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RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 6156be8a94515ec05837f68bdc1496d216be01291852cb9b64d9466c8eb2f58d
SHA3-384 hash: d28a64f119deb77c7420af7ce6e04aa9ac83db0aa35e97b02c9b5e3df425f2ecf04ad9857adfbb4bde62711fffeef953
SHA1 hash: 426f4d03ffe64cd6101f7232ebc774f8805d7d42
MD5 hash: d4a1b58bcfa991c5446831fffa11c55c
humanhash: hamper-north-nevada-stairway
File name:IMAGES__picuters000400030304040040EEEEEEE.hta
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Signature RemcosRAT
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File size:111'051 bytes
First seen:2025-09-29 15:56:05 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:HTML Application (hta) hta
MIME type:application/octet-stream
ssdeep 1536:0ifZx04DPPI8Lcsq6LzS85Ea56QJFnroBLwH:0ifZx0yPPI8d28SLQJZ6Q
TLSH T10FB34CD81B9D4882195F247A49242CD1F3B71FFE90A0657CF1BFF1836BA229900B65DB
Magika html
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:hta RemcosRAT

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
52
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Script.SNH-gen.78722974.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
97.4%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=68daac3440b7da0b4eb8be9f
Tags:
obfuscate xtreme spawn
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
HTA File - Malicious
Link:
https://app.docguard.net/6156be8a94515ec05837f68bdc1496d216be01291852cb9b64d9466c8eb2f58d/results/dashboard
Payload URLs
URL
File name
http://ixti.net/development/javascript/2011/11/11/stereotelescope-enDandodeDando-of-utf8-in-browser-with-js.html
HTA File
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/6156be8a94515ec05837f68bdc1496d216be01291852cb9b64d9466c8eb2f58d
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
hta
First seen:
2025-09-29T07:45:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-29T07:45:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan-Downloader.JS.SLoad.sb Trojan.JS.SAgent.sb HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/6156be8a94515ec05837f68bdc1496d216be01291852cb9b64d9466c8eb2f58d/results?tab=lookup
Result
Threat name:
Remcos, PureLog Stealer
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1786107
Signature
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA)
Contains functionality to determine the online IP of the system
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
Detected Remcos RAT
Disable UAC(promptonsecuredesktop)
Found malware configuration
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries sensitive disk information (via WMI, Win32_DiskDrive, often done to detect virtual machines)
Queries sensitive service information (via WMI, Win32_LogicalDisk, often done to detect sandboxes)
Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs)
Sigma detected: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Remcos
Sigma detected: Suspicious MSHTA Child Process
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious powershell command line found
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Powershell download and execute
Yara detected PureLog Stealer
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Download SVG
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1786107 Sample: IMAGES__picuters00040003030... Startdate: 29/09/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 35 wonderfulstartwithneewseriousworkgreatan.duckdns.org 2->35 37 pasteide.com 2->37 39 api.findip.net 2->39 53 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->53 55 Found malware configuration 2->55 57 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->57 61 12 other signatures 2->61 9 mshta.exe 1 2->9         started        12 svchost.exe 1 1 2->12         started        15 mskssrv.sys 1 2->15         started        17 mstee.sys 2->17         started        signatures3 59 Uses dynamic DNS services 35->59 process4 dnsIp5 75 Suspicious powershell command line found 9->75 19 powershell.exe 15 16 9->19         started        51 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 12->51 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 41 pasteide.com 94.130.69.214, 443, 49695 HETZNER-ASDE Germany 19->41 43 198.23.177.201, 49688, 80 AS-COLOCROSSINGUS United States 19->43 22 CasPol.exe 19->22         started        25 CasPol.exe 4 14 19->25         started        28 conhost.exe 19->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 63 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 22->63 65 Contains functionality to determine the online IP of the system 22->65 67 Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper 22->67 73 3 other signatures 22->73 45 wonderfulstartwithneewseriousworkgreatan.duckdns.org 107.172.132.44, 14641, 49696, 49700 AS-COLOCROSSINGUS United States 25->45 47 api.findip.net 172.67.214.3, 443, 49698 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 25->47 49 api.ipify.org 172.67.74.152, 443, 49697 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 25->49 69 Detected Remcos RAT 25->69 71 Disable UAC(promptonsecuredesktop) 25->71 30 dxdiag.exe 149 6 25->30         started        33 WerFault.exe 23 16 25->33         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 77 Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs) 30->77 79 Queries sensitive disk information (via WMI, Win32_DiskDrive, often done to detect virtual machines) 30->79 81 Queries sensitive service information (via WMI, Win32_LogicalDisk, often done to detect sandboxes) 30->81
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
2 match(es)
Tags:
Html
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/d4a1b58bcfa991c5446831fffa11c55c
Detection:
remcos
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/6156be8a94515ec05837f68bdc1496d216be01291852cb9b64d9466c8eb2f58d/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.HAWKEYE
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/6156be8a94515ec05837f68bdc1496d216be01291852cb9b64d9466c8eb2f58d
Threat name:
Document-HTML.Backdoor.Remcos
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-29 15:57:21 UTC
File Type:
Text (HTML)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
13 of 38 (34.21%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=mfll5cuukfpmawbx62f5yfew2ill4ajjdbjmxg3e3fdgzdvs6wgq._file
Result
Malware family:
remcos
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hawkeye family:remcos defense_evasion discovery execution keylogger rat spyware stealer trojan
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250929-tdr42shp3s/
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
Badlisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
HawkEye
Hawkeye family
Remcos
Remcos family
UAC bypass
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
wonderfulstartwithneewseriousworkgreatan.duckdns.org:14641
Dropper Extraction:
http://198.23.177.201/img/optimized_MSI.png
Malware family:
Remcos
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/6156be8a9451/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/6156be8a94515ec05837f68bdc1496d216be01291852cb9b64d9466c8eb2f58d

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)

File information

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Web download

RemcosRAT

HTML Application (hta) hta 6156be8a94515ec05837f68bdc1496d216be01291852cb9b64d9466c8eb2f58d

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3634925/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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