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Database Entry
RemcosRAT
Vendor detections: 21
| SHA256 hash: | 654e9166acaee1646a53ce51154f81b1b8d4b3d25e07ea4046294f3a02240caa |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | a12ea78dcf35845699891bd33a988c8837ca345b87dae019cd5ffa37eb3810c81633a80fdd8992cf564e87f16bd18847 |
| SHA1 hash: | a80e93ecac3c7c28f273430a61e246e6a0c35591 |
| MD5 hash: | d358f4edb0c509c6e8b6f12a12950831 |
| humanhash: | hawaii-social-zebra-nevada |
| File name: | Airwaybill, Commercial Invoice, Inward Manife.exe |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | RemcosRAT |
| File size: | 1'286'144 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-01-12 06:01:03 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | 91d07a5e22681e70764519ae943a5883 (126 x Formbook, 32 x a310Logger, 27 x AgentTesla) |
| ssdeep | 24576:Rtb20pkaCqT5TBWgNQ7aEHqoO7lfiW0A4gfD6A:iVg5tQ7aEKNR6W0ARL5 |
| Threatray | 397 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T1F755D01373DE8360C7B25273BA667701BEBF782506A5F56B2FD8093DE820122525E673 |
| TrID | 40.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4) 19.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 17.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1) 7.7% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13) 7.6% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3) |
| Magika | pebin |
| Reporter |  abuse_ch |
| Tags: | exe RAT RemcosRAT |
Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)
Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.
| IOC | ThreatFox Reference |
|---|---|
| 172.245.4.221:2404 | https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1701104/ |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
178
Origin country :
NLVendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
AutoIt
AutoStones
Remcos
Details
AutoIt
extracted scripts and files
AutoStones
the names of side-loaded components and, if available from processing of a parent file, the deobfuscated components
Remcos
a version number and verbose configuration settings
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
Airwaybill, Commercial Invoice, Inward Manife.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-01-12 06:01:38 UTC
Tags:
auto-startup
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
Remcos
Detection(s):
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
97.4%
Tags:
autorun autoit emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
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
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Reading critical registry keys
Launching a service
Changing a file
Stealing user critical data
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 compiled-script fingerprint installer-heuristic keylogger masquerade microsoft_visual_cc packed
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_90%
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-01-12T02:08:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-14T00:14:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Injector.sb Trojan-Spy.Win32.Xegumumune.sbc Backdoor.Remcos.TCP.C&C Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealer.sb Trojan.Win32.Zenpak.sb Trojan.Win32.Strab.sb Trojan.Win32.Inject.sb Backdoor.Win32.Remcos.f Trojan-Spy.Win32.Stealer.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb Backdoor.Win32.Remcos.abhc Backdoor.Remcos.HTTP.C&C Backdoor.Win32.Remcos.sb Backdoor.Win32.Remcos.e PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.Win32.Auzenpak.sb
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
Remcos
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
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
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
Installs a global keyboard hook
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
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
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
7 match(es)
Tags:
AutoIt Decompiled Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Suspect Win 32 Exe x86
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.REMCOS
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.Remcos
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-12 06:01:35 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
28
AV detection:
28 of 38 (73.68%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
autoit
admintool_mailpassview
nirsoft
remcos
Similar samples:
+ 387 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
remcos
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:remcos botnet:remotehost collection discovery rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
AutoIT Executable
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Detected Nirsoft tools
NirSoft MailPassView
Remcos
Remcos family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
www.mariseaverguyglobal.com:2404
www.mariseaverguyglobalbackup1.com:2404
www.mariseaverguyglobalbackup2.com:2404
www.mariseaverguyglobalbackup1.com:2404
www.mariseaverguyglobalbackup2.com:2404
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Remcos
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
654e9166acaee1646a53ce51154f81b1b8d4b3d25e07ea4046294f3a02240caa
MD5 hash:
d358f4edb0c509c6e8b6f12a12950831
SHA1 hash:
a80e93ecac3c7c28f273430a61e246e6a0c35591
SH256 hash:
c9cb01dc816451b87876559b7c0d34ebdaedeff21bbc3589475954edddb05bd7
MD5 hash:
b3309c0acaf5543a9caac3511846cf35
SHA1 hash:
eebaebde57f0365a34eff3f616fd0332e267800f
Detections:
win_remcos_auto
win_remcos_w0
Remcos
malware_windows_remcos_rat
win_remcos_rat_unpacked
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM
Malware family:
Remcos
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Remcos
Score:
0.90
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: | cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f |
|---|---|
| Author: | The DFIR Report |
| Description: | files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe |
| Reference: | https://thedfirreport.com |
| 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_CMSTPCOM |
|---|---|
| Author: | ditekSHen |
| Description: | Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003) |
| Rule name: | pe_detect_tls_callbacks |
|---|
| Rule name: | Remcos |
|---|---|
| Author: | kevoreilly |
| Description: | Remcos Payload |
| Rule name: | REMCOS_RAT_variants |
|---|
| Rule name: | Remcos_unpacked_PulseIntel |
|---|---|
| Author: | PulseIntel |
| Description: | Remcos Payload |
| Rule name: | ThreadControl__Context |
|---|---|
| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | TH_Generic_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2025_CYFARE |
|---|---|
| Author: | CYFARE |
| Description: | Generic Windows malware mass-hunt rule - 2025 |
| Reference: | https://cyfare.net/ |
| 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: | YahLover |
|---|---|
| Author: | Kevin Falcoz |
| Description: | YahLover |
| Rule name: | yarahub_win_remcos_rat_unpacked_aug_2023 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Matthew @ Embee_Research |
File information
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