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Database Entry
Cobalt Strike
Vendor detections: 17
| SHA256 hash: | 48cc6671cdf4aec9ebb25ec428dc47eb09f39dc063de1ae0b24a788a346b13d1 |
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| SHA3-384 hash: | f3b3f2c31350b90f1e31dfc1c51cb9faf87a59ecbb8914b011faf09c0e32adddd022431c14884f68459ffd42f370fe56 |
| SHA1 hash: | 4871b5d5b851794544baa1f282ad0c211eb12c2d |
| MD5 hash: | f3e80d7433fa0ec908a332aca06e3f47 |
| humanhash: | sodium-nine-timing-nebraska |
| File name: | beacon.exe |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Cobalt Strike |
| File size: | 284'672 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-02-13 09:59:27 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | dc25ee78e2ef4d36faa0badf1e7461c9 (118 x CobaltStrike, 6 x Cobalt Strike) |
| ssdeep | 3072:+Rjxs9Z9YPGSLr+Y6uuEM0BGc7KYUg+nF68+7D92joUfABMKqUJ6xf:+Rjxg9YPGScwjBGXY3+nF68+nwcvBMD |
| Threatray | 26 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T19254DF564DC2A252C67927BA16E4F731E7BC81B9F1CAFC74A0CED91C8711C8DB0D864A |
| TrID | 37.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13) 20.0% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5) 12.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4) 7.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 6.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) |
| Magika | pebin |
| Reporter |  juroots |
| Tags: | Cobalt Strike exe |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
101
Origin country :
USVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
ID:
1
File name:
beacon.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-02-11 19:41:03 UTC
Tags:
cobaltstrike
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
CobaltStrikeBeacon
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
cobaltstrike cobalt dridex
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm barys cobalt cobalt cobaltstrike config-extracted cozyduke crypt mingw packed rozena soft-404 windows xpack
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Trojan.Generic
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-02-01T04:35:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-02-12T00:46:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Malware family:
Cobalt Strike
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.COBALTSTRIKE
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.CobaltStrike
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-01 13:27:30 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
34 of 36 (94.44%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
cobaltstrike
metasploit
Similar samples:
+ 16 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike botnet:100000000 backdoor discovery trojan
Behaviour
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Cobaltstrike
Cobaltstrike family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://51.77.77.161:443/sitemap.xml
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
48cc6671cdf4aec9ebb25ec428dc47eb09f39dc063de1ae0b24a788a346b13d1
MD5 hash:
f3e80d7433fa0ec908a332aca06e3f47
SHA1 hash:
4871b5d5b851794544baa1f282ad0c211eb12c2d
Malware family:
CobaltStrike
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
YARA Signatures
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| Rule name: | CobaltStrike_Resources_Artifact32_v3_14_to_v4_x |
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| Author: | gssincla@google.com |
| Description: | Cobalt Strike's resources/artifact32{.dll,.exe,big.exe,big.dll,bigsvc.exe} signature for versions 3.14 to 4.x and resources/artifact32svc.exe for 3.14 to 4.x and resources/artifact32uac.dll for v3.14 and v4.0 |
| Reference: | https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse |
| Rule name: | CobaltStrike__Resources_Artifact32_v3_14_to_v4_x |
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| Author: | gssincla@google.com |
| Rule name: | golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846 |
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| Author: | Justin Cornwell |
| Description: | CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset |
| Rule name: | HKTL_Imphashes_Aug22_1 |
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| Author: | Florian Roth |
| Description: | Detects different hacktools based on their imphash |
| Reference: | Internal Research |
| Rule name: | pe_detect_tls_callbacks |
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| Rule name: | Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_1787eef5 |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Description: | CS shellcode variants |
| Rule name: | Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_7f8da98a |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| 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 |
File information
The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.
Web download
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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