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Database Entry



CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 40ccbe4d4a5bf8bed3b1fdbf586162ac7046fad1a68400539d9a6f827b1357b6
SHA3-384 hash: 00f090ad2ff879fd4c47cdbdb1117287e6ada59b14377cf727ccbce17e845651f2cace104b5166ff48564430a7b40665
SHA1 hash: 1d85109920e8d56f1b84096eba24b860f25e7edb
MD5 hash: fd30f3a2dd525c009bc289aa6adf3566
humanhash: cola-sweet-juliet-india
File name:任烨-中国传媒大学.exe
Download: download sample
Signature CobaltStrike
File size:1'410'560 bytes
First seen:2022-04-26 10:50:24 UTC
Last seen:2022-04-26 11:56:38 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 9140121d8ae6dffe64778b6890657289 (1 x CobaltStrike)
ssdeep 24576:0Hyi0YRzZgx/jtTObFtURiRQkzRQD9ZkdxTu5iZpUHLQfRRN:HIIhTObMbIItry
Threatray 1'669 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T16A65CDF26B56DC3BF488B534A1819124BE9EBFE2F4E250CE215CF65A193178148F5C2B
TrID 43.3% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
27.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
13.2% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
5.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
5.2% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon 74f4e4cceac2c4dc (7 x AgentTesla, 6 x AveMariaRAT, 3 x CobaltStrike)
Reporter yingxin1996
Tags:CobaltStrike exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
672
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Running batch commands
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a window
Sending a custom TCP request
Launching a process
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug
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.
Malware family:
Generic Malware
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found API chain indicative of debugger detection
Found malware configuration
Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Sigma detected: Suspicious Process Parents
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 615651 Sample: #U4efb#U70e8-#U4e2d#U56fd#U... Startdate: 26/04/2022 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 35 Found malware configuration 2->35 37 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->37 39 Yara detected CobaltStrike 2->39 41 2 other signatures 2->41 8 #U4efb#U70e8-#U4e2d#U56fd#U4f20#U5a92#U5927#U5b66.exe 2 2->8         started        process3 file4 31 C:\Windows\Temp\notepad.exe, PE32+ 8->31 dropped 51 Found API chain indicative of debugger detection 8->51 12 cmd.exe 1 8->12         started        14 cmd.exe 1 8->14         started        16 cmd.exe 1 8->16         started        signatures5 process6 process7 18 notepad.exe 12->18         started        21 conhost.exe 12->21         started        23 conhost.exe 14->23         started        25 conhost.exe 16->25         started        signatures8 43 Found API chain indicative of debugger detection 18->43 45 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 18->45 47 Writes to foreign memory regions 18->47 49 2 other signatures 18->49 27 explorer.exe 12 18->27         started        process9 dnsIp10 33 49.233.48.44, 443, 49729, 49731 CNNIC-TENCENT-NET-APShenzhenTencentComputerSystemsCompa China 27->33 53 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 27->53 signatures11
Threat name:
Win64.Backdoor.CobaltStrikeBeacon
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-04-26 10:51:09 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
48
AV detection:
12 of 26 (46.15%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike botnet:426352781 backdoor persistence trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Cobaltstrike
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://49.233.48.44:443/Rpc
http://49.233.48.44:443/owa
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
40ccbe4d4a5bf8bed3b1fdbf586162ac7046fad1a68400539d9a6f827b1357b6
MD5 hash:
fd30f3a2dd525c009bc289aa6adf3566
SHA1 hash:
1d85109920e8d56f1b84096eba24b860f25e7edb
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:BitcoinAddress
Author:Didier Stevens (@DidierStevens)
Description:Contains a valid Bitcoin address

File information


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