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Database Entry



Cobalt Strike


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5c9b7b7c112e154bed63bfa43ff606b7fcc79cb9668f99de032cc09fb6bacc90
SHA3-384 hash: f8787063cc234803eefc6054036a4cbb21673454ba9c2c0715e9a30f3d97a2cdc1c18aa51ed9c631a4c3992293337f75
SHA1 hash: 9085ff29d73038e700fa7b019b499612fe8cedd2
MD5 hash: 1fdf78be6c6f1b895d0f7679336c8d67
humanhash: october-victor-pizza-cardinal
File name:injector.ps1
Download: download sample
Signature Cobalt Strike
File size:485'619 bytes
First seen:2026-02-26 11:15:10 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:PowerShell (PS) ps1
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 12288:TcPsVk73TBjLx9CBDGJe4OrPqwVwBU1/10EEFzD2:6sV0xN8XCjUd1itC
Threatray 417 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1F8A4F1738FECDD5CE029EB38250BCDC521680D0487C15E26F35966920FA9DB52AD7B8E
Magika powershell
Reporter R4ruk
Tags:Cobalt Strike ps1

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
135
Origin country :
KY KY
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Rex
Details
Rex
a Base64 and XOR decoded component
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
97.4%
Tags:
cobaltstrike cobalt
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
unix shell
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic HEUR:Trojan.PowerShell.Agent.gen Trojan.PowerShell.Cobalt.a
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
1 match(es)
Tags:
Base64 Block Contains Base64 Block DeObfuscated PowerShell
Threat name:
Script-PowerShell.Trojan.CobaltStrike
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-26 11:15:56 UTC
File Type:
Text (PowerShell)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  3/10
Tags:
execution
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CobaltStrike_Resources_Template_x64_Ps1_v3_0_to_v4_x_excluding_3_12_3_13
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
Author:gssincla@google.com
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
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Metasploit Payloads - file msf-ref.ps1
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_PowerShell_Base64_Decode
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


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Web download

Cobalt Strike

PowerShell (PS) ps1 5c9b7b7c112e154bed63bfa43ff606b7fcc79cb9668f99de032cc09fb6bacc90

(this sample)

  
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