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Database Entry



RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b8fc2eee5e4401714bb4bd16a9cd308631c5a6bf1de7bd61433c082c744c928e
SHA3-384 hash: ffb85f1de2b903191219973a7ec8804d7c153b193f16f24b99801838ca2d452fe5f21a8da6df3b6dfff66757a01c618c
SHA1 hash: a58a6d01192d061844c83b04635858698a148105
MD5 hash: c8eb483e59263590b80b23b08cf0a736
humanhash: video-massachusetts-snake-magazine
File name:Purchase Order-TC5477883.vbs
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:5'195'986 bytes
First seen:2026-10-07 17:59:12 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 12288:uqtNddJddddRddddnnwddkvdddddddddNdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd4:Y
TLSH T141364D1775807D98AE82A783B77FD06863BD2E2DD60D1CB53AA3164789D3373C34A4A1
TrID 66.6% (.TXT) Text - UTF-16 (LE) encoded (2000/1)
33.3% (.MP3) MP3 audio (1000/1)
Magika vba
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:RemcosRAT vbs

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
107
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
93.3%
Tags:
obfuscate xtreme virus
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
text
First seen:
2026-10-06T10:29:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-09T11:34:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Script.Generic HEUR:Trojan.Script.Agent.gen HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA)
Creates processes via WMI
Detected large data written to user environment variables, potentially indicating payload staging for fileless execution
Detected Remcos RAT
Found malware configuration
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Powershell connects to network
Sigma detected: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected
Sigma detected: Potential PowerShell Command Line Obfuscation
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Remcos
Sigma detected: Suspicious Environment Variable Has Been Registered
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
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 Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1983784 Sample: Purchase Order-TC5477883.vbs Startdate: 07/10/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 28 sugarfreedcup.co.za 2->28 36 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->36 38 Found malware configuration 2->38 40 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->40 42 12 other signatures 2->42 8 wscript.exe 6 1 2->8         started        11 svchost.exe 1 1 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 52 Suspicious powershell command line found 8->52 54 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 8->54 56 Bypasses PowerShell execution policy 8->56 58 5 other signatures 8->58 14 powershell.exe 14 7 8->14         started        18 powershell.exe 7 8->18         started        32 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 11->32 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 34 sugarfreedcup.co.za 102.68.98.148, 443, 49708 HA-VPS-NETZA South Africa 14->34 60 Writes to foreign memory regions 14->60 62 Allocates memory in foreign processes 14->62 64 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 14->64 66 3 other signatures 14->66 20 calc.exe 4 14->20         started        24 conhost.exe 14->24         started        26 conhost.exe 18->26         started        signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 30 217.60.103.131, 2404, 49711, 49712 HOSTSNAP-NETWORK-HostSNAPLLCUS Switzerland 20->30 44 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 20->44 46 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 20->46 48 Detected Remcos RAT 20->48 50 2 other signatures 20->50 signatures12
Gathering data
Threat name:
Script-WScript.Backdoor.Remcos
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-06 23:35:00 UTC
File Type:
Text (VBS)
AV detection:
9 of 24 (37.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos botnet:remotehost collection defense_evasion discovery execution rat trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
Enumerates physical storage devices
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Checks computer location settings
Badlisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Family: Remcos
Process spawned unexpected child process
UAC bypass
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
217.60.103.131:2404
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File information


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