remcos | 8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit = "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\userinit.exe, \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\remcos\\remcos.exe\""	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit = "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\userinit.exe, \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\remcos\\remcos.exe\""	Dxpserver.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit = "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\userinit.exe, \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\remcos\\remcos.exe\""	Dxpserver.exe

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

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2620	Dxpserver.exe
2312	Dxpserver.exe
2908	Dxpserver.exe
1816	Dxpserver.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1488793075-819845221-1497111674-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\remcos = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\remcos\\remcos.exe\""	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1488793075-819845221-1497111674-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\remcos = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\remcos\\remcos.exe\""	Dxpserver.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1488793075-819845221-1497111674-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\remcos = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\remcos\\remcos.exe\""	Dxpserver.exe

Modifies WinLogon 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\	Dxpserver.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\	Dxpserver.exe

AutoIT Executable 1 IoCs

AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0009000000016d36-19.dat	autoit_exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2028 set thread context of 2920	2028	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe	31
PID 2620 set thread context of 2312	2620	Dxpserver.exe	37
PID 2908 set thread context of 1816	2908	Dxpserver.exe	43

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 12 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	Dxpserver.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	WScript.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	WScript.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	WScript.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Dxpserver.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Dxpserver.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Dxpserver.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

pid	Process
2712	schtasks.exe
1640	schtasks.exe
1680	schtasks.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 50 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2920	2028	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe	31
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2920	2028	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe	31
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2920	2028	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe	31
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2920	2028	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe	31
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2920	2028	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe	31
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2920	2028	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe	31
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 2744	2920	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe	32
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 2744	2920	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe	32
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 2744	2920	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe	32
PID 2920 wrote to memory of 2744	2920	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe	32
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2712	2028	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe	33
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2712	2028	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe	33
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2712	2028	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe	33
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2712	2028	8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe	33
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2620	1988	taskeng.exe	36
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2620	1988	taskeng.exe	36
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2620	1988	taskeng.exe	36
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2620	1988	taskeng.exe	36
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2312	2620	Dxpserver.exe	37
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2312	2620	Dxpserver.exe	37
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2312	2620	Dxpserver.exe	37
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2312	2620	Dxpserver.exe	37
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2312	2620	Dxpserver.exe	37
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 2312	2620	Dxpserver.exe	37
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2296	2312	Dxpserver.exe	38
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2296	2312	Dxpserver.exe	38
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2296	2312	Dxpserver.exe	38
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2296	2312	Dxpserver.exe	38
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 1640	2620	Dxpserver.exe	39
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 1640	2620	Dxpserver.exe	39
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 1640	2620	Dxpserver.exe	39
PID 2620 wrote to memory of 1640	2620	Dxpserver.exe	39
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2908	1988	taskeng.exe	42
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2908	1988	taskeng.exe	42
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2908	1988	taskeng.exe	42
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2908	1988	taskeng.exe	42
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 1816	2908	Dxpserver.exe	43
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 1816	2908	Dxpserver.exe	43
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 1816	2908	Dxpserver.exe	43
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 1816	2908	Dxpserver.exe	43
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 1816	2908	Dxpserver.exe	43
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 1816	2908	Dxpserver.exe	43
PID 1816 wrote to memory of 2248	1816	Dxpserver.exe	44
PID 1816 wrote to memory of 2248	1816	Dxpserver.exe	44
PID 1816 wrote to memory of 2248	1816	Dxpserver.exe	44
PID 1816 wrote to memory of 2248	1816	Dxpserver.exe	44
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 1680	2908	Dxpserver.exe	45
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 1680	2908	Dxpserver.exe	45
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 1680	2908	Dxpserver.exe	45
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 1680	2908	Dxpserver.exe	45

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2028
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8a89b09e5ecd985408b3614a1092803957a6154b2925f43ad85fcb5bae6fb137.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies WinLogon for persistence
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Modifies WinLogon
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2920
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.vbs"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2744
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn cttunesvr /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\adprovider\Dxpserver.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:2712

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
taskeng.exe {90B814F6-89F9-4676-A663-62FF2C082328} S-1-5-21-1488793075-819845221-1497111674-1000:UPNECVIU\Admin:Interactive:[1]
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1988
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\adprovider\Dxpserver.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\adprovider\Dxpserver.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2620
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\adprovider\Dxpserver.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\adprovider\Dxpserver.exe"
    3⤵
    - Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - Modifies WinLogon
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2312
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.vbs"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2296
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn cttunesvr /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\adprovider\Dxpserver.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1640
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\adprovider\Dxpserver.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\adprovider\Dxpserver.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2908
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\adprovider\Dxpserver.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\adprovider\Dxpserver.exe"
    3⤵
    - Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - Modifies WinLogon
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1816
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.vbs"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2248
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn cttunesvr /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\adprovider\Dxpserver.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1680

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry