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Database Entry



RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: d5cb53bcccb914476b5928c57e04a67213876bc00b8332b557d5972dcefaca33
SHA3-384 hash: 60456f7b8e5843b2de697ca3362b24dc6364e54c8dccf27eba4b2ab3c4f9adc345500e7751b735eb5f74e373bc717d7f
SHA1 hash: d8eca9fc78f19db2b831bb871d86fba15ee029db
MD5 hash: 8700ff17a3dc60a096ca00a62c845021
humanhash: sweet-kilo-december-william
File name:Employee_performance_reports_jan-sept_2026.vbe
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:191'408 bytes
First seen:2026-09-30 08:29:35 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbe) vbe
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 3072:PEHIslcbAMX3UgLS6enc0rcaWsOAMLGjJYW/08OZaE1kXxsa9kE:PkIslcJX3U1B/XVML66W88tgwx1D
TLSH T1C1145C30ED3802694F4717AAFCA55A62CABC8619462750F5FED9070D60068ECE3FE76D
Magika vba
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:RemcosRAT vbe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
72
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
virus shell sage
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
cmd lolbin obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
vbs
First seen:
2026-09-29T19:06:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-02T05:57:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Result
Threat name:
GuLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
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
Obfuscated command line found
Powershell connects to network
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suspicious execution chain found
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1979856 Sample: Employee_performance_report... Startdate: 30/09/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 30 drive.usercontent.google.com 2->30 32 drive.google.com 2->32 40 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->40 42 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->42 44 Yara detected GuLoader 2->44 46 2 other signatures 2->46 9 wscript.exe 1 2->9         started        12 svchost.exe 1 1 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 56 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 9->56 58 Obfuscated command line found 9->58 60 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 9->60 62 2 other signatures 9->62 15 cmd.exe 1 9->15         started        38 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 12->38 signatures6 process7 signatures8 64 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 15->64 18 powershell.exe 1 18 15->18         started        22 conhost.exe 15->22         started        24 cmd.exe 1 15->24         started        process9 dnsIp10 34 drive.google.com 172.253.139.113, 443, 49698 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 18->34 36 drive.usercontent.google.com 192.178.155.132, 443, 49699 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 18->36 48 Writes to foreign memory regions 18->48 50 Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading 18->50 52 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 18->52 54 Powershell connects to network 18->54 26 backgroundTaskHost.exe 18->26         started        28 backgroundTaskHost.exe 18->28         started        signatures11 process12
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
1 match(es)
Tags:
COM Behavior Trace DeObfuscated Obfuscated SOS: 0.35 T1027 T1059.005 VBScript WScript.Shell
Threat name:
Script-WScript.Trojan.GuLoader
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-30 00:56:58 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 botnet:remotehost collection defense_evasion discovery execution privilege_escalation rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
Enumerates physical storage devices
Executes a command shell one-liner
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2
Enumerates connected drives
Checks computer location settings
Badlisted process makes network request
Family: Remcos
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
130.12.182.217:2404
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Cerberus
Author:Jean-Philippe Teissier / @Jipe_
Description:Cerberus
Rule name:detect_tiny_vbs
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects tiny VBS delivery technique
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb

File information


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