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Database Entry



RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 23 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8ceea6fc7d2f8dddcd60ac23db9495afda2c539872aa9da9530dd56cba480ec3
SHA3-384 hash: 202e7d0e0132cc3f56cab0ec70866d897ab63235759456d0c34f508a71d7d1b1165f54d094bcbf5cbbe7f77a9d6d6101
SHA1 hash: 6b4f63234dfed1a246b111fe10db383744ca2c98
MD5 hash: 530f2e3b349d2d96bfcd5d5633ee3df0
humanhash: edward-grey-speaker-table
File name:LPO - 3959049.js
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:5'139'318 bytes
First seen:2026-09-17 15:03:55 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Java Script (JS) js
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 49152:SXXZsdneDmDJptJaJFEcz2OOnh558bL76XWtNT2Xe6dkCkMGgLTsiltXocBiCXex:C
TLSH T19236C7F22BEB5A4E5E19BB0F400C2A158F1ED52D5D93E584A4DB9EC8251B9CB30C42DF
Magika javascript
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:js RAT RemcosRAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
157
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
encrypted obfuscated repaired
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
SVM:TrojanDownloader/JS.MalBehav.gen
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
js
First seen:
2026-09-17T06:49:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-17T09:05:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
AI detected malicious Powershell script
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
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 autostart registry keys with suspicious values (likely registry only malware)
Detected Remcos RAT
Found malware configuration
Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Installs a global keyboard hook
JavaScript source code contains functionality to generate code involving a shell, file or stream
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Sigma detected: New RUN Key Pointing to Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: Remcos
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Windows shortcut file (LNK) contains suspicious command line arguments
Writes to foreign memory regions
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected Powershell decode and execute
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1974355 Sample: LPO - 3959049.js Startdate: 17/09/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 51 Found malware configuration 2->51 53 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->53 55 Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP 2->55 57 10 other signatures 2->57 7 wscript.exe 2 4 2->7         started        11 powershell.exe 19 2->11         started        13 powershell.exe 17 2->13         started        15 powershell.exe 2->15         started        process3 file4 37 C:\Temp\ps_n28Qu8Mm4Yg2_1789663078614.ps1, ASCII 7->37 dropped 59 Suspicious powershell command line found 7->59 61 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 7->61 63 Creates autostart registry keys with suspicious values (likely registry only malware) 7->63 65 3 other signatures 7->65 17 powershell.exe 16 7->17         started        20 conhost.exe 11->20         started        22 conhost.exe 1 13->22         started        24 conhost.exe 15->24         started        signatures5 process6 signatures7 43 Writes to foreign memory regions 17->43 45 Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading 17->45 47 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 17->47 26 aspnet_compiler.exe 17->26         started        29 aspnet_compiler.exe 4 3 17->29         started        33 conhost.exe 17->33         started        35 4 other processes 17->35 49 Installs a global keyboard hook 22->49 process8 dnsIp9 67 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 26->67 69 Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper 26->69 71 Contains functionality to register a low level keyboard hook 26->71 73 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 26->73 41 207.180.29.85, 2404, 49742 HVC-AS-HIVELOCITYIncUS United States 29->41 39 C:\ProgramData\remcos\logs.dat, data 29->39 dropped 75 Detected Remcos RAT 29->75 77 Installs a global keyboard hook 29->77 file10 signatures11
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos botnet:remotehost execution persistence privilege_escalation rat
Behaviour
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Creates a file in the Startup directory
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Family: Remcos
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
207.180.29.85:2404
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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: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:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003)
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
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:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Remcos_921ef449
Author:Elastic Security
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:yarahub_win_remcos_rat_unpacked_aug_2023
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research

File information


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