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Database Entry



RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a80147c2853fdb7b2c7b2b8d6e0ed9cce5c3f17ccfbeacba71fa26d4956978f5
SHA3-384 hash: 43c9d082eff05bcf817c521e56bb69a81bd4bc96f7bff976b879de33b14bc2f0b7ca99eeb28d0c9d7fa0e17554431efd
SHA1 hash: c7a43e9fa9c2a5ece03264e5099fbe680679e028
MD5 hash: 2e622e999b5f2b1ed337d97631d909f7
humanhash: early-mars-social-arizona
File name:sightkissgivenmebestfeelingentiretimesgivebeautifulkiss.hta
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:19'333 bytes
First seen:2025-03-04 10:33:04 UTC
Last seen:2025-03-05 08:38:53 UTC
File type:HTML Application (hta) hta
MIME type:text/html
ssdeep 96:fzUE/xYXrIzE/xYXrYzyL12fu8+VS1jmE/xYXrfzE/xYXr9lIE/xYXrF+:f5Y8Q5Yszyp22mj95YTQ5Yplf5Y4
Threatray 979 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T16B92830E9C4D9F2887A3D27115DF92C1EA8F8B0EA4806029797C45DD9770A6658C9BCF
Magika txt
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:hta RemcosRAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
85
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
obfuscate shell lien sage
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
HTA File - Malicious
Payload URLs
URL
File name
http://74.208.123.191/566/nicethinkingwithgoodthingsoverthr.hta
HTA File
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
powershell
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Base64 Encoded URL
Detected an ANSI or UNICODE http:// or https:// base64 encoded URL prefix.
Result
Threat name:
Cobalt Strike, Remcos
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.spre.phis.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Command shell drops VBS files
Connects to a pastebin service (likely for C&C)
Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA)
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Contains functionality to register a low level keyboard hook
Contains functionality to steal Chrome passwords or cookies
Contains functionality to steal Firefox passwords or cookies
Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper
Detected Cobalt Strike Beacon
Detected Remcos RAT
Found malware configuration
Installs a global keyboard hook
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
PowerShell case anomaly found
Sigma detected: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected
Sigma detected: Dot net compiler compiles file from suspicious location
Sigma detected: Legitimate Application Dropped Script
Sigma detected: Potentially Suspicious PowerShell Child Processes
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Remcos
Sigma detected: Script Initiated Connection to Non-Local Network
Sigma detected: Script Interpreter Execution From Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: Suspicious MSHTA Child Process
Sigma detected: Suspicious Script Execution From Temp Folder
Sigma detected: Windows Shell/Scripting Application File Write to Suspicious Folder
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious command line found
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
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)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file registry)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected Powershell decode and execute
Yara detected Powershell download and execute
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Yara detected VBS Downloader Generic
Yara detected WebBrowserPassView password recovery tool
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1629096 Sample: sightkissgivenmebestfeeling... Startdate: 04/03/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 81 paste.ee 2->81 83 geoplugin.net 2->83 101 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->101 103 Found malware configuration 2->103 105 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->105 109 20 other signatures 2->109 14 mshta.exe 1 2->14         started        signatures3 107 Connects to a pastebin service (likely for C&C) 81->107 process4 signatures5 137 Suspicious command line found 14->137 139 PowerShell case anomaly found 14->139 17 cmd.exe 1 14->17         started        process6 signatures7 91 Detected Cobalt Strike Beacon 17->91 93 Suspicious powershell command line found 17->93 95 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 17->95 97 PowerShell case anomaly found 17->97 20 powershell.exe 3 45 17->20         started        25 conhost.exe 17->25         started        process8 dnsIp9 85 74.208.123.191, 49704, 49710, 80 ONEANDONE-ASBrauerstrasse48DE United States 20->85 69 nicethinkingwithgoodthingsoverthrsd.hta, HTML 20->69 dropped 71 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\agcfjjaf.cmdline, Unicode 20->71 dropped 119 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 20->119 27 mshta.exe 2 20->27         started        30 csc.exe 3 20->30         started        file10 signatures11 process12 file13 73 C:\Windows\Temp\bohairic.bat, DOS 27->73 dropped 32 cmd.exe 2 27->32         started        75 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\agcfjjaf.dll, PE32 30->75 dropped 36 cvtres.exe 1 30->36         started        process14 file15 65 C:\Windows\Temp\chaparajos.vbs, ASCII 32->65 dropped 99 Command shell drops VBS files 32->99 38 wscript.exe 14 32->38         started        42 conhost.exe 32->42         started        44 timeout.exe 1 32->44         started        signatures16 process17 dnsIp18 87 paste.ee 23.186.113.60, 443, 49705 KLAYER-GLOBALNL Reserved 38->87 121 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 38->121 123 Detected Cobalt Strike Beacon 38->123 125 Suspicious powershell command line found 38->125 127 3 other signatures 38->127 46 powershell.exe 15 15 38->46         started        signatures19 process20 dnsIp21 89 172.245.123.17, 49706, 80 AS-COLOCROSSINGUS United States 46->89 49 CasPol.exe 46->49         started        54 conhost.exe 46->54         started        process22 dnsIp23 77 216.9.225.75, 49713, 53161, 8046 ATT-INTERNET4US Reserved 49->77 79 geoplugin.net 178.237.33.50, 53162, 80 ATOM86-ASATOM86NL Netherlands 49->79 67 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\notee.dat, data 49->67 dropped 111 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 49->111 113 Detected Remcos RAT 49->113 115 Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper 49->115 117 7 other signatures 49->117 56 recover.exe 49->56         started        59 recover.exe 49->59         started        61 recover.exe 49->61         started        63 WMIADAP.exe 49->63         started        file24 signatures25 process26 signatures27 129 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file registry) 56->129 131 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 56->131 133 Tries to steal Instant Messenger accounts or passwords 59->133 135 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 59->135
Threat name:
Script-WScript.Trojan.Asthma
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-04 09:32:01 UTC
File Type:
Text (HTML)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
10 of 38 (26.32%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos botnet:remotehost defense_evasion discovery execution rat
Behaviour
Modifies registry class
Modifies system certificate store
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Delays execution with timeout.exe
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Checks computer location settings
Blocklisted process makes network request
Evasion via Device Credential Deployment
Remcos
Remcos family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
216.9.225.75:8046
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File information


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Web download

RemcosRAT

HTML Application (hta) hta a80147c2853fdb7b2c7b2b8d6e0ed9cce5c3f17ccfbeacba71fa26d4956978f5

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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