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RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 22 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c62e04f87c433c259d9dbcafecbc70a782ff4fbefd62d270239d7998363262fc
SHA3-384 hash: 92c3f03fc6209515feb49a2add0097f0d9ea50015be800afc18109b68612ef72283f9ba9664e925f27775c6b953c917f
SHA1 hash: 6966790ba1e211a853281698a242ce3f581bf2b2
MD5 hash: cba73c53fbb9ed6084329b7a92689914
humanhash: delta-mountain-pluto-sierra
File name:31agosto.vbs
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:3'445'286 bytes
First seen:2025-09-15 08:26:04 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 192:5NbNbNbNbNbNaNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbNbe:vatqVTthyunGmmmmmmmmmmmmmaE3N
Threatray 1'513 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T17FF527A26AF88054B1BB2F09507E67250E7EBD959D3C802C0205965FDDA3F80CEB57B7
TrID 66.6% (.TXT) Text - UTF-16 (LE) encoded (2000/1)
33.3% (.MP3) MP3 audio (1000/1)
Magika vba
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:RAT RemcosRAT vbs

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
57
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
obfuscate xtreme shell
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 evasive obfuscated powershell
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
text
First seen:
2025-09-12T08:06:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-12T08:06:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Script.Generic HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic Trojan-Downloader.JS.SLoad.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb Trojan.JS.SAgent.sb
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Connects to a pastebin service (likely for C&C)
Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA)
Contains functionality to determine the online IP of the system
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 Remcos RAT
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Found malware configuration
Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading
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: Potential PowerShell Command Line Obfuscation
Sigma detected: Potential PowerShell Obfuscation Via Reversed Commands
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Remcos
Sigma detected: Script Interpreter Execution From Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: Silenttrinity Stager Msbuild Activity
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
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 Generic Downloader
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: 1777585 Sample: 31agosto.vbs Startdate: 15/09/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 39 remdefrem.duckdns.org 2->39 41 textbin.net 2->41 43 7 other IPs or domains 2->43 53 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->53 55 Found malware configuration 2->55 57 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->57 63 17 other signatures 2->63 10 wscript.exe 1 2->10         started        signatures3 59 Uses dynamic DNS services 39->59 61 Connects to a pastebin service (likely for C&C) 41->61 process4 signatures5 69 Suspicious powershell command line found 10->69 71 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 10->71 73 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 10->73 75 Suspicious execution chain found 10->75 13 powershell.exe 7 10->13         started        process6 signatures7 85 Suspicious powershell command line found 13->85 87 Encrypted powershell cmdline option found 13->87 89 Bypasses PowerShell execution policy 13->89 91 Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading 13->91 16 powershell.exe 14 18 13->16         started        20 conhost.exe 13->20         started        process8 dnsIp9 35 dpaste.org 104.20.36.119, 443, 49691, 49693 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 16->35 37 textbin.net 172.67.166.77, 443, 49690 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 16->37 31 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\veeoZ.ps1, Unicode 16->31 dropped 22 powershell.exe 11 16->22         started        file10 process11 dnsIp12 45 pastebin.com 172.66.171.73, 443, 49692 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 22->45 65 Writes to foreign memory regions 22->65 67 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 22->67 26 MSBuild.exe 4 15 22->26         started        signatures13 process14 dnsIp15 47 remdefrem.duckdns.org 186.169.73.108, 2024, 49695 COLOMBIATELECOMUNICACIONESSAESPCO Colombia 26->47 49 api.findip.net 104.21.93.189, 443, 49698 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 26->49 51 api.ipify.org 104.26.12.205, 443, 49697 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 26->51 33 C:\ProgramData\remcos\logs.dat, data 26->33 dropped 77 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 26->77 79 Detected Remcos RAT 26->79 81 Contains functionality to determine the online IP of the system 26->81 83 5 other signatures 26->83 file16 signatures17
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
2 match(es)
Tags:
DeObfuscated Obfuscated PowerShell T1059.005 VBS Execute Sub-Script VBScript WScript.Shell
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Honolulu
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-12 10:31:08 UTC
File Type:
Text (VBS)
AV detection:
4 of 38 (10.53%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos discovery execution rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
Badlisted process makes network request
Remcos
Remcos family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
@remdefP.duckdns.org:2024
Dropper Extraction:
https://textbin.net/raw/xsi2eulwpw
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
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:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003)
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:Remcos
Author:kevoreilly
Description:Remcos Payload
Rule name:remcos_
Author:Michelle Khalil
Description:This rule detects unpacked remcos malware samples.
Rule name:REMCOS_RAT_variants
Rule name:Remcos_unpacked_PulseIntel
Author:PulseIntel
Description:Remcos Payload
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)
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Remcos_b296e965
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/exploring-the-ref2731-intrusion-set
Rule name:win_remcos_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.remcos.
Rule name:win_remcos_rat_unpacked
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects strings present in remcos rat Samples.
Rule name:win_remcos_w0
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects strings present in remcos rat Samples.
Rule name:yarahub_win_remcos_rat_unpacked_aug_2023
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research

File information


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Web download

RemcosRAT

Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs c62e04f87c433c259d9dbcafecbc70a782ff4fbefd62d270239d7998363262fc

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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