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Database Entry



RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5597eea5da92846a234b37dd7bab25d7c35f31d823a5644094a7302e612bec61
SHA3-384 hash: 88693a63448d2b8a385f182e2687a65a45a94e3d0c8870a52ea6ee7566fc0afecff078521dcd32ae348e0293c5fad3fe
SHA1 hash: 5f3ce7c166b088582c8683ed59af3cb0b9ea5e8c
MD5 hash: ffcebbc1da7d4b6ce1860d8c097d5172
humanhash: dakota-nuts-sweet-vegan
File name:5597eea5da92846a234b37dd7bab25d7c35f31d823a5644094a7302e612bec61
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:970'752 bytes
First seen:2025-04-08 08:41:33 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash afcdf79be1557326c854b6e20cb900a7 (1'102 x FormBook, 936 x AgentTesla, 399 x RemcosRAT)
ssdeep 24576:Uu6J33O0c+JY5UZ+XC0kGso6FaF2ImWY:uu0c++OCvkGs9FaF2UY
TLSH T1D625AD2273DDC360CB669173BF29B7016EBF3C614630B95B2F980D7DA950162262D7A3
TrID 32.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
20.1% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
15.4% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
13.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
6.2% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
dhash icon aae2f3e38383b629 (2'034 x Formbook, 1'183 x CredentialFlusher, 666 x AgentTesla)
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:exe RemcosRAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
342
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
5597eea5da92846a234b37dd7bab25d7c35f31d823a5644094a7302e612bec61
Verdict:
Suspicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-04-08 14:36:40 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
autorun autoit emotet remcos
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Connection attempt
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug autoit cmdkey compiled-script extrac32 fingerprint hacktool keylogger lolbin microsoft_visual_cc packed packed packer_detected remcos
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Detected Remcos RAT
Drops VBS files to the startup folder
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
Sigma detected: Remcos
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1659368 Sample: FNK3m8vzL9.exe Startdate: 08/04/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 54 Found malware configuration 2->54 56 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->56 58 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->58 60 6 other signatures 2->60 9 FNK3m8vzL9.exe 4 2->9         started        13 wscript.exe 1 2->13         started        process3 file4 34 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\caprone.exe, PE32 9->34 dropped 70 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 9->70 72 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 9->72 15 caprone.exe 2 9->15         started        74 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 13->74 19 caprone.exe 1 13->19         started        signatures5 process6 file7 36 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\caprone.vbs, data 15->36 dropped 40 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 15->40 42 Detected Remcos RAT 15->42 44 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 15->44 52 2 other signatures 15->52 21 caprone.exe 1 15->21         started        24 svchost.exe 15->24         started        46 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 19->46 48 Writes to foreign memory regions 19->48 50 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 19->50 26 svchost.exe 19->26         started        signatures8 process9 signatures10 62 Detected Remcos RAT 21->62 64 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 21->64 66 Writes to foreign memory regions 21->66 68 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 21->68 28 svchost.exe 1 2 21->28         started        process11 dnsIp12 38 23.175.50.123, 49683, 49684, 49690 NEUSTYLECA Reserved 28->38 76 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 28->76 78 Detected Remcos RAT 28->78 80 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 28->80 32 conhost.exe 28->32         started        signatures13 process14
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.Remcos
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-27 13:24:00 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
27
AV detection:
21 of 24 (87.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
unc_loader_036 remcos
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
AutoIT Executable
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan
YARA:
SUSP_Imphash_Mar23_3
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
5597eea5da92846a234b37dd7bab25d7c35f31d823a5644094a7302e612bec61
MD5 hash:
ffcebbc1da7d4b6ce1860d8c097d5172
SHA1 hash:
5f3ce7c166b088582c8683ed59af3cb0b9ea5e8c
SH256 hash:
ecfb41ec21c6cfae0ddba8b33b04510a1b39708641f3bd7c6ac1fb14d949f539
MD5 hash:
7585bfb6d6b8d652dda18c0499cdb502
SHA1 hash:
c7e4bae99411dae80edade9eca12605760ab6068
Detections:
win_remcos_g0 win_remcos_auto Remcos malware_windows_remcos_rat Remcos INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_EventViewer
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:AutoIT_Compiled
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies compiled AutoIT script (as EXE). This rule by itself does NOT necessarily mean the detected file is malicious.
Rule name:CMD_Ping_Localhost
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_EventViewer
Author:ditekSHen
Description:detects Windows exceutables potentially bypassing UAC using eventvwr.exe
Rule name:malware_Remcos_strings
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect Remcos in memory
Rule name:RAT_remcos_strings
Author:0x0d4y
Description:This rule detects the remcos through your specific strings.
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Remcos
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect Remcos in memory
Rule name:remcos_rat
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Rule name:REMCOS_RAT_variants
Rule name:SUSP_Imphash_Mar23_3
Author:Arnim Rupp (https://github.com/ruppde)
Description:Detects imphash often found in malware samples (Maximum 0,25% hits with search for 'imphash:x p:0' on Virustotal) = 99,75% hits
Reference:Internal Research
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:Windows_Generic_Threat_994f2330
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_remcos_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.remcos.

File information


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BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationADVAPI32.dll::AllocateAndInitializeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::CopySid
ADVAPI32.dll::FreeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetLengthSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetTokenInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAce
COM_BASE_APICan Download & Execute componentsole32.dll::CLSIDFromProgID
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstance
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstanceEx
ole32.dll::CoInitializeSecurity
ole32.dll::CreateStreamOnHGlobal
MULTIMEDIA_APICan Play MultimediaWINMM.dll::mciSendStringW
WINMM.dll::timeGetTime
WINMM.dll::waveOutSetVolume
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AddAce
ADVAPI32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
ADVAPI32.dll::CheckTokenMembership
ADVAPI32.dll::DuplicateTokenEx
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAclInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetSecurityDescriptorDacl
SHELL_APIManipulates System ShellSHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteExW
SHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteW
SHELL32.dll::SHFileOperationW
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessAsUserW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
ADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessWithLogonW
KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenThreadToken
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::SetSystemPowerState
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::GetDriveTypeW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleCP
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileExW
KERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateHardLinkW
IPHLPAPI.DLL::IcmpCreateFile
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationKERNEL32.dll::GetComputerNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::GetUserNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::LogonUserW
ADVAPI32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_NETWORK_APISupports Windows NetworkingMPR.dll::WNetAddConnection2W
MPR.dll::WNetUseConnectionW
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegConnectRegistryW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegCreateKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegDeleteKeyW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegSetValueExW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::BlockInput
USER32.dll::CloseDesktop
USER32.dll::CreateMenu
USER32.dll::EmptyClipboard
USER32.dll::FindWindowExW
USER32.dll::FindWindowW

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