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Database Entry



CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 18 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2231fe26243e074c03019cb2e2a4f25c0ef60bc9e82022f3e88fc77c4bf18102
SHA3-384 hash: 8ffd0ce2dd4df95320f2a995db355460ed64e7fcc985d496a6b9e53336e93b1b0b45d8242b2c96588664f10fb759071e
SHA1 hash: f6c0b002532e2aaddf9d5e0948c7173f54ef6b5e
MD5 hash: b1ce868636e96a555f1076d7224b3083
humanhash: nevada-shade-cat-uncle
File name:b1ce868636e96a555f1076d7224b3083.exe
Download: download sample
Signature CobaltStrike
File size:284'672 bytes
First seen:2021-06-06 15:32:46 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash dc25ee78e2ef4d36faa0badf1e7461c9 (118 x CobaltStrike, 5 x Cobalt Strike)
ssdeep 6144:DRlvlnmPG9j7RoTcqZ2SV4wVg2w9HJoV3jzrLBC:D7tn/p4cqZ2SyrHJodjzf4
Threatray 317 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH CB54BE21985A3890D5B6C5F41C5FF627DFD41F2984976CA2BEDE82F02863191F8A1F2C
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:CobaltStrike exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
340
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
b1ce868636e96a555f1076d7224b3083.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2021-06-06 15:36:33 UTC
Tags:
trojan cobaltstrike

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sending an HTTP GET request
Sending a UDP request
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory)
Found malware configuration
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Yara detected Powershell download and execute
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.CobaltStrike
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2021-06-06 15:33:07 UTC
AV detection:
26 of 29 (89.66%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike botnet:1359593325 backdoor trojan
Behaviour
Cobaltstrike
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://121.4.243.112:8089/activity
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
496406ad84bfa9962404749be66bf3a6c8ce10ffddf54ac99be0f3bfc609b3ec
MD5 hash:
bd79897ea083124784f7c3d1ae8c3c31
SHA1 hash:
c2efa1ad536fc6515960d84557a376cffdac4be9
Detections:
win_cobalt_strike_auto
SH256 hash:
2231fe26243e074c03019cb2e2a4f25c0ef60bc9e82022f3e88fc77c4bf18102
MD5 hash:
b1ce868636e96a555f1076d7224b3083
SHA1 hash:
f6c0b002532e2aaddf9d5e0948c7173f54ef6b5e
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Beacon_K5om
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Meterpreter Beacon - file K5om.dll
Reference:https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/06/phished-at-the-request-of-counsel.html
Rule name:CobaltStrikeBeacon
Author:enzo
Description:Cobalt Strike Beacon Payload
Rule name:CobaltStrike_Unmodifed_Beacon
Author:yara@s3c.za.net
Description:Detects unmodified CobaltStrike beacon DLL
Rule name:crime_win32_csbeacon_1
Author:@VK_Intel
Description:Detects Cobalt Strike loader
Reference:https://twitter.com/VK_Intel/status/1239632822358474753
Rule name:CS_beacon
Author:Etienne Maynier tek@randhome.io
Rule name:HKTL_CobaltStrike_Beacon_4_2_Decrypt
Author:Elastic
Description:Identifies deobfuscation routine used in Cobalt Strike Beacon DLL version 4.2
Reference:https://www.elastic.co/blog/detecting-cobalt-strike-with-memory-signatures
Rule name:HKTL_CobaltStrike_Beacon_Strings
Author:Elastic
Description:Identifies strings used in Cobalt Strike Beacon DLL
Reference:https://www.elastic.co/blog/detecting-cobalt-strike-with-memory-signatures
Rule name:HKTL_Meterpreter_inMemory
Author:netbiosX, Florian Roth
Description:Detects Meterpreter in-memory
Reference:https://www.reddit.com/r/purpleteamsec/comments/hjux11/meterpreter_memory_indicators_detection_tooling/
Rule name:HKTL_Win_CobaltStrike
Author:threatintel@volexity.com
Description:The CobaltStrike malware family.
Reference:https://www.volexity.com/blog/2021/05/27/suspected-apt29-operation-launches-election-fraud-themed-phishing-campaigns/
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_ReflectiveLoader
Author:ditekSHen
Description:detects Reflective DLL injection artifacts
Rule name:Leviathan_CobaltStrike_Sample_1
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Cobalt Strike sample from Leviathan report
Reference:https://goo.gl/MZ7dRg
Rule name:Malware_QA_vqgk
Author:Florian Roth
Description:VT Research QA uploaded malware - file vqgk.dll
Reference:VT Research QA
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_CobaltStrike
Author:ditekSHen
Description:CobaltStrike payload
Rule name:PowerShell_Susp_Parameter_Combo
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects PowerShell invocation with suspicious parameters
Reference:https://goo.gl/uAic1X
Rule name:ReflectiveLoader
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects a unspecified hack tool, crack or malware using a reflective loader - no hard match - further investigation recommended
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:WiltedTulip_ReflectiveLoader
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects reflective loader (Cobalt Strike) used in Operation Wilted Tulip
Reference:http://www.clearskysec.com/tulip
Rule name:win_cobalt_strike_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

CobaltStrike

Executable exe 2231fe26243e074c03019cb2e2a4f25c0ef60bc9e82022f3e88fc77c4bf18102

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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