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Database Entry



RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 25 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 3597ad1f606b08ef9770e3ad966e56b7467e6913973ccdce5ed735c6b1d60227
SHA3-384 hash: e3077aca6a279091ad12588e3a2054dc0a2a759d40f76825ce46bec2960382618b9f1ab285cbac988e9d0baa7f243d4a
SHA1 hash: 412feef3d7050492f0f5661858f62ad679c0ba89
MD5 hash: 912ad352f568226da6d196c98e502ba9
humanhash: yankee-pizza-vegan-east
File name:SOA 26536-20250807-4756786752-pdf.vbs
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:839'183 bytes
First seen:2025-08-08 06:01:11 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 24576:FcT/U94YXIpEqNz3C/PU+NeUuTcC3rdFtQBfxw:vq+TK/3CW
Threatray 4'109 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T19F05D03CCAB4ECC8A32E70D7265D3B11246D57ABB6735BACF5C448B55DA814F8B7A008
Magika vba
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:RemcosRAT vbs

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
50
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
94.9%
Tags:
autorun lien
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 evasive obfuscated powershell
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Creates processes via WMI
Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Sigma detected: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded IEX Cmdlet
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected Powershell decode and execute
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1752792 Sample: SOA 26536-20250807-47567867... Startdate: 08/08/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 39 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->39 41 Yara detected Powershell decode and execute 2->41 43 Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet 2->43 45 4 other signatures 2->45 9 wscript.exe 1 2->9         started        13 svchost.exe 1 1 2->13         started        process3 dnsIp4 31 C:\Windows\Temp\PrivateFacility9046.bat, ASCII 9->31 dropped 51 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 9->51 53 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 9->53 55 Suspicious execution chain found 9->55 57 Creates processes via WMI 9->57 16 cmd.exe 1 9->16         started        33 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 13->33 file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 35 Suspicious powershell command line found 16->35 37 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 16->37 19 cmd.exe 1 16->19         started        21 conhost.exe 16->21         started        process9 process10 23 cmd.exe 1 19->23         started        signatures11 47 Suspicious powershell command line found 23->47 49 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 23->49 26 powershell.exe 17 23->26         started        29 conhost.exe 23->29         started        process12 signatures13 59 Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading 26->59
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
1 match(es)
Tags:
Scripting.FileSystemObject VBScript
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Trojan-Downloader.JS.Cryptoload
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-08-08 06:02:22 UTC
File Type:
Text
AV detection:
5 of 36 (13.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
donutloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:donutloader collection discovery execution loader
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Drops startup file
Blocklisted process makes network request
Detected Nirsoft tools
NirSoft MailPassView
NirSoft WebBrowserPassView
Detects DonutLoader
DonutLoader
Donutloader family
Process spawned unexpected child process
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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:botnet_plaintext_c2
Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:ClamAV_Emotet_String_Aggregate
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:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:iexplorer_remcos
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect iexplorer being taken over by Remcos
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_EventViewer
Author:ditekSHen
Description:detects Windows exceutables potentially bypassing UAC using eventvwr.exe
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Remcos
Author:kevoreilly
Description:Remcos Payload
Rule name:remcos_
Author:Michelle Khalil
Description:This rule detects unpacked remcos malware samples.
Rule name:REMCOS_RAT_variants
Rule name:SUSP_PS1_JAB_Pattern_Jun22_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects suspicious UTF16 and Base64 encoded PowerShell code that starts with a $ sign and a single char variable
Reference:Internal Research
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:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Warp
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Warp
Rule name:WarpStrings
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Warp Identifying Strings
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Remcos_b296e965
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/exploring-the-ref2731-intrusion-set
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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Malspam

RemcosRAT

Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs 3597ad1f606b08ef9770e3ad966e56b7467e6913973ccdce5ed735c6b1d60227

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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