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Database Entry


RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: abea831cde9d7bebf47f5f1c3535ed9c42517ecfaed2fbc0c99477d055f77557
SHA3-384 hash: fddcc93b364bc9299f3dbb270737b4229d8bd4cc1bad296e2d0daffc12c282b8efb48ed0b4705a52ecb93eec6bb5942d
SHA1 hash: d52bc4c592c99a1b475163c1a7c17144b7425f62
MD5 hash: 5b9395e8a1dabab4a54e9775b2f4031a
humanhash: august-river-uncle-lion
File name:Skaaningerne.vbs
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
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File size:65'382 bytes
First seen:2026-07-01 02:54:37 UTC
Last seen:2026-07-24 12:18:19 UTC
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 1536:5RfOII6LcTTPSLBRsc87kXBbElvXhlINmchc:TfOII6LcHPGRsl7665lINmN
Threatray 73 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T181534B20DCD00B780E0717BDFD95266089BD8355422144F8EAEE771D644A6FCB7BEA78
Magika vba
Reporter threatcat_ch
Tags:RemcosRAT vbs

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
5
# of downloads :
120
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/72542/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan-Downloader.VBS.Agent.29391.1776.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.32638.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
91.7%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6a4481b07ebb079b692b3e02
Tags:
obfuscate xtreme sage
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm downloader fingerprint
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6a4481a837dfe5ee2b1e9bf9/reports/1638a5ff-708b-4b74-ae46-b20908cc34c5/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Trojan/VBS.Obfuscated
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/abea831cde9d7bebf47f5f1c3535ed9c42517ecfaed2fbc0c99477d055f77557
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
vbs
First seen:
2026-06-30T19:57:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-03T01:30:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10000
Detections:
VHO:Trojan.VBS.SAgent.gen HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic Trojan.JS.SAgent.sb HEUR:Trojan.VBS.SAgent.gen
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/abea831cde9d7bebf47f5f1c3535ed9c42517ecfaed2fbc0c99477d055f77557/results?tab=lookup
Result
Threat name:
Remcos, GuLoader
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1935875
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
Sigma detected: Remcos
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file registry)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks
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:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1935875 Sample: Skaaningerne.vbs Startdate: 01/07/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 49 Mul8668.8668.8668.babe 2->49 51 drive.usercontent.google.com 2->51 53 drive.google.com 2->53 69 Found malware configuration 2->69 71 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->71 73 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->73 75 7 other signatures 2->75 8 powershell.exe 15 2->8         started        11 wscript.exe 1 2->11         started        13 svchost.exe 1 1 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 77 Writes to foreign memory regions 8->77 79 Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading 8->79 81 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 8->81 16 backgroundTaskHost.exe 4 9 8->16         started        21 backgroundTaskHost.exe 8->21         started        23 conhost.exe 8->23         started        83 VBScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions 11->83 85 Suspicious powershell command line found 11->85 87 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 11->87 89 4 other signatures 11->89 25 powershell.exe 14 16 11->25         started        27 PING.EXE 1 11->27         started        55 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 13->55 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 41 102.220.160.21, 2404, 49701, 49702 VPSDEDICATED-ASUS Nigeria 16->41 43 142.251.16.132, 443, 49700 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 16->43 35 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Login Data.tmp, SQLite 16->35 dropped 37 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Login Data.tmp, SQLite 16->37 dropped 39 C:\Users\user\...\Login Data For Account.tmp, SQLite 16->39 dropped 57 Detected Remcos RAT 16->57 59 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 16->59 29 backgroundTaskHost.exe 16->29         started        61 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file registry) 21->61 63 Contains functionality to steal Internet Explorer form passwords 21->63 65 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 21->65 45 drive.google.com 142.251.163.100, 443, 49684, 49699 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 25->45 47 drive.usercontent.google.com 173.194.45.132, 443, 49685 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 25->47 67 Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading 25->67 31 conhost.exe 25->31         started        33 conhost.exe 27->33         started        file9 signatures10 process11
Score:
99%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
SCRIPT
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/abea831cde9d7bebf47f5f1c3535ed9c42517ecfaed2fbc0c99477d055f77557
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
1 match(es)
Tags:
VBScript WScript.Shell
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/5b9395e8a1dabab4a54e9775b2f4031a
Detection:
remcos
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/abea831cde9d7bebf47f5f1c3535ed9c42517ecfaed2fbc0c99477d055f77557/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Trojan.JS.SAgent
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/abea831cde9d7bebf47f5f1c3535ed9c42517ecfaed2fbc0c99477d055f77557
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vpvighg6tv56x5d7l4odknpntrbfc7wpv3jpxqgjsr35avpxovlq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
remcos
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Result
Malware family:
remcos
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos botnet:remotehost collection discovery execution rat
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260701-der8faez3v/
Behaviour
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2
Checks computer location settings
Badlisted process makes network request
Family: Remcos
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
102.220.160.21:2404
Malware family:
Remcos
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/abea831cde9d/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/abea831cde9d7bebf47f5f1c3535ed9c42517ecfaed2fbc0c99477d055f77557

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:detect_tiny_vbs
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects tiny VBS delivery technique
Rule name:telebot_framework
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Author:vietdx.mb

File information

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Malspam

RemcosRAT

Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs abea831cde9d7bebf47f5f1c3535ed9c42517ecfaed2fbc0c99477d055f77557

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Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/72542/

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