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Database Entry

RemcosRAT

Vendor detections: 20

Intelligence 20 IOCs YARA 24 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	6ab1d1e535dc7219759cdc81438cf9373eb25b2b98ae5e4cee67b669d823542a
SHA3-384 hash:	8bd83afd1d1322ec84acd76cac11a71d2a6c7cfa4a0f65d89e1fa18a1b2fe68fc0aa129631073ab708a68a222dc1b199
SHA1 hash:	3b256cc765089508c86e32f74761d86b5a9b60ae
MD5 hash:	43370e12a1a71953945ffba31b1745fc
humanhash:	july-quebec-table-stairway
File name:	DHL.exe
Download:	download sample
Signature	RemcosRAT Create hunting rule
File size:	1'345'536 bytes
First seen:	2025-08-22 15:09:25 UTC
Last seen:	2025-09-05 13:12:38 UTC
File type:	exe
MIME type:	application/x-dosexec
imphash	0b768923437678ce375719e30b21693e (143 x Formbook, 25 x MassLogger, 22 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep	24576:V5EmXFtKaL4/oFe5T9yyXYfP1ijXda8PWEREB0rZ3TLgrOU7T:VPVt/LZeJbInQRa8eEREB0V3TQ
Threatray	1'340 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH	T1AC55CF027391D062FFAB92334F5AF6115ABC79260123E62F13981DB9BD701B1563E7A3
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
dhash icon	aae2f3e38383b629 (2'034 x Formbook, 1'183 x CredentialFlusher, 666 x AgentTesla)
Reporter	abuse_ch
Tags:	DHL exe RAT RemcosRAT

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Malware family:

n/a

ID:

File name:

DHL.exe

Verdict:

Malicious activity

Analysis date:

2025-08-22 16:12:25 UTC

Tags:

autoit

Link:

https://app.any.run/tasks/6915e048-d09f-4b5c-b181-c22c076ddf07

Note:

ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample

Detection:

Remcos

Link:

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/22998/

Verdict:

Malicious

Score:

93.3%

Link:

https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=68a888446eed937d746d1987

Tags:

autoit emotet

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Creating a window

Creating a file in the %temp% directory

Launching a process

Сreating synchronization primitives

Connection attempt

Unauthorized injection to a system process

Verdict:

Likely Malicious

Threat level:

7.5/10

Confidence:

100%

Tags:

adaptive-context anti-debug autoit compiled-script evasive fingerprint keylogger lolbin masquerade microsoft_visual_cc packed reg remcos threat

Link:

https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68a889da28a89d9dd4f24934/reports/7ee77cee-4737-441f-b083-26725144201f/overview

Verdict:

Malicious

Labled as:

AIT:Trojan.Nymeria

Link:

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/6ab1d1e535dc7219759cdc81438cf9373eb25b2b98ae5e4cee67b669d823542a

Verdict:

Malicious

File Type:

exe x32

First seen:

2025-08-21T21:53:00Z UTC

Last seen:

2025-08-21T21:53:00Z UTC

Hits:

~100

Link:

https://opentip.kaspersky.com/6ab1d1e535dc7219759cdc81438cf9373eb25b2b98ae5e4cee67b669d823542a/results?tab=lookup

Malware family:

REMCOS

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/fd0dd332-42cf-4723-9785-12de8e530efe

Result

Threat name:

Remcos

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

rans.troj.spyw.expl.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1763023

Signature

Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file

C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration

Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)

Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA)

Contains functionality to register a low level keyboard hook

Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper

Delayed program exit found

Detected Remcos RAT

Found API chain indicative of sandbox detection

Found malware configuration

Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)

Maps a DLL or memory area into another process

Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file

Sigma detected: Remcos

Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces

System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)

Writes to foreign memory regions

Yara detected Remcos RAT

Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Score:

100%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/6ab1d1e535dc7219759cdc81438cf9373eb25b2b98ae5e4cee67b669d823542a

Verdict:

Malware

YARA:

7 match(es)

Tags:

AutoIt Decompiled Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Suspect Win 32 Exe x86

Link:

https://app.malva.re/file/43370e12a1a71953945ffba31b1745fc

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/6ab1d1e535dc7219759cdc81438cf9373eb25b2b98ae5e4cee67b669d823542a/

Threat name:

Win32.Backdoor.Remcos

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2025-08-22 00:43:27 UTC

File Type:

PE (Exe)

Extracted files:

AV detection:

20 of 24 (83.33%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=nky5dzjv3rzbs5m43sauhdhzg47lewzltcxf4thom63gtwbdkqva._file

Verdict:

malicious

Label(s):

remcos

RemcosRAT

6ab1d1e535dc7219759cdc81438cf9373eb25b2b98ae5e4cee67b669d823542a

RemcosRAT

a44ec84f90dde06cf8a11e599ca19956f8b924dfefd77eea76f6ad23b63b3ff4

RemcosRAT

error

RemcosRAT

faeefa5ef83be15a464a6994c3098bc2fdf84bad7ae75909816b8bd00ae7486c

RemcosRAT

+ 1'330 additional samples on MalwareBazaar

Result

Malware family:

remcos

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:remcos botnet:remotehost discovery rat

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/250822-smw9pavxez/

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

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Remcos

Remcos family

Malware Config

C2 Extraction:

216.9.224.88:15403
216.9.224.88:15402

Verdict:

Suspicious

Tags:

n/a

YARA:

n/a

Link:

https://app.threat.zone/submission/69beb10d-9008-4e9d-81b7-70b909302509

Unpacked files

SH256 hash:

6ab1d1e535dc7219759cdc81438cf9373eb25b2b98ae5e4cee67b669d823542a

MD5 hash:

43370e12a1a71953945ffba31b1745fc

SHA1 hash:

3b256cc765089508c86e32f74761d86b5a9b60ae

Link:

https://www.unpac.me/results/2bd91e18-ea77-4736-8f2e-b0947aebe6c7/

SH256 hash:

179f77c36cfdd9763622be0dd270e860c368d40b839dd124f3fcc65c8a89d6de

MD5 hash:

b25473244feb513eb6c49b8e922d2f8a

SHA1 hash:

2111b544a0996f184a65c01667227d3f4e16f684

Detections:

win_remcos_w0

win_remcos_auto

Remcos

malware_windows_remcos_rat

win_remcos_rat_unpacked

INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM

Link:

https://www.unpac.me/results/2bd91e18-ea77-4736-8f2e-b0947aebe6c7/

Parent samples :
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Malware family:

Remcos

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/6ab1d1e535dc/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/6ab1d1e535dc7219759cdc81438cf9373eb25b2b98ae5e4cee67b669d823542a

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 Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
Author:	The DFIR Report
Description:	files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:	https://thedfirreport.com

Rule name:	CP_AllMal_Detector Create hunting rule
Author:	DiegoAnalytics
Description:	CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication

Rule name:	CP_Script_Inject_Detector Create hunting rule
Author:	DiegoAnalytics
Description:	Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries

Rule name:	DebuggerCheck__API Create hunting rule
Reference:	https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

Rule name:	DetectEncryptedVariants Create hunting rule
Author:	Zinyth
Description:	Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded

Rule name:	FreddyBearDropper Create hunting rule
Author:	Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:	Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.

Rule name:	golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846 Create hunting rule
Author:	Justin Cornwell
Description:	CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset

Rule name:	iexplorer_remcos Create hunting rule
Author:	iam-py-test
Description:	Detect iexplorer being taken over by Remcos

Rule name:	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003)

Rule name:	pe_detect_tls_callbacks Create hunting rule

Rule name:	Remcos Create hunting rule
Author:	kevoreilly
Description:	Remcos Payload

Rule name:	remcos_ Create hunting rule
Author:	Michelle Khalil
Description:	This rule detects unpacked remcos malware samples.

Rule name:	REMCOS_RAT_variants Create hunting rule

Rule name:	Remcos_unpacked_PulseIntel Create hunting rule
Author:	PulseIntel
Description:	Remcos Payload

Rule name:	Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE Create hunting rule
Author:	XiAnzheng
Description:	Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

Rule name:	ThreadControl__Context Create hunting rule
Reference:	https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

Rule name:	Windows_Trojan_Remcos_b296e965 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security
Reference:	https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/exploring-the-ref2731-intrusion-set

Rule name:	win_remcos_auto Create hunting rule
Author:	Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:	Detects win.remcos.

Rule name:	win_remcos_rat_unpacked Create hunting rule
Author:	Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:	Detects strings present in remcos rat Samples.

Rule name:	win_remcos_w0 Create hunting rule
Author:	Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:	Detects strings present in remcos rat Samples.

Rule name:	yarahub_win_remcos_rat_unpacked_aug_2023 Create hunting rule
Author:	Matthew @ Embee_Research

File information

The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Cape

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/22998/

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

ID	Title	Severity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODE	Missing Authenticode	high
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS	Missing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)	high
CHECK_NX	Missing Non-Executable Memory Protection	critical

Reviews

ID	Capabilities	Evidence
AUTH_API	Manipulates User Authorization	ADVAPI32.dll::AllocateAndInitializeSid ADVAPI32.dll::CopySid ADVAPI32.dll::FreeSid ADVAPI32.dll::GetLengthSid ADVAPI32.dll::GetTokenInformation ADVAPI32.dll::GetAce
COM_BASE_API	Can Download & Execute components	ole32.dll::CLSIDFromProgID ole32.dll::CoCreateInstance ole32.dll::CoCreateInstanceEx ole32.dll::CoInitializeSecurity ole32.dll::CreateStreamOnHGlobal
MULTIMEDIA_API	Can Play Multimedia	WINMM.dll::mciSendStringW WINMM.dll::timeGetTime WINMM.dll::waveOutSetVolume
SECURITY_BASE_API	Uses Security Base API	ADVAPI32.dll::AddAce ADVAPI32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges ADVAPI32.dll::CheckTokenMembership ADVAPI32.dll::DuplicateTokenEx ADVAPI32.dll::GetAclInformation ADVAPI32.dll::GetSecurityDescriptorDacl
SHELL_API	Manipulates System Shell	SHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteExW SHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteW SHELL32.dll::SHFileOperationW
WIN32_PROCESS_API	Can Create Process and Threads	ADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessAsUserW KERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW ADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessWithLogonW KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken ADVAPI32.dll::OpenThreadToken
WIN_BASE_API	Uses Win Base API	KERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess KERNEL32.dll::SetSystemPowerState KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW KERNEL32.dll::GetDriveTypeW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_API	Can Execute other programs	KERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleCP KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
WIN_BASE_IO_API	Can Create Files	KERNEL32.dll::CopyFileExW KERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW KERNEL32.dll::CreateHardLinkW IPHLPAPI.DLL::IcmpCreateFile KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
WIN_BASE_USER_API	Retrieves Account Information	KERNEL32.dll::GetComputerNameW ADVAPI32.dll::GetUserNameW ADVAPI32.dll::LogonUserW ADVAPI32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_NETWORK_API	Supports Windows Networking	MPR.dll::WNetAddConnection2W MPR.dll::WNetUseConnectionW
WIN_REG_API	Can Manipulate Windows Registry	ADVAPI32.dll::RegConnectRegistryW ADVAPI32.dll::RegCreateKeyExW ADVAPI32.dll::RegDeleteKeyW ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW ADVAPI32.dll::RegSetValueExW
WIN_USER_API	Performs GUI Actions	USER32.dll::BlockInput USER32.dll::CloseDesktop USER32.dll::CreateMenu USER32.dll::EmptyClipboard USER32.dll::FindWindowExW USER32.dll::FindWindowW

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