Fileless Remcos RAT Delivered via LNK Files and MSHTA in PowerShell-Based Attacks

May 16, 2025

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new malware campaign that makes use of a PowerShell-based shellcode loader to deploy a remote access trojan called Remcos RAT.
“Threat actors delivered malicious LNK files embedded within ZIP archives, often disguised as Office documents,” Qualys security researcher Akshay Thorve said in a technical report. “The attack chain leverages mshta.exe for

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