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Database Entry



RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 28720d5dc0526634f798737028d4aac3726f047d904f8d46c3fb75e757a7e6bb
SHA3-384 hash: 278682e3d30371f264286dc77cd99b06d07bfddf001d44673f81ea5c622d284ec299f16568c8a4715e3436f8c98230e1
SHA1 hash: 75089b32959f993e70d3546f5ae8776b7b3a28b0
MD5 hash: 0596fe4f29518c06edf90887b297344d
humanhash: skylark-wolfram-kentucky-april
File name:R26-MEO76.vbs
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:17'453 bytes
First seen:2026-09-11 10:25:10 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 384:wzdTyHzpHzQ1x8XchzPqmxv2bKtsrDph6mhYuJU4BBHRKk9n1VV:sTyHVTieXcwm87rFh6IDU4bAYn1VV
TLSH T19372E8ADDA1714258A4F18F3D89D1176CCA611EB26321834BE7CF27C0C65788276CBAF
Magika vba
Reporter threatcat_ch
Tags:RemcosRAT vbs

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
109
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
cloudeye cmd lolbin
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
vbs
First seen:
2026-09-11T01:44:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-13T06:53:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Result
Threat name:
Remcos, GuLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Detected Remcos RAT
Found malware configuration
Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Obfuscated command line found
Sigma detected: Remcos
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious execution chain found
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
VBScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
WScript reads language and country specific registry keys (likely country aware script)
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected GuLoader
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1971879 Sample: R26-MEO76.vbs Startdate: 11/09/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 41 www.google.com 2->41 43 part-0012.t-0009.fb-t-msedge.net 2->43 45 9 other IPs or domains 2->45 57 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->57 59 Found malware configuration 2->59 61 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->61 63 6 other signatures 2->63 10 wscript.exe 1 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 71 VBScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions 10->71 73 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 10->73 75 Obfuscated command line found 10->75 77 3 other signatures 10->77 13 cmd.exe 1 10->13         started        process6 signatures7 79 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 13->79 16 powershell.exe 1 18 13->16         started        20 conhost.exe 13->20         started        22 cmd.exe 1 13->22         started        process8 dnsIp9 39 drive.usercontent.google.com 142.251.40.225, 443, 49742, 49746 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 16->39 51 Writes to foreign memory regions 16->51 53 Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading 16->53 55 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 16->55 24 backgroundTaskHost.exe 4 6 16->24         started        28 backgroundTaskHost.exe 16->28         started        signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 47 130.12.182.216, 2404, 49747, 49748 VPSDEDICATED-ASUS Slovenia 24->47 49 geoplugin.net 178.237.33.50, 49749, 80 ATOM86-ASATOM86NL Netherlands 24->49 65 Detected Remcos RAT 24->65 67 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 24->67 30 backgroundTaskHost.exe 13 24->30         started        33 backgroundTaskHost.exe 1 24->33         started        35 backgroundTaskHost.exe 1 24->35         started        37 2 other processes 24->37 69 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 28->69 signatures13 process14 signatures15 81 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 30->81
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
1 match(es)
Tags:
COM Behavior Trace DeObfuscated Obfuscated SOS: 0.32 T1027 T1059.005 VBScript WScript.Shell
Threat name:
Script-WScript.Trojan.GuLoader
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-11 10:25:37 UTC
File Type:
Text (VBS)
AV detection:
13 of 38 (34.21%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:guloader family:remcos botnet:remotehost collection discovery downloader execution rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
Enumerates physical storage devices
Executes a command shell one-liner
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2
Checks computer location settings
Badlisted process makes network request
Detected Nirsoft tools
NirSoft MailPassView
NirSoft WebBrowserPassView
Family: Guloader,Cloudeye
Family: Remcos
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
130.12.182.216:2404
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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:detect_powershell
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects suspicious PowerShell activity related to malware execution

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Malspam

RemcosRAT

Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs 28720d5dc0526634f798737028d4aac3726f047d904f8d46c3fb75e757a7e6bb

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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