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RemusStealer


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 27 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ab5d1a42babf7a6ff6ea6bf2f661fe419ed3c6b59ba59097a0dcd31f2798b577
SHA3-384 hash: f9ccc86439c488c1627c213eb42b2b90ac0b73dd53f4a1fa9768c5611b451a890f4957989f6094afb6308042b31506e0
SHA1 hash: ccbd7c63f2ad4e6ff8c501d2d6e7516adb51beb6
MD5 hash: 79949a8baa1e0ab0e5f3c42c3abb1b4a
humanhash: sad-pasta-april-sodium
File name:cStartexH.zip
Download: download sample
Signature RemusStealer
File size:3'816'200 bytes
First seen:2026-07-04 09:58:05 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: zip
MIME type:application/zip
ssdeep 24576:tpOIyKKFnlLIv9q6AopNHIdzmsJZVOKqIBc3YSFkqfk:tHpiN2qRkoasJZVOKXy3Fu
TLSH T1B406DFCE557299F497FE6241A6350B2787B143D05C828981A2FC4B343E26F9768C9E3F
Magika zip
Reporter burger
Tags:file-pumped RemusStealer zip

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
126
Origin country :
DE DE
File Archive Information

This file archive contains 1 file(s), sorted by their relevance:

File name:cStartexH.exe
Pumped file This file is pumped. MalwareBazaar has de-pumped it.
File size:774'381'778 bytes
SHA256 hash: 3ca317e80fcc9ff8e73f049e21c1137cf27a0bd8c03060a66571a957d783024c
MD5 hash: 3d83efe18153ebf23074ffd0c22860b3
De-pumped file size:2'225'664 bytes (Vs. original size of 774'381'778 bytes)
De-pumped SHA256 hash: 8ee45671a9bfc0c4f45c228cdb8a0bbb70898303739a2b787a1ec47ecffb9805
De-pumped MD5 hash: 4e42e7ab43f9d868b899961aff67c804
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
Signature RemusStealer
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
ZIP File - Malicious
Behaviour
SuspiciousEmbeddedObjects detected
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm bloated crypto golang large-file overlay
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
zip
First seen:
2026-07-04T09:15:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-04T09:24:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
3 match(es)
Tags:
CVE-2019-13232 CVE-2019-9674 CVE-2022-29225 CVE-2022-36114 CVE-2023-46104 CVE-2024-0450 Executable Malicious PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Zip Archive Zip Bomb
Threat name:
Binary.Trojan.Hulk
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-04 09:58:53 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
5
AV detection:
7 of 36 (19.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
remus_stealer
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remus_stealer discovery spyware stealer
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Browser Information Discovery
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Detects Remus stealer
Family: Remus
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://lawofi.xyz:7538
http://midpfv.xyz:9549
http://myrtler.biz:9549
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Any_SU_Domain
Author:you
Description:Detect any reference to .su domains or subdomains
Rule name:command_and_control
Author:CD_R0M_
Description:This rule searches for common strings found by malware using C2. Based on a sample used by a Ransomware group
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectGoMethodSignatures
Author:Wyatt Tauber
Description:Detects Go method signatures in unpacked Go binaries
Rule name:Detect_Golang_Binary
Author:Andrew Morrow
Description:Detects binaries compiled with Go
Rule name:Detect_Go_GOMAXPROCS
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects Go binaries by the presence of runtime.GOMAXPROCS in the runtime metadata
Rule name:GoBinTest
Rule name:golang
Rule name:Golangmalware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Malware in Golang
Rule name:goLangMatch3
Rule name:goLangMatch4
Rule name:golang_binary_string
Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:golang_duffcopy_amd64
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:HiveRansomware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Yara Rule To Detect Hive V4 Ransomware
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:PK_PUMP_AND_DUMP
Author:Will Metcalf @node5
Description:Walks Zip Central Directory filename entries looking for abused extension then checks for a file that's at least 25M and then check to see how much uncompressed size is vs compressed size
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RemusStealer_GoPayload
Author:burger
Description:Detects RemusStealer Go-compiled payload
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Suspicious_Golang_Binary
Author:Tim Machac
Description:Triage: Golang-compiled binary with suspicious OS/persistence/network strings (not family-specific)
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
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:weird_zip_high_compression_ratio
Author:Maxime THIEBAUT (@0xThiebaut)
Description:Detects single-entry ZIP files with a suspiciously high compression ratio (>100:1) and decompressed size above the 500MB AV limit
Reference:https://twitter.com/Cryptolaemus1/status/1633099154623803394

File information


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RemusStealer

zip ab5d1a42babf7a6ff6ea6bf2f661fe419ed3c6b59ba59097a0dcd31f2798b577

(this sample)

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