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Database Entry



RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 89f379f3c244456381a5ac1ffa1530471ef70db4e1a2dd91068ffbc095273dd8
SHA3-384 hash: a84bfbf672304dedad6564500e96e09f58a62b0cdca578f8daf547904a5efabbf9a0a9bbe7792caff355fa7685117feb
SHA1 hash: 56f845784066b71eea31f736c0632b5c01cda649
MD5 hash: bd623574204d3ee8c509c6a014e04907
humanhash: friend-avocado-hotel-uncle
File name:Update.vbs
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:85'673 bytes
First seen:2025-08-23 09:29:59 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 768:SviIbofhpmZ+sOgioIGaneEoHtmblkBOVG9cZw:Svimv+sOgNxdHmbcOw9cZw
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TLSH T13A83F25BD2754723CA0C694BAA506FF3E4E785AD0AFC9F3197C0952193BDE488DBC428
Magika vba
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:RemcosRAT vbs

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
60
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
97.4%
Tags:
obfuscate xtreme spawn
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
vbs
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA)
Contains functionality to register a low level keyboard hook
Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper
Creates processes via WMI
Detected Remcos RAT
Found malware configuration
Found Tor onion address
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Installs a global keyboard hook
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
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: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
Uses dynamic DNS services
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 Powershell download and execute
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1763561 Sample: Update.vbs Startdate: 23/08/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 27 pasar09enero.duckdns.org 2->27 29 ia801009.us.archive.org 2->29 31 2 other IPs or domains 2->31 43 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->43 45 Found malware configuration 2->45 47 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->47 51 11 other signatures 2->51 8 wscript.exe 2->8         started        11 svchost.exe 1 1 2->11         started        signatures3 49 Uses dynamic DNS services 27->49 process4 dnsIp5 61 Suspicious powershell command line found 8->61 63 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 8->63 65 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 8->65 67 2 other signatures 8->67 14 powershell.exe 14 15 8->14         started        35 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 11->35 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 37 archive.org 207.241.224.2, 443, 49683 INTERNET-ARCHIVEUS United States 14->37 39 ia801009.us.archive.org 207.241.228.89, 443, 49684 INTERNET-ARCHIVEUS United States 14->39 41 cdn.discordapp.com 162.159.135.233, 443, 49685 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 14->41 69 Found Tor onion address 14->69 71 Writes to foreign memory regions 14->71 73 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 14->73 18 AddInProcess32.exe 4 2 14->18         started        23 conhost.exe 14->23         started        signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 33 pasar09enero.duckdns.org 181.206.158.190, 3000, 49690, 49691 ColombiaMovilCO Colombia 18->33 25 C:\ProgramData\remcos\registros.dat, data 18->25 dropped 53 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 18->53 55 Detected Remcos RAT 18->55 57 Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper 18->57 59 2 other signatures 18->59 file12 signatures13
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
1 match(es)
Tags:
Batch Command DeObfuscated PowerShell PowerShell Call Scripting.FileSystemObject SMTPControl.SMTP VBScript
Threat name:
Script-WScript.Backdoor.Remcos
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-23 09:31:17 UTC
File Type:
Text (VBS)
AV detection:
9 of 24 (37.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos defense_evasion discovery execution rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Blocklisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry
Process spawned unexpected child process
Remcos
Remcos family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
pasar09enero.duckdns.org:3000
Dropper Extraction:
https://archive.org/download/optimized_msi_20250821/optimized_MSI.png
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File information


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Web download

RemcosRAT

Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs 89f379f3c244456381a5ac1ffa1530471ef70db4e1a2dd91068ffbc095273dd8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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