| URL: | https://breakingsecurity.net/remcos/free/ |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/d4090f62-3d4a-443e-96dd-ae67d63337e7 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Remcos is a commercially distributed remote administration and surveillance tool that has been widely observed in unauthorized deployments, where threat actors use it to perform remote actions on compromised machines. It is actively maintained by its vendor, with new versions and feature updates released on a frequent, near-monthly basis. |
| Analysis date: | January 17, 2024, 09:03:33 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
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| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 264DE72156D2930766E61681DE38CC4E |
| SHA1: | E2521A9838C47E3F441F4FA4CD206AF330D98821 |
| SHA256: | A92BF600DC8D923FB825CE344F8F9F857050031423679A0011DA17590D94EDDA |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8eM2WrRFR5tv:232cRFRDv |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 188 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3220 --field-trial-handle=1160,i,3283512898656267351,15470482050004090450,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | chrome.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| 316 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgACAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEgAAAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAgAAABAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAADgAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=864 --field-trial-handle=1160,i,3283512898656267351,15470482050004090450,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| 452 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3220 --field-trial-handle=1160,i,3283512898656267351,15470482050004090450,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| 480 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1296 --field-trial-handle=1160,i,3283512898656267351,15470482050004090450,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | chrome.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| 752 | "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\Remcos-v4.9.3-Light\Remcos v4.9.3 Light.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Downloads\Remcos-v4.9.3-Light\Remcos v4.9.3 Light.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: BreakingSecurity.net Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: REMCOS Remote Control & Surveillance Exit code: 0 Version: 4.9.3.0 Modules
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| 1356 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=109.0.5414.120 --initial-client-data=0xc8,0xcc,0xd0,0x9c,0xd4,0x6e558b38,0x6e558b48,0x6e558b54 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| 1504 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1516 --field-trial-handle=1160,i,3283512898656267351,15470482050004090450,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| 1528 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=15 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2096 --field-trial-handle=1160,i,3283512898656267351,15470482050004090450,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| 1600 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=9 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2952 --field-trial-handle=1160,i,3283512898656267351,15470482050004090450,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| 1628 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1908 --field-trial-handle=1160,i,3283512898656267351,15470482050004090450,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (2036) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2036) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2036) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: 01000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2036) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2036) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | dr |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2036) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2036) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UsageStatsInSample |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2036) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | usagestats |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2036) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | metricsid_installdate |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2036) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | metricsid_enableddate |
Value: 0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2036 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RFdfbd5.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2036 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2036 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat | binary | |
MD5:9C016064A1F864C8140915D77CF3389A | SHA256:0E7265D4A8C16223538EDD8CD620B8820611C74538E420A88E333BE7F62AC787 | |||
| 2036 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old~RFdfbd5.TMP | text | |
MD5:05CF4C3C5148DA6355D3561A9EAA5E8A | SHA256:8D720243F6876898E4F197C8867C4CEE69F1C7335C55B8A29C120B1028D93E41 | |||
| 2036 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Last Version | text | |
MD5:9F941EA08DBDCA2EB3CFA1DBBBA6F5DC | SHA256:127F71DF0D2AD895D4F293E62284D85971AE047CA15F90B87BF6335898B0B655 | |||
| 2036 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RFdfbe5.TMP | text | |
MD5:ADB669AB4CD1C63883C64FB0DBA2C7DA | SHA256:18BFF89047EC5B122573D089B3DC7A7DD14A5A7A515B2D8141584B41E723253F | |||
| 2036 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\coupon_db\LOG.old~RFe027c.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2036 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\coupon_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2036 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old | text | |
MD5:358570F689377CE6838812643E03734B | SHA256:5B41FCC2E1A843AEAB9437B06E27B798870FF10D86A51B163BF48862BCD32590 | |||
| 2036 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\AutofillStrikeDatabase\LOG.old~RFe0e82.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
856 | svchost.exe | HEAD | 200 | 34.104.35.123:80 | http://edgedl.me.gvt1.com/edgedl/release2/chrome_component/acf5iuk6pnjlc6lnxtqm5ki6eoqq_112.300.200/gkmgaooipdjhmangpemjhigmamcehddo_112.300.200_win_aclnpjhtsv44pze3qmxsxb7fq66q.crx3 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
856 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 34.104.35.123:80 | http://edgedl.me.gvt1.com/edgedl/release2/chrome_component/acf5iuk6pnjlc6lnxtqm5ki6eoqq_112.300.200/gkmgaooipdjhmangpemjhigmamcehddo_112.300.200_win_aclnpjhtsv44pze3qmxsxb7fq66q.crx3 | unknown | binary | 6.04 Kb | unknown |
856 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 34.104.35.123:80 | http://edgedl.me.gvt1.com/edgedl/release2/chrome_component/acf5iuk6pnjlc6lnxtqm5ki6eoqq_112.300.200/gkmgaooipdjhmangpemjhigmamcehddo_112.300.200_win_aclnpjhtsv44pze3qmxsxb7fq66q.crx3 | unknown | binary | 10.0 Kb | unknown |
856 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 34.104.35.123:80 | http://edgedl.me.gvt1.com/edgedl/release2/chrome_component/acf5iuk6pnjlc6lnxtqm5ki6eoqq_112.300.200/gkmgaooipdjhmangpemjhigmamcehddo_112.300.200_win_aclnpjhtsv44pze3qmxsxb7fq66q.crx3 | unknown | binary | 9.90 Kb | unknown |
856 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 34.104.35.123:80 | http://edgedl.me.gvt1.com/edgedl/release2/chrome_component/acf5iuk6pnjlc6lnxtqm5ki6eoqq_112.300.200/gkmgaooipdjhmangpemjhigmamcehddo_112.300.200_win_aclnpjhtsv44pze3qmxsxb7fq66q.crx3 | unknown | binary | 81.5 Kb | unknown |
856 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 34.104.35.123:80 | http://edgedl.me.gvt1.com/edgedl/release2/chrome_component/acf5iuk6pnjlc6lnxtqm5ki6eoqq_112.300.200/gkmgaooipdjhmangpemjhigmamcehddo_112.300.200_win_aclnpjhtsv44pze3qmxsxb7fq66q.crx3 | unknown | binary | 35.5 Kb | unknown |
856 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 34.104.35.123:80 | http://edgedl.me.gvt1.com/edgedl/release2/chrome_component/acf5iuk6pnjlc6lnxtqm5ki6eoqq_112.300.200/gkmgaooipdjhmangpemjhigmamcehddo_112.300.200_win_aclnpjhtsv44pze3qmxsxb7fq66q.crx3 | unknown | binary | 366 Kb | unknown |
856 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 34.104.35.123:80 | http://edgedl.me.gvt1.com/edgedl/release2/chrome_component/acf5iuk6pnjlc6lnxtqm5ki6eoqq_112.300.200/gkmgaooipdjhmangpemjhigmamcehddo_112.300.200_win_aclnpjhtsv44pze3qmxsxb7fq66q.crx3 | unknown | binary | 169 Kb | unknown |
856 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 34.104.35.123:80 | http://edgedl.me.gvt1.com/edgedl/release2/chrome_component/acf5iuk6pnjlc6lnxtqm5ki6eoqq_112.300.200/gkmgaooipdjhmangpemjhigmamcehddo_112.300.200_win_aclnpjhtsv44pze3qmxsxb7fq66q.crx3 | unknown | binary | 729 Kb | unknown |
856 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 34.104.35.123:80 | http://edgedl.me.gvt1.com/edgedl/release2/chrome_component/acf5iuk6pnjlc6lnxtqm5ki6eoqq_112.300.200/gkmgaooipdjhmangpemjhigmamcehddo_112.300.200_win_aclnpjhtsv44pze3qmxsxb7fq66q.crx3 | unknown | binary | 1.16 Mb | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1080 | svchost.exe | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | unknown |
2036 | chrome.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
480 | chrome.exe | 74.125.133.84:443 | accounts.google.com | GOOGLE | US | unknown |
480 | chrome.exe | 192.124.249.19:443 | breakingsecurity.net | SUCURI-SEC | US | unknown |
480 | chrome.exe | 142.250.185.136:443 | www.googletagmanager.com | GOOGLE | US | unknown |
480 | chrome.exe | 142.250.184.227:443 | fonts.gstatic.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
480 | chrome.exe | 142.250.184.234:443 | fonts.googleapis.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
480 | chrome.exe | 216.239.32.36:443 | region1.google-analytics.com | GOOGLE | US | unknown |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
accounts.google.com |
| shared |
breakingsecurity.net |
| whitelisted |
www.googletagmanager.com |
| whitelisted |
fonts.gstatic.com |
| whitelisted |
fonts.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
region1.google-analytics.com |
| whitelisted |
content-autofill.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
www.google.com |
| whitelisted |
cdn.sucuri.net |
| whitelisted |
www.gstatic.com |
| whitelisted |