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Database Entry



CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 66f99d00978c99f2b5025ad213732f1543365a5cd55949736fa51552c21d25fa
SHA3-384 hash: bf5e2f8bca8809d1defd49c0bfcff36ecad31e633b1e2f9e3d8a952ceb8f3c2e5153d66c50b3ffe67e64626512ab2b36
SHA1 hash: 4071c91cc1081ea319e1f5ecb81dd49f9b7c46cd
MD5 hash: 3d3260134be0abaf29a5189112899315
humanhash: king-ink-sierra-mississippi
File name:66f99d00978c99f2b5025ad213732f1543365a5cd55949736fa51552c21d25fa.exe
Download: download sample
Signature CobaltStrike
File size:2'588'672 bytes
First seen:2023-05-23 10:08:35 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash a5d9c2ce025206d93665949648b5e519 (1 x CobaltStrike)
ssdeep 49152:Inn3i2JMaBTfoBAsaYJLNuJ+eKVMWQE0LOVTdLB6/1Tb0ll9eUo3:IfBTfSu
Threatray 329 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T10BC5046DBDAC9533E61039BFE6E3E51C8C235C22274148D791436B939C3F96A45B2E32
TrID 48.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
23.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
9.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
9.2% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
9.2% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon 60e584e6c0b49cc8 (2 x CobaltStrike)
Reporter Neiki
Tags:CobaltStrike

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
154
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
ID:
1
File name:
66f99d00978c99f2b5025ad213732f1543365a5cd55949736fa51552c21d25fa.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2023-05-23 10:09:25 UTC
Tags:
cobaltstrike

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

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
cobalt greyware
Result
Verdict:
UNKNOWN
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Win64.Backdoor.CobaltStrikeBeacon
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-05-23 10:09:07 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
14
AV detection:
13 of 22 (59.09%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike botnet:1000000 backdoor trojan
Behaviour
Program crash
Cobaltstrike
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://124.220.154.54:443/logo.jpg
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
66f99d00978c99f2b5025ad213732f1543365a5cd55949736fa51552c21d25fa
MD5 hash:
3d3260134be0abaf29a5189112899315
SHA1 hash:
4071c91cc1081ea319e1f5ecb81dd49f9b7c46cd
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CobaltStrikeBeacon
Author:ditekshen, enzo & Elastic
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_MZ_Launcher
Author:yara@s3c.za.net
Description:Detects CobaltStrike MZ header ReflectiveLoader launcher
Rule name:CobaltStrike_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_VA_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
Author:gssincla@google.com
Description:Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.VA.x64.o (VirtualAlloc) 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__Sleeve_BeaconLoader_VA_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
Author:gssincla@google.com
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_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:meth_stackstrings
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_URL_in_EXE
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects an XORed URL in an executable
Reference:https://twitter.com/stvemillertime/status/1237035794973560834
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_URL_in_EXE_RID2E46
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects an XORed URL in an executable
Reference:https://twitter.com/stvemillertime/status/1237035794973560834
Rule name:Trojan_Raw_Generic_4
Author:FireEye
Reference:https://www.fireeye.com/blog/products-and-services/2020/12/fireeye-shares-details-of-recent-cyber-attack-actions-to-protect-community.html
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_1787eef5
Author:Elastic Security
Description:CS shellcode variants
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_f0b627fc
Author:Elastic Security
Description:Rule for beacon reflective loader

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