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Database Entry



RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 14


Maldoc score: 4


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 14 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5d09b001c18384a9d5e8b31b9c4ee5ed77082e0a9b8783c34b3916b1534d2c21
SHA3-384 hash: c9c8823d740fea8e27c7e820e632a0eecedd4883cdab2fa87f52ced75c3caa3347d6ce98f729bb51b9afc76d92f7af14
SHA1 hash: a5e42c663a4eaf0468b903ca7aa1f264edba32fc
MD5 hash: 2244bc077c05fd2f5a67fa7ef72559ff
humanhash: mike-freddie-april-single
File name:P.O.109961.xls
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:325'632 bytes
First seen:2024-04-16 15:31:45 UTC
Last seen:2024-04-16 16:43:51 UTC
File type:Excel file xls
MIME type:application/vnd.ms-excel
ssdeep 6144:FuunJRXmY35qAOJl/YrLYz+WrNhZF+E+fgL+0dD8ivSbVM9MI248sD69qlDl5bpI:FvJRX/3bVM9MI5N64lDjihGu
TLSH T14F64DF51FA818616E466433149F78A9B6335FC519F924B0F321CF32D3EB03A56E27B62
TrID 46.5% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (56500/1/4)
26.7% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (32500/1/3)
20.1% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (24500/1/2)
6.5% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:cve-2017-0199 RemcosRAT xls

Office OLE Information


This malware samples appears to be an Office document. The following table provides more information about this document using oletools and oledump.

OLE id
Maldoc score: 4
OLE dump

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 22 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
1114 bytesCompObj
2244 bytesDocumentSummaryInformation
3200 bytesSummaryInformation
494 bytesMBD00EA9EE2/CompObj
562 bytesMBD00EA9EE2/Ole
620909 bytesMBD00EA9EE2/CONTENTS
799 bytesMBD00EA9EE3/CompObj
811579 bytesMBD00EA9EE3/Package
9114 bytesMBD00EA9EE4/CompObj
10708 bytesMBD00EA9EE4/DocumentSummaryInformation
1123248 bytesMBD00EA9EE4/SummaryInformation
1297808 bytesMBD00EA9EE4/Workbook
13846 bytesMBD00EA9EE5/Ole
14151300 bytesWorkbook
15523 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECT
16104 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECTwm
17977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet1
18977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet2
19977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet3
20985 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/ThisWorkbook
212644 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/_VBA_PROJECT
22553 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/dir
OLE vba

MalwareBazaar was able to extract and deobfuscate VBA script(s) the following information from OLE objects embedded in this file using olevba:

TypeKeywordDescription
SuspiciousHex StringsHex-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
343
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
5d09b001c18384a9d5e8b31b9c4ee5ed77082e0a9b8783c34b3916b1534d2c21.xls
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2024-04-16 16:03:44 UTC
Tags:
phishing phishing-xls

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a window
DNS request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source by exploiting the app vulnerability
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Creating a process with a hidden window
Running batch commands
Connection attempt by exploiting the app vulnerability
Sending a custom TCP request by exploiting the app vulnerability
Connection attempt to an infection source by exploiting the app vulnerability
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
Creating a process from a recently created file
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Legacy Excel File with Macro
Payload URLs
URL
File name
http://lnkz.at/RR4of
Embedded Ole
Behaviour
SuspiciousRTF detected
Document image
Document image
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
embedequation exploit form macros phishing shellcode
Label:
Benign
Suspicious Score:
3.5/10
Score Malicious:
36%
Score Benign:
64%
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Document With Few Pages
Document contains between one and three pages of content. Most malicious documents are sparse in page count.
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.phis.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Connects to a pastebin service (likely for C&C)
Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA)
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
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
Delayed program exit found
Detected Remcos RAT
Document exploit detected (process start blacklist hit)
Excel sheet contains many unusual embedded objects
Found malware configuration
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Microsoft Office drops suspicious files
Microsoft Office launches external ms-search protocol handler (WebDAV)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)
Office drops RTF file
Office equation editor establishes network connection
Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802)
Office viewer loads remote template
Searches for Windows Mail specific files
Shellcode detected
Sigma detected: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected
Sigma detected: EQNEDT32.EXE connecting to internet
Sigma detected: Equation Editor Network Connection
Sigma detected: File Dropped By EQNEDT32EXE
Sigma detected: Potential PowerShell Obfuscation Via Reversed Commands
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Powershell download and load assembly
Sigma detected: Powershell download payload from hardcoded c2 list
Sigma detected: Remcos
Sigma detected: Script Initiated Connection to Non-Local Network
Sigma detected: Suspicious Microsoft Office Child Process
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Instant Messenger accounts or passwords
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file registry)
Uses certutil -decode
Uses dynamic DNS services
Very long command line found
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected Generic Downloader
Yara detected MalDoc
Yara detected Powershell download and execute
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Yara detected WebBrowserPassView password recovery tool
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1426846 Sample: P.O.109961.xls Startdate: 16/04/2024 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 67 lnkz.at 2->67 103 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->103 105 Found malware configuration 2->105 107 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->107 109 29 other signatures 2->109 11 EXCEL.EXE 58 55 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 77 lnkz.at 172.67.180.182, 443, 49165, 49166 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 11->77 79 107.173.4.5, 49167, 49174, 49175 AS-COLOCROSSINGUS United States 11->79 63 wegendideaoflovers...lialwayslove[1].doc, Rich 11->63 dropped 15 wscript.exe 6 14 11->15         started        19 WINWORD.EXE 337 41 11->19         started        22 AcroRd32.exe 11->22         started        file6 process7 dnsIp8 81 paste.ee 15->81 83 paste.ee 104.21.84.67, 443, 49176 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 15->83 87 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 15->87 89 Uses certutil -decode 15->89 91 Suspicious powershell command line found 15->91 101 5 other signatures 15->101 24 powershell.exe 4 15->24         started        27 cmd.exe 1 15->27         started        29 certutil.exe 1 15->29         started        85 lnkz.at 19->85 55 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\lnkz.at.url, MS 19->55 dropped 57 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\RR4of.url, MS 19->57 dropped 59 ~WRF{ECB1C235-2A20...F-7030819374F1}.tmp, Composite 19->59 dropped 61 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\2D98E959.doc, Rich 19->61 dropped 93 Microsoft Office launches external ms-search protocol handler (WebDAV) 19->93 95 Office viewer loads remote template 19->95 97 Microsoft Office drops suspicious files 19->97 31 EQNEDT32.EXE 12 19->31         started        34 WerFault.exe 19->34         started        36 RdrCEF.exe 22->36         started        file9 99 Connects to a pastebin service (likely for C&C) 81->99 signatures10 process11 file12 115 Suspicious powershell command line found 24->115 117 Suspicious execution chain found 24->117 38 powershell.exe 12 5 24->38         started        65 C:\Users\user\...\imaginepixelloverkissu.vbs, Unicode 31->65 dropped 119 Office equation editor establishes network connection 31->119 121 Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802) 31->121 signatures13 process14 dnsIp15 69 uploaddeimagens.com.br 172.67.215.45, 443, 49177, 49178 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 38->69 111 Writes to foreign memory regions 38->111 113 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 38->113 42 RegAsm.exe 38->42         started        signatures16 process17 dnsIp18 71 nomoreremcos.duckdns.org 42->71 73 nomoreremcos.duckdns.org 192.3.101.28, 14645, 49180, 49182 AS-COLOCROSSINGUS United States 42->73 75 geoplugin.net 178.237.33.50, 49181, 80 ATOM86-ASATOM86NL Netherlands 42->75 123 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 42->123 125 Detected Remcos RAT 42->125 127 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file registry) 42->127 131 6 other signatures 42->131 46 RegAsm.exe 42->46         started        49 RegAsm.exe 42->49         started        51 RegAsm.exe 42->51         started        53 2 other processes 42->53 signatures19 129 Uses dynamic DNS services 71->129 process20 signatures21 133 Tries to steal Instant Messenger accounts or passwords 46->133 135 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 46->135 137 Searches for Windows Mail specific files 46->137 139 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 49->139
Threat name:
Document-Office.Exploit.CVE-2017-0199
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-04-16 10:09:32 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
45
AV detection:
12 of 37 (32.43%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos botnet:remotehost collection rat spyware stealer
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Launches Equation Editor
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Enumerates physical storage devices
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
Abuses OpenXML format to download file from external location
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Blocklisted process makes network request
NirSoft WebBrowserPassView
Nirsoft
NirSoft MailPassView
Remcos
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
nomoreremcos.duckdns.org:14645
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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:Borland
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
Rule name:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:informational_win_ole_protected
Author:Jeff White (karttoon@gmail.com) @noottrak
Description:Identify OLE Project protection within documents.
Rule name:maldoc_getEIP_method_1
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:maldoc_OLE_file_magic_number
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:malware_shellcode_hash
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect shellcode api hash value
Rule name:meth_get_eip
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:office_document_vba
Author:Jean-Philippe Teissier / @Jipe_
Description:Office document with embedded VBA
Reference:https://github.com/jipegit/
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:SEH__vba
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information


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