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Database Entry



CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 96f1143875956621e590d05da84a3b75d498ecbf6afda44208894c2f51a8464b
SHA3-384 hash: 8b1bdcb8d317190e72facc5096179ebef7a12fd4a0ca585a998bb76cefb1485e66dc7a455b4a393d029ed8f44a8001c5
SHA1 hash: e447a2b01fe4a33be242f6024af354415498e3d5
MD5 hash: cdded9c0357fe2a08e6c625f263ce963
humanhash: vermont-glucose-jupiter-black
File name:beacon.exe
Download: download sample
Signature CobaltStrike
File size:288'256 bytes
First seen:2022-07-20 21:51:42 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 17b461a082950fc6332228572138b80c (121 x CobaltStrike, 2 x Cobalt Strike)
ssdeep 6144:DCVY12FpwhWyQoS61q8tNQbBJXNLjLgO:b2FuhWyQoS6UAGe
Threatray 2'179 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1E2549D8E853723F8CEA7D93C93D7E7367495295758A22C2489053FB00E950BFB86981F
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)
Reporter r3dbU7z
Tags:CobaltStrike exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
387
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection:
CobaltStrikeBeacon
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Sending an HTTP GET request
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
n/a
Behaviour
MalwareBazaar
MeasuringTime
CallSleep
SystemUptime
EvasionGetTickCount
EvasionQueryPerformanceCounter
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug cobalt packed
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:
Cobalt Strike
Verdict:
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
Found API chain indicative of debugger detection
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Win64.Backdoor.CobaltStrike
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-07-20 21:52:07 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 25 (88.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike backdoor trojan
Behaviour
Cobaltstrike
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
96f1143875956621e590d05da84a3b75d498ecbf6afda44208894c2f51a8464b
MD5 hash:
cdded9c0357fe2a08e6c625f263ce963
SHA1 hash:
e447a2b01fe4a33be242f6024af354415498e3d5
Malware family:
CobaltStrike
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Cobaltbaltstrike_Beacon_x64
Author:Avast Threat Intel Team
Description:Detects CobaltStrike payloads
Reference:https://github.com/avast/ioc
Rule name:CobaltStrikeBeacon
Author:ditekshen, enzo & Elastic
Description:Cobalt Strike Beacon Payload
Rule name:CobaltStrike_C2_Encoded_XOR_Config_Indicator
Author:yara@s3c.za.net
Description:Detects CobaltStrike C2 encoded profile configuration
Rule name:CobaltStrike_MZ_Launcher
Author:yara@s3c.za.net
Description:Detects CobaltStrike MZ header ReflectiveLoader launcher
Rule name:CobaltStrike_Sleep_Decoder_Indicator
Author:yara@s3c.za.net
Description:Detects CobaltStrike sleep_mask decoder
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:malware_CobaltStrike_v3v4
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect CobaltStrike Beacon in memory
Reference:https://blogs.jpcert.or.jp/en/2018/08/volatility-plugin-for-detecting-cobalt-strike-beacon.html
Rule name:MALW_cobaltrike
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Rule to detect CobaltStrike beacon
Reference:https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.cobalt_strike
Rule name:meth_stackstrings
Author:Willi Ballenthin
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 single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Trojan_Raw_Generic_4
Author:FireEye
Reference:https://www.fireeye.com/blog/products-and-services/2020/12/fireeye-shares-details-of-recent-cyber-attack-actions-to-protect-community.html
Rule name:win_cobalt_strike_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.cobalt_strike.

File information


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

Web download

CobaltStrike

Executable exe 96f1143875956621e590d05da84a3b75d498ecbf6afda44208894c2f51a8464b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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