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CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 43 File information Comments 1
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SHA256 hash: 5a268b88ea8b1cad2a07b43e855af3ad4f5e9fb0e1aef21ab4d2a66306c3dca4
SHA3-384 hash: 55fa1865bd21afab43484b6a0318eca990396babd175158c9f08fcaf4d95c3bb3c2de6515ac10020c1ebbca12cf695db
SHA1 hash: 0854b060ba3fb5acc96ee30c44d6c17799c92d7f
MD5 hash: 1747af9f1b9db5785c6913ac2ead8ef3
humanhash: pip-chicken-network-california
File name:1747af9f1b9db5785c6913ac2ead8ef3
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Signature CobaltStrike
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File size:105'472 bytes
First seen:2023-06-09 19:15:26 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 851b3b915be34ffd02bc31b65dd9a2a1 (1 x CobaltStrike)
ssdeep 3072:utNFuBMb+6qKQrKtoNFdUlaPPOirDv23byVT:Mr+lKQrQC0GT
Threatray 278 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T17FA3F81AF3A320F9C05AC17556EB92B3EA72BC301121AFAE8394DE752F64D516F2D710
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 zbetcheckin
Tags:64 CobaltStrike exe

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
366
Origin country :
FR FR
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
http://114.132.234.211:8884/1IC.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2023-06-10 01:16:01 UTC
Tags:
loader
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/5b596f9f-d2f4-4a31-adb2-9c069b199369

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
CobaltStrikeStager
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Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/397421/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan.GenericKDZ.95079.17315.27117.UNOFFICIAL
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sending an HTTP GET request
Sending a custom TCP request
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://dragonfly.certego.net/analysis/90144/overview
Behaviour
MalwareBazaar
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug cobalt
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/64837a7360fc5740275132a1/reports/625ac319-2c48-4667-b480-2e24ad34d256/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Trojan.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/5a268b88ea8b1cad2a07b43e855af3ad4f5e9fb0e1aef21ab4d2a66306c3dca4
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/3ba22e99-6f39-46ab-93e0-ab5b288afd77
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1252109
Signature
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Download SVG
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/5a268b88ea8b1cad2a07b43e855af3ad4f5e9fb0e1aef21ab4d2a66306c3dca4/
Threat name:
Win64.Backdoor.CobaltStrikeBeacon
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-06-09 17:00:30 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
22 of 36 (61.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=litixchkrmok2kqhwq7ikwxtvvhv5h5q4gxpegvu2ktggbwd3ssa._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
cobaltstrike
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Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike botnet:0 botnet:100000 backdoor trojan
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/230609-xyr7bsda97/
Behaviour
Cobaltstrike
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://43.153.222.28:4646/c9uL
http://43.153.222.28:4646/push
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
5a268b88ea8b1cad2a07b43e855af3ad4f5e9fb0e1aef21ab4d2a66306c3dca4
MD5 hash:
1747af9f1b9db5785c6913ac2ead8ef3
SHA1 hash:
0854b060ba3fb5acc96ee30c44d6c17799c92d7f
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/6c5ca3ac-8536-4143-b7b0-1d32b92f5c66/
Malware family:
CobaltStrike
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/5a268b88ea8b/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/5a268b88ea8b1cad2a07b43e855af3ad4f5e9fb0e1aef21ab4d2a66306c3dca4

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:BitcoinAddress
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Author:Didier Stevens (@DidierStevens)
Description:Contains a valid Bitcoin address
Rule name:CAS_Malware_Hunting
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Author:Michael Reinprecht
Description:DEMO CAS YARA Rules for sample2.exe
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_VA_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.VA.x64.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_Beacon_x64_v4_5_variant
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Author:gssincla@google.com
Description:Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 4.5 (variant)
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_VA_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
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Author:gssincla@google.com
Rule name:CobaltStrike__Sleeve_Beacon_x64_v4_5_variant
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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: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: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: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_663fc95d
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Author:Elastic Security
Description:Identifies CobaltStrike via unidentified function code
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_b54b94ac
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Author:Elastic Security
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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Author:Elastic Security
Description:Rule for beacon reflective loader
Rule name:win_cobalt_strike_auto
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Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.cobalt_strike.

File information

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Web download

CobaltStrike

Executable exe 5a268b88ea8b1cad2a07b43e855af3ad4f5e9fb0e1aef21ab4d2a66306c3dca4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/2656561/
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/397421/

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zbet commented on 2023-06-09 19:15:27 UTC

url : hxxp://114.132.234.211:8884/1IC.exe