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Database Entry



CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 48ad23c61c26e6bc527c2dd8479725ce4b5626192b62b1c9ea5b17d1ca51dd56
SHA3-384 hash: 3d38c14bdf0fd2188e2c38249d1ca9a5c7fcf5e002dcc3b747cf085476fa161a273c5f2bfdf50a294bf8afeaf942eb64
SHA1 hash: 37bac4813b152114a33557a022ec2feb531115cb
MD5 hash: 991b50c930e8d3e53f663f249cd8616f
humanhash: hydrogen-timing-beer-island
File name:cs.exe
Download: download sample
Signature CobaltStrike
File size:224'256 bytes
First seen:2021-11-04 22:04:25 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 829da329ce140d873b4a8bde2cbfaa7e (259 x CobaltStrike)
ssdeep 6144:wqrb+Uoybhi3+zLom3JkFFfhgX0Y6Vii8:bSUoyVW+z9J2Tii
Threatray 594 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1D124CFB1BCA1DC13F858373AB4ADA3F53D677F2388B48B87963BA245695F01C54486D0
Reporter drb_ra
Tags:CobaltStrike

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
560
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
cobaltstrike_shellcode.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2021-11-04 22:04:23 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
CobaltStrikeBeacon
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
67%
Tags:
anti-debug obfuscated 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
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found malware configuration
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.CobaltStrike
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2021-11-04 22:05:06 UTC
AV detection:
24 of 28 (85.71%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike botnet:1359593325 backdoor trojan
Behaviour
Modifies system certificate store
Cobaltstrike
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://cdn.atlassian.com:80/v1/updateCheck
http://survey.gallup.com:80/v1/updateCheck
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
a3a122d08fe81a53fbfd59921cd7ca519dae9fb45bd1852f5ba44b9ba26d9c8d
MD5 hash:
123d68d58730e915a0eaa5e80ff7425e
SHA1 hash:
fd7e821747d0085696d8493d19a7163de23eb675
Detections:
win_cobalt_strike_auto
SH256 hash:
066ba1fd27721c8803b2a01a366d6285d1544a5675ebdcb252e5a54d694fe0f1
MD5 hash:
d6cd782a87894538edbc7377c330aeb3
SHA1 hash:
0837c0317239867e295cc2105bb76238cbb4044b
Detections:
win_cobalt_strike_auto
SH256 hash:
48ad23c61c26e6bc527c2dd8479725ce4b5626192b62b1c9ea5b17d1ca51dd56
MD5 hash:
991b50c930e8d3e53f663f249cd8616f
SHA1 hash:
37bac4813b152114a33557a022ec2feb531115cb
Malware family:
Cobalt Strike
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Cobaltbaltstrike_strike_Payload_XORed
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_ReflectiveLoader_RID3297
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects reflective loader (Cobalt Strike)
Reference:http://www.clearskysec.com/tulip
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_Unlicensed_CobaltStrike_EICAR_Jul18_5
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects strings found in CobaltStrike shellcode
Reference:https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/07/unit42-new-threat-actor-group-darkhydrus-targets-middle-east-government/
Rule name:HKTL_Unlicensed_CobaltStrike_EICAR_Jul18_5_RID361D
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects strings found in malware samples in APT report in DarkHydrus
Reference:https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/07/unit42-new-threat-actor-group-darkhydrus-targets-middle-east-government/
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: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:WiltedTulip_ReflectiveLoader
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects reflective loader (Cobalt Strike) used in Operation Wilted Tulip
Reference:http://www.clearskysec.com/tulip

File information


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