remcos | c1a6955a83cac6e02e942ec2537754e00fa46c31fe9256dba3080580dfed2f42

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
149s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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20-11-2024 10:37

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General

Target

stub.exe
Size

469KB
MD5

eecc6454151bd19031cb2b258d2a4c9b
SHA1

1bfe8c247be8682c2f620e48ac33175e14f81dda
SHA256

c1a6955a83cac6e02e942ec2537754e00fa46c31fe9256dba3080580dfed2f42
SHA512

b7b9160ecd87fa031a1db6d0cc5ea4748cf6979f7147779586b8a612d285798beb4a012d17dd4a5aa7311a6109f77115ea857162a8348462edc3bde508b7e9c5
SSDEEP

12288:Wmnk7iLJbpIpiRL6I2WhSKQ9ZsfZQSgn9:uiLJbpI7I2WhQqZ7g9

Score

10^/10

remcos remotehost discovery evasion persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

remcos

Botnet

RemoteHost

else-directors.gl.at.ply.gg:56448

Attributes

audio_folder
MicRecords
audio_record_time
5
connect_delay
0
connect_interval
1
copy_file
Bitdefender.exe
copy_folder
Bitdefender
delete_file
true
hide_file
true
hide_keylog_file
false
install_flag
true
keylog_crypt
false
keylog_file
logs.dat
keylog_flag
false
keylog_folder
remcos
mouse_option
false
mutex
Rmc-WZKDKV
screenshot_crypt
false
screenshot_flag
false
screenshot_folder
Screenshots
screenshot_path
%AppData%
screenshot_time
10
startup_value
VisualStudioServer
take_screenshot_option
false
take_screenshot_time
5

Signatures

Remcos
Remcos is a closed-source remote control and surveillance software.
rat remcos
Remcos family
remcos

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion trojan

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	reg.exe

Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\VisualStudioServer = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Bitdefender\\Bitdefender.exe\""	stub.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run	Bitdefender.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\VisualStudioServer = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Bitdefender\\Bitdefender.exe\""	Bitdefender.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\VisualStudioServer = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Bitdefender\\Bitdefender.exe\""	iexplore.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run	stub.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2852	WScript.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2904	Bitdefender.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2892	cmd.exe
2892	cmd.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2039016743-699959520-214465309-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\VisualStudioServer = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Bitdefender\\Bitdefender.exe\""	stub.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\VisualStudioServer = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Bitdefender\\Bitdefender.exe\""	stub.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2039016743-699959520-214465309-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\VisualStudioServer = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Bitdefender\\Bitdefender.exe\""	Bitdefender.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\VisualStudioServer = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Bitdefender\\Bitdefender.exe\""	Bitdefender.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2039016743-699959520-214465309-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\VisualStudioServer = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Bitdefender\\Bitdefender.exe\""	iexplore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\VisualStudioServer = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Bitdefender\\Bitdefender.exe\""	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2904 set thread context of 2720	2904	Bitdefender.exe	38
PID 2720 set thread context of 2288	2720	iexplore.exe	45

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 11 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	stub.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	WScript.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Bitdefender.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	iexplore.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe

Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Modify Registry

T1112

pid	Process
2896	reg.exe
2092	reg.exe
2772	reg.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2904	Bitdefender.exe
2720	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2720	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2720	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 46 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2568	2932	stub.exe	30
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2568	2932	stub.exe	30
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2568	2932	stub.exe	30
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2568	2932	stub.exe	30
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2852	2932	stub.exe	32
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2852	2932	stub.exe	32
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2852	2932	stub.exe	32
PID 2932 wrote to memory of 2852	2932	stub.exe	32
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2896	2568	cmd.exe	33
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2896	2568	cmd.exe	33
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2896	2568	cmd.exe	33
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2896	2568	cmd.exe	33
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2892	2852	WScript.exe	34
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2892	2852	WScript.exe	34
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2892	2852	WScript.exe	34
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2892	2852	WScript.exe	34
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2904	2892	cmd.exe	36
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2904	2892	cmd.exe	36
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2904	2892	cmd.exe	36
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2904	2892	cmd.exe	36
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 2784	2904	Bitdefender.exe	37
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 2784	2904	Bitdefender.exe	37
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 2784	2904	Bitdefender.exe	37
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 2784	2904	Bitdefender.exe	37
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 2720	2904	Bitdefender.exe	38
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 2720	2904	Bitdefender.exe	38
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 2720	2904	Bitdefender.exe	38
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 2720	2904	Bitdefender.exe	38
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 2720	2904	Bitdefender.exe	38
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 2092	2784	cmd.exe	40
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 2092	2784	cmd.exe	40
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 2092	2784	cmd.exe	40
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 2092	2784	cmd.exe	40
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2700	2720	iexplore.exe	41
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2700	2720	iexplore.exe	41
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2700	2720	iexplore.exe	41
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2700	2720	iexplore.exe	41
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 2772	2700	cmd.exe	44
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 2772	2700	cmd.exe	44
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 2772	2700	cmd.exe	44
PID 2700 wrote to memory of 2772	2700	cmd.exe	44
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2288	2720	iexplore.exe	45
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2288	2720	iexplore.exe	45
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2288	2720	iexplore.exe	45
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2288	2720	iexplore.exe	45
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2288	2720	iexplore.exe	45

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\stub.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\stub.exe"
1⤵
- Adds policy Run key to start application
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2932
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  /k %windir%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2568
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
    3⤵
    - UAC bypass
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry key
    PID:2896
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.vbs"
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2852
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\ProgramData\Bitdefender\Bitdefender.exe"
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2892
  - - C:\ProgramData\Bitdefender\Bitdefender.exe
      C:\ProgramData\Bitdefender\Bitdefender.exe
      4⤵
      Adds policy Run key to start application
      Executes dropped EXE
      Adds Run key to start application
      Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2904
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        
        /k %windir%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:2784
      - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        
        C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
        6⤵
        UAC bypass
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Modifies registry key
        
        PID:2092
    - - \??\c:\program files (x86)\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
        
        "c:\program files (x86)\internet explorer\iexplore.exe"
        5⤵
        Adds policy Run key to start application
        Adds Run key to start application
        Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:2720
      - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        
        /k %windir%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
        6⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:2700
        
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        
        C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
        7⤵
        UAC bypass
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Modifies registry key
        
        PID:2772
      - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
        
        svchost.exe
        6⤵
        
        PID:2288

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\ProgramData\Bitdefender\Bitdefender.exe

Filesize
469KB

MD5
eecc6454151bd19031cb2b258d2a4c9b

SHA1
1bfe8c247be8682c2f620e48ac33175e14f81dda

SHA256
c1a6955a83cac6e02e942ec2537754e00fa46c31fe9256dba3080580dfed2f42

SHA512
b7b9160ecd87fa031a1db6d0cc5ea4748cf6979f7147779586b8a612d285798beb4a012d17dd4a5aa7311a6109f77115ea857162a8348462edc3bde508b7e9c5

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.vbs

Filesize
526B

MD5
97c3d0c687f8fce413698cb3cd93a436

SHA1
457bdaecd0ed1a105efa42d31ba7737e5f71d76d

SHA256
d133a68455e1837b70a85cce64e82d69f9cf8b04554c84b592bfe1fd97f98860

SHA512
1a417f68919258c14f5f467533af7f84fdd42bbf5005ba5a1fe744cd08298c2b818f3362f4dacedc23da991f931caceccdfadab978d1b916a03906669276cfe3

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memory/2288-19-0x0000000000130000-0x00000000001AF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2288-17-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2288-18-0x0000000000130000-0x00000000001AF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2720-20-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2720-25-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2720-12-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2720-10-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2720-14-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2720-11-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2720-21-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2720-22-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2720-23-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2720-13-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2720-26-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2720-27-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2720-28-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2720-29-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2720-31-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2720-30-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

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508KB

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memory/2720-32-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
508KB

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memory/2720-33-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
508KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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