user@threatcheck.sh ~ threat-analysis
bash
$ analyze-threat RemcosRAT
RemcosRAT - Windows Defender threat signature analysis

RemcosRAT - Windows Defender Threat Analysis

$ cat analysis.txt
=== THREAT ANALYSIS REPORT ===
Threat Name: RemcosRAT
Classification:
Detection Type:Generic/Heuristic
Confidence:Medium
False-Positive Risk:Medium

Generic detection pattern

Summary:

RemcosRAT is a highly sophisticated Remote Access Trojan (RAT) designed for extensive system control, surveillance, and data exfiltration. This generic/heuristic detection indicates the presence of various malicious capabilities, including process injection (hooking), persistence mechanisms, living-off-the-land binaries (LOLBINs) for execution, remote file operations, and data encoding for command and control.

Severity:
Medium
VDM Static Detection:
Relevant strings associated with this threat:
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForMshta.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.C!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.D!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.L!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.O!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForRegsvr32.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForRundll32.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - rundll32 (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForBITSJobs.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForPowerShell.G!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForScheduledTask.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForDataEncoding.D!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.J!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.K!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForRemoteFileCopy.B!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:ExecutionGuardrails (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForFileDeletion.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.M!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForNetshHelperDLL.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForRemoteServices.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
No specific strings found for this threat
Remediation Steps:
Immediately isolate the affected system to prevent further compromise. Conduct a full system scan with updated antivirus/EDR solutions, analyze system and network logs for suspicious activity, and consider re-imaging the compromised device if thorough disinfection cannot be confirmed.
=== END REPORT ===
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