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Database Entry



GuLoader


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e98d2234b64e02db9e48e1b8bc168b448a2bb308771736df22b95bf231d9f32e
SHA3-384 hash: b6c98339fda291477e220a725162185315b19db4f4446e46036ca63c6e897849f411e7aeb9ba7fccc5af60fd96ece99d
SHA1 hash: f0689d5df585b5cdcd11ab418978d4cc44637a4d
MD5 hash: ba76250bda76cfb5092326ce03e61645
humanhash: georgia-vegan-moon-april
File name:TST_PAYMENT_USD.vbs
Download: download sample
Signature GuLoader
File size:60'003 bytes
First seen:2026-11-11 09:03:30 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 768:Ng+hzS9/5FcHThpj8ZOsDUSrfMp0nuwzjwl0VN5amN1eMSzPd0hHQovriJseiQT4:Ngihpja8cXEiTi2AG
TLSH T1C343074BD73DAD08E70C9C6DCC2FA7F96A4EC0C6E281152A9F1AABBFC403184C52D565
Magika vba
Reporter threatcat_ch
Tags:GuLoader vbs

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
89
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
infosteal injection shell sage
Result
Verdict:
Suspicious
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Launching a process
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
cmd lolbin masquerade obfuscated
Result
Threat name:
Remcos, GuLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
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)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Obfuscated command line found
Powershell connects to network
Sample has a suspicious name (potential lure to open the executable)
Sigma detected: Remcos
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious execution chain found
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
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:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 2003966 Sample: TST_PAYMENT_USD.vbs Startdate: 11/11/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 42 geoplugin.net 2->42 44 drive.usercontent.google.com 2->44 46 drive.google.com 2->46 62 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->62 64 Found malware configuration 2->64 66 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->66 68 8 other signatures 2->68 10 wscript.exe 1 2->10         started        13 svchost.exe 1 1 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 78 VBScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions 10->78 80 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 10->80 82 Obfuscated command line found 10->82 84 3 other signatures 10->84 16 cmd.exe 1 10->16         started        56 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 13->56 signatures6 process7 signatures8 58 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 16->58 19 powershell.exe 1 18 16->19         started        23 conhost.exe 16->23         started        25 cmd.exe 1 16->25         started        process9 dnsIp10 48 drive.usercontent.google.com 142.251.34.129, 443, 49702, 49712 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS Mexico 19->48 50 drive.google.com 142.251.35.238, 443, 49701, 49711 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 19->50 70 Writes to foreign memory regions 19->70 72 Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading 19->72 74 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 19->74 76 Powershell connects to network 19->76 27 backgroundTaskHost.exe 4 6 19->27         started        31 backgroundTaskHost.exe 19->31         started        signatures11 process12 dnsIp13 52 31.57.37.84, 2404, 49713, 49714 PFCLOUDPfcloudUGDE Germany 27->52 54 geoplugin.net 178.237.33.50, 49715, 80 ATOM86-ASATOM86NL Netherlands 27->54 86 Detected Remcos RAT 27->86 88 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 27->88 33 backgroundTaskHost.exe 13 27->33         started        36 backgroundTaskHost.exe 1 27->36         started        38 backgroundTaskHost.exe 1 27->38         started        40 2 other processes 27->40 90 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 31->90 signatures14 process15 signatures16 60 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 33->60
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
1 match(es)
Tags:
COM Behavior Trace DeObfuscated Obfuscated PowerShell SOS: 0.28 T1027 T1059.001 T1059.005 VBScript WScript.Shell
Gathering data
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
Program crash
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2
Checks computer location settings
Badlisted process makes network request
Detected Nirsoft tools
NirSoft MailPassView
NirSoft WebBrowserPassView
Family: Remcos
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
31.57.37.84:2404
Malware Family:
Malicious:
True
Tags:
base64-string file-write vba exec
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:detect_tiny_vbs
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects tiny VBS delivery technique
Rule name:Guloader_VBScript
Author:Ankit Anubhav - ankitanubhav.info
Description:Detects GuLoader/CloudEye VBScripts

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Malspam

GuLoader

Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs e98d2234b64e02db9e48e1b8bc168b448a2bb308771736df22b95bf231d9f32e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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