remcos | 993a1e6da4097b2c240b1e1a9088f6abdddb7adc8728c4fbc411f5dba06841eb

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
128s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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07/07/2026, 10:32

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General

Target
2026-07-07_546fcf577b6a15d67917a9ce3adf655c_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_stealc.exe
Size 598KB
Sample260707-mk2thacz7l
SHA256 993a1e6da4097b2c240b1e1a9088f6abdddb7adc8728c4fbc411f5dba06841eb
MD5 546fcf577b6a15d67917a9ce3adf655c
SHA1 6ed1fb8be975477f6fb26f28ac5ab3d5657c5f04
SHA512 fc7f70cd799ae5314b57cb71e0869052de4b22e2ae389b64b8d660e7b7b0fdf830df1a55b83fd820f15ba1d55864e160e7d503d7c97e4074fa4c1022042cd508
SSDEEP 6144:ZIjRSx5Mlvt+SfW/n8aHWi9R91XQOFqBMveqbcRs6HEPKhefeQqF9vq2H21ivo00:h5O2/nP95A8HhO0KSoYWj8lT9
TLSH
T164D49E2DEA58189CC1B7483C89FAA70DE57B7C560F6547CB93E08AA19F331F85DB6600
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery execution remcos persistence rat suricata

Malware Config

Signatures

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

Suricata alert: REMCOS RAT Malware Inbound C2 Communication 4 IoCs

Network activity triggered a Suricata alert

suricata remcos

flow	pid	Process
4	1420	smng.exe
4	1420	smng.exe
4	1420	smng.exe
4	1420	smng.exe

Suricata alert: REMCOS RAT Malware Outbound C2 Communication 5 IoCs

Network activity triggered a Suricata alert

suricata remcos

flow	pid	Process
4	1420	smng.exe
4	1420	smng.exe
4	1420	smng.exe
4	1420	smng.exe
4	1420	smng.exe

Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003) 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x001100000001c4e3-140.dat	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM

Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x001100000001c4e3-140.dat	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
6000	powershell.exe
1876	powershell.exe
4472	powershell.exe
6000	powershell.exe
1876	powershell.exe
4472	powershell.exe

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
3	916	2026-07-07_546fcf577b6a15d67917a9ce3adf655c_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_stealc.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
5796	Service.exe
1420	smng.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-1-5-21-2626306573-1585762579-411806764-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TRY150-6P1GV6 = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Config\\smng.exe\""	Service.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TRY150-6P1GV6 = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Config\\smng.exe\""	Service.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2626306573-1585762579-411806764-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TRY150-6P1GV6 = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Config\\smng.exe\""	smng.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TRY150-6P1GV6 = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Config\\smng.exe\""	smng.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 2 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	Service.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	smng.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
6000	powershell.exe
6000	powershell.exe
1876	powershell.exe
1876	powershell.exe
4472	powershell.exe
4472	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: 33	6000	powershell.exe
Token: 34	6000	powershell.exe
Token: 35	6000	powershell.exe
Token: 36	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1876	powershell.exe
Token: 33	1876	powershell.exe
Token: 34	1876	powershell.exe
Token: 35	1876	powershell.exe
Token: 36	1876	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4472	powershell.exe
Token: 33	4472	powershell.exe
Token: 34	4472	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 916 wrote to memory of 6000	916	2026-07-07_546fcf577b6a15d67917a9ce3adf655c_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_stealc.exe	88
PID 916 wrote to memory of 1876	916	2026-07-07_546fcf577b6a15d67917a9ce3adf655c_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_stealc.exe	91
PID 916 wrote to memory of 4472	916	2026-07-07_546fcf577b6a15d67917a9ce3adf655c_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_stealc.exe	94
PID 916 wrote to memory of 2976	916	2026-07-07_546fcf577b6a15d67917a9ce3adf655c_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_stealc.exe	96
PID 916 wrote to memory of 3184	916	2026-07-07_546fcf577b6a15d67917a9ce3adf655c_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_stealc.exe	98
PID 916 wrote to memory of 3248	916	2026-07-07_546fcf577b6a15d67917a9ce3adf655c_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_stealc.exe	100
PID 916 wrote to memory of 5796	916	2026-07-07_546fcf577b6a15d67917a9ce3adf655c_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_stealc.exe	102
PID 5796 wrote to memory of 1420	5796	Service.exe	103

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_546fcf577b6a15d67917a9ce3adf655c_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_stealc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_546fcf577b6a15d67917a9ce3adf655c_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_stealc.exe"
1⤵
- Downloads MZ/PE file
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:916
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\liqf'"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:6000
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users'"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1876
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData'"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4472
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
  cmd /c dir 2>nul >nul
  2⤵
  PID:2976
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
  cmd /c echo Åšmieci 2>nul >nul
  2⤵
  PID:3184
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
  cmd /c ver 2>nul >nul
  2⤵
  PID:3248
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\liqf\Service.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\liqf\Service.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5796
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Config\smng.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Config\smng.exe"
    3⤵
    - Suricata alert: REMCOS RAT Malware Inbound C2 Communication
    - Suricata alert: REMCOS RAT Malware Outbound C2 Communication
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1420

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

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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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 1KB
SHA256 e56f4a38e0c60f0196c589e1952198368a10927e65ff24d1476ffafc489657f4
MD5 78b9021e0576c01ec958b87ec52832c1
SHA1 76df758d602c2d4cc4a4bfa0f3b435cae1ed3ffa
SHA512 4402163ed9623a392f120417ea0b5049bf0d76b88dd7f4fc70428ef7e76601f25bd534ae916ed9daba859fb6308d6f370712985ccd165f6393dbce7c5c507514
TLSH
T11F216833F3DD8614C89A413A10CDAC1036B6C7DB41DECFAB7B84E655A43F699CE61160
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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 1KB
SHA256 759e6e24bdaf0292af14cc39a45b9555a46df88bfe48a0a8c066c2917b6722cd
MD5 5c4354164252357f407f04cb15256da4
SHA1 6ee9b9e94cd292c77ec429c2ad513c7858fba1cc
SHA512 df375a9cb8697a7daae30f9f0e7487476ffd628738059a70113ef210dc2c918fa22a54f5da3eb25d6057c4971693ae5c678f63c9f07c8ff5da10437e12233c47
TLSH
T19B219833B3CC8624CC9A013A10CDAC1036B6C7CB40DECFAB7B80E655A43F698CE61160
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__PSScriptPolicyTest_rpjryyea.xfz.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_rpjryyea.xfz.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
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Service.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\liqf\Service.exe
Size 513KB
SHA256 aa4d642727be33ecd94acb8a24e546aeed325f08367333bb8974f5e54d99e715
MD5 379717f664cc19a3f295a11e189dd386
SHA1 12dec3f8af35e88e3cb377218572081cd619590f
SHA512 5f2d0950c0ed9376844096453e0522c3fa73da8e419bf06f65cf4337b02c917910d1ad40f3d2bffc44e1582662c6e73d7129940d4a64286cf41205ab77e7fc1f
SSDEEP 12288:VlQAiR49ckiK7JV8AuE4lKC/kPHM9/IsPZSNj/:Vl0GcNUJV8i4mHM9/DZC
TLSH
T131B4AF02B6F2C0B2DA7664300936E735DEBC7C31183699AB63D61D5BBD30151DB39AB2
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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