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Database Entry

CobaltStrike

Vendor detections: 13

Intelligence 13 IOCs 1 YARA 59 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	7b2b66166e8fa2fde5ed1464d45882d52303d560d4132e697027d712ad1e05d1
SHA3-384 hash:	edfcd3a0ffcc0387ca44094e17caa49a7fcbc2cba9a2f693e29487218c5269f9ee721b4255cafbb258be0dd9f254a036
SHA1 hash:	364d2f31c5aad8b0f20cc59c5c143a067edfa2b0
MD5 hash:	e8f3a96727072355ecbbad79ae66a1ea
humanhash:	north-oklahoma-beryllium-william
File name:	7b2b66166e8fa2fde5ed1464d45882d52303d560d4132.exe
Download:	download sample
Signature	CobaltStrike Create hunting rule
File size:	17'920 bytes
First seen:	2026-04-27 04:43:38 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	exe
MIME type:	application/x-dosexec
imphash	038e011b4e5fd7e93165f5b1a5c427bb (1 x CobaltStrike)
ssdeep	192:GAbsRFpmCQqA2jXyHBi4/hmU3IasJ3Z7AW2KsbWMsttDB955tf/r:GADPLEX+BiChmU3IZ7AW2KGqj
Threatray	1'068 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH	T118823982B7D55CEBC5254139C2335A2BE9767634131386EF23E48E011EAA6816F3FB44
TrID	37.0% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2) 28.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 11.5% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13) 11.3% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3) 11.3% (.EXE) DOS Executable (generic) (2000/1)
Magika	pebin
Reporter	abuse_ch
Tags:	CobaltStrike exe

abuse_ch

CobaltStrike C2:
175.24.201.23:443

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)

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

IOC	ThreatFox Reference
175.24.201.23:443	https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1800663/

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

294

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

No detections

Malware family:

cobaltstrike

ID:

File name:

7b2b66166e8fa2fde5ed1464d45882d52303d560d4132e697027d712ad1e05d1.exe

Verdict:

Malicious activity

Analysis date:

2026-04-26 13:30:29 UTC

Tags:

anti-evasion loader payload cobaltstrike backdoor antivm

Link:

https://app.any.run/tasks/b3a0df53-91d1-4316-acf1-3911b64c8355

Note:

ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/63727/

Detection(s):

SecuriteInfo.com.Win64.MalwareX-gen.98691951.UNOFFICIAL

Verdict:

Malicious

Score:

97.4%

Link:

https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69ee137551cce3ff70302957

Tags:

cobaltstrike vmdetect dridex cobalt

Result

Verdict:

Clean

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Connection attempt

Gathering data

Verdict:

Malicious

Labled as:

Win/malicious_confidence_100%

Link:

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/7b2b66166e8fa2fde5ed1464d45882d52303d560d4132e697027d712ad1e05d1

Verdict:

Malicious

File Type:

exe x64

First seen:

2026-04-26T10:03:00Z UTC

Last seen:

2026-04-26T22:48:00Z UTC

Hits:

~100

Detections:

HEUR:HackTool.Win32.Inject.heur Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.ona PDM:Exploit.Win32.Generic Backdoor.Cobalt.HTTP.C&C Trojan.Win64.Cobalt.sb Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.sb HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Cobalt.vho HEUR:Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.gen Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.onb PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.Win32.Cometer.sb Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.mz Backdoor.AdaptixC2.HTTP.C&C Trojan.Win32.Cobalt.sb HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen

Link:

https://opentip.kaspersky.com/7b2b66166e8fa2fde5ed1464d45882d52303d560d4132e697027d712ad1e05d1/results?tab=lookup

Verdict:

Unknown

Link:

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/36d377e6-6914-44e0-8741-07e35db3cb52

Result

Threat name:

n/a

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

evad

Score:

56 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1904911

Signature

Contain functionality to detect virtual machines

Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file

Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (registry check)

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Score:

51%

Verdict:

Susipicious

File Type:

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/7b2b66166e8fa2fde5ed1464d45882d52303d560d4132e697027d712ad1e05d1

Gathering data

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/7b2b66166e8fa2fde5ed1464d45882d52303d560d4132e697027d712ad1e05d1/

Verdict:

Malicious

Threat:

Family.COBALTSTRIKE

Link:

https://tip.neiki.dev/file/7b2b66166e8fa2fde5ed1464d45882d52303d560d4132e697027d712ad1e05d1

Threat name:

Win64.Trojan.Egairtigado

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2026-04-26 13:30:40 UTC

File Type:

PE+ (Exe)

AV detection:

14 of 24 (58.33%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=pmvwmftor6rp3zpncrsniwec2urqhvla2qjs42lqe7lrfli6axiq._file

Verdict:

malicious

Label(s):

cobaltstrike

CobaltStrike

7d9a831dc5c66eb1df2cfa737c5a452b6dcc150c38f1036a2941db6105f3e612

CobaltStrike

9482ba3e12b789f3228d180ec9eeb477fae73f6a1ec2bdbdcb0b0f2a907cb045

CobaltStrike

bc66f2d5329a171291bfd55b5447f97b631c825e5119fe28983c7c3f745d9859

CobaltStrike

f0e2fb0bbd3a98e22ff2defbf711d2ab078b9807f34e0f8f81dcb4124f20588b

CobaltStrike

+ 1'058 additional samples on MalwareBazaar

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

9/10

Tags:

defense_evasion

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/260427-fc1sxaex2p/

Behaviour

Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

Looks for VMWare services registry key.

Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys

Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

Unpacked files

SH256 hash:

7b2b66166e8fa2fde5ed1464d45882d52303d560d4132e697027d712ad1e05d1

MD5 hash:

e8f3a96727072355ecbbad79ae66a1ea

SHA1 hash:

364d2f31c5aad8b0f20cc59c5c143a067edfa2b0

Link:

https://www.unpac.me/results/0a11f38a-1272-4d27-bfd0-16a15ffef446/

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/7b2b66166e8fa2fde5ed1464d45882d52303d560d4132e697027d712ad1e05d1

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	Beacon_K5om Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
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:	Check_VmTools Create hunting rule

Rule name:	Cobaltbaltstrike_Beacon_x64 Create hunting rule
Author:	Avast Threat Intel Team
Description:	Detects CobaltStrike payloads
Reference:	https://github.com/avast/ioc

Rule name:	Cobaltstrike1 Create hunting rule
Author:	Ahmet Payaslioglu \| Binalyze DFIR LAB
Description:	Cobalt Strike Detection

Rule name:	Cobaltstrike2 Create hunting rule
Author:	Ahmet Payaslioglu \| Binalyze DFIR LAB
Description:	Cobalt Strike Detection

Rule name:	CobaltStrikeBeacon Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekshen, enzo & Elastic
Description:	Cobalt Strike Beacon Payload

Rule name:	CobaltStrike_C2_Encoded_XOR_Config_Indicator Create hunting rule
Author:	yara@s3c.za.net
Description:	Detects CobaltStrike C2 encoded profile configuration

Rule name:	CobaltStrike_MZ_Launcher Create hunting rule
Author:	yara@s3c.za.net
Description:	Detects CobaltStrike MZ header ReflectiveLoader launcher

Rule name:	CobaltStrike_ReflectiveLoader_RID3297 Create hunting rule
Author:	Florian Roth
Description:	Detects reflective loader (Cobalt Strike)
Reference:	http://www.clearskysec.com/tulip

Rule name:	CobaltStrike_Sleep_Decoder_Indicator Create hunting rule
Author:	yara@s3c.za.net
Description:	Detects CobaltStrike sleep_mask decoder

Rule name:	CobaltStrike_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6 Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
Author:	gssincla@google.com

Rule name:	cobalt_strike_beacon_decrypted Create hunting rule
Author:	0x0d4y
Description:	This rule detects cobalt strike decrypted beacons.

Rule name:	cobalt_strike_beacon_detected Create hunting rule
Author:	0x0d4y
Description:	This rule detects cobalt strike beacons.

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:	crime_win32_csbeacon_1 Create hunting rule
Author:	@VK_Intel
Description:	Detects Cobalt Strike loader
Reference:	https://twitter.com/VK_Intel/status/1239632822358474753

Rule name:	CS_beacon Create hunting rule
Author:	Etienne Maynier tek@randhome.io

Rule name:	DebuggerCheck__API Create hunting rule
Reference:	https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

Rule name:	DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo Create hunting rule
Reference:	https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

Rule name:	Detect_all_IPv6_variants Create hunting rule
Author:	Bierchermuesli
Description:	Generic IPv6 catcher

Rule name:	detect_powershell Create hunting rule
Author:	daniyyell
Description:	Detects suspicious PowerShell activity related to malware execution

Rule name:	Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation Create hunting rule
Author:	daniyyell
Description:	Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.

Rule name:	FreddyBearDropper Create hunting rule
Author:	Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:	Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.

Rule name:	golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846 Create hunting rule
Author:	Justin Cornwell
Description:	CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset

Rule name:	HKTL_CobaltStrike_Beacon_4_2_Decrypt Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects Reflective DLL injection artifacts

Rule name:	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_VM_Evasion_VirtDrvComb Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects executables referencing combination of virtualization drivers

Rule name:	Leviathan_CobaltStrike_Sample_1 Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
Author:	Florian Roth
Description:	Detects Cobalt Strike sample from Leviathan report
Reference:	https://goo.gl/MZ7dRg

Rule name:	malware_CobaltStrike_v3v4 Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
Author:	Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:	VT Research QA uploaded malware - file vqgk.dll
Reference:	VT Research QA

Rule name:	MALWARE_Win_CobaltStrike Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	CobaltStrike payload

Rule name:	MALW_cobaltrike Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
Author:	Willi Ballenthin

Rule name:	PowerShell_Susp_Parameter_Combo_RID336F Create hunting rule
Author:	Florian Roth
Description:	Detects PowerShell invocation with suspicious parameters
Reference:	https://goo.gl/uAic1X

Rule name:	ReflectiveLoader Create hunting rule
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:	SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19 Create hunting rule
Author:	Florian Roth
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 Create hunting rule
Author:	Florian Roth
Description:	Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:	Internal Research

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:	ThreadControl__Context Create hunting rule
Reference:	https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

Rule name:	troj_win_cobaltstrike_memoryinject Create hunting rule
Author:	Jeff White (karttoon@gmail.com) @noottrak
Description:	Detects Cobalt Strike payload typically loaded into memory via PowerShell.

Rule name:	VECT_Ransomware Create hunting rule
Author:	Mustafa Bakhit
Description:	Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.

Rule name:	vmdetect Create hunting rule
Author:	nex
Description:	Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

Rule name:	WiltedTulip_ReflectiveLoader Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security
Description:	CS shellcode variants

Rule name:	Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_3dc22d14 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_663fc95d Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security
Description:	Identifies CobaltStrike via unidentified function code

Rule name:	Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_b54b94ac Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security
Description:	Rule for beacon sleep obfuscation routine

Rule name:	Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_ee756db7 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security
Description:	Attempts to detect Cobalt Strike based on strings found in BEACON

Rule name:	Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_f0b627fc Create hunting rule
Description:	Rule for beacon reflective loader

Rule name:	win_cobalt_sleep_encrypt Create hunting rule
Author:	Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:	Detects Sleep Encryption Logic Found in Cobalt Strike Deployments

Rule name:	win_cobalt_strike_auto Create hunting rule
Author:	Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:	Detects win.cobalt_strike.

File information

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

Cape

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/63727/

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