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Database Entry



RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2a7f932fb984d3485eb721810e58cf929a1d1fe719d3b29e15f4f7ef0d4ad8a9
SHA3-384 hash: ee9dcccf9997bb4afa5fa0d2b3c9e05bf60499d8ffb2640e330ff366bb3808131e7fec91d6d0d8b3ff4e1d374eaf1e66
SHA1 hash: 3179de79caea710c656c0d1cfa87c384b101386e
MD5 hash: 15d8b7e5f5bd86deb3bcf73b6061055c
humanhash: freddie-fanta-network-south
File name:creatingthingswithgoodnews.hta
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:48'332 bytes
First seen:2025-01-17 06:04:55 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:HTML Application (hta) hta
MIME type:text/html
ssdeep 192:iVMAWvOBSclFWvOLvKrYbnywoR/6cTKocHncCceWvOtcew7lvRvcT:WiOsIFiOLir0ywESto6nx3iOtM7lvRvw
Threatray 1'021 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1AC23CC3B5042E0BBE5E78BBFFDAD2D6501015F77ADF86F0961E8800A37FC4862128985
Magika javascript
Reporter lontze7
Tags:hta RemcosRAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
91
Origin country :
FR FR
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
obfuscate shell sage
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Result
Threat name:
Cobalt Strike, Remcos
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.phis.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
AI detected suspicious sample
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA)
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
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
Delayed program exit found
Detected Cobalt Strike Beacon
Detected Remcos RAT
Found malware configuration
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Installs a global keyboard hook
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
PowerShell case anomaly found
Sigma detected: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected
Sigma detected: Dot net compiler compiles file from suspicious location
Sigma detected: Potentially Suspicious PowerShell Child Processes
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Powershell download and load assembly
Sigma detected: Remcos
Sigma detected: Suspicious MSHTA Child Process
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious command line found
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Instant Messenger accounts or passwords
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file registry)
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 obfuscated html page
Yara detected Powershell download and execute
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Yara detected WebBrowserPassView password recovery tool
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1593409 Sample: creatingthingswithgoodnews.hta Startdate: 17/01/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 58 ia600805.us.archive.org 2->58 60 geoplugin.net 2->60 74 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->74 76 Found malware configuration 2->76 78 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->78 80 17 other signatures 2->80 12 mshta.exe 1 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 106 Suspicious command line found 12->106 108 PowerShell case anomaly found 12->108 15 cmd.exe 1 12->15         started        process6 signatures7 110 Detected Cobalt Strike Beacon 15->110 112 Suspicious powershell command line found 15->112 114 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 15->114 116 PowerShell case anomaly found 15->116 18 powershell.exe 42 15->18         started        23 conhost.exe 15->23         started        process8 dnsIp9 62 15.235.203.104, 49717, 49727, 80 HP-INTERNET-ASUS United States 18->62 52 createdbestthingsw...odthingsforenti.vbS, Unicode 18->52 dropped 54 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\sppr54mm.cmdline, Unicode 18->54 dropped 82 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 18->82 25 wscript.exe 2 18->25         started        28 csc.exe 3 18->28         started        file10 signatures11 process12 file13 92 Detected Cobalt Strike Beacon 25->92 94 Suspicious powershell command line found 25->94 96 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 25->96 98 2 other signatures 25->98 31 powershell.exe 15 16 25->31         started        56 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\sppr54mm.dll, PE32 28->56 dropped 35 cvtres.exe 1 28->35         started        signatures14 process15 dnsIp16 68 ia600805.us.archive.org 207.241.227.155, 443, 49718 INTERNET-ARCHIVEUS United States 31->68 70 Writes to foreign memory regions 31->70 72 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 31->72 37 CasPol.exe 3 15 31->37         started        41 conhost.exe 31->41         started        signatures17 process18 dnsIp19 64 216.9.226.100, 3898, 49729, 49730 ATT-INTERNET4US Reserved 37->64 66 geoplugin.net 178.237.33.50, 49731, 80 ATOM86-ASATOM86NL Netherlands 37->66 84 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 37->84 86 Detected Remcos RAT 37->86 88 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file registry) 37->88 90 8 other signatures 37->90 43 CasPol.exe 37->43         started        46 CasPol.exe 37->46         started        48 CasPol.exe 14 37->48         started        50 CasPol.exe 37->50         started        signatures20 process21 signatures22 100 Tries to steal Instant Messenger accounts or passwords 43->100 102 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 43->102 104 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 46->104
Threat name:
Script-JS.Trojan.Cryxos
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-01-16 11:41:20 UTC
File Type:
Text (HTML)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
6 of 38 (15.79%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos botnet:remotehost collection defense_evasion discovery execution rat
Behaviour
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Checks computer location settings
Blocklisted process makes network request
Evasion via Device Credential Deployment
NirSoft WebBrowserPassView
Detected Nirsoft tools
NirSoft MailPassView
Remcos
Remcos family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
216.9.226.100:3898
Dropper Extraction:
https://ia600805.us.archive.org/10/items/new_image_202501/new_image.jpg%20
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File information


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Web download

RemcosRAT

HTML Application (hta) hta 2a7f932fb984d3485eb721810e58cf929a1d1fe719d3b29e15f4f7ef0d4ad8a9

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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