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RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 10


Maldoc score: 4


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2b3fd8755b716f0d0fb5a027bbd20f904c5da3fe01d1f43ef4deb4f3c23b9b25
SHA3-384 hash: 2e122224753926c7d5748c1b6dce6b05f8d55f93809046fcae2815fa94c3b3043f3466789ca77ac1028e0560e6d7ae44
SHA1 hash: bdf9df1c436dee6c775c28df72df6c9a12df8699
MD5 hash: bc73269d08a5114ab347080d71091170
humanhash: washington-snake-green-colorado
File name:Quotation.xls
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:327'168 bytes
First seen:2024-04-23 05:48:11 UTC
Last seen:2024-04-23 06:30:52 UTC
File type:Excel file xls
MIME type:application/vnd.ms-excel
ssdeep 6144:AVunJLxY35qAOJl/YrLYz+WrNhZF+E+fgL+0dD8ivSbVz2MIL7bzEONQMqSo5L5z:A4JLQ3bVz2MIvbAONQCItyQQyFYl7wP
TLSH T18864D011FE918A0BE856477149F74B9A5321FC41AF924B0F325CF71D3DB03A82E2BA52
TrID 46.5% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (56500/1/4)
26.7% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (32500/1/3)
20.1% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (24500/1/2)
6.5% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:cve-2017-0199 RemcosRAT xls

Office OLE Information


This malware samples appears to be an Office document. The following table provides more information about this document using oletools and oledump.

OLE id
Maldoc score: 4
OLE dump

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 22 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
1114 bytesCompObj
2244 bytesDocumentSummaryInformation
3200 bytesSummaryInformation
494 bytesMBD00509FC1/CompObj
562 bytesMBD00509FC1/Ole
620909 bytesMBD00509FC1/CONTENTS
799 bytesMBD00509FC2/CompObj
811584 bytesMBD00509FC2/Package
9114 bytesMBD00509FC3/CompObj
10708 bytesMBD00509FC3/DocumentSummaryInformation
1123248 bytesMBD00509FC3/SummaryInformation
1297808 bytesMBD00509FC3/Workbook
13732 bytesMBD00509FC4/Ole
14153351 bytesWorkbook
15523 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECT
16104 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECTwm
17977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet1
18977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet2
19977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet3
20985 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/ThisWorkbook
212644 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/_VBA_PROJECT
22553 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/dir
OLE vba

MalwareBazaar was able to extract and deobfuscate VBA script(s) the following information from OLE objects embedded in this file using olevba:

TypeKeywordDescription
SuspiciousHex StringsHex-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
324
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
2b3fd8755b716f0d0fb5a027bbd20f904c5da3fe01d1f43ef4deb4f3c23b9b25.xls
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2024-04-23 06:00:07 UTC
Tags:
phishing phishing-xls

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Legit
File type:
application/vnd.ms-excel
Has a screenshot:
False
Contains macros:
False
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a window
DNS request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source by exploiting the app vulnerability
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a service
Connection attempt by exploiting the app vulnerability
Connection attempt to an infection source by exploiting the app vulnerability
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
Creating a process from a recently created file
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Legacy Excel File with Macro
Payload URLs
URL
File name
http://pop.tg/yvqyd
Embedded Ole
Behaviour
SuspiciousRTF detected
Document image
Document image
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
embedequation exploit form macros shellcode
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Document With Few Pages
Document contains between one and three pages of content. Most malicious documents are sparse in page count.
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
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
Delayed program exit found
Document exploit detected (process start blacklist hit)
Drops VBS files to the startup folder
Excel sheet contains many unusual embedded objects
Found API chain indicative of sandbox detection
Found malware configuration
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Microsoft Office drops suspicious files
Microsoft Office launches external ms-search protocol handler (WebDAV)
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)
Office drops RTF file
Office equation editor drops PE file
Office equation editor establishes network connection
Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802)
Office viewer loads remote template
Shellcode detected
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
Sigma detected: EQNEDT32.EXE connecting to internet
Sigma detected: Equation Editor Network Connection
Sigma detected: File Dropped By EQNEDT32EXE
Sigma detected: Suspicious Binary In User Directory Spawned From Office Application
Sigma detected: Suspicious Microsoft Office Child Process
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected MalDoc
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1430113 Sample: Quotation.xls Startdate: 23/04/2024 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 62 pop.tg 2->62 94 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->94 96 Found malware configuration 2->96 98 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->98 100 23 other signatures 2->100 9 EXCEL.EXE 58 52 2->9         started        13 wscript.exe 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 72 pop.tg 172.67.206.230, 49161, 49163, 49164 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 9->72 74 192.3.176.131, 49162, 49166, 80 AS-COLOCROSSINGUS United States 9->74 52 mewillthinkaboutth...thetruthfeel[1].doc, Rich 9->52 dropped 16 CNN.exe 6 9->16         started        20 WINWORD.EXE 337 39 9->20         started        23 AcroRd32.exe 28 9->23         started        122 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 13->122 25 cc.exe 13->25         started        file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 42 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\cc.exe, PE32 16->42 dropped 76 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 16->76 78 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 16->78 80 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 16->80 82 Found API chain indicative of sandbox detection 16->82 27 cc.exe 3 16->27         started        64 pop.tg 20->64 44 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\yvqyd.url, MS 20->44 dropped 46 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\pop.tg.url, MS 20->46 dropped 48 ~WRF{28FE81F6-6A32...5-6AA9DF642444}.tmp, Composite 20->48 dropped 50 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\2D464FC8.doc, Rich 20->50 dropped 84 Microsoft Office launches external ms-search protocol handler (WebDAV) 20->84 86 Office viewer loads remote template 20->86 88 Microsoft Office drops suspicious files 20->88 31 EQNEDT32.EXE 12 20->31         started        33 RdrCEF.exe 2 23->33         started        90 Writes to foreign memory regions 25->90 92 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 25->92 36 svchost.exe 25->36         started        file10 signatures11 process12 dnsIp13 54 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\cc.vbs, data 27->54 dropped 110 Antivirus detection for dropped file 27->110 112 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 27->112 114 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 27->114 120 3 other signatures 27->120 38 svchost.exe 3 11 27->38         started        56 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\CNN.exe, PE32 31->56 dropped 58 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\wininit[1].exe, PE32 31->58 dropped 116 Office equation editor establishes network connection 31->116 118 Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802) 31->118 60 192.168.2.255, 137, 138 unknown unknown 33->60 file14 signatures15 process16 dnsIp17 66 geoplugin.net 38->66 68 bossnacarpet.com 38->68 70 2 other IPs or domains 38->70 102 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 38->102 104 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 38->104 106 Contains functionality to steal Chrome passwords or cookies 38->106 108 3 other signatures 38->108 signatures18
Threat name:
Document-Excel.Exploit.CVE-2017-0199
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-04-22 07:54:01 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
45
AV detection:
13 of 23 (56.52%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
n/a
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Launches Equation Editor
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
AutoIT Executable
Abuses OpenXML format to download file from external location
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Blocklisted process makes network request
Downloads MZ/PE file
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:informational_win_ole_protected
Author:Jeff White (karttoon@gmail.com) @noottrak
Description:Identify OLE Project protection within documents.
Rule name:maldoc_OLE_file_magic_number
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:office_document_vba
Author:Jean-Philippe Teissier / @Jipe_
Description:Office document with embedded VBA
Reference:https://github.com/jipegit/

File information


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

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