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Database Entry



RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 21


Intelligence 21 IOCs YARA 21 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 46018fbcf205ace11c502a5cec83c19c69d3849c2bf99cb977e8ab8de905a5d4
SHA3-384 hash: 2d1a1106f5bce93992ca7228e8f62bdbefbe7d7e528dd74b06e9281a0643b4248e41ef74612c4f2dd2572ffb566094cd
SHA1 hash: 252a3417d41a2df9e4e9e877388f518d6f19781a
MD5 hash: 2879058452ff1a5c7607ae9d0d42aa2e
humanhash: solar-arizona-golf-ceiling
File name:w.exe.bin
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:254'976 bytes
First seen:2026-01-15 05:24:02 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 090524468b2e1476c8a253edcc4528aa (1 x RemcosRAT)
ssdeep 6144:0bxaLacuw4LOUFubxYlBszuASi0yowfhQxDuxr6SE:0bxGYw4LxlBY0yowfPFE
Threatray 4'008 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1B9441215DE909C94D949D336F069C71A076E5CAA289E02DCCBEEB9377973AC4782D033
TrID 54.9% (.EXE) UPX compressed Win32 Executable (27066/9/6)
13.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
10.2% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
9.1% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
4.1% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
dhash icon e09a676060678ee0 (14 x AsyncRAT, 10 x ValleyRAT, 4 x Formbook)
Reporter KodaDr
Tags:exe remcos RemcosRAT StickyWerewolf UPX
File size (compressed) :254'976 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :486'400 bytes
Format:win32/pe
Unpacked file: 9ee0df282bc2c2c3a77d2c2d886b25ddcc0c91f71c3af832b2c86439d1fc6a3d

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
285
Origin country :
RU RU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
PEPacker Remcos
Details
PEPacker
a UPX version number and an unpacked binary
Remcos
a version number and verbose configuration settings
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
Отчет по НИОКР 1427-18 (шифр АИСТ).PDF.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-01-12 12:13:16 UTC
Tags:
loader github susp-powershell arch-exec rat remcos remote

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
downloader dropper remcos sage
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug astaroth config-extracted crypto evasive exploit fingerprint keylogger masquerade microsoft_visual_cc packed packed packed packed rat rat remcos remcos rescoms unsafe upx windows
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-01-12T08:38:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-14T00:39:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic Exploit.Win32.BypassUAC.sb Backdoor.Win32.Remcos.sb Backdoor.Win32.Remcos.f Trojan-Spy.Win64.Agent.sb Backdoor.Remcos.HTTP.C&C
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.Remcos
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-12 13:42:49 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
19
AV detection:
23 of 24 (95.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos botnet:telegram defense_evasion discovery persistence rat trojan upx
Behaviour
Modifies registry class
Modifies registry key
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
UPX packed file
Adds Run key to start application
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Remcos
Remcos family
UAC bypass
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
wwwyandex.org:5412
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Win.Trojan.Remcos-9841897-0
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
46018fbcf205ace11c502a5cec83c19c69d3849c2bf99cb977e8ab8de905a5d4
MD5 hash:
2879058452ff1a5c7607ae9d0d42aa2e
SHA1 hash:
252a3417d41a2df9e4e9e877388f518d6f19781a
SH256 hash:
9ee0df282bc2c2c3a77d2c2d886b25ddcc0c91f71c3af832b2c86439d1fc6a3d
MD5 hash:
fb61770fd19d3b1b919dfa88be6032f4
SHA1 hash:
a3617d7706d07c7c80e90d4bea5b314aa803ff99
Detections:
win_remcos_auto win_remcos_w0 Remcos malware_windows_remcos_rat win_remcos_rat_unpacked INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_EventViewer
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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: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: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:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Remcos
Author:kevoreilly
Description:Remcos Payload
Rule name:REMCOS_RAT_variants
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:UPXv20MarkusLaszloReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_largefile
Author:k3nr9
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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RemcosRAT

Executable exe 46018fbcf205ace11c502a5cec83c19c69d3849c2bf99cb977e8ab8de905a5d4

(this sample)

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