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Database Entry



CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 38 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9285d2519f669384a0946fb5d4e20494dcbdc970a417da7529ba3534f597f39b
SHA3-384 hash: abc5fc1bd11fd55fc34fc533504d131b8c9dc9492e740289885dc2fce8534fc6f50097d3d68dba951e956a39e26c22bf
SHA1 hash: 09cdef4aebc9128fc21715459e53af396dc12ba2
MD5 hash: 60ed5f659f458659c6ef4c17d2b5ff1e
humanhash: lion-fix-shade-neptune
File name:9285d2519f669384a0946fb5d4e20494dcbdc970a417da7529ba3534f597f39b.exe
Download: download sample
Signature CobaltStrike
File size:1'914'368 bytes
First seen:2022-06-19 08:29:53 UTC
Last seen:2022-06-19 09:46:15 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash c7269d59926fa4252270f407e4dab043 (45 x Hive, 23 x ServHelper, 22 x CobaltStrike)
ssdeep 49152:aspwvV2rb/T2vO90dL3BmAFd4A64nsfJCqhEarg5BzRyd9JD1:asGhqCd6
Threatray 2'562 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1D2952A43BCD4A0B4C4AAA27189A565613B31BC544B3223D32F28F6FA5E72FD59F34358
gimphash 6a3c8de7ac32e70d39ff5c7e976a7bca51d9c683ae77216560dd40852713f764
TrID 48.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
23.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
9.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
9.2% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
9.2% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon 4e47090d0d09474e (1 x AgentTesla, 1 x AsyncRAT, 1 x Formbook)
Reporter obfusor
Tags:CobaltStrike exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
666
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a process from a recently created file
Delayed writing of the file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Searching for synchronization primitives
Searching for the window
Creating a window
Sending an HTTP GET request
Moving of the original file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
n/a
Behaviour
MalwareBazaar
MeasuringTime
CPUID_Instruction
EvasionQueryPerformanceCounter
Verdict:
No Threat
Threat level:
  2/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
golang
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
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, Metasploit, ReflectiveLoad
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Drops PE files to the user root directory
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Yara detected CobaltStrike Stager
Yara detected Metasploit Payload
Yara detected ReflectiveLoader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 648307 Sample: N0R3IqriKX.exe Startdate: 19/06/2022 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 27 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->27 29 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->29 31 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->31 33 6 other signatures 2->33 7 N0R3IqriKX.exe 2 2->7         started        process3 file4 23 C:\Users\Public23Id.exe, PE32 7->23 dropped 35 Drops PE files to the user root directory 7->35 11 NId.exe 7 7->11         started        15 cmd.exe 5 2 7->15         started        signatures5 process6 dnsIp7 25 124.221.120.98, 1234, 49773, 49774 JCN-AS-KRUlsanJung-AngBroadcastingNetworkKR China 11->25 37 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 11->37 39 Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications 11->39 17 conhost.exe 11->17         started        19 WINWORD.EXE 34 37 15->19         started        21 conhost.exe 15->21         started        signatures8 process9
Threat name:
Win64.Backdoor.CobaltStrikeBeacon
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-06-17 15:07:45 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
2
AV detection:
19 of 26 (73.08%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike backdoor suricata trojan
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: CmdExeWriteProcessMemorySpam
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Enumerates physical storage devices
Drops file in Windows directory
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Cobaltstrike
suricata: ET MALWARE Cobalt Strike Beacon Observed
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
9285d2519f669384a0946fb5d4e20494dcbdc970a417da7529ba3534f597f39b
MD5 hash:
60ed5f659f458659c6ef4c17d2b5ff1e
SHA1 hash:
09cdef4aebc9128fc21715459e53af396dc12ba2
Malware family:
CobaltStrike
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: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:Beacon_K5om_RID2B14
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:BitcoinAddress
Author:Didier Stevens (@DidierStevens)
Description:Contains a valid Bitcoin address
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:exploit_any_poppopret
Author:Jeff White [karttoon@gmail.com] @noottrak
Description:Identify POP -> POP -> RET opcodes for quick ROP Gadget creation in target binaries.
Rule name:GoBinTest
Rule name:golang
Rule name:Golangmalware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Malware in Golang
Rule name:HiveRansomware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Yara Rule To Detect Hive V4 Ransomware
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:identity_golang
Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_ReflectiveLoader
Author:ditekSHen
Description:detects Reflective DLL injection artifacts
Rule name:Leviathan_CobaltStrike_Sample_1
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Cobalt Strike sample from Leviathan report
Reference:https://goo.gl/MZ7dRg
Rule name:Leviathan_CobaltStrike_Sample_1_RID3324
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Cobalt Strike sample from Leviathan report
Reference:https://goo.gl/MZ7dRg
Rule name:malware_CobaltStrike_beacon
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:CobaltStrike encoding code
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:methodology_golang_build_strings
Author:smiller
Description:Looks for PEs with a Golang build ID
Rule name:meth_get_eip
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:meth_peb_parsing
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:meth_stackstrings
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:PowerShell_Susp_Parameter_Combo
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects PowerShell invocation with suspicious parameters
Reference:https://goo.gl/uAic1X
Rule name:PowerShell_Susp_Parameter_Combo_RID336F
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 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
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:troj_win_cobaltstrike_memoryinject
Author:Jeff White (karttoon@gmail.com) @noottrak
Description:Detects Cobalt Strike payload typically loaded into memory via PowerShell.
Rule name:WiltedTulip_ReflectiveLoader
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects reflective loader (Cobalt Strike) used in Operation Wilted Tulip
Reference:http://www.clearskysec.com/tulip
Rule name:win_cobalt_strike_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.cobalt_strike.

File information


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