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Database Entry
RemcosRAT
Vendor detections: 12
| SHA256 hash: | 72ff12f79d821cc7afb3d3807d3bb4a4f1dfa9e4b712bbaffca97493f563b7c9 |
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| SHA3-384 hash: | 2f067e062253ec3907e30cca9641d88eaf0c1c652030e45668ee1ae8dc4015a40a038d729104273c9cddab542d681300 |
| SHA1 hash: | d1fd24870b921c7172971929332593728a76fb48 |
| MD5 hash: | 7981a80f544ea4d240ccc3c0914604cd |
| humanhash: | paris-bluebird-spring-harry |
| File name: | sfsd9898f98d9g898s9c9z9sd9f8s9f8w989393929f9s9df89sd9f89sd8f9.hta |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | RemcosRAT |
| File size: | 97'870 bytes |
| First seen: | 2025-11-20 07:15:46 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  hta |
| MIME type: | text/html |
| ssdeep | 192:uOBXtHyBDkSlyP0uyctOwXIyCcoJCGyho7+nz/uLEEMqlHBIz0TJ2Gy:E2Gy |
| Threatray | 1'805 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T1D1A33AA07D445B0CA3D3538EFD6D3FE783633B6F944726C39583915859C22A29C8EAC6 |
| Magika | html |
| Reporter |  abuse_ch |
| Tags: | hta RAT RemcosRAT |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
56
Origin country :
SEVendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
obfuscate xtreme spawn
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
HTA File - Malicious
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
hta
First seen:
2025-11-18T00:31:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-21T18:37:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan-Downloader.JS.SLoad.sb Trojan.JS.SAgent.sb HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic Trojan.Agentb.TCP.C&C PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Result
Threat name:
Remcos
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.phis.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for dropped file
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA)
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
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
Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk)
Found malware configuration
Found Tor onion address
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
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: 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
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
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)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Powershell download and execute
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Score:
93%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
SCRIPT
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
2 match(es)
Tags:
Html
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.REMCOS
Threat name:
Script-JS.Downloader.RemcosRAT
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-18 04:58:58 UTC
File Type:
Binary
AV detection:
13 of 38 (34.21%)
Threat level:
3/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
remcos
Similar samples:
+ 1'795 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
remcos
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:remcos botnet:remotehost discovery execution rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Checks computer location settings
Badlisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Remcos
Remcos family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
198.23.177.196:4242
Dropper Extraction:
https://archive.org/download/optimized_msi_20251116/optimized_MSI.png
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Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
File information
The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.
Web download
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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