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Database Entry



RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 25 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 308c3a08755665e84f4771b869b4df3f2eee9adde83cf1efe935e47d92583fc3
SHA3-384 hash: 1aee1338d9aac5e14f68420f449b6d1bdd5e0ce1a3556fceab763c04abbe51c4bb4582f64440fe945735542fb0b1c636
SHA1 hash: b58757e59fafc4552a3f8248fa84c38c546ba57c
MD5 hash: 26ad6cfb72daa463cf8c0dc72d31a6f2
humanhash: cardinal-yankee-fourteen-kitten
File name:image_00949405995.jpg.hta
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:14'740 bytes
First seen:2026-09-29 07:28:49 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:HTML Application (hta) hta
MIME type:text/html
ssdeep 48:3vi/XlvprzLXlPuSprzNosPIIdLkOuuuuBbuuuuuu6oUryXlArXlJLLiYprziyXM:fiv9tfltOfeUruCFthV+
TLSH T13162353F8550EC6E60A7E0E953893D46A4A0BD39D4578B32F89C0127D36036EDD35299
Magika txt
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:hta RemcosRAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
87
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
HTA File - Malicious
Payload URLs
URL
File name
http://96.8.112.30/53/verynice.vbe
HTA File
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade powershell
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
html
First seen:
2026-09-29T05:21:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-29T20:57:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA)
Contains functionality to register a low level keyboard hook
Contains functionality to steal Internet Explorer form passwords
Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper
Detected Remcos RAT
Disable UAC(promptonsecuredesktop)
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Found malware configuration
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
PowerShell case anomaly found
Powershell connects to network
Sigma detected: MSHTA Suspicious Execution 01
Sigma detected: Potentially Suspicious PowerShell Child Processes
Sigma detected: Remcos
Sigma detected: Script Interpreter Execution From Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: Suspicious Encoded PowerShell Command Line
Sigma detected: Suspicious MSHTA Child Process
Sigma detected: Suspicious PowerShell Parameter Substring
Sigma detected: Suspicious Script Execution From Temp Folder
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
WScript reads language and country specific registry keys (likely country aware script)
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected Powershell decode and execute
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1979292 Sample: image_00949405995.jpg.hta Startdate: 29/09/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 74 Found malware configuration 2->74 76 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->76 78 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->78 80 17 other signatures 2->80 10 mshta.exe 1 2->10         started        process3 signatures4 92 PowerShell case anomaly found 10->92 13 cmd.exe 1 10->13         started        process5 signatures6 94 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 13->94 96 Encrypted powershell cmdline option found 13->96 98 PowerShell case anomaly found 13->98 16 powershell.exe 15 19 13->16         started        21 conhost.exe 13->21         started        process7 dnsIp8 56 96.8.112.30, 49703, 80 AS-COLOCROSSING-HostPapaUS United States 16->56 52 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\niceworkingsing.vbe, ASCII 16->52 dropped 82 Powershell connects to network 16->82 23 wscript.exe 2 16->23         started        file9 signatures10 process11 file12 54 C:\Users\...\ps_q8EUmcDYlOxK_13962.85.ps1, ASCII 23->54 dropped 84 Suspicious powershell command line found 23->84 86 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 23->86 88 Bypasses PowerShell execution policy 23->88 90 3 other signatures 23->90 27 powershell.exe 18 23->27         started        29 cmd.exe 23->29         started        signatures13 process14 process15 31 aspnet_compiler.exe 27->31         started        36 aspnet_compiler.exe 27->36         started        38 conhost.exe 27->38         started        44 4 other processes 27->44 40 conhost.exe 29->40         started        42 taskkill.exe 29->42         started        dnsIp16 58 155.103.71.115, 15607, 49711, 49712 WHITELABELUS Turkey 31->58 46 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Login Data.tmp, SQLite 31->46 dropped 48 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Login Data.tmp, SQLite 31->48 dropped 50 C:\Users\user\...\Login Data For Account.tmp, SQLite 31->50 dropped 60 Detected Remcos RAT 31->60 62 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 31->62 64 Disable UAC(promptonsecuredesktop) 31->64 66 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 36->66 68 Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper 36->68 70 Contains functionality to steal Internet Explorer form passwords 36->70 72 2 other signatures 36->72 file17 signatures18
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
3 match(es)
Tags:
Html PowerShell
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Ravartar
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-29 07:18:49 UTC
File Type:
Text (HTML)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
10 of 24 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos botnet:remotehost collection defense_evasion discovery execution rat
Behaviour
Kills process with taskkill
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
Enumerates physical storage devices
Executes a command shell one-liner
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
ConfuserEx .NET packer
Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Enumerates connected drives
Checks computer location settings
Badlisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Family: Remcos
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
155.103.71.115:15607
155.103.71.115:15606
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:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003)
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:Remcos
Author:kevoreilly
Description:Remcos Payload
Rule name:REMCOS_RAT_variants
Rule name:Remcos_unpacked_PulseIntel
Author:PulseIntel
Description:Remcos Payload
Rule name:SUSP_Script_PowerShell_Hidden_Launcher
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Script (JS/VBS) lancant PowerShell en mode furtif - dropper frais MalwareBazaar
Reference:Veille fraicheur 2026-09-14 / cluster misses web
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
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
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Remcos_b296e965
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/exploring-the-ref2731-intrusion-set
Rule name:Win_Clipboard_Clipper_Thengavar
Author:Thengavar
Description:Detects malware manipulating the Windows clipboard for clipping or crypto stealing attacks
Rule name:win_remcos_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.remcos.
Rule name:win_remcos_rat_unpacked
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects strings present in remcos rat Samples.
Rule name:win_remcos_w0
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects strings present in remcos rat Samples.
Rule name:yarahub_win_remcos_rat_unpacked_aug_2023
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research

File information


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Web download

RemcosRAT

HTML Application (hta) hta 308c3a08755665e84f4771b869b4df3f2eee9adde83cf1efe935e47d92583fc3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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