Rewterz Threat Alert – Remcos RAT – Active IOCs

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

Remcos malware has been operating since 2016. This RAT was originally promoted as genuine software for remote control of Microsoft Windows from XP onwards, and is frequently found in phishing attempts due to its capacity to completely infect an afflicted machine. Remcos malware attacks Windows systems and provides the attacker complete control over the machine.It is frequently distributed by malicious documents or archive files that contain scripts or executables. Remcos, like other RATs, offers the threat actor complete access over the infected PCs which allow them to record keystrokes, passwords, and other critical information. Remcos incorporates various obfuscation and anti-debugging techniques to evade detection. Regular updates of its features by its creators make this malware a challenging adversary.

Impact

• Breach of: Victim’s machine information (OS version, computer name, system type, product name, primary adapter).
• User information (user access, user profile, user name, user domain)
• Processor information (processor revision number, processor level, processor identifier, processor architecture)

Indicators of Compromise

MD5

• 9ae20f1aace60fdaaba46b30a70113b7
• 8a2e1441bafb8d5ee0eb9f21bc180095

SHA-256

• 641ec504e3c8147c2c9fa5486ee4105887ba8f08602ed2dc63062b0f6dee4ce1
• 2bcb24c9cb4a989cab03ef1cd954a4b9ebf9d5c9b3802dba13d1820fb7332d5a

SHA-1

• e28cfc5e1aaea4184a5acb145586025b3ae18533
• 13bd46e676d2a77d080c9856ea8a2798cd1689f

Remediation

• Block all threat indicators at your respective controls.
• Search for IOCs in your environment.