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Database Entry

RemcosRAT

Vendor detections: 19

Intelligence 19 IOCs YARA 28 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	98ef42e12317cf976418dacb0f0bbf0ff2354085e6ff192257c101beb8a88f76
SHA3-384 hash:	4b58d35c3fd1c7898c7386a8e5cb16ee6dd1940d0bf2ba7bb828f38b2206b6dd77736f0e1ce8860e74c9590095e02088
SHA1 hash:	e9768e54d62efe96fdbf0d2cd8900326d905c2bc
MD5 hash:	001f8018bf03d47dc1ba9765e28be77b
humanhash:	red-tango-cardinal-saturn
File name:	98ef42e12317cf976418dacb0f0bbf0ff2354085e6ff192257c101beb8a88f76
Download:	download sample
Signature	RemcosRAT Create hunting rule
File size:	537'600 bytes
First seen:	2026-10-19 07:33:03 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	exe
MIME type:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash	117b0e98fcd98802425109064482959b (12 x RemcosRAT)
ssdeep	12288:9cF3UU0AViEhkwkhoo+/TUszmXxr1svZ9Ixt:J1AViE/kHszmXWZS
TLSH	T17EB4BE01BAF1C1B2D57664700939EB35CEBCBC211C359D2B63D61E9ABE301519B3AB72
TrID	22.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 22.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2) 17.5% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 15.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1) 7.0% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika	pebin
dhash icon	c4d48eaa8ad4d4f8 (1'234 x RemcosRAT, 1 x AsyncRAT, 1 x CustomerLoader)
Reporter	adrian__luca
Tags:	exe RemcosRAT

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

122

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Malware configuration found for:

Remcos

Details

Link:

https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/352d532e-10b0-4876-b524-53b2f6de7aa2/

Malware family:

remcos

ID:

File name:

exe

Verdict:

Malicious activity

Analysis date:

2026-10-19 08:11:20 UTC

Tags:

remcos rat

Link:

https://app.any.run/tasks/5c3dbf80-b318-4042-8d9e-e1ddc9d34023

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/92629/

Detection(s):

YARA.EMBEERESEARCH_Win_Remcos_Rat_Unpacked.UNOFFICIAL

YARA.MALPEDIA_Win_Remcos_Auto.UNOFFICIAL

Verdict:

Malicious

Score:

99.9%

Link:

https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6ad5c96bafb06e650cd7d377

Tags:

dropper remcos keylog virus

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Creating synchronization primitives

Setting a keyboard event handler

Creating a file

Connection attempt to an infection source

Gathering data

Verdict:

Malicious

Labled as:

Remcos.Generic

Link:

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/98ef42e12317cf976418dacb0f0bbf0ff2354085e6ff192257c101beb8a88f76

Verdict:

Malicious

File Type:

exe x32

First seen:

2026-08-31T15:11:00Z UTC

Last seen:

2026-10-20T18:33:00Z UTC

Hits:

~10

Link:

https://opentip.kaspersky.com/98ef42e12317cf976418dacb0f0bbf0ff2354085e6ff192257c101beb8a88f76/results?tab=lookup

Malware family:

REMCOS

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/c5bb68a3-0718-42e2-ba51-bdb50db12d64

Score:

100%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/98ef42e12317cf976418dacb0f0bbf0ff2354085e6ff192257c101beb8a88f76

Verdict:

inconclusive

YARA:

5 match(es)

Tags:

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

Link:

https://app.malva.re/file/001f8018bf03d47dc1ba9765e28be77b

Detection:

remcos

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/98ef42e12317cf976418dacb0f0bbf0ff2354085e6ff192257c101beb8a88f76/

Threat name:

Win32.Backdoor.Remcos

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2026-09-01 01:58:33 UTC

File Type:

PE (Exe)

Extracted files:

AV detection:

21 of 24 (87.50%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=tdxufyjdc7hzozay3lfq6c57b7zdkqef437rsisxyea35ofir53a._file

Verdict:

malicious

Label(s):

Remcos

Link:

https://reports.threatray.com/0b9fd8b8-133e-4d38-802c-307cac662ffd

Result

Malware family:

remcos

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:remcos botnet:remotehost discovery rat

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/261019-jdnfragw5t/

Behaviour

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Malware Config

C2 Extraction:

96.9.226.22:9462

Unpacked files

SH256 hash:

98ef42e12317cf976418dacb0f0bbf0ff2354085e6ff192257c101beb8a88f76

MD5 hash:

001f8018bf03d47dc1ba9765e28be77b

SHA1 hash:

e9768e54d62efe96fdbf0d2cd8900326d905c2bc

Detections:

Remcos

win_remcos_auto

win_remcos_w0

INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers

INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM

win_remcos_rat_unpacked

Link:

https://www.unpac.me/results/04b8c2db-fdf3-4249-90b2-594ef4e49601/

Malware family:

Remcos

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/98ef42e12317/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/98ef42e12317cf976418dacb0f0bbf0ff2354085e6ff192257c101beb8a88f76

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

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:	Disable_Defender Create hunting rule
Author:	iam-py-test
Description:	Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen

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

Rule name:	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.

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:	JP_Lure_Content_Hunt Create hunting rule
Author:	sumeshi
Description:	Hunts for files containing Japanese kana text or common Japanese lure terminology

Rule name:	pe_detect_tls_callbacks Create hunting rule

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

Rule name:	REMCOS_RAT_variants Create hunting rule

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

Rule name:	SUSP_Script_PowerShell_Hidden_Launcher Create hunting rule
Author:	Marjoriefort
Description:	Script (JS/VBS) lancant PowerShell en mode furtif - dropper frais MalwareBazaar
Reference:	Veille fraicheur 2026-09-14 / cluster misses web

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

Rule name:	TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

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_Clipboard_Clipper_Thengavar Create hunting rule
Author:	Thengavar
Description:	Detects malware manipulating the Windows clipboard for clipping or crypto stealing attacks

Rule name:	WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_2ffc3572 Create hunting rule
Author:	Marjoriefort
Description:	Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)

Rule name:	WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_74566f98 Create hunting rule
Author:	Marjoriefort
Description:	Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)

Rule name:	WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_79234c04 Create hunting rule
Author:	Marjoriefort
Description:	Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)

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/92629/

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