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Database Entry



CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 18 File information Comments 1

SHA256 hash: 721c6cd41fa38ac1ac3ef3c20f00d942dbf7299ac4ab0f0ad7325a4c006824c2
SHA3-384 hash: 964b730edbfe2ba6d725d011431a486bc5c234c9d1b4d86d40b59c9b7deeee20eecfa1a2fcbac11c6c8edf5aab57c319
SHA1 hash: db945ae40c1df301729bfee7df116eae85c87725
MD5 hash: 8837aa300bd5c17adc74c69897b2377d
humanhash: carolina-earth-william-louisiana
File name:8837aa300bd5c17adc74c69897b2377d
Download: download sample
Signature CobaltStrike
File size:1'229'312 bytes
First seen:2022-04-06 20:54:23 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'666 x AgentTesla, 19'479 x Formbook, 12'209 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:wvRs7KFMFDBH3QdgjXouK4iUrz0GifjN5TI:wvq7UMgCj0lUrz6fB5TI
Threatray 976 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T153455A456FAE1B83CE42AE70E0E7E13107322D185A7901AEBDE47DE77834B18DA9445F
Reporter zbetcheckin
Tags:32 CobaltStrike exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
719
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
8837aa300bd5c17adc74c69897b2377d
Verdict:
Suspicious activity
Analysis date:
2022-04-07 00:55:24 UTC
Tags:
n/a

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
Adding an access-denied ACE
Launching a process
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
control.exe obfuscated packed replace.exe tracker.exe
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 ReflectiveLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
Allocates memory in foreign processes
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Contains functionality to hide user accounts
Found malware configuration
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Yara detected Costura Assembly Loader
Yara detected ReflectiveLoader
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.AgentTesla
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-04-06 20:55:17 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
5
AV detection:
17 of 42 (40.48%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike backdoor suricata trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Cobaltstrike
suricata: ET MALWARE Cobalt Strike Malleable C2 (Unknown Profile)
suricata: ET MALWARE Observed Malicious SSL Cert (Fake Gmail Self Signed - Possible Cobalt Stirke)
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
721c6cd41fa38ac1ac3ef3c20f00d942dbf7299ac4ab0f0ad7325a4c006824c2
MD5 hash:
8837aa300bd5c17adc74c69897b2377d
SHA1 hash:
db945ae40c1df301729bfee7df116eae85c87725
Malware family:
Cobalt Strike
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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_ReflectiveLoader_RID3297
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects reflective loader (Cobalt Strike)
Reference:http://www.clearskysec.com/tulip
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_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:malware_CobaltStrike_v3v4
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:pe_imphash
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:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
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:WiltedTulip_ReflectiveLoader
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects reflective loader (Cobalt Strike) used in Operation Wilted Tulip
Reference:http://www.clearskysec.com/tulip

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

CobaltStrike

Executable exe 721c6cd41fa38ac1ac3ef3c20f00d942dbf7299ac4ab0f0ad7325a4c006824c2

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

Comments



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zbet commented on 2022-04-06 20:54:26 UTC

url : hxxp://179.60.150.117:80/download/filecryt.ext