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Database Entry
CobaltStrike
Vendor detections: 13
| SHA256 hash: | 5175b1720fe3bc568f7857b72b960260ad3982f41366ce3372c04424396df6fe |
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| SHA3-384 hash: | af6362d9650a55cd3487e3bfdcc38776d18cc529fd15ee6aeb110ab11b8fe31f025dff946521f725d966573d858e8fb4 |
| SHA1 hash: | 1363a0f9381ae791ca3e5483949759367e5015da |
| MD5 hash: | dcd660f26aceb67e48e1096a8a209f70 |
| humanhash: | triple-six-jig-missouri |
| File name: | msedgeupdate.dll |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | CobaltStrike |
| File size: | 531'856 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-02-06 23:01:00 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  dll |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | 7c65649150f0bc99d03a9629f9f3ea1c (1 x CobaltStrike) |
| ssdeep | 12288:r2RAvIIfLenn2Ai1+R/jhk6F5ZgDcRch9pUsFz:xfLCn2Ai1+R/jhkMZgoROUU |
| Threatray | 605 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T1AEB46DF1BA00FCD1F56F0A76CA75B8691232A623D9D79D8E40647B820B73711FE17846 |
| TrID | 32.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4) 20.1% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 15.4% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 13.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1) 6.2% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13) |
| Magika | pebin |
| Reporter |  smica83 |
| Tags: | CobaltStrike dll TGR-STA-1030 |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
182
Origin country :
HUVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection:
CobaltStrikeBeacon
Verdict:
Clean
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
n/a
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
cobaltstrike expired-cert invalid-signature microsoft_visual_cc signed
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Fragtor.Generic
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
dll x32
Detections:
PDM:Exploit.Win32.Generic Trojan.Win64.Shlem.sb Trojan.Win64.Shelm.sb Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.sb Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.mz PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.Win64.Cobalt.sb HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.ifv Trojan.Cobalt.HTTP.C&C
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found malware configuration
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Score:
94%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.COBALTSTRIKE
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.CobaltStrike
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-01-21 11:26:37 UTC
File Type:
PE (Dll)
AV detection:
24 of 36 (66.67%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
cobaltstrike
metasploit
Similar samples:
+ 595 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike botnet:100000000 backdoor discovery trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Badlisted process makes network request
Cobaltstrike
Cobaltstrike family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://www.emezonhe.me:443/jquery-3.3.1.min.js
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
5175b1720fe3bc568f7857b72b960260ad3982f41366ce3372c04424396df6fe
MD5 hash:
dcd660f26aceb67e48e1096a8a209f70
SHA1 hash:
1363a0f9381ae791ca3e5483949759367e5015da
Malware family:
CobaltStrike
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
YARA Signatures
MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.
| 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_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_VA_x86_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6 |
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| Author: | gssincla@google.com |
| Description: | Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.VA.x86.o (VirtualAlloc) 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__Sleeve_BeaconLoader_VA_x86_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6 |
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| Author: | gssincla@google.com |
| Rule name: | cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f |
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| Author: | The DFIR Report |
| Description: | files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe |
| Reference: | https://thedfirreport.com |
| Rule name: | DebuggerCheck__API |
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| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846 |
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| Author: | Justin Cornwell |
| Description: | CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset |
| 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_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: | meth_peb_parsing |
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| Author: | Willi Ballenthin |
| Rule name: | meth_stackstrings |
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| Author: | Willi Ballenthin |
| Rule name: | PE_Digital_Certificate |
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| Author: | albertzsigovits |
| 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: | Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_3dc22d14 |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_f0b627fc |
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| Description: | Rule for beacon reflective loader |
| Rule name: | Windows_Trojan_Metasploit_7bc0f998 |
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| Description: | Identifies the API address lookup function leverage by metasploit shellcode |
| Rule name: | Windows_Trojan_Metasploit_c9773203 |
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| Description: | Identifies the 64 bit API hashing function used by Metasploit. This has been re-used by many other malware families. |
| Reference: | https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/04e8752b9b74cbaad7cb0ea6129c90e3172580a2/external/source/shellcode/windows/x64/src/block/block_api.asm |
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