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Database Entry
Cobalt Strike
Vendor detections: 12
| SHA256 hash: | 5af9607a3ca6bab4c9da25371e0b7fbd8f9d2eaa2e65672d4c831e4c1b405154 |
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| SHA3-384 hash: | 00f3b86a6bd5760b7790cfd0505aee4d6f334889cda2ed9ebae334a41e741072a013cf3ae97a21eccac6517ea64d2c18 |
| SHA1 hash: | f7c1ebf8c82201f964b6003624fc9829afadfb20 |
| MD5 hash: | cae0a901ddbd6bc09564d8821771b33b |
| humanhash: | crazy-summer-nebraska-seventeen |
| File name: | beacon_x64.ps1 |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Cobalt Strike |
| File size: | 411'963 bytes |
| First seen: | 2025-08-22 14:34:17 UTC |
| Last seen: | 2025-08-27 08:26:31 UTC |
| File type: |  ps1 |
| MIME type: | text/plain |
| ssdeep | 6144:/gCjcsyEG7zWks4bOXwllEz1/IxinHDwAJ5cENmTqo8424K0dndFmkgC56LsQgN0:/gC4sdGvWAqXqcVIonHFJqEs807rEP |
| Threatray | 899 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T11A948D473F59A9ADD612F162EA2EB0C235E4B52E91A58AC0B7F1D4F518F802134F43E7 |
| Magika | powershell |
| Reporter | Anonymous |
| Tags: | Cobalt Strike ps1 |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
576
Origin country :
GBVendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
97.4%
Tags:
cobaltstrike cobalt
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 cobalt cobaltstrike metasploit obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Trojan.Generic
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
ps1
First seen:
2025-08-22T11:44:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-08-22T11:44:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.gen HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic HEUR:Trojan.PowerShell.Agent.gen HEUR:HackTool.Win32.Inject.heur Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.mz Trojan.PowerShell.Cobalt.a
Score:
99%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
SCRIPT
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
1 match(es)
Tags:
Base64 Block Contains Base64 Block DeObfuscated PowerShell
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.COBALTSTRIKE
Threat name:
Script-PowerShell.Trojan.CobaltStrike
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-22 14:32:34 UTC
File Type:
Text (PowerShell)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
cobaltstrike
Similar samples:
+ 889 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
8/10
Tags:
defense_evasion execution
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Blocklisted process makes network request
Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry
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:
0.15
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: | botnet_plaintext_c2 |
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| Author: | cip |
| Description: | Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols. |
| Rule name: | Cobaltbaltstrike_Beacon_Encoded |
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| Author: | Avast Threat Intel Team |
| Description: | Detects CobaltStrike payloads |
| Reference: | https://github.com/avast/ioc |
| Rule name: | CobaltStrike_Resources_Template_x64_Ps1_v3_0_to_v4_x_excluding_3_12_3_13 |
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| Author: | gssincla@google.com |
| Description: | Cobalt Strike's resources/template.x64.ps1, resources/template.hint.x64.ps1 and resources/template.hint.x32.ps1 from v3.0 to v4.x except 3.12 and 3.13 |
| Reference: | https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse |
| Rule name: | CobaltStrike__Resources_Template_x64_Ps1_v3_0_to_v4_x_excluding_3_12_3_13 |
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| Author: | gssincla@google.com |
| Rule name: | CP_Script_Inject_Detector |
|---|---|
| Author: | DiegoAnalytics |
| Description: | Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries |
| Rule name: | Msfpayloads_msf_ref |
|---|---|
| Author: | Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) |
| Description: | Metasploit Payloads - file msf-ref.ps1 |
| Reference: | Internal Research |
| Rule name: | Msfpayloads_msf_ref_RID2ED5 |
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| Author: | Florian Roth |
| Description: | Metasploit Payloads - file msf-ref.ps1 |
| Reference: | Internal Research |
| Rule name: | SUSP_PowerShell_Base64_Decode |
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| Author: | SECUINFRA Falcon Team |
| Description: | Detects PowerShell code to decode Base64 data. This can yield many FP |
| Rule name: | Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage |
|---|---|
| Author: | XiAnzheng |
| Description: | May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP) |
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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