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Database Entry

RemcosRAT

Vendor detections: 17

Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	ec16924f17c2b41aea206ee5de28accb1de198076730259bb0117109c45f9c5b
SHA3-384 hash:	11b7a593da63d30aba30454bceea32e0d7b067fdf08ed198b721e20558c3a06f6cc546d495e97f2c15f85f883a157c64
SHA1 hash:	8390ffbb6d619c3ba9f5f4531806b7a68b53d56e
MD5 hash:	82b0f297b309a56ff878fe3da79644d7
humanhash:	helium-spaghetti-mike-maryland
File name:	file
Download:	download sample
Signature	RemcosRAT Create hunting rule
File size:	10'839'040 bytes
First seen:	2026-04-13 10:21:44 UTC
Last seen:	2026-04-13 22:54:33 UTC
File type:	exe
MIME type:	application/x-dosexec
imphash	dab9a384a2e5b54b344731c03c3dcbfb (1 x RemcosRAT)
ssdeep	196608:HdL5uVJkOxMIc0MGgfdL5uVJkOxMIc0MG:H+fRZclv+fRZclG
TLSH	T17EB601F4CF04746ED2AB973E93F991C18F497C466D0E958DB9607D320E85CE02E68B26
TrID	33.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2) 25.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 10.4% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9) 10.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13) 10.1% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika	pebin
Reporter	Bitsight
Tags:	a dropped-by-gcleaner exe MIX3.file RemcosRAT

Bitsight

url: http://158.94.209.95/service

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

182

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

No detections

Malware family:

remcos

ID:

File name:

_ec16924f17c2b41aea206ee5de28accb1de198076730259bb0117109c45f9c5b.exe

Verdict:

Malicious activity

Analysis date:

2026-04-13 10:22:53 UTC

Tags:

auto-sch rat remcos

Link:

https://app.any.run/tasks/94fa8cd8-ad00-4f39-bd6a-a39f8ee0ace0

Note:

ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/61344/

Detection(s):

SecuriteInfo.com.Win64.Malware-gen.53891498.UNOFFICIAL

Verdict:

Malicious

Score:

97.4%

Link:

https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69dcc3ecf68adfe10039563c

Tags:

autorun cobalt lien

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Сreating synchronization primitives

Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories

Launching a process

Setting a keyboard event handler

Creating a window

DNS request

Creating a file

Connection attempt

Sending a custom TCP request

Creating a file in the %temp% directory

Reading critical registry keys

Launching a service

Changing a file

Forced shutdown of a system process

Stealing user critical data

Enabling autorun by creating a file

Unauthorized injection to a system process

Verdict:

Likely Malicious

Threat level:

7.5/10

Confidence:

100%

Tags:

lolbin schtasks

Link:

https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69dcc3e6c33dc5a985d7d8b2/reports/b35b8c4c-c0c5-4d6c-b3fa-f3e13d664f4c/overview

Verdict:

Malicious

Labled as:

Win/malicious_confidence_100%

Link:

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/ec16924f17c2b41aea206ee5de28accb1de198076730259bb0117109c45f9c5b

Verdict:

Malicious

File Type:

exe x64

First seen:

2026-04-13T07:27:00Z UTC

Last seen:

2026-04-13T12:51:00Z UTC

Hits:

~100

Detections:

Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.sb HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic Backdoor.Win32.Remcos.sb Backdoor.Win32.Remcos.e Trojan.Win64.Agent.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb Trojan-Spy.Win32.Xegumumune.sbc Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.sba Trojan-Spy.Win64.Agent.sb Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealer.sb Trojan-Spy.Win32.Stealer.sb Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Injector.sb PDM:Trojan.Win32.Tasker.cust

Link:

https://opentip.kaspersky.com/ec16924f17c2b41aea206ee5de28accb1de198076730259bb0117109c45f9c5b/results?tab=lookup

Verdict:

Unknown

Link:

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/efa50fb9-791a-41bd-9ca8-4beaa278ba7f

Score:

98%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/ec16924f17c2b41aea206ee5de28accb1de198076730259bb0117109c45f9c5b

Gathering data

Detection:

remcos

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ec16924f17c2b41aea206ee5de28accb1de198076730259bb0117109c45f9c5b/

Verdict:

Malicious

Threat:

Family.REMCOS

Link:

https://tip.neiki.dev/file/ec16924f17c2b41aea206ee5de28accb1de198076730259bb0117109c45f9c5b

Threat name:

Win64.Trojan.Qwexlafiba

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2026-04-13 10:22:37 UTC

File Type:

PE+ (Exe)

Extracted files:

AV detection:

25 of 38 (65.79%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=5qljetyxyk2bv2ran3s54kfmzmo6dgahm4yclg5qcfyqtrc7trnq._file

Verdict:

malicious

Label(s):

remcos

admintool_mailpassview

nirsoft

Similar samples:

error

RemcosRAT

Result

Malware family:

remcos

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:remcos botnet:new13-5 collection discovery execution persistence rat

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/260413-megldahw8j/

Behaviour

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Uses Task Scheduler COM API

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts

Executes dropped EXE

Detected Nirsoft tools

Family: Remcos

Malware Config

C2 Extraction:

itsyou.blacksheeplookingugly.com:5581

Gathering data

Malware family:

Remcos

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/ec16924f17c2/report/overview.html

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

Threat name:

Malicious File

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/ec16924f17c2b41aea206ee5de28accb1de198076730259bb0117109c45f9c5b

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:	cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f Create hunting rule
Author:	The DFIR Report
Description:	files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:	https://thedfirreport.com

Rule name:	CP_Script_Inject_Detector Create hunting rule
Author:	DiegoAnalytics
Description:	Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries

Rule name:	DebuggerCheck__API Create hunting rule
Reference:	https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

Rule name:	DetectEncryptedVariants Create hunting rule
Author:	Zinyth
Description:	Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded

Rule name:	Disable_Defender Create hunting rule
Author:	iam-py-test
Description:	Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen

Rule name:	FreddyBearDropper Create hunting rule
Author:	Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:	Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.

Rule name:	golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846 Create hunting rule
Author:	Justin Cornwell
Description:	CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset

Rule name:	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003)

Rule name:	pe_detect_tls_callbacks Create hunting rule

Rule name:	Remcos_unpacked_PulseIntel Create hunting rule
Author:	PulseIntel
Description:	Remcos Payload

Rule name:	Sus_All_Windows_PE_Malware Create hunting rule
Author:	DiegoAnalytics
Description:	Detects Windows PE malware of all types, avoids non-executables like .html

Rule name:	Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
Reference:	https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

Rule name:	VECT_Ransomware Create hunting rule
Author:	Mustafa Bakhit
Description:	Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.

Rule name:	Windows_Trojan_Remcos_921ef449 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Windows_Trojan_Remcos_b296e965 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security
Reference:	https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/exploring-the-ref2731-intrusion-set

Rule name:	win_remcos_rat_unpacked Create hunting rule
Author:	Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:	Detects strings present in remcos rat Samples.

Rule name:	win_remcos_w0 Create hunting rule
Author:	Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:	Detects strings present in remcos rat Samples.

Rule name:	yarahub_win_remcos_rat_unpacked_aug_2023 Create hunting rule
Author:	Matthew @ Embee_Research

File information

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

Web download

RemcosRAT

exe ec16924f17c2b41aea206ee5de28accb1de198076730259bb0117109c45f9c5b

(this sample)

Dropped by

Gcleaner

Delivery method

Distributed via web download

Cape

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/61344/

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