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Database Entry



GuLoader


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8f88a31d389b61548519017e9368119657beafbbc357dcc090d9a8bc8f95bc32
SHA3-384 hash: 0ce0f99e7e2390c86c0886be25a82b3c96df37b829035fa0dc955ae1440214780d13cf0a2847cacec84023f719da0bd2
SHA1 hash: 5cc8d9da8965e1e958e3cb618e85628c756e192d
MD5 hash: 45f9654de3f416edabefad32d9c5d0d2
humanhash: dakota-november-lake-sixteen
File name:TT Copy.exe
Download: download sample
Signature GuLoader
File size:1'574'832 bytes
First seen:2026-03-15 22:05:01 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 1f23f452093b5c1ff091a2f9fb4fa3e9 (305 x GuLoader, 47 x AgentTesla, 47 x RemcosRAT)
ssdeep 24576:+OG2C8FE6F08kntuBAVY2mc4hD5ZsNmVzXazR9SExecT40zcJi4XCz/:5JrvktuBG7GZsUVzolx/49J7XCT
Threatray 2'601 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1B87523C53AB0D867D1760E701417D7B91B6EBE132D33F646E6E06E8B386E2C0E5B8241
TrID 50.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
10.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
10.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
8.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
7.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 7cdcce5ed9e1f5dd (3 x GuLoader, 1 x RemcosRAT)
Reporter threatcat_ch
Tags:exe GuLoader

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
229
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
GuLoader NSIS
Details
GuLoader
a c2 URL, a useragent string, and a string XOR key
GuLoader
an XOR decryption key and an extracted component
NSIS
extracted archive contents
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
_8f88a31d389b61548519017e9368119657beafbbc357dcc090d9a8bc8f95bc32.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-15 22:05:46 UTC
Tags:
remcos rat auto-reg

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
90.2%
Tags:
injection virus blic
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a window
Creating a file
Searching for the window
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Delayed reading of the file
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug fingerprint installer installer installer-heuristic microsoft_visual_cc nsis soft-404
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
Detections:
Trojan.NSIS.Makoob.sbe Trojan.NSIS.Makoob.sba Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Minix.sb Trojan.Win32.Guloader.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Guloader.gen Backdoor.Win32.Remcos.sb
Result
Threat name:
Remcos, GuLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
phis.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for dropped file
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Creates autostart registry keys with suspicious names
Detected Remcos RAT
Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk)
Found malware configuration
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: Remcos
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements
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)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected GuLoader
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1884022 Sample: TT Copy.exe Startdate: 15/03/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 70 drive.usercontent.google.com 2->70 72 drive.google.com 2->72 80 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->80 82 Found malware configuration 2->82 84 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->84 86 9 other signatures 2->86 10 TT Copy.exe 6 106 2->10         started        13 remcos.exe 44 2->13         started        15 remcos.exe 21 2->15         started        17 remcos.exe 2->17         started        signatures3 process4 file5 64 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\System.dll, PE32 10->64 dropped 19 TT Copy.exe 2 10 10->19         started        24 TT Copy.exe 10->24         started        66 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\System.dll, PE32 13->66 dropped 26 remcos.exe 13->26         started        28 remcos.exe 13->28         started        process6 dnsIp7 74 drive.usercontent.google.com 142.251.211.161, 443, 49726, 49729 GOOGLEUS United States 19->74 76 drive.google.com 142.251.45.206, 443, 49725, 49728 GOOGLEUS United States 19->76 54 C:\ProgramData\Remcos\remcos.exe, PE32 19->54 dropped 56 C:\ProgramData\...\remcos.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 19->56 dropped 88 Detected Remcos RAT 19->88 90 Creates autostart registry keys with suspicious names 19->90 30 remcos.exe 44 19->30         started        34 TT Copy.exe 19->34         started        36 remcos.exe 26->36         started        file8 signatures9 process10 file11 68 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\System.dll, PE32 30->68 dropped 106 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 30->106 108 Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk) 30->108 110 Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements 30->110 112 2 other signatures 30->112 38 remcos.exe 4 10 30->38         started        43 remcos.exe 30->43         started        signatures12 process13 dnsIp14 78 130.12.181.39, 2404, 49731, 49732 DATAHOPDatahop-SixDegreesGB Canada 38->78 58 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\TH8A5B.tmp, MS-DOS 38->58 dropped 60 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\TH8A0C.tmp, MS-DOS 38->60 dropped 62 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\TH85C5.tmp, MS-DOS 38->62 dropped 92 Detected Remcos RAT 38->92 94 Writes to foreign memory regions 38->94 96 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 38->96 45 userinit.exe 38->45         started        48 userinit.exe 38->48         started        50 userinit.exe 38->50         started        52 remcos.exe 38->52         started        file15 signatures16 process17 signatures18 98 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 45->98 100 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 45->100 102 Tries to steal Instant Messenger accounts or passwords 48->102 104 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 48->104
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable NSIS Installer PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos botnet:remotehost collection discovery persistence rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
Adds Run key to start application
Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Detected Nirsoft tools
Remcos
Remcos family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
130.12.181.39:2404
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
8f88a31d389b61548519017e9368119657beafbbc357dcc090d9a8bc8f95bc32
MD5 hash:
45f9654de3f416edabefad32d9c5d0d2
SHA1 hash:
5cc8d9da8965e1e958e3cb618e85628c756e192d
SH256 hash:
86c8ee210e6611383a634dcb8c60455063ddae3d7adccbeacf3adf7bf2a46676
MD5 hash:
d2e45dd852a659e11897df573832f381
SHA1 hash:
19990ee627c95b6c18d3b5c5f0ec5c24791d0af5
SH256 hash:
c2f405d7402f815d0c3fadd9a50f0bbbb1bab9aa38fe347823478a2587299448
MD5 hash:
9625d5b1754bc4ff29281d415d27a0fd
SHA1 hash:
80e85afc5cccd4c0a3775edbb90595a1a59f5ce0
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Detect_NSIS_Nullsoft_Installer
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects NSIS installers by .ndata section + NSIS header string
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.

File information


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Malspam

GuLoader

Executable exe 8f88a31d389b61548519017e9368119657beafbbc357dcc090d9a8bc8f95bc32

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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