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Database Entry
CobaltStrike
Vendor detections: 19
| SHA256 hash: | 7b9778ed8559d714a26fc42c12a297658c8441ee790377944caa7d2d2eee06a1 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 2371556159e41f80be4d339f911db747fcc5ddc76fad907505b324a5d3fbbe4946f1680f9eb3c8538dd53685bf52ba81 |
| SHA1 hash: | 4d0edc94337076c1d6e3d16a5b6e39da17cabb13 |
| MD5 hash: | b530d5d4f86533f71c33c1e7a49abf20 |
| humanhash: | iowa-island-emma-speaker |
| File name: | 7b9778ed8559d714a26fc42c12a297658c8441ee790377944caa7d2d2eee06a1.exe |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | CobaltStrike |
| File size: | 901'632 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-03-18 09:03:24 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | bcb6279034d7e809dbdb9a832073e963 (1 x CobaltStrike) |
| ssdeep | 6144:bpK/NNyWLrz/WXoAPrmwt7WwsNrN01WWm+EhycZhKqjo1WHUHkNrjxS+ZCKfXT:9gNNymH+X3NK01fmdysFSjHYr5k |
| Threatray | 73 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T19B158DE0A69476DAC1BB9D3CC5867714D57170155320DBCB10AC42AE6E2FAE82E3B7F0 |
| 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 |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
132
Origin country :
SEVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
ID:
1
File name:
7b9778ed8559d714a26fc42c12a297658c8441ee790377944caa7d2d2eee06a1.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-18 07:44:23 UTC
Tags:
cobaltstrike
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
CobaltStrikeBeacon
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
cobaltstrike ransomware obfuscated virus
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug cobalt cobalt cobaltstrike explorer fingerprint krypt lolbin microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated packed payload
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Dump:Generic.Cobaltstrike.Marte.B
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.Inject.sb Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.sb Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.mz HEUR:Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.gen Trojan.CobaltStrike.HTTP.C&C Trojan.Cobalt.HTTP.C&C Trojan.Win64.Cobalt.sb
Verdict:
Suspicious
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Found malware configuration
Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sets debug register (to hijack the execution of another thread)
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Score:
98%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.COBALTSTRIKE
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.CobaltstrikeMarte
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-18 07:44:29 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
17 of 36 (47.22%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
cobaltstrike
Similar samples:
+ 63 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike botnet:100000000 backdoor trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Cobaltstrike
Cobaltstrike family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://85.121.148.88:42871/kunkun/jquery-3.3.1.min.js
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
7b9778ed8559d714a26fc42c12a297658c8441ee790377944caa7d2d2eee06a1
MD5 hash:
b530d5d4f86533f71c33c1e7a49abf20
SHA1 hash:
4d0edc94337076c1d6e3d16a5b6e39da17cabb13
Detections:
cobaltstrike_xor_config
Malware family:
CobaltStrike
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
YARA Signatures
MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.
| Rule name: | CobaltStrikeBeacon |
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| Author: | ditekshen, enzo & Elastic |
| Description: | Cobalt Strike Beacon Payload |
| Rule name: | CobaltStrike_C2_Encoded_XOR_Config_Indicator |
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| Author: | yara@s3c.za.net |
| Description: | Detects CobaltStrike C2 encoded profile configuration |
| Rule name: | cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f |
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| Author: | The DFIR Report |
| Description: | files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe |
| Reference: | https://thedfirreport.com |
| Rule name: | CP_Script_Inject_Detector |
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| Author: | DiegoAnalytics |
| Description: | Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries |
| Rule name: | DebuggerCheck__API |
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| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl |
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| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846 |
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| Author: | Justin Cornwell |
| Description: | CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset |
| Rule name: | HKTL_CobaltStrike_Beacon_XOR_Strings |
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| Author: | Elastic |
| Description: | Identifies XOR'd strings used in Cobalt Strike Beacon DLL |
| Reference: | https://www.elastic.co/blog/detecting-cobalt-strike-with-memory-signatures |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Generic_5e3bc3b3 |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Description: | Rule for custom Trojan found in Linux REF6138. |
| Rule name: | SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19 |
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| 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 |
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| Author: | Florian Roth |
| Description: | Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0 |
| Reference: | Internal Research |
| Rule name: | SUSP_XORed_URL_In_EXE |
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| 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 |
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| Author: | Florian Roth |
| Description: | Detects an XORed URL in an executable |
| Reference: | https://twitter.com/stvemillertime/status/1237035794973560834 |
| Rule name: | ThreadControl__Context |
|---|---|
| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | VECT_Ransomware |
|---|---|
| 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. |
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