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Database Entry



CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 7c459b8af45fb919074c455f2114376b6c4ed126f75b73c9979ebdcce70538b0
SHA3-384 hash: 4468c636873b77d6e6580a615bbaf42ff595fcd49cfd657f306c2d78b585599ed69c2cc7c0050302ab3463b7479f6804
SHA1 hash: 3b494d55ccf357583eb6b1dd010eec691716c72c
MD5 hash: d36ec34fea0963d5a5d0fbc46c44f9a3
humanhash: cat-east-seventeen-batman
File name:d36ec34fea0963d5a5d0fbc46c44f9a3.exe
Download: download sample
Signature CobaltStrike
File size:561'152 bytes
First seen:2021-07-12 14:59:03 UTC
Last seen:2021-07-13 13:28:50 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 9c42f19388d9cdd246ee9e3dd241d9cf (4 x CobaltStrike)
ssdeep 6144:tMT9b2lNpjk4ldH1uOs5C8IkEB+y0tO4uHxoPjMdvNZRh07Opr2AuTVUC:GTYpjkmJk1dEBoPCxI2zj07Opr2AuTZ
Threatray 353 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T18AC48CDFC8750158FD6DDE3802B22CAA653F6EA6BA68F40DA910B41206734F634F3957
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:CobaltStrike exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
523
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
d36ec34fea0963d5a5d0fbc46c44f9a3.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2021-07-12 15:02:11 UTC
Tags:
trojan cobaltstrike

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
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.
Malware family:
CobaltStrike
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights)
Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header)
Found malware configuration
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check)
Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Yara detected Powershell download and execute
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.CobaltStrike
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2021-07-12 14:59:09 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
2
AV detection:
14 of 29 (48.28%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike botnet:1359593325 backdoor trojan
Behaviour
Cobaltstrike
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://185.156.172.76:80/ca
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
03e4bc38576cf5fa0f4ca61fe237af27d42dc9eb88147341317b99ed10422c86
MD5 hash:
11c810a14aa9519199ca17cb7e4169f2
SHA1 hash:
f94754340dd9d4b472ef7380c85f146f11ee99ca
SH256 hash:
4f858d1325b643f46d4025ea65022af0bb3cdc6ba5552b65cd9537ac54f67098
MD5 hash:
07d0a58cb60ebfa3cb1ecf274cfb9d1b
SHA1 hash:
ce5e8e621706a8fc867ebfc4c6d261c8a67106a1
SH256 hash:
7c459b8af45fb919074c455f2114376b6c4ed126f75b73c9979ebdcce70538b0
MD5 hash:
d36ec34fea0963d5a5d0fbc46c44f9a3
SHA1 hash:
3b494d55ccf357583eb6b1dd010eec691716c72c
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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_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:DridexV4
Author:kevoreilly
Description:Dridex v4 Payload
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:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Stomped_PECompilation_Timestamp_InTheFuture
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect executables with stomped PE compilation timestamp that is greater than local current time
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:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
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 7c459b8af45fb919074c455f2114376b6c4ed126f75b73c9979ebdcce70538b0

(this sample)

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