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Database Entry



CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 669fcafcaf217a0ae7776d1c98b6cbb4fd75fb97b12965185136a09c7bfc0ef2
SHA3-384 hash: 1543c1ec7735dc8c925bd402ec9b4647538a49d5d1caba95e9c73d6e323c7de4ccb7e444eae2e7d32cd7f8c0427f1710
SHA1 hash: 95b5faae967015333cf1a5e3849f437e4122a054
MD5 hash: 8d8d168e25d41e2d4304c08cb3105d9b
humanhash: delaware-pizza-alabama-cardinal
File name:beacon.exe
Download: download sample
Signature CobaltStrike
File size:284'672 bytes
First seen:2021-09-03 08:51:33 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash dc25ee78e2ef4d36faa0badf1e7461c9 (118 x CobaltStrike, 5 x Cobalt Strike)
ssdeep 3072:KR15m+yOMvRli6eKU3jPmrOH4PXjel/51+YtwpxoqGZ21SQ1P9Kz:KR/z683jGoIjel/51+qmPD1SQJ9
Threatray 538 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T11C54CFCB69B72132E7703A70CD795ABF98184827A1ACF4845CABE33C595E663037E345
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:Beacon CobaltStrike exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
196
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
beacon.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2021-09-03 08:54:21 UTC
Tags:
trojan meterpreter

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Sending a UDP request
Malware family:
CobaltStrike
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Found malware configuration
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: CobaltStrike Named Pipe
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.CobaltStrike
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2021-08-31 05:20:07 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
38 of 43 (88.37%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike botnet:426352781 backdoor trojan
Behaviour
Cobaltstrike
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://185.156.73.37:33287/j.ad
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
d34c68364c8978c69ad08785fd7e7af71ae1a98c0468ab5f6d4044cfa2338123
MD5 hash:
c4be59c9828d33a0fe6eed96c9658b9f
SHA1 hash:
db0e54f115d2fc412b96f324be10fa089ee68b4e
SH256 hash:
669fcafcaf217a0ae7776d1c98b6cbb4fd75fb97b12965185136a09c7bfc0ef2
MD5 hash:
8d8d168e25d41e2d4304c08cb3105d9b
SHA1 hash:
95b5faae967015333cf1a5e3849f437e4122a054
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Beacon_K5om
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:CobaltStrikeBeacon
Author:enzo
Description:Cobalt Strike Beacon Payload
Rule name:CobaltStrike_C2_Encoded_XOR_Config_Indicator
Author:yara@s3c.za.net
Description:Detects CobaltStrike C2 encoded profile configuration
Rule name:CobaltStrike_Unmodifed_Beacon
Author:yara@s3c.za.net
Description:Detects unmodified CobaltStrike beacon DLL
Rule name:crime_win32_csbeacon_1
Author:@VK_Intel
Description:Detects Cobalt Strike loader
Reference:https://twitter.com/VK_Intel/status/1239632822358474753
Rule name:CS_beacon
Author:Etienne Maynier tek@randhome.io
Rule name:HKTL_CobaltStrike_Beacon_4_2_Decrypt
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
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_Meterpreter_inMemory
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
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
Author:ditekSHen
Description:detects Reflective DLL injection artifacts
Rule name:Leviathan_CobaltStrike_Sample_1
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Cobalt Strike sample from Leviathan report
Reference:https://goo.gl/MZ7dRg
Rule name:Malware_QA_vqgk
Author:Florian Roth
Description:VT Research QA uploaded malware - file vqgk.dll
Reference:VT Research QA
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_CobaltStrike
Author:ditekSHen
Description:CobaltStrike payload
Rule name:PowerShell_Susp_Parameter_Combo
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects PowerShell invocation with suspicious parameters
Reference:https://goo.gl/uAic1X
Rule name:ReflectiveLoader
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects a unspecified hack tool, crack or malware using a reflective loader - no hard match - further investigation recommended
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:WiltedTulip_ReflectiveLoader
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects reflective loader (Cobalt Strike) used in Operation Wilted Tulip
Reference:http://www.clearskysec.com/tulip

File information


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Web download

CobaltStrike

Executable exe 669fcafcaf217a0ae7776d1c98b6cbb4fd75fb97b12965185136a09c7bfc0ef2

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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