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CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 32 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 63c656b183444fd53169f82dfd69ef54cf595f74b8268aa5dc154bd99e6fbcaa
SHA3-384 hash: de52ace2a659d44c93a8332b6878b31b6fe83e5afa6fa629db831b41effe742339be1c1ffd001e55a282059a9a2b8ad7
SHA1 hash: c92501be9c7685d78b257b3d5963212928a70c21
MD5 hash: 29bb37668a083e3b3f28e93d4755019b
humanhash: carbon-ohio-aspen-romeo
File name:29bb37668a083e3b3f28e93d4755019b.exe
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Signature CobaltStrike
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File size:56'483'488 bytes
First seen:2026-05-25 08:50:42 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash d42595b695fc008ef2c56aabd8efd68e (365 x Vidar, 94 x Stealc, 92 x Rhadamanthys)
ssdeep 786432:KgKdmwOIG2UsvY57xtdeWlqHu/RdjaUAWczERJy9weygI0fpCT2aWw05CNHeFj7k:ymwOdYqxb/+u5I8czaJ0I9vGCoFc
TLSH T17FC72303F89655A5C4ADE23486239163BEB27C496B3133C32B90F7686F77BD06A79710
TrID 33.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
25.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
10.4% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
10.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
10.1% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 70d8e6e0e0a6c870 (2 x CobaltStrike)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:CobaltStrike exe signed

Code Signing Certificate

Organisation:Zhengzhou 403 Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Issuer:GlobalSign GCC R45 EV CodeSigning CA 2020
Algorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
Valid from:2025-03-28T08:44:17Z
Valid to:2026-03-29T08:44:17Z
Serial number: 4668edfa623554cf0b48f401
Intelligence: 4 malware samples on MalwareBazaar are signed with this code signing certificate
MalwareBazaar Blocklist:This certificate is on the MalwareBazaar code signing certificate blocklist (CSCB)
Cert Graveyard Blocklist:This certificate is on the Cert Graveyard blocklist
Thumbprint Algorithm:SHA256
Thumbprint: 7c614b8b8bca14a1321bcada1febcac0a695b33a4f1d8af544171f41494ae3db
Source:This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
161
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
498c6568-11e5-4ef3-9136-ed7ead3cbbc3
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-05-25 08:52:12 UTC
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/498c6568-11e5-4ef3-9136-ed7ead3cbbc3

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6a140d995b1db29f5a478e64
Tags:
cobaltstrike phishing cobalt
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Connection attempt
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a process with a hidden window
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm crypto expired-cert golang obfuscated packed revoked-cert signed
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6a140d7fefbd399b39cc6ccc/reports/298ed17d-d9b3-4d97-acf4-b020cb389ed0/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Application.Tedy.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/63c656b183444fd53169f82dfd69ef54cf595f74b8268aa5dc154bd99e6fbcaa
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2025-06-28T12:40:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-27T00:32:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
Trojan.Win64.Shlem.sb Trojan.Win64.Cobalt.sb Trojan.Win32.Jobutyve.sb Trojan.Win64.Zenpak.sb Trojan.Win64.Shelm.sb Trojan.Win32.Shelm.a Trojan.Win32.Shellcode.sb PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.Win32.Shellcode.cqz
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/63c656b183444fd53169f82dfd69ef54cf595f74b8268aa5dc154bd99e6fbcaa/results?tab=lookup
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike, Metasploit
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad.troj
Score:
74 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1918134
Signature
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Drops large PE files
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found malware configuration
Icon mismatch, binary includes an icon from a different legit application in order to fool users
Installs new ROOT certificates
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Yara detected Metasploit Payload
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1918134 Sample: fOaVrAqcZg.exe Startdate: 25/05/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 74 61 zxsalldata-20250324.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com 2->61 63 oss-us.x20go.cc 2->63 65 5 other IPs or domains 2->65 75 Found malware configuration 2->75 77 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->77 79 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->79 81 11 other signatures 2->81 9 fOaVrAqcZg.exe 4 2->9         started        14 ServiceUpdate.exe 2->14         started        16 ServiceUpdate.exe 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 73 ntg.dy20221.com 104.21.70.174, 443, 49694 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 9->73 49 C:\Users\user\...\tsetup-x64.5.15.0.exe, PE32 9->49 dropped 51 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\ServiceUpdate.exe, PE32+ 9->51 dropped 85 Installs new ROOT certificates 9->85 87 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 9->87 89 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 9->89 91 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 9->91 18 tsetup-x64.5.15.0.exe 2 9->18         started        21 powershell.exe 23 9->21         started        24 powershell.exe 23 9->24         started        26 ServiceUpdate.exe 6 9->26         started        28 WerFault.exe 14->28         started        file6 signatures7 process8 file9 43 C:\Users\user\...\tsetup-x64.5.15.0.tmp, PE32 18->43 dropped 30 tsetup-x64.5.15.0.tmp 31 16 18->30         started        83 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 21->83 33 conhost.exe 21->33         started        35 conhost.exe 24->35         started        37 WerFault.exe 2 26->37         started        signatures10 process11 file12 53 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\unins000.exe (copy), PE32 30->53 dropped 55 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\is-C4M0J.tmp, PE32+ 30->55 dropped 57 C:\Users\user\...\d3dcompiler_47.dll (copy), PE32+ 30->57 dropped 59 5 other malicious files 30->59 dropped 39 Telegram.exe 30->39         started        process13 dnsIp14 67 149.154.175.50, 443, 49708, 49713 TELEGRAM_MESSENGERVG United States 39->67 69 149.154.167.41, 443, 49722, 49723 TELEGRAMVG United Kingdom 39->69 71 6 other IPs or domains 39->71 45 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\Updater.exe, PE32+ 39->45 dropped 47 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Telegram.exe, PE32+ 39->47 dropped file15
Score:
83%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/63c656b183444fd53169f82dfd69ef54cf595f74b8268aa5dc154bd99e6fbcaa
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Trojan.Win32.Shelm
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/63c656b183444fd53169f82dfd69ef54cf595f74b8268aa5dc154bd99e6fbcaa
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.CobaltStrike
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-07 20:19:01 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
4
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=mpdfnmmdirh5kmlj7aw722ppkthvsx3uxativjo4cvf5thtpxsva._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution installer persistence revoked_codesign spyware trojan
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260525-ksdqjact5n/
Behaviour
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies registry class
Modifies system certificate store
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications.
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Checks installed software on the system
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
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YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Borland
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:command_and_control
Create hunting rule
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_Script_Inject_Detector
Create hunting rule
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__ConsoleCtrl
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Create hunting rule
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
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:Disable_Defender
Create hunting rule
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:GoBinTest
Create hunting rule
Rule name:golang
Create hunting rule
Rule name:golang_binary_string
Create hunting rule
Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Create hunting rule
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:golang_duffcopy_amd64
Create hunting rule
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
Create hunting rule
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:identity_golang
Create hunting rule
Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Create hunting rule
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Create hunting rule
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Create hunting rule
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:Suspicious_Golang_Binary
Create hunting rule
Author:Tim Machac
Description:Triage: Golang-compiled binary with suspicious OS/persistence/network strings (not family-specific)
Rule name:Suspicious_Process
Create hunting rule
Author:Security Research Team
Description:Suspicious process creation
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Create hunting rule
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:telebot_framework
Create hunting rule
Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Create hunting rule
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:vmdetect
Create hunting rule
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

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