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RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs YARA 25 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 4d8f242a1d64b3b41748d2bd56ee6f7119434dedcdf793a83cea95fb31d13347
SHA3-384 hash: 0cdefcbecefb25effc67d91c1c0d941fc5fae50b0c1fcf843d4215041f156d95e8b5c60a78923143c33328abcbac8ff9
SHA1 hash: f6bf51b2bccc91476136e43a91b17076ed78b083
MD5 hash: a0acd7920f09a59331e008f8d3dc7ac1
humanhash: potato-music-xray-connecticut
File name:4d8f242a1d64b3b41748d2bd56ee6f7119434dedcdf793a83cea95fb31d13347
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Signature RemcosRAT
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File size:397'312 bytes
First seen:2025-01-10 14:16:32 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 321f975ee8f8e533eb0cddbd63fede6f (1 x LummaStealer, 1 x RemcosRAT)
ssdeep 6144:pvesyWj0MhFpikvYFmSkoxT88KaUqcZLROqNwlggoWLOEC:pesyY0M3xvYDY8KgchIvlgXWy
TLSH T13C840292B9A0C031D4AA25B10830CFE16ABF7E726678A54F7B5527BD5F312C3563A343
TrID 47.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
15.9% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
9.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
7.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
6.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon b089a5b58d9dd4ae (1 x RemcosRAT)
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:exe RemcosRAT

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
336
Origin country :
HU HU
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Malware family:
remcos
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ID:
1
File name:
4d8f242a1d64b3b41748d2bd56ee6f7119434dedcdf793a83cea95fb31d13347.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-01-10 14:25:42 UTC
Tags:
remcos rat remote
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/e792491b-09a2-40f8-9132-5800448870c7

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection(s):
Win.Packer.pkr_ce1a-9980177-0
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
98.2%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=67812bf02c8240e189bb879d
Tags:
ransomware dropper cobalt virus
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Creating a process from a recently created file
Searching for the window
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Connection attempt to an infection source
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
azorult fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc packed packed packer_detected
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/67812be5860a7956a033c46c/reports/39f0c531-54a5-43e9-9db0-eb7300f09151/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Trojan.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/4d8f242a1d64b3b41748d2bd56ee6f7119434dedcdf793a83cea95fb31d13347
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Malware family:
REMCOS
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/b3372ae3-aac0-42a5-966d-bc98eee6cfde
Result
Threat name:
Remcos
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1588844
Signature
AI detected suspicious sample
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
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
Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper
Creates autostart registry keys with suspicious names
Delayed program exit found
Detected Remcos RAT
Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights)
Found malware configuration
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Remcos
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1588844 Sample: yPIOW6yoPi.exe Startdate: 11/01/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 57 geoplugin.net 2->57 67 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->67 69 Found malware configuration 2->69 71 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->71 73 8 other signatures 2->73 8 yPIOW6yoPi.exe 1 4 2->8         started        12 yavascript.exe 2->12         started        14 yavascript.exe 2->14         started        signatures3 process4 file5 49 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\yavascript.exe, PE32 8->49 dropped 51 C:\Users\...\yavascript.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 8->51 dropped 75 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 8->75 77 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 8->77 79 Detected Remcos RAT 8->79 81 6 other signatures 8->81 16 yavascript.exe 8->16         started        20 WerFault.exe 16 8->20         started        23 WerFault.exe 16 8->23         started        27 6 other processes 8->27 25 WerFault.exe 12->25         started        signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 53 198.23.227.212, 32583, 49753 AS-COLOCROSSINGUS United States 16->53 55 geoplugin.net 178.237.33.50, 49828, 80 ATOM86-ASATOM86NL Netherlands 16->55 59 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 16->59 61 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 16->61 63 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 16->63 65 5 other signatures 16->65 29 WerFault.exe 16->29         started        31 WerFault.exe 16->31         started        33 WerFault.exe 16->33         started        35 3 other processes 16->35 37 C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\...\Report.wer, Unicode 20->37 dropped 39 C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\...\Report.wer, Unicode 23->39 dropped 41 C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\...\Report.wer, Unicode 27->41 dropped 43 C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\...\Report.wer, Unicode 27->43 dropped 45 C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\...\Report.wer, Unicode 27->45 dropped 47 3 other malicious files 27->47 dropped file9 signatures10 process11
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/4d8f242a1d64b3b41748d2bd56ee6f7119434dedcdf793a83cea95fb31d13347
Detection:
remcos
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/4d8f242a1d64b3b41748d2bd56ee6f7119434dedcdf793a83cea95fb31d13347/
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Smokeloader
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-12-23 06:29:02 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
6
AV detection:
27 of 38 (71.05%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=jwhsikq5msz3if2i2k6vn3tpoemugtpnzx3zhkb45kk7wmorgndq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
remcos
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Similar samples:
error
RemcosRAT
Result
Malware family:
remcos
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos botnet:yavakosa discovery persistence rat
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250110-rlp9bawpex/
Behaviour
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Adds Run key to start application
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Remcos
Remcos family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
198.23.227.212:32583
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Win.Packer.pkr_ce1a-9980177-0
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/9a1e4ea0-998e-42ec-ba9b-be31ff5ea704
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
7a9cf1b27f192c4e65b215b4a126fac4aa8d34397d020568ba4590a15502cf9c
MD5 hash:
d457d91b513ac2e3a4b539c28537da71
SHA1 hash:
9fd2aca60e95212de7ccc546dd82729b5d050f02
Detections:
Remcos
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win_remcos_auto
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win_remcos_w0
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malware_windows_remcos_rat
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win_remcos_rat_unpacked
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/75a1730c-1d9d-49a2-b8b2-2f38809868b3/
Parent samples :
7a9cf1b27f192c4e65b215b4a126fac4aa8d34397d020568ba4590a15502cf9c
034b31656266ad9f80490a4fc983ac53bb3224ac88084069080ee2ba0a91fc20
8038ff6a41673eb151cdb7f03872c741dc762834c856d70030cd54af744e36a4
0e184edac45ddeaf7ca4681b65e7b4accafb6705032faf6d2f6a61d2ef6d1ded
ed1416c90a49177106cbea5b7551756e06fee46d77fde4879b8735ec56dd54b4
48773abdad4ef3e8339d4ed2aa02f9d41611e02aefd9e93b0833a2ab99a1619f
4d8f242a1d64b3b41748d2bd56ee6f7119434dedcdf793a83cea95fb31d13347
SH256 hash:
4d8f242a1d64b3b41748d2bd56ee6f7119434dedcdf793a83cea95fb31d13347
MD5 hash:
a0acd7920f09a59331e008f8d3dc7ac1
SHA1 hash:
f6bf51b2bccc91476136e43a91b17076ed78b083
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/75a1730c-1d9d-49a2-b8b2-2f38809868b3/
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
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Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:golang_david_CSC846
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Author:David
Description:CSC-846 Golang
Rule name:iexplorer_remcos
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Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect iexplorer being taken over by Remcos
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003)
Rule name:lsi_remcos
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Author:anonym
Description:Remcos_V5 Payload
Rule name:lsi_remcos2
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Author:anonym
Description:Remcos_V5 Payload
Rule name:maldoc_find_kernel32_base_method_1
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Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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Rule name:RansomPyShield_Antiransomware
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Suspicious String and Import combination that Ransomware mostly abuse(can create FP)
Rule name:Remcos
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Author:kevoreilly
Description:Remcos Payload
Rule name:REMCOS_RAT_variants
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Rule name:Remcos_unpacked_PulseIntel
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Author:PulseIntel
Description:Remcos Payload
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Generic_2993e5a5
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Remcos_b296e965
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Author:Elastic Security
Reference:https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/exploring-the-ref2731-intrusion-set
Rule name:win_remcos_auto
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Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.remcos.
Rule name:win_remcos_rat_unpacked
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Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects strings present in remcos rat Samples.
Rule name:win_remcos_w0
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Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects strings present in remcos rat Samples.
Rule name:XWorm_3_0_3_1_Detection
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Author:Archevod
Description:Detects XWorm versions 3.0 and 3.1
Rule name:yarahub_win_remcos_rat_unpacked_aug_2023
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Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research

File information

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BLint

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Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::FindNextVolumeMountPointW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::GetStartupInfoA
KERNEL32.dll::GetCommandLineA
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleInputW
KERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleA
KERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleInputA
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleAliasExesLengthW
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleCP
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleOutputCP
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileA
KERNEL32.dll::GetWindowsDirectoryA
WIN_HTTP_APIUses HTTP servicesWINHTTP.dll::WinHttpCheckPlatform

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