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Database Entry



RemcosRAT


Vendor detections: 20


Intelligence 20 IOCs 1 YARA 24 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: fb48f55e9e2b1ef2d904b0f06547ce698bcb151b43dd032fc7257a7c0f940bd4
SHA3-384 hash: 60037af07e2ae50154d805e77a0528cfdef77ea0c30297abcb1f81af80fe8e559568a5a941e7a821f94a6019252cbb56
SHA1 hash: 2cbd1f5b16cc5e17be51a801de7fed705a2336a5
MD5 hash: 0c7dd3b979c3fdeba56c6ae312345548
humanhash: failed-blue-yankee-nuts
File name:fb48f55e9e2b1ef2d904b0f06547ce698bcb151b43dd032fc7257a7c0f940bd4.exe
Download: download sample
Signature RemcosRAT
File size:537'088 bytes
First seen:2026-09-24 14:09:46 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 117b0e98fcd98802425109064482959b (4 x RemcosRAT)
ssdeep 12288:TcF3UU0AViEhkwkhoo+/TUszmXxr1svZ90xt:X1AViE/kHszmXWZ6
TLSH T1D5B4AE01BAF1C1B2D57664700939EB35CEBCBC211C359D2B63D61E9ABE301519B3AB72
TrID 22.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
22.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
17.5% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
15.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.0% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
dhash icon c4d48eaa8ad4d4f8 (1'215 x RemcosRAT, 1 x Worm.Ramnit, 1 x Vjw0rm)
Reporter whack_sh
Tags:exe RemcosRAT

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.

IOCThreatFox Reference
196.251.107.252:22063 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1932208/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
220
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-09-24 15:59:56 UTC
Tags:
rat remcos auto-reg

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Creating a process from a recently created file
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Connection attempt to an infection source
Sending a TCP request to an infection source
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug config-extracted crypto evasive exploit explorer fingerprint keylogger lolbin microsoft_visual_cc packed rat rat reconnaissance remcos remcos windows
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-09-24T05:56:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-25T17:42:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA)
Contains functionality to register a low level keyboard hook
Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper
Creates autostart registry keys with suspicious names
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after reading information in the PEB, e.g. number of processors)
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Remcos RAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.Remcos
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-24 14:10:24 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
8
AV detection:
32 of 38 (84.21%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:remcos botnet:22063 discovery persistence rat suricata
Behaviour
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Adds Run key to start application
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Family: Remcos
Suricata alert: REMCOS RAT Malware Inbound C2 Communication
Suricata alert: REMCOS RAT Malware Outbound C2 Communication
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
196.251.107.252:22063
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
fb48f55e9e2b1ef2d904b0f06547ce698bcb151b43dd032fc7257a7c0f940bd4
MD5 hash:
0c7dd3b979c3fdeba56c6ae312345548
SHA1 hash:
2cbd1f5b16cc5e17be51a801de7fed705a2336a5
Detections:
Remcos win_remcos_auto win_remcos_w0
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
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:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003)
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:Remcos
Author:kevoreilly
Description:Remcos Payload
Rule name:REMCOS_RAT_variants
Rule name:Remcos_unpacked_PulseIntel
Author:PulseIntel
Description:Remcos Payload
Rule name:SUSP_Script_PowerShell_Hidden_Launcher
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Script (JS/VBS) lancant PowerShell en mode furtif - dropper frais MalwareBazaar
Reference:Veille fraicheur 2026-09-14 / cluster misses web
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:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
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
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Remcos_b296e965
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/exploring-the-ref2731-intrusion-set
Rule name:Win_Clipboard_Clipper_Thengavar
Author:Thengavar
Description:Detects malware manipulating the Windows clipboard for clipping or crypto stealing attacks
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


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

Web download

RemcosRAT

Executable exe fb48f55e9e2b1ef2d904b0f06547ce698bcb151b43dd032fc7257a7c0f940bd4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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