remcos | 50180bf5f8601e15edad613d41c755d3a688d10b82372b8d9fcb128e95d02dff

General

Target

remcos_a.exe
Size

469KB
MD5

cb260ee02beb698168650f3989fe6b67
SHA1

47cabd39e814a05338f46ae50a7d7aab5701621a
SHA256

50180bf5f8601e15edad613d41c755d3a688d10b82372b8d9fcb128e95d02dff
SHA512

338d7a324bfe508a35024bb714d7807f875024826e1ef9699c37a4842b35890c68bd83a46609be97ad186073ec140414dc46294e2536a194e88510848b71c267
SSDEEP

12288:Wmnk7iLJbpIpiRL6I2WhSKQ9ZsfZQS7n9:uiLJbpI7I2WhQqZ779

Score

10^/10

remcos remotehost discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

remcos

Botnet

RemoteHost

C2

170.205.31.90:3333

Attributes

audio_folder
MicRecords
audio_record_time
5
connect_delay
0
connect_interval
1
copy_file
remcos.exe
copy_folder
Remcos
delete_file
false
hide_file
false
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-E4B1RH
screenshot_crypt
false
screenshot_flag
false
screenshot_folder
Screenshots
screenshot_path
%AppData%
screenshot_time
10
startup_value
Remcos
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

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	remcos_a.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	WScript.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3768	remcos.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Remcos = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Remcos\\remcos.exe\""	remcos_a.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Remcos = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Remcos\\remcos.exe\""	remcos_a.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Remcos = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Remcos\\remcos.exe\""	remcos.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Remcos = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\Remcos\\remcos.exe\""	remcos.exe

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 4 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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	remcos.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	remcos_a.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	WScript.exe

Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\FriendlyName	taskmgr.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000	taskmgr.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Properties\{b725f130-47ef-101a-a5f1-02608c9eebac}\000A	taskmgr.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000_Classes\Local Settings	remcos_a.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2620	taskmgr.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2620	taskmgr.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2620	taskmgr.exe
Token: 33	2620	taskmgr.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2620	taskmgr.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 33 IoCs

pid	Process
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 33 IoCs

pid	Process
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe
2620	taskmgr.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 2920	1520	remcos_a.exe	82
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 2920	1520	remcos_a.exe	82
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 2920	1520	remcos_a.exe	82
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 4288	2920	WScript.exe	83
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 4288	2920	WScript.exe	83
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 4288	2920	WScript.exe	83
PID 4288 wrote to memory of 3768	4288	cmd.exe	85
PID 4288 wrote to memory of 3768	4288	cmd.exe	85
PID 4288 wrote to memory of 3768	4288	cmd.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\remcos_a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\remcos_a.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1520
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.vbs"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2920
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\ProgramData\Remcos\remcos.exe"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4288
  - - C:\ProgramData\Remcos\remcos.exe
      C:\ProgramData\Remcos\remcos.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Adds Run key to start application
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3768

C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4
1⤵
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
PID:2620

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\ProgramData\Remcos\remcos.exe

Filesize
469KB

MD5
cb260ee02beb698168650f3989fe6b67

SHA1
47cabd39e814a05338f46ae50a7d7aab5701621a

SHA256
50180bf5f8601e15edad613d41c755d3a688d10b82372b8d9fcb128e95d02dff

SHA512
338d7a324bfe508a35024bb714d7807f875024826e1ef9699c37a4842b35890c68bd83a46609be97ad186073ec140414dc46294e2536a194e88510848b71c267

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

Filesize
386B

MD5
1ec6289c6fd4c2ded6b2836ed28cbeb5

SHA1
c4e08195e6c640eb8860acc03fda1d649b4fe070

SHA256
6efdc40f9eb217f879607614e928b65bff759e424f3efb31faceb2a043c32dc2

SHA512
20bc46f4dee22f75f15c402c7c2eaee60fff7dd92548050585571dcbefd59485cc249c06bc3f1aac7a138e5ae67c0c3918b46ffa24c8b0f1b092e2f6b6e21288

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memory/2620-9-0x000001FC3BDA0000-0x000001FC3BDA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2620-11-0x000001FC3BDA0000-0x000001FC3BDA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2620-10-0x000001FC3BDA0000-0x000001FC3BDA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2620-21-0x000001FC3BDA0000-0x000001FC3BDA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2620-20-0x000001FC3BDA0000-0x000001FC3BDA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2620-19-0x000001FC3BDA0000-0x000001FC3BDA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2620-18-0x000001FC3BDA0000-0x000001FC3BDA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2620-17-0x000001FC3BDA0000-0x000001FC3BDA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2620-16-0x000001FC3BDA0000-0x000001FC3BDA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2620-15-0x000001FC3BDA0000-0x000001FC3BDA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Resubmissions

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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