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Database Entry



RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b3c254d8249b079be915664ed97ac1423aeb9c2845a8521a2d1a31ff0fd66476
SHA3-384 hash: fbcd326a5cb41121ae2ee00a99e61e2006a3a7b7f2c00610384d9dc75bafd882ab0b065edc13c5df088e2a81b6ec1493
SHA1 hash: 723a566c99d7e380253af6f6e1b4bcbf435484c3
MD5 hash: 7677a05a856094fbe5a107921b8919b3
humanhash: thirteen-white-saturn-delta
File name:Update.vbs
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:1'970'436 bytes
First seen:2025-08-22 14:58:00 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 24576:uY54P3Ow7tY54P3Ow7tY54P3Ow79Y54P3Ow7tY54P3Ow74:uFW4FW4FWEFW4FW5
Threatray 1'346 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T11F95E1CB794D9684888271F96538C622F1DD83E07316D7B2EE78C614B3838B8D57BB91
Magika vba
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:MSI-STEGO RemcosRAT vbs

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
54
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
91.7%
Tags:
obfuscate xtreme spawn
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
vbs
First seen:
2025-08-22T15:25:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-08-22T15:25:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA)
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
Creates processes via WMI
Detected Remcos RAT
Found malware configuration
Found Tor onion address
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Installs a global keyboard hook
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Remcos
Sigma detected: Script Interpreter Execution From Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: Suspicious Script Execution From Temp Folder
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
Uses dynamic DNS services
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
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 download and execute
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1763053 Sample: Update.vbs Startdate: 22/08/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 31 pasar09enero.duckdns.org 2->31 33 ssot.duckdns.org 2->33 35 3 other IPs or domains 2->35 59 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->59 61 Found malware configuration 2->61 63 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->63 67 13 other signatures 2->67 9 wscript.exe 2->9         started        signatures3 65 Uses dynamic DNS services 33->65 process4 signatures5 69 Suspicious powershell command line found 9->69 71 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 9->71 73 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 9->73 75 2 other signatures 9->75 12 powershell.exe 14 15 9->12         started        process6 dnsIp7 41 ssot.duckdns.org 188.126.90.15, 49723, 8011 PORTLANEwwwportlanecomSE Sweden 12->41 43 archive.org 207.241.224.2, 443, 49718 INTERNET-ARCHIVEUS United States 12->43 45 ia801009.us.archive.org 207.241.228.89, 443, 49719 INTERNET-ARCHIVEUS United States 12->45 77 Found Tor onion address 12->77 79 Writes to foreign memory regions 12->79 81 Suspicious execution chain found 12->81 83 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 12->83 16 RegAsm.exe 12->16         started        19 RegAsm.exe 7 18 12->19         started        23 conhost.exe 12->23         started        signatures8 process9 dnsIp10 47 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 16->47 49 Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper 16->49 51 Contains functionality to steal Chrome passwords or cookies 16->51 57 2 other signatures 16->57 37 pasar09enero.duckdns.org 181.206.158.190, 3000, 49724, 49726 ColombiaMovilCO Colombia 19->37 39 geoplugin.net 178.237.33.50, 49725, 80 ATOM86-ASATOM86NL Netherlands 19->39 27 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\hyharibtxouvz.vbs, data 19->27 dropped 29 C:\ProgramData\remcos\registros.dat, data 19->29 dropped 53 Detected Remcos RAT 19->53 55 Installs a global keyboard hook 19->55 25 wscript.exe 19->25         started        file11 signatures12 process13
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
1 match(es)
Tags:
Batch Command DeObfuscated PowerShell PowerShell Call Scripting.FileSystemObject SMTPControl.SMTP VBScript
Threat name:
Script-WScript.Trojan.Honolulu
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-22 13:01:52 UTC
File Type:
Text (VBS)
AV detection:
8 of 24 (33.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos defense_evasion discovery execution rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Blocklisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry
Process spawned unexpected child process
Remcos
Remcos family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
pasar09enero.duckdns.org:3000
Dropper Extraction:
https://archive.org/download/optimized_msi_20250821/optimized_MSI.png
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)

File information


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Web download

RemcosRAT

Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs b3c254d8249b079be915664ed97ac1423aeb9c2845a8521a2d1a31ff0fd66476

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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