat-hawaii-mike
File name:26a8a6b3c9e1d0ff83095ee47dd40cb6c3e5f5c961b6a731d9282a85c99e9714
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
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File size:1'330'688 bytes
First seen:2025-04-08 08:49:35 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash afcdf79be1557326c854b6e20cb900a7 (1'102 x FormBook, 936 x AgentTesla, 399 x RemcosRAT)
ssdeep 24576:hu6J33O0c+JY5UZ+XC0kGso6FaZ90TpjXepeA3Vh0IY0WY:zu0c++OCvkGs9FaZ90FDe4A3AZY
Threatray 655 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T10955DF2263DDC361CB669173BF69B7016EBF3C214630B85B2F980D7DA950172162D7A3
TrID 32.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
20.1% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
15.4% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
13.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
6.2% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
dhash icon aae2f3e38383b629 (2'034 x Formbook, 1'183 x CredentialFlusher, 666 x AgentTesla)
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:exe RemcosRAT

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
384
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
26a8a6b3c9e1d0ff83095ee47dd40cb6c3e5f5c961b6a731d9282a85c99e9714
Verdict:
Suspicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-04-08 16:06:43 UTC
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/6fb5e067-b7e2-4833-96f3-db2c63e5ef2a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=67f4e509a695a0cd1facb500
Tags:
autorun autoit emotet remcos
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
DNS request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug autoit cmdkey compiled-script extrac32 fingerprint hacktool keylogger lolbin microsoft_visual_cc packed packed packer_detected remcos
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/67f4e354b070fb3f94607296/reports/32d2be02-7b94-42ad-aa88-be153c9a4659/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Trojan.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/26a8a6b3c9e1d0ff83095ee47dd40cb6c3e5f5c961b6a731d9282a85c99e9714
Malware family:
REMCOS
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/ca65633b-10e6-4bdb-a1ad-1666e0d71a65
Result
Threat name:
Remcos
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1659299
Signature
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA)
Contains functionality to register a low level keyboard hook
Contains functionality to steal Chrome passwords or cookies
Contains functionality to steal Firefox passwords or cookies
Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper
Detected Remcos RAT
Drops VBS files to the startup folder
Found malware configuration
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
Sigma detected: Remcos
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1659299 Sample: 71WvSENMRq.exe Startdate: 08/04/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 45 pki-goog.l.google.com 2->45 47 geoplugin.net 2->47 49 c.pki.goog 2->49 67 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->67 69 Found malware configuration 2->69 71 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->71 73 9 other signatures 2->73 11 71WvSENMRq.exe 4 2->11         started        15 wscript.exe 1 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 file5 43 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\nonsubmerged.exe, PE32 11->43 dropped 93 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 11->93 95 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 11->95 17 nonsubmerged.exe 2 11->17         started        97 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 15->97 21 nonsubmerged.exe 1 15->21         started        signatures6 process7 file8 41 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\nonsubmerged.vbs, data 17->41 dropped 55 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 17->55 57 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 17->57 59 Drops VBS files to the startup folder 17->59 65 2 other signatures 17->65 23 nonsubmerged.exe 1 17->23         started        26 svchost.exe 17->26         started        61 Writes to foreign memory regions 21->61 63 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 21->63 28 svchost.exe 21->28         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 79 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 23->79 81 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 23->81 30 nonsubmerged.exe 1 23->30         started        33 svchost.exe 23->33         started        83 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 26->83 85 Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper 26->85 87 Contains functionality to steal Chrome passwords or cookies 26->87 91 2 other signatures 26->91 89 Detected Remcos RAT 28->89 process12 signatures13 99 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 30->99 101 Writes to foreign memory regions 30->101 103 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 30->103 35 svchost.exe 4 14 30->35         started        process14 dnsIp15 51 23.175.50.77, 49692, 5568 NEUSTYLECA Reserved 35->51 53 geoplugin.net 178.237.33.50, 49693, 80 ATOM86-ASATOM86NL Netherlands 35->53 75 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 35->75 77 Detected Remcos RAT 35->77 39 conhost.exe 35->39         started        signatures16 process17
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/26a8a6b3c9e1d0ff83095ee47dd40cb6c3e5f5c961b6a731d9282a85c99e9714
Detection:
remcos
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/26a8a6b3c9e1d0ff83095ee47dd40cb6c3e5f5c961b6a731d9282a85c99e9714/
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.Remcos
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-27 12:34:25 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
27
AV detection:
22 of 24 (91.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=e2uknm6j4hip7ayjl3sh3vamw3b6l5ojmg3komozfavilsm6s4ka._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
unc_loader_036
Create hunting rule
remcos
Create hunting rule
Similar samples:
1d6a540ec5c26039979eb96d9c53b949694d5e95b7bedd7f941f49336c06534e
RemcosRAT
3d00bc1dd8a3a44661a7a4ed462d401b872d06d7111713d795ffc6327c82ad8d
RemcosRAT
a8c3857a246e30062a32ecc8d556967c9ff5ae01abfcee9082b50e8781b5db48
RemcosRAT
ad4e305243eea4eb48308ce4bccd6b999ed93f9810a82236987187fda9e12de1
RemcosRAT
ce2fbb9b7200bc539e8f206f3a04426a72b88deeb1ea36d73ce896bdd1b342a4
RemcosRAT
+ 645 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
remcos
Create hunting rule
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos botnet:remotehost discovery rat
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250408-krxr1ssvcv/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
AutoIT Executable
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Remcos
Remcos family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
23.175.50.77:5568
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan remcos
YARA:
SUSP_Imphash_Mar23_3
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/5e9a561e-1ef9-452d-95e2-cca4b21f2491
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
26a8a6b3c9e1d0ff83095ee47dd40cb6c3e5f5c961b6a731d9282a85c99e9714
MD5 hash:
63f6d5bd6cbaae5274581cf60c57dfc5
SHA1 hash:
15fb6bb6362e8df5819055d8b2a6cfdf4ea1878a
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/97aab119-5ecd-40f1-bc3b-aa023f36c79e/
SH256 hash:
7a2a393c48ed329c881fac43069622d83fad0c8bcde5a27a118a8dc8218084da
MD5 hash:
1702b8cf2708c5a4d29c346d70a25d09
SHA1 hash:
af073c4b2c10c3ee7aa3f7a7b53e6d7842b724ee
Detections:
win_remcos_w0
Create hunting rule
win_remcos_auto
Create hunting rule
Remcos
Create hunting rule
malware_windows_remcos_rat
Create hunting rule
win_remcos_rat_unpacked
Create hunting rule
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/97aab119-5ecd-40f1-bc3b-aa023f36c79e/
Parent samples :
580b8cb782be9b82073f05df6014969244c8d659f249b877205f4331ca50b0dd
26a8a6b3c9e1d0ff83095ee47dd40cb6c3e5f5c961b6a731d9282a85c99e9714
074efb70a49088638d0e62cc3637a75627afe9286c3f2d024e78ea9f247582fe
278854f2430457153ca438c78d14f2469083281da9ec3baebad93d4dd7a3c125
07a74041ab09d6e30042a163e518da8c70f644924d576a268c981baad87a19ae
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:AutoIT_Compiled
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Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies compiled AutoIT script (as EXE). This rule by itself does NOT necessarily mean the detected file is malicious.
Rule name:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Create hunting rule
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Create hunting rule
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Create hunting rule
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM
Create hunting rule
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003)
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Create hunting rule
Rule name:Remcos
Create hunting rule
Author:kevoreilly
Description:Remcos Payload
Rule name:REMCOS_RAT_variants
Create hunting rule
Rule name:Remcos_unpacked_PulseIntel
Create hunting rule
Author:PulseIntel
Description:Remcos Payload
Rule name:SUSP_Imphash_Mar23_3
Create hunting rule
Author:Arnim Rupp (https://github.com/ruppde)
Description:Detects imphash often found in malware samples (Maximum 0,25% hits with search for 'imphash:x p:0' on Virustotal) = 99,75% hits
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Create hunting rule
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Remcos_b296e965
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/exploring-the-ref2731-intrusion-set
Rule name:win_remcos_auto
Create hunting rule
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.remcos.
Rule name:win_remcos_rat_unpacked
Create hunting rule
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects strings present in remcos rat Samples.
Rule name:win_remcos_w0
Create hunting rule
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects strings present in remcos rat Samples.
Rule name:yarahub_win_remcos_rat_unpacked_aug_2023
Create hunting rule
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research

File information

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BLint

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Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationADVAPI32.dll::AllocateAndInitializeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::CopySid
ADVAPI32.dll::FreeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetLengthSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetTokenInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAce
COM_BASE_APICan Download & Execute componentsole32.dll::CLSIDFromProgID
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstance
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstanceEx
ole32.dll::CoInitializeSecurity
ole32.dll::CreateStreamOnHGlobal
MULTIMEDIA_APICan Play MultimediaWINMM.dll::mciSendStringW
WINMM.dll::timeGetTime
WINMM.dll::waveOutSetVolume
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AddAce
ADVAPI32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
ADVAPI32.dll::CheckTokenMembership
ADVAPI32.dll::DuplicateTokenEx
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAclInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetSecurityDescriptorDacl
SHELL_APIManipulates System ShellSHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteExW
SHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteW
SHELL32.dll::SHFileOperationW
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessAsUserW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
ADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessWithLogonW
KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenThreadToken
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::SetSystemPowerState
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::GetDriveTypeW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleCP
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileExW
KERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateHardLinkW
IPHLPAPI.DLL::IcmpCreateFile
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationKERNEL32.dll::GetComputerNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::GetUserNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::LogonUserW
ADVAPI32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_NETWORK_APISupports Windows NetworkingMPR.dll::WNetAddConnection2W
MPR.dll::WNetUseConnectionW
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegConnectRegistryW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegCreateKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegDeleteKeyW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegSetValueExW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::BlockInput
USER32.dll::CloseDesktop
USER32.dll::CreateMenu
USER32.dll::EmptyClipboard
USER32.dll::FindWindowExW
USER32.dll::FindWindowW

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