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Database Entry



RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9ccf73fb4b844474210194e3bb87f24e2234ee5eb5f6c8dedb68b942ad737026
SHA3-384 hash: fa8e6e301ad2acaade5116b5240443d9c510d612304f756cffba18ffb4d619c2bc5a7a9b0fce2cc7d96d58e50fbde114
SHA1 hash: 7c487719ccb47004379c1b62f231fae021a813a0
MD5 hash: 03021a05776d51db09320466585c1424
humanhash: ceiling-sweet-whiskey-saturn
File name:Affektioner.vbs
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:19'348 bytes
First seen:2026-10-16 01:01:49 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 384:paXpmwxiRg68BzFFNI/I6xS6UXiU0FNloO0HC8rKAAfW9nv28:pa5mw4M66X+Oi8/AfqZ
TLSH T1E292F8665B62A924464328B6886D8875CD7002B6D4260C7C7EBFB634FC16F186E7C1BF
Magika powershell
Reporter threatcat_ch
Tags:RemcosRAT vbs

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
145
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
shell sage
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
cmd lolbin obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
vbs
First seen:
2026-10-15T21:39:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-17T23:32:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10000
Result
Threat name:
Remcos, GuLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to steal Internet Explorer form passwords
Detected Remcos RAT
Found malware configuration
Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Obfuscated command line found
Powershell connects to network
Sigma detected: Remcos
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suspicious execution chain found
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
VBScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
WScript reads language and country specific registry keys (likely country aware script)
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected GuLoader
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1987835 Sample: Affektioner.vbs Startdate: 16/10/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 43 drive.usercontent.google.com 2->43 45 drive.google.com 2->45 57 Found malware configuration 2->57 59 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->59 61 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->61 63 6 other signatures 2->63 10 wscript.exe 1 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 65 VBScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions 10->65 67 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 10->67 69 Obfuscated command line found 10->69 71 3 other signatures 10->71 13 cmd.exe 1 10->13         started        process6 signatures7 81 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 13->81 16 powershell.exe 1 18 13->16         started        20 conhost.exe 13->20         started        22 cmd.exe 1 13->22         started        process8 dnsIp9 39 drive.usercontent.google.com 142.251.218.129, 443, 49722, 49735 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS Mexico 16->39 41 drive.google.com 142.251.218.142, 443, 49720, 49734 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS Mexico 16->41 49 Writes to foreign memory regions 16->49 51 Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading 16->51 53 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 16->53 55 Powershell connects to network 16->55 24 backgroundTaskHost.exe 4 9 16->24         started        29 backgroundTaskHost.exe 16->29         started        signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 47 91.92.41.94, 2404, 49736, 49737 SINOWORLDWIDEHK Bulgaria 24->47 33 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Login Data.tmp, SQLite 24->33 dropped 35 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Login Data.tmp, SQLite 24->35 dropped 37 C:\Users\user\...\Login Data For Account.tmp, SQLite 24->37 dropped 73 Detected Remcos RAT 24->73 75 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 24->75 31 backgroundTaskHost.exe 24->31         started        77 Contains functionality to steal Internet Explorer form passwords 29->77 79 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 29->79 file13 signatures14 process15
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
1 match(es)
Tags:
COM Behavior Trace DeObfuscated Obfuscated SOS: 0.32 T1027 T1059.005 VBScript WScript.Shell
Threat name:
Script-WScript.Trojan.Guloader
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-16 00:56:35 UTC
File Type:
Text (VBS)
AV detection:
3 of 36 (8.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:guloader family:remcos botnet:remotehost collection defense_evasion discovery downloader execution privilege_escalation rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
Enumerates physical storage devices
Executes a command shell one-liner
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2
Checks computer location settings
Badlisted process makes network request
Family: Guloader,Cloudeye
Family: Remcos
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
91.92.41.94:2404
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:detect_tiny_vbs
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects tiny VBS delivery technique

File information


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Malspam

RemcosRAT

Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs 9ccf73fb4b844474210194e3bb87f24e2234ee5eb5f6c8dedb68b942ad737026

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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