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CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 19


Intelligence 19 IOCs 1 YARA 56 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 7d9dd12c6c40cbfe5fc2cda1a451bc7c4c58712d5eaab704e6f84d96086ab6a3
SHA3-384 hash: 4171b89f6c47fff157094b123a1269f0b18d9dc17e3428513fac8bc90f739c8ddd487420f4de342826a949a5b00f20b9
SHA1 hash: 13b3d11dac7d1d5c2dd9bfc4e978cc3b4b1a58e3
MD5 hash: 8d21b4b787d9260ba42e9d852624c6d5
humanhash: alpha-shade-avocado-potato
File name:cyberv.11.exe
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Signature CobaltStrike
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File size:2'926'217 bytes
First seen:2025-09-23 14:25:05 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash ce42c205813b6006d7afad2426847118 (1 x CobaltStrike)
ssdeep 49152:O1toVB78RWJ4J6SFXyJrL2cqCkzITME96u5R3g2dIGxdLJ5VIbK:U+kdorL2cqHzIZ96QIGrJ5VIbK
Threatray 2 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1BBD59D03E5A44DEACD8AC578861B8366B7367C494636F3E71AB87A351E33B41AF4D304
TrID 44.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
21.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
8.7% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
8.5% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
8.4% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:CobaltStrike exe


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CobaltStrike C2:
47.84.107.155:443

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)

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

IOCThreatFox Reference
47.84.107.155:443 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1595781/

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
121
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
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ID:
1
File name:
7d9dd12c6c40cbfe5fc2cda1a451bc7c4c58712d5eaab704e6f84d96086ab6a3.zip
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-09-23 14:29:08 UTC
Tags:
arch-exec cobaltstrike meterpreter backdoor amsi-bypass
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/ea739663-0208-4a9b-86ff-664e0adc80f4

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
CobaltStrikeBeacon
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Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/28663/
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=68d2adf9a8481b7a76abc79a
Tags:
cobaltstrike vmdetect dridex cobalt
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm anti-vm base64 evasive expand lolbin mingw overlay overlay packed
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68d2adfec24f53840f2ecea7/reports/56e2cdba-e395-44da-a1fe-b6421818d1c7/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_60%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/7d9dd12c6c40cbfe5fc2cda1a451bc7c4c58712d5eaab704e6f84d96086ab6a3
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2025-09-23T11:54:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-23T11:54:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
Trojan.Win64.Agentb.sb Trojan.Win32.Cometer.sb PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.ler Trojan.Win32.Cobalt.sb Backdoor.Cobalt.HTTP.C&C Trojan.Win64.Cobalt.sb Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.sb Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.mz HackTool.Cobalt.HTTP.C&C
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/7d9dd12c6c40cbfe5fc2cda1a451bc7c4c58712d5eaab704e6f84d96086ab6a3/results?tab=lookup
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/0fb69953-9075-493c-bf85-b785b8d9603a
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1782663
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Download SVG
Score:
99%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/7d9dd12c6c40cbfe5fc2cda1a451bc7c4c58712d5eaab704e6f84d96086ab6a3
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/8d21b4b787d9260ba42e9d852624c6d5
Detection:
cobaltstrike
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/7d9dd12c6c40cbfe5fc2cda1a451bc7c4c58712d5eaab704e6f84d96086ab6a3/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.COBALTSTRIKE
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/7d9dd12c6c40cbfe5fc2cda1a451bc7c4c58712d5eaab704e6f84d96086ab6a3
Threat name:
Win64.Backdoor.Cobeacon
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Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-09-19 19:16:09 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
16
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=pwo5cldmidf74x6czwq2iun4prgfq4jnl2vlobhg7bgzmcdkw2rq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
cobaltstrike
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Similar samples:
5ec08f4c8aa8d315e576fcc4da30224ced471255514080ea3bcfe0029365f24c
CobaltStrike
7d9dd12c6c40cbfe5fc2cda1a451bc7c4c58712d5eaab704e6f84d96086ab6a3
CobaltStrike
error
CobaltStrike
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  3/10
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250923-rrfbassvgt/
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
c2
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/3b93b9f5-7ae1-46bf-abfc-18942e80cf7f
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
7d9dd12c6c40cbfe5fc2cda1a451bc7c4c58712d5eaab704e6f84d96086ab6a3
MD5 hash:
8d21b4b787d9260ba42e9d852624c6d5
SHA1 hash:
13b3d11dac7d1d5c2dd9bfc4e978cc3b4b1a58e3
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/6696688e-77ce-452c-bce5-6ccf02164ba3/
Malware family:
CobaltStrike
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/7d9dd12c6c40/report/overview.html
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/7d9dd12c6c40cbfe5fc2cda1a451bc7c4c58712d5eaab704e6f84d96086ab6a3

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Beacon_K5om
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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
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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:Bolonyokte
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Author:Jean-Philippe Teissier / @Jipe_
Description:UnknownDotNet RAT - Bolonyokte
Rule name:botnet_plaintext_c2
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Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:Cobaltbaltstrike_Beacon_x64
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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
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Author:Ahmet Payaslioglu | Binalyze DFIR LAB
Description:Cobalt Strike Detection
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:CobaltStrike_MZ_Launcher
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Author:yara@s3c.za.net
Description:Detects CobaltStrike MZ header ReflectiveLoader launcher
Rule name:CobaltStrike_ReflectiveLoader_RID3297
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects reflective loader (Cobalt Strike)
Reference:http://www.clearskysec.com/tulip
Rule name:CobaltStrike_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
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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
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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
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Author:gssincla@google.com
Rule name:cobalt_strike_beacon_decrypted
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Author:0x0d4y
Description:This rule detects cobalt strike decrypted beacons.
Rule name:cobalt_strike_beacon_detected
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Author:0x0d4y
Description:This rule detects cobalt strike beacons.
Rule name:command_and_control
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Author:CD_R0M_
Description:This rule searches for common strings found by malware using C2. Based on a sample used by a Ransomware group
Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
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:crime_win32_csbeacon_1
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Author:@VK_Intel
Description:Detects Cobalt Strike loader
Reference:https://twitter.com/VK_Intel/status/1239632822358474753
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:detect_powershell
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects suspicious PowerShell activity related to malware execution
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
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Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:HKTL_CobaltStrike_Beacon_Strings
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Reflective DLL injection artifacts
Rule name:Leviathan_CobaltStrike_Sample_1
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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
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Cobalt Strike sample from Leviathan report
Reference:https://goo.gl/MZ7dRg
Rule name:malware_CobaltStrike_v3v4
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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
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:VT Research QA uploaded malware - file vqgk.dll
Reference:VT Research QA
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_CobaltStrike
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:CobaltStrike payload
Rule name:MALW_cobaltrike
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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
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Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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Rule name:PowerShell_Susp_Parameter_Combo_RID336F
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects PowerShell invocation with suspicious parameters
Reference:https://goo.gl/uAic1X
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Rust
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Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Rust programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:ReflectiveLoader
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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:Rustyloader_mem_loose
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Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Corroded buerloader
Reference:https://app.any.run/tasks/83064edd-c7eb-4558-85e8-621db72b2a24
Rule name:SEH__vectored
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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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
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Author:Jeff White (karttoon@gmail.com) @noottrak
Description:Detects Cobalt Strike payload typically loaded into memory via PowerShell.
Rule name:vmdetect
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Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:WiltedTulip_ReflectiveLoader
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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
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Author:Elastic Security
Description:CS shellcode variants
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_3dc22d14
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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_ee756db7
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Description:Attempts to detect Cobalt Strike based on strings found in BEACON
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_f0b627fc
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Description:Rule for beacon reflective loader
Rule name:win_cobalt_strike_auto
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Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.cobalt_strike.

File information

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CobaltStrike

Executable exe 7d9dd12c6c40cbfe5fc2cda1a451bc7c4c58712d5eaab704e6f84d96086ab6a3

(this sample)

Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/28663/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3630353/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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