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Database Entry



RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a26fa4d2169a2076e5498feab397ac190dd3fdedf0d89802afecf8e1d833b342
SHA3-384 hash: 91940dbe047daa316153cd2be705ff22e17e607434c5d3aa542bb4844540912289560de1b450a5b58165735a579f6f8e
SHA1 hash: 5d0492dae681394fd28254da3ec09dba870cc45e
MD5 hash: 240da3fb4b1dfe2a7508c3d4ae401075
humanhash: idaho-hamper-london-equal
File name:PAYMENT SLIP.xlsx
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:754'564 bytes
First seen:2023-04-21 12:42:19 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Excel file xlsx
MIME type:application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
ssdeep 12288:ZBiwQ/zivHEZZ8ssiNWQVENYxSwo8o3w5t+lyVPTTZ8cUNSWNazE11KOTl:8gWZ8zcuaS05PTKcI+zK1KMl
TLSH T176F433405A35A6225741293FC0E52A5BEB0D24F7649522AE07BDC570C73BBF2F6A0F4B
TrID 60.1% (.XLSX) Excel Microsoft Office Open XML Format document (34000/1/7)
30.9% (.ZIP) Open Packaging Conventions container (17500/1/4)
7.0% (.ZIP) ZIP compressed archive (4000/1)
1.7% (.PG/BIN) PrintFox/Pagefox bitmap (640x800) (1000/1)
Reporter malwarelabnet
Tags:CVE-2017-11882 remcos RemcosRAT xlsx

Office OLE Information


This malware samples appears to be an Office document. The following table provides more information about this document using oletools and oledump.

OLE dump

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 3 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
A11009939 bytesolE10nATIve
A20 bytesuIOzX0nWuB

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
311
Origin country :
CA CA
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
PAYMENT SLIP.xlsx
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2023-04-21 12:42:43 UTC
Tags:
exploit cve-2017-11882 loader remcos

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a window
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Сreating synchronization primitives
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source by exploiting the app vulnerability
Creating a process from a recently created file
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
OOXML Excel File with Embedding Objects
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Document image
Document image
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
92%
Tags:
embedequation exploit shellcode
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Msoffice/malicious_confidence_100%
Label:
Malicious
Suspicious Score:
9.1/10
Score Malicious:
91%
Score Benign:
9%
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA)
Contains functionality to modify clipboard data
Contains functionality to register a low level keyboard hook
Contains functionality to steal Firefox passwords or cookies
Delayed program exit found
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Installs a global keyboard hook
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Office equation editor drops PE file
Office equation editor establishes network connection
Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802)
Shellcode detected
Sigma detected: EQNEDT32.EXE connecting to internet
Sigma detected: File Dropped By EQNEDT32EXE
Sigma detected: Remcos
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 851555 Sample: PAYMENT_SLIP.xlsx Startdate: 21/04/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->53 55 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->55 57 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->57 59 11 other signatures 2->59 9 EQNEDT32.EXE 1 2->9         started        14 re.exe 2->14         started        16 re.exe 2->16         started        18 2 other processes 2->18 process3 dnsIp4 51 109.206.240.64, 49171, 80 AWMLTNL Germany 9->51 41 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\XZD.exe, PE32 9->41 dropped 79 Office equation editor establishes network connection 9->79 81 Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802) 9->81 20 XZD.exe 1 5 9->20         started        83 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 14->83 23 re.exe 14->23         started        25 re.exe 14->25         started        27 re.exe 16->27         started        43 C:\Users\user\Desktop\~$PAYMENT_SLIP.xlsx, data 18->43 dropped 29 re.exe 18->29         started        file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 69 Antivirus detection for dropped file 20->69 71 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 20->71 73 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 20->73 75 6 other signatures 20->75 31 XZD.exe 2 2 20->31         started        process9 file10 45 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\re.exe, PE32 31->45 dropped 34 re.exe 31->34         started        process11 signatures12 61 Antivirus detection for dropped file 34->61 63 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 34->63 65 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 34->65 67 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 34->67 37 re.exe 3 11 34->37         started        process13 dnsIp14 47 craigjonson1.gotdns.ch 45.81.243.251, 2011, 49172 LVLT-10753US Germany 37->47 49 geoplugin.net 178.237.33.50, 49173, 80 ATOM86-ASATOM86NL Netherlands 37->49 77 Installs a global keyboard hook 37->77 signatures15
Threat name:
Document-OLE.Exploit.CVE-2017-11882
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-04-18 12:05:50 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
21
AV detection:
22 of 37 (59.46%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos botnet:eric host persistence rat
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Launches Equation Editor
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Blocklisted process makes network request
Downloads MZ/PE file
Remcos
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
craigjonson1.gotdns.ch:2011
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

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