We constantly have warnings about remcomsvc.exe.
We know the software so it's a bit of a false positive for us. So to save alerts, we placed exceptions under antivirus (C:\Windows\System32\RemComSvc.exe) and also authorized the PUA RemCom under Authorization.
We still keep getting email alerts from loads of our clients. It looks like the exceptions we put in don't work. Any ideas?
regards,
Louis
Hi Louis-M
I am also interested to know whether exclusions are not working on a few of the devices or it's not working on any of the devices. Please make sure that all the devices have been updated with the latest policy push from enterprise console.
Regards,
Jasmin
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Email Alerts below (on access & Weekly scan):
User: OURDOMAIN\ouruser
Scan: On-access
Machine: PC696
File "C:\Windows\System32\RemComSvc.exe" belongs to adware or PUA 'RemCom' (of type Other).
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Scan: Weekly Scan (WEDS 0100hrs)
Machine: PC646
File "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RemComSvc.exe" belongs to adware or PUA 'RemCom' (of type Other).
Adware or PUA 'RemCom' has been detected.
Hi Louis-M
Please suggest on my previous question whether you are receiving alerts for a few systems or all the systems.
Regards,
Jasmin
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Hello Louis-M,
first of all, you shouldn't use exclusions unless the integrity of the files is sufficiently safeguarded by some other means or the exclusion is absolutely necessary. Authorization is the proper way.
I haven't seen that exclusions or authorizations aren't honoured (BTW: on-access and on-demand/scheduled scans have independent exclusions). The affected endpoints do comply with the AV&HIPS policy?
Christian
The exclusions were put in as an attempt to stop the alerts. I didn't think we needed them at the time but put them in to see if they made any difference. I've now taken them out.
So all that we have is the authorisation enabled as shown.
The pc's affected (and there are more) do comply with the policy set.
On a computer you are still getting an alert on, can you:
1. Run;
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sav32cli.exe" -pua "C:\Windows\System32\RemComSvc.exe"
for example. Is it detected? Can you provide the output?
2. Can you attach:
"C:\ProgramData\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Config\machine.xml"
from that computer.
Regards,
Jak
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C:\Windows\system32>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sav32cli.exe" -pua "C:\Windows\System32\RemComSvc.exe"
Sophos Anti-Virus
Version 1.01.1 [Win32/Intel]
Virus data version 5.67, August 2019
Includes detection for 40777751 viruses, trojans and worms
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(a copy of which is reproduced at : http://www.sophos.com/legal/eula.html).
System time 08:46:16, System date 18 September 2019
Command line qualifiers are: -pua
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Quick Scanning
>>> PUA 'RemCom' (of type Other) found in file C:\Windows\System32\RemComSvc.exe
Memory was swept.
Registry was swept.
1 file swept in 54 seconds.
No viruses were discovered.
1 PUA was discovered.
Ending Sophos Anti-Virus.
C:\Windows\system32>
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<description policy="0">
<object ind="0">
<item type="marker" ind="0">ResStr</item>
<item type="unsigned" ind="1">104</item>
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<configuration><template>OnDemandScanTemplate</template>
<notification>
<consumers>
<item itemName="FileLog">
<settings>
<rotation/>
<filtering/>
<filename policy="0" dir="LOCAL_APPDATA">Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\logs\Scan my computer.txt</filename>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="SmtpConsumer">
<settings>
<filtering/>
<messageFields>
<recipients/>
</messageFields>
</settings>
</item>
</consumers>
</notification>
<scanManager/>
<instanceManager/>
<TDE>
<processors>
<item itemName="SOCDecomposer">
<settings/>
</item>
<item itemName="RawFSDecomposer">
<settings/>
</item>
<item itemName="DriveDecomposer">
<settings/>
</item>
<item itemName="FileAttributeFilter">
<settings>
<attributeList/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="ExtensionFilter">
<settings>
<extensionList/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="ExclusionFilterProcessor">
<settings>
<exclusionList/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="FSDecomposerProcessor">
<settings></settings>
</item>
<item itemName="ScanPreprocessor">
<settings></settings>
</item>
<item itemName="VEAdapter">
<settings>
<general>
<disinfect>false</disinfect>
<mcmRemoval>false</mcmRemoval>
</general>
<stopScan/>
<saviOptions>
<item itemName="PuaDetection">
<name>PuaDetection</name>
<value>1</value>
</item>
<item itemName="DetectSecondaries">
<name>DetectSecondaries</name>
<value>1</value>
</item>
<!-- Currently, the ThreatAccumulation option must be enabled in order
to detect secondary PUA components
-->
<item itemName="ThreatAccumulation">
<name>ThreatAccumulation</name>
<value>1</value>
</item>
<item itemName="ApplicationControl"><name>ApplicationControl</name><value>0</value></item></saviOptions>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="FileOpProcessor">
<settings>
<move/>
<delete/>
<suspiciousFiles>
<move/>
<delete/>
</suspiciousFiles>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="ScanPostprocessor">
<settings></settings>
</item>
</processors>
</TDE>
</configuration>
<areas>
<object ind="0">
<item type="marker" ind="0">SOCollection</item>
<item type="unsigned" ind="1">5</item>
<object ind="2">
<item type="marker" ind="0">SKernel</item>
<item type="string" ind="1">Memory</item>
</object>
<object ind="3">
<item type="marker" ind="0">SMemory</item>
<item type="string" ind="1">Memory</item>
</object>
<object ind="4">
<item type="marker" ind="0">SRegistry</item>
<item type="signed" ind="1">1</item>
</object>
<object ind="5">
<item type="marker" ind="0">SRawFS</item>
<item type="signed" ind="1">1</item>
</object>
<object ind="6">
<item type="marker" ind="0">SDrive</item>
<item type="signed" ind="1">3</item>
<item type="string" ind="2"/>
<!-- types : fixed_mbr, fixed_pbr & fixed -->
<item type="unsigned" ind="3">11</item>
</object>
</object>
</areas>
</scan>
</scanJobs>
<!--
Scan summaries
-->
<scanSummaries policy="0"><summary id="{F86EBCD5-687E-40B1-800D-021062361F6C}">
<lastTimeRun year="2019" month="9" day="13" hour="7" minute="58" second="1"/>
<lastState>aborted</lastState>
<lastRunBy>S-1-5-21-1322713655-443559718-903097961-2994</lastRunBy>
<neutralisedThreats>0</neutralisedThreats>
<liveThreats>0</liveThreats>
<errors>0</errors>
<itemsChecked>1</itemsChecked>
<logFilename>C:\Users\Louis\AppData\Local\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\logs\Scan my computer.txt</logFilename>
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<threatsInGoldenFiles>0</threatsInGoldenFiles>
</summary><summary id="{8A9BFE72-17F5-46B2-8C53-2CE289A1057F}">
<lastTimeRun year="2019" month="9" day="18" hour="0" minute="48" second="30"/>
<lastState>completed</lastState>
<lastRunBy>S-1-5-18</lastRunBy>
<neutralisedThreats>0</neutralisedThreats>
<liveThreats>0</liveThreats>
<errors>9</errors>
<itemsChecked>612408</itemsChecked>
<logFilename>C:\ProgramData\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\logs\Weekly Scan (WEDS 0100hrs).txt</logFilename>
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<threatsInGoldenFiles>0</threatsInGoldenFiles>
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Scan templates
-->
<scanTemplates>
<webScanning><notification>
<consumers>
<item itemName="DesktopConsumer">
<settings>
<filtering><item itemName="Virus">90</item><item itemName="Pua">90</item><item itemName="SuspiciousFile">90</item><item itemName="SuspiciousBehaviour">101</item><item itemName="Scanning">101</item><item itemName="OnAccess">101</item><item itemName="Update">101</item><item itemName="Configuration">101</item><item itemName="Other">101</item><item itemName="Debug">101</item></filtering>
</settings>
</item>
</consumers>
</notification>
<TDE>
<processors>
<item itemName="VEAdapter">
<settings>
<general/>
<stopScan/>
<saviOptions/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="WebScanningOperations">
<settings>
<mimeTypeList/>
<mode>asOnAccess</mode></settings>
</item>
</processors>
</TDE>
</webScanning>
<onAccessScan><notification>
<consumers>
<item itemName="DesktopConsumer">
<settings>
<filtering><item itemName="Virus">90</item><item itemName="Pua">90</item><item itemName="SuspiciousFile">90</item><item itemName="SuspiciousBehaviour">101</item><item itemName="Scanning">101</item><item itemName="OnAccess">101</item><item itemName="Update">101</item><item itemName="Configuration">101</item><item itemName="Other">101</item><item itemName="Debug">101</item><item itemName="ApplicationControl">101</item></filtering>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="SmtpConsumer">
<settings>
<filtering><item itemName="Virus">90</item><item itemName="Pua">90</item><item itemName="SuspiciousFile">90</item><item itemName="SuspiciousBehaviour">101</item><item itemName="Scanning">101</item><item itemName="OnAccess">101</item><item itemName="Update">101</item><item itemName="Configuration">101</item><item itemName="Other">101</item><item itemName="Debug">101</item><item itemName="ApplicationControl">101</item></filtering>
<messageFields>
<recipients><item>itsupport@OURDOMAIN.ORG.UK</item></recipients>
</messageFields>
</settings>
</item>
</consumers>
</notification>
<TDE>
<processors>
<item itemName="DriverOperations">
<settings><running>true</running><onReadCheck>true</onReadCheck><onRenameCheck>true</onRenameCheck><onWriteCheck>true</onWriteCheck><allowBootSectorAccess>false</allowBootSectorAccess><appControlRunning>true</appControlRunning><blockControlledApps>false</blockControlledApps><checkAll>false</checkAll></settings>
</item>
<item itemName="DriverExtensions">
<settings>
<extensionList/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="FileExclusions">
<settings>
<exclusionList><item>C:Windows\System32\RemComSvc.exe</item><item>C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RemComSvc.exe</item></exclusionList>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="DriveExclusions">
<settings>
<exclusionList/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="ProcessExclusions">
<settings>
<exclusionList/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="GeneralExclusions">
<settings>
<exclusionList/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="UserExclusions">
<settings>
<exclusionList/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="ScanPreprocessor">
<settings/>
</item>
<item itemName="VEAdapter">
<settings>
<general><disinfect>true</disinfect><puaRemoval>false</puaRemoval><mcmRemoval>true</mcmRemoval><scanVdlArchives>false</scanVdlArchives></general>
<stopScan/>
<saviOptions><item itemName="PuaDetection"><name>PuaDetection</name><value>1</value></item><item itemName="ApplicationControl"><name>ApplicationControl</name><value>1</value></item><item itemName="BehaviourSuspicious"><name>BehaviourSuspicious</name><value>0</value></item></saviOptions>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="FileOpProcessor">
<settings>
<suspiciousFiles><delete>false</delete><move>false</move></suspiciousFiles>
<delete>false</delete><move>false</move></settings>
</item>
<item itemName="ScanPostprocessor">
<settings/>
</item>
</processors>
</TDE>
</onAccessScan>
<onDemandScan><instanceManager/>
<notification>
<consumers>
<item itemName="FileLog">
<settings>
<rotation/>
<filtering/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="SmtpConsumer">
<settings>
<filtering><item itemName="Virus">90</item><item itemName="Pua">90</item><item itemName="SuspiciousFile">90</item><item itemName="SuspiciousBehaviour">101</item><item itemName="Scanning">101</item><item itemName="OnAccess">101</item><item itemName="Update">101</item><item itemName="Configuration">101</item><item itemName="Other">101</item><item itemName="Debug">101</item></filtering>
<messageFields>
<recipients><item>itsupport@OURDOMAIN.ORG.UK</item></recipients>
</messageFields>
</settings>
</item>
</consumers>
</notification>
<TDE>
<processors>
<item itemName="SOCDecomposer">
<settings/>
</item>
<item itemName="RawFSDecomposer">
<settings/>
</item>
<item itemName="DriveDecomposer">
<settings/>
</item>
<item itemName="FileAttributeFilter">
<settings>
<attributeList/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="ExtensionFilter">
<settings>
<extensionList/>
<extensionNone>true</extensionNone><scanAllFiles>false</scanAllFiles></settings>
</item>
<item itemName="ExclusionFilterProcessor">
<settings>
<exclusionList/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="FSDecomposerProcessor">
<settings/>
</item>
<item itemName="ScanPreprocessor">
<settings></settings>
</item>
<item itemName="VEAdapter">
<settings>
<general/>
<stopScan/>
<saviOptions/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="FileOpProcessor">
<settings>
<suspiciousFiles/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="ScanPostprocessor">
<settings></settings>
</item>
</processors>
</TDE>
</onDemandScan>
<rightClickScan><instanceManager/>
<notification>
<consumers>
<item itemName="FileLog">
<settings>
<rotation/>
<filtering/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="SmtpConsumer">
<settings>
<filtering><item itemName="Virus">90</item><item itemName="Pua">90</item><item itemName="SuspiciousFile">90</item><item itemName="SuspiciousBehaviour">101</item><item itemName="Scanning">101</item><item itemName="OnAccess">101</item><item itemName="Update">101</item><item itemName="Configuration">101</item><item itemName="Other">101</item><item itemName="Debug">101</item></filtering>
<messageFields>
<recipients><item>itsupport@OURDOMAIN.ORG.UK</item></recipients>
</messageFields>
</settings>
</item>
</consumers>
</notification>
<TDE>
<processors>
<item itemName="SOCDecomposer">
<settings/>
</item>
<item itemName="RawFSDecomposer">
<settings/>
</item>
<item itemName="DriveDecomposer">
<settings/>
</item>
<item itemName="FileAttributeFilter">
<settings>
<attributeList/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="ExtensionFilter">
<settings>
<extensionList/>
<extensionNone>true</extensionNone></settings>
</item>
<item itemName="ExclusionFilterProcessor">
<settings>
<exclusionList/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="FSDecomposerProcessor">
<settings/>
</item>
<item itemName="ScanPreprocessor">
<settings></settings>
</item>
<item itemName="VEAdapter">
<settings>
<general/>
<stopScan/>
<saviOptions/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="FileOpProcessor">
<settings>
<suspiciousFiles/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="ScanPostprocessor">
<settings></settings>
</item>
</processors>
</TDE>
</rightClickScan>
<sipsMessaging><notification>
<consumers>
<item itemName="DesktopConsumer">
<settings>
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</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="SmtpConsumer">
<settings>
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<messageFields>
<recipients><item>itsupport@OURDOMAIN.ORG.UK</item></recipients>
</messageFields>
</settings>
</item>
</consumers>
</notification>
</sipsMessaging>
<swiMessaging><notification>
<consumers>
<item itemName="DesktopConsumer">
<settings>
<filtering><item itemName="Virus">90</item><item itemName="Pua">90</item><item itemName="SuspiciousFile">90</item><item itemName="SuspiciousBehaviour">101</item><item itemName="Scanning">101</item><item itemName="OnAccess">101</item><item itemName="Update">101</item><item itemName="Configuration">101</item><item itemName="Other">101</item><item itemName="Debug">101</item></filtering>
</settings>
</item>
</consumers>
</notification>
</swiMessaging>
<dataControl><notification>
<consumers>
<item itemName="DesktopConsumer">
<settings>
<filtering><item itemName="DataControl">90</item></filtering>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="FileLog">
<settings>
<filtering/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="SmtpConsumer">
<settings>
<filtering><item itemName="DataControl">101</item></filtering>
<messageFields>
<recipients/>
</messageFields>
</settings>
</item>
</consumers>
</notification>
</dataControl>
<deviceControl><notification>
<consumers>
<item itemName="DesktopConsumer">
<settings>
<filtering><item itemName="DeviceControl">101</item></filtering>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="FileLog">
<settings>
<filtering/>
</settings>
</item>
<item itemName="SmtpConsumer">
<settings>
<filtering><item itemName="DeviceControl">101</item></filtering>
<messageFields>
<recipients><item>Louis@OURDOMAIN.ORG.UK</item></recipients>
</messageFields>
</settings>
</item>
</consumers>
</notification>
</deviceControl>
<tamperProtection>
<notification>
<consumers>
<item itemName="FileLog">
<settings>
<filtering/>
</settings>
</item>
</consumers>
</notification>
</tamperProtection>
</scanTemplates>
<UserDefinedMessage><messageText>Abnormal activity has been detected on this computer.
Please contact IT Support on 01604 797040.</messageText><messageTextAppC></messageTextAppC></UserDefinedMessage>
<disabledDeviceListManager>
<disabledDevices/><alertOnlyDevices/>
</disabledDeviceListManager>
<deviceControlManager>
<wirelessConnections/>
<storageDevices/>
<mediaDevices/>
<whiteList/>
<compositeDeviceParentList/>
</deviceControlManager>
</configuration>
Hello Louis-M,
as far as I can tell the machine.xml looks like it should.
If, as I assume, this is from a computer that reported the detection I have no idea what could be the cause, especially as apparently the exclusion is in place. Exclusions and authorizations have no interrelation and are handled in quite different parts of the scanning workflow.
As you have Scan for Adware and PUAs enabled - could you perhaps test with a "known reputable" PUA like psexec.exe?
Christian
From my testing with PsExec, sav32cli will still detect the PUA even if it has been excluded. Scheduled scans will also detect Authorized PUAs in the local scan log but not report it back to SEC. I'm able to open up PsExec without a detection however.
I'd agree with Christian and say it's worth testing with a known reputable PUA such as PsExec. It may also be worth checking if a toast notification detection comes up if you double click to open "C:\Windows\System32\RemComSvc.exe".
You mentioned email alerts, do you also see these detections on Sophos Enterprise Console as an Adware or PUA detected alert? Since these emails are sent from the endpoint I'm wondering if something is being skipped here.
Hello MEric and Louis,
sav32cli will still detect the PUA even if it has been excluded
this is the expected behaviour. sav32cli.exe is stand-alone (once there was a self-contained version available), while it uses SAVXP's engine and detection data (libraries and IDEs) it doesn't take heed of SAVXP's settings, rely on the On-Access driver or SAVService.exe.
Scheduled scans will also detect Authorized PUAs
Correct. You get a message like File "C:\Program Files\PSTools\PsExec.exe" belongs to authorized adware or PUA 'PsExec' but you shouldn't get an alert or email. I suggested to test whether the behaviour with psexec.exe is the same (i.e. exclusion and authorization have seemingly no effect) or as intended.
Christian
