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CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 46 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: afb7e8b63558574f48a385216b42264509a6fccec2e2c005cb8c0b06e44d5fc7
SHA3-384 hash: 9e5ecd04bf826d96ae4578cb36388efa3045ddfdc7814caf94bdf62f860096596cbef026f5b103181454ae357ae733d9
SHA1 hash: 60b8b46ac35435b82c4cb289251c2faa3005c964
MD5 hash: 1eeb21f5bc76671767fdfe7202356af0
humanhash: diet-angel-leopard-lithium
File name:1eeb21f5bc76671767fdfe7202356af0.exe
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Signature CobaltStrike
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File size:19'456 bytes
First seen:2023-11-12 19:55:24 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 147442e63270e287ed57d33257638324 (143 x CobaltStrike, 21 x Cobalt Strike)
ssdeep 192:RV7qaCF6Op1t2dobVXujRDcBaXWQjwOT/2rSDHC0hWF8qa1Dojjgi:jqaCF31cix+Dc4zjsS0FF46gi
Threatray 227 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T12092DA3FE71368E9C106D57845FB3733DCB139B385E6A72E2724D2B42E105A46EAE610
TrID 41.1% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
26.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
12.5% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
5.1% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
5.0% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:CobaltStrike exe


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CobaltStrike C2:
194.156.98.178:3737

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File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
397
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Win.Trojan.CobaltStrike-9044898-1
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Win.Trojan.CobaltStrike-7899871-1
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Win.Countermeasure.LoaderWinGeneric-9804845-2
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sending a custom TCP request
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug cobaltstrike
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/65512dd33dd412119bf8f1d4/reports/aa582b61-d8d0-4182-a15b-59872a0e6ad6/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Backdoo.3A853C89
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/afb7e8b63558574f48a385216b42264509a6fccec2e2c005cb8c0b06e44d5fc7
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
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/11d1ba9d-db46-439e-91f7-7ee8b8a01cb5
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1341392
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Found API chain indicative of debugger detection
Found malware configuration
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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Score:
97%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/afb7e8b63558574f48a385216b42264509a6fccec2e2c005cb8c0b06e44d5fc7
Detection:
cobaltstrike
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/afb7e8b63558574f48a385216b42264509a6fccec2e2c005cb8c0b06e44d5fc7/
Threat name:
Win64.Backdoor.CobaltStrike
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-11-10 04:41:00 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
29 of 38 (76.32%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=v636rnrvlblu6sfdquqwwqrgiue2n7goylrmabolrqfqnzcnl7dq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
cobaltstrike
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Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike backdoor trojan
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/231112-ynnltsbf47/
Behaviour
Cobaltstrike
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://194.156.98.178:3737/P9qc
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
afb7e8b63558574f48a385216b42264509a6fccec2e2c005cb8c0b06e44d5fc7
MD5 hash:
1eeb21f5bc76671767fdfe7202356af0
SHA1 hash:
60b8b46ac35435b82c4cb289251c2faa3005c964
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/8a8b8025-1769-4d7b-988d-2814e84f1894/
Malware family:
CobaltStrike
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/afb7e8b63558/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/afb7e8b63558574f48a385216b42264509a6fccec2e2c005cb8c0b06e44d5fc7

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Beacon_K5om
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
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:Beacon_K5om_RID2B14
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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:Cobaltbaltstrike_Beacon_x64
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Author:Avast Threat Intel Team
Description:Detects CobaltStrike payloads
Reference:https://github.com/avast/ioc
Rule name:Cobaltstrike1
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Author:Ahmet Payaslioglu | Binalyze DFIR LAB
Description:Cobalt Strike Detection
Rule name:Cobaltstrike2
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Author:Ahmet Payaslioglu | Binalyze DFIR LAB
Description:Cobalt Strike Detection
Rule name:CobaltStrikeBeacon
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Author:ditekshen, enzo & Elastic
Description:Cobalt Strike Beacon Payload
Rule name:CobaltStrike_C2_Encoded_XOR_Config_Indicator
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Author:yara@s3c.za.net
Description:Detects CobaltStrike C2 encoded profile configuration
Rule name:CobaltStrike_MZ_Launcher
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Author:yara@s3c.za.net
Description:Detects CobaltStrike MZ header ReflectiveLoader launcher
Rule name:CobaltStrike_ReflectiveLoader_RID3297
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects reflective loader (Cobalt Strike)
Reference:http://www.clearskysec.com/tulip
Rule name:CobaltStrike_Sleep_Decoder_Indicator
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Author:yara@s3c.za.net
Description:Detects CobaltStrike sleep_mask decoder
Rule name:CobaltStrike_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
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Author:gssincla@google.com
Description:Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.x64.o (Base) Versions 4.3 through at least 4.6
Reference:https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse
Rule name:CobaltStrike_Unmodifed_Beacon
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Author:yara@s3c.za.net
Description:Detects unmodified CobaltStrike beacon DLL
Rule name:CobaltStrike__Sleeve_BeaconLoader_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
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Author:gssincla@google.com
Rule name:crime_win32_csbeacon_1
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Author:@VK_Intel
Description:Detects Cobalt Strike loader
Reference:https://twitter.com/VK_Intel/status/1239632822358474753
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:HKTL_CobaltStrike_Beacon_4_2_Decrypt
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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
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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_CobaltStrike_SleepMask_Jul22
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Author:CodeX
Description:Detects static bytes in Cobalt Strike 4.5 sleep mask function that are not obfuscated
Reference:https://codex-7.gitbook.io/codexs-terminal-window/blue-team/detecting-cobalt-strike/sleep-mask-kit-iocs
Rule name:HKTL_Meterpreter_inMemory
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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
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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
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:detects Reflective DLL injection artifacts
Rule name:Leviathan_CobaltStrike_Sample_1
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Cobalt Strike sample from Leviathan report
Reference:https://goo.gl/MZ7dRg
Rule name:Leviathan_CobaltStrike_Sample_1_RID3324
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Cobalt Strike sample from Leviathan report
Reference:https://goo.gl/MZ7dRg
Rule name:malware_CobaltStrike_v3v4
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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:Malware_QA_vqgk
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:VT Research QA uploaded malware - file vqgk.dll
Reference:VT Research QA
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_CobaltStrike
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:CobaltStrike payload
Rule name:MALW_cobaltrike
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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
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Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
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Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:PowerShell_Susp_Parameter_Combo_RID336F
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects PowerShell invocation with suspicious parameters
Reference:https://goo.gl/uAic1X
Rule name:ReflectiveLoader
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
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
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
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
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Trojan_Raw_Generic_4
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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:troj_win_cobaltstrike_memoryinject
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Author:Jeff White (karttoon@gmail.com) @noottrak
Description:Detects Cobalt Strike payload typically loaded into memory via PowerShell.
Rule name:WiltedTulip_ReflectiveLoader
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects reflective loader (Cobalt Strike) used in Operation Wilted Tulip
Reference:http://www.clearskysec.com/tulip
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_1787eef5
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Author:Elastic Security
Description:CS shellcode variants
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_3dc22d14
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_663fc95d
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Author:Elastic Security
Description:Identifies CobaltStrike via unidentified function code
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_7f8da98a
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_b54b94ac
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Description:Rule for beacon sleep obfuscation routine
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_ee756db7
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Description:Attempts to detect Cobalt Strike based on strings found in BEACON
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_f0b627fc
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Description:Rule for beacon reflective loader
Rule name:win_cobaltstrike_pipe_strings_nov_2023
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Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects default strings related to cobalt strike named pipes
Rule name:win_cobalt_strike_auto
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Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.cobalt_strike.

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