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CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 19


Intelligence 19 IOCs 1 YARA 64 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 5ec08f4c8aa8d315e576fcc4da30224ced471255514080ea3bcfe0029365f24c
SHA3-384 hash: e6a3d5522c2137b19bf99427249a486b417920a5616fd61d4cf36643b7bbae8c4928732c1c98632fe50cd7b94c7519bb
SHA1 hash: 579096b771caa0e0048cbcc346ac07ad22ca3881
MD5 hash: 84280c1b53a7309f24da46d1352ac75c
humanhash: river-dakota-music-hot
File name:2025fdp.exe
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Signature CobaltStrike
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File size:8'512'000 bytes
First seen:2025-09-23 15:30:06 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash d42595b695fc008ef2c56aabd8efd68e (116 x Vidar, 92 x Rhadamanthys, 49 x Stealc)
ssdeep 24576:Gksl3xdySegIyZsltuqLPWcBUTqK9Ah33GmygCaLdAyTRwu8XPdEVKzliiFdRYXB:GksXbeXFuqL5vC4g
Threatray 39 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T13986BFB9B9042CE6D56F5337C996ACD823723D126F9765CB5060B7C60AB33E1EE32904
TrID 44.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
21.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
8.7% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
8.5% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
8.4% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:CobaltStrike exe


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abuse_ch
None C2:
47.84.107.155:443

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)

Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.

IOCThreatFox Reference
47.84.107.155:443 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1595781/

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
113
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
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ID:
1
File name:
2025fdp.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-09-23 15:10:19 UTC
Tags:
cobaltstrike backdoor amsi-bypass
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/84bfb33c-bb21-4380-8b3e-68b0fea4eec5

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
CobaltStrikeBeacon
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Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/28667/
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
97.4%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=68d2b85d86668274ceabb49d
Tags:
cobaltstrike vmdetect cobalt dridex
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Running batch commands
Launching a process
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a process from a recently created file
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm anti-vm crypto expand golang lolbin
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68d2bd46c24f53840f2eec46/reports/e30b6129-1305-47ca-ab7e-b6f5216a2597/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_100%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/5ec08f4c8aa8d315e576fcc4da30224ced471255514080ea3bcfe0029365f24c
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2025-09-23T22:27:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-23T22:27:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
Trojan.Win64.Agentb.sb Trojan.Win32.Dedok.sb Trojan.Win32.Cometer.sb Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.sb Trojan.Win32.Cobalt.sb Trojan.Win64.Cobalt.sb Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.mz Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.let PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Backdoor.Cobalt.HTTP.C&C HackTool.Cobalt.HTTP.C&C
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/5ec08f4c8aa8d315e576fcc4da30224ced471255514080ea3bcfe0029365f24c/results?tab=lookup
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/e79fa8ac-b092-4ac6-a25a-51ef9be5f1b8
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1782719
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Execution from Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: Suspicious Program Location with Network Connections
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1782719 Sample: 2025fdp.exe Startdate: 23/09/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 46 x1.i.lencr.org 2->46 48 e8652.dscx.akamaiedge.net 2->48 50 2 other IPs or domains 2->50 58 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->58 60 Found malware configuration 2->60 62 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->62 64 5 other signatures 2->64 10 2025fdp.exe 2 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 file5 42 C:\Users\Public\Music\cyberv.11.spl, PE32+ 10->42 dropped 13 forfiles.exe 1 10->13         started        15 expand.exe 2 10->15         started        18 cmd.exe 3 2 10->18         started        20 cmd.exe 1 10->20         started        process6 file7 22 cyberv.11.exe 13->22         started        26 conhost.exe 13->26         started        44 C:\Users\Public\Music\cyberv.11.exe, PE32+ 15->44 dropped 28 conhost.exe 15->28         started        30 Acrobat.exe 18 65 18->30         started        32 conhost.exe 18->32         started        34 conhost.exe 20->34         started        process8 dnsIp9 54 47.84.107.155, 443, 49718, 49729 VODANETInternationalIP-BackboneofVodafoneDE United States 22->54 66 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 22->66 68 Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications 22->68 36 AcroCEF.exe 93 30->36         started        signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 52 e8652.dscx.akamaiedge.net 184.27.179.122, 49722, 80 AKAMAI-ASN1EU United States 36->52 39 AcroCEF.exe 3 36->39         started        process13 dnsIp14 56 184.27.212.202, 443, 49728 GTT-BACKBONEGTTDE United States 39->56
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/5ec08f4c8aa8d315e576fcc4da30224ced471255514080ea3bcfe0029365f24c
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/84280c1b53a7309f24da46d1352ac75c
Detection:
cobaltstrike
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/5ec08f4c8aa8d315e576fcc4da30224ced471255514080ea3bcfe0029365f24c/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.COBALTSTRIKE
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/5ec08f4c8aa8d315e576fcc4da30224ced471255514080ea3bcfe0029365f24c
Threat name:
Win64.Backdoor.Cobeacon
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Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-09-23 13:37:25 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
17
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=l3ai6tekvdjrlzlw7tcnumbcjtwuoesvkfaib2r3z7qafe3f6jga._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
cobaltstrike
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5ec08f4c8aa8d315e576fcc4da30224ced471255514080ea3bcfe0029365f24c
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error
CobaltStrike
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Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
adware defense_evasion discovery spyware
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250923-sx6wwatjz8/
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Browser Information Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Indicator Removal: File Deletion
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Indirect Command Execution
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
c2
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/b114765d-ec77-42ca-bc32-cd7a2514839c
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
5ec08f4c8aa8d315e576fcc4da30224ced471255514080ea3bcfe0029365f24c
MD5 hash:
84280c1b53a7309f24da46d1352ac75c
SHA1 hash:
579096b771caa0e0048cbcc346ac07ad22ca3881
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/891da61c-90e8-48a2-a713-2741500b111d/
Malware family:
CobaltStrike
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/5ec08f4c8aa8/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/5ec08f4c8aa8d315e576fcc4da30224ced471255514080ea3bcfe0029365f24c

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: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_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_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.x64.o (Base) 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_Unmodifed_Beacon
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Author:yara@s3c.za.net
Description:Detects unmodified CobaltStrike beacon DLL
Rule name:CobaltStrike__Sleeve_BeaconLoader_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
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Author:gssincla@google.com
Rule name:cobalt_strike_beacon_decrypted
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Author:0x0d4y
Description:This rule detects cobalt strike decrypted beacons.
Rule name:cobalt_strike_beacon_detected
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Author:0x0d4y
Description:This rule detects cobalt strike beacons.
Rule name:command_and_control
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Author:CD_R0M_
Description:This rule searches for common strings found by malware using C2. Based on a sample used by a Ransomware group
Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
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:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectGoMethodSignatures
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Author:Wyatt Tauber
Description:Detects Go method signatures in unpacked Go binaries
Rule name:Detect_Go_GOMAXPROCS
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Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects Go binaries by the presence of runtime.GOMAXPROCS in the runtime metadata
Rule name:detect_powershell
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects suspicious PowerShell activity related to malware execution
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
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Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:GoBinTest
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Rule name:golang
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Rule name:Golangmalware
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Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Malware in Golang
Rule name:golang_binary_string
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Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:golang_duffcopy_amd64
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Rule name:HiveRansomware
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Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Yara Rule To Detect Hive V4 Ransomware
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:ProgramLanguage_Golang
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Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
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:SEH__vectored
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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:vmdetect
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Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
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_3dc22d14
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Author:Elastic Security
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_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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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 5ec08f4c8aa8d315e576fcc4da30224ced471255514080ea3bcfe0029365f24c

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3630352/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/28667/

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