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CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs 1 YARA 47 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 97a7c4579443d2c5908195427cc5cd4b5347fd5deb768f8a1532bb7a8bea5bda
SHA3-384 hash: ed347513c31b05504ff1caa70465aa83283aed1c158ef0d0bd9b8dccc82138bbdf7eff1e9c3e1273b6a155422de5b7d7
SHA1 hash: 1bf07f80895188a362590f18c27bae0e992fe66e
MD5 hash: 5a1a8ffe89cec521988d712d5fc25974
humanhash: india-wolfram-connecticut-apart
File name:5a1a8ffe89cec521988d712d5fc25974.exe
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Signature CobaltStrike
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File size:328'704 bytes
First seen:2025-06-01 04:40:18 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 147442e63270e287ed57d33257638324 (158 x CobaltStrike, 21 x Cobalt Strike)
ssdeep 6144:O28B2RpiqX/bCkcxX+oiB9cSYcaZ4AHZjM78gBblELjyEC3q+j0usCU9R:+B2RkPjxniYS06ABM7meZDI
TLSH T10F64BEC583F6AFB9D5184F3AA482321F7FC9B4E832470D1C9A9D7871478850EDC87A5A
TrID 41.1% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
26.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
12.5% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
5.1% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
5.0% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:CobaltStrike exe


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CobaltStrike C2:
114.115.162.67:4243

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)

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

IOCThreatFox Reference
114.115.162.67:4243 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1538304/

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
635
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
meterpreter
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ID:
1
File name:
5a1a8ffe89cec521988d712d5fc25974.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-06-01 04:43:09 UTC
Tags:
meterpreter backdoor cobaltstrike
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/6427dbc1-87f7-45e7-b674-594f5ba5223d

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/6640/
Detection(s):
Win.Trojan.CobaltStrike-9044898-1
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Win.Trojan.CobaltStrike-7899871-1
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Win.Countermeasure.LoaderWinGeneric-9804845-2
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=683bdbcf668438e362e977a1
Tags:
cobaltstrike emotet cobalt
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug cobalt cobaltstrike config-extracted packed packed packer_detected
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/683bd9e7e336a33801e137d3/reports/88e9f55d-420c-48a0-96dd-b8fce2dc7aa4/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Dump:Generic.Beacon.Marte.B
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/97a7c4579443d2c5908195427cc5cd4b5347fd5deb768f8a1532bb7a8bea5bda
Malware family:
Cobalt Strike
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/be6f9196-08e6-43a2-ae0d-924822424391
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1703172
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory)
Found API chain indicative of debugger detection
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:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/97a7c4579443d2c5908195427cc5cd4b5347fd5deb768f8a1532bb7a8bea5bda
Detection:
cobaltstrike
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/97a7c4579443d2c5908195427cc5cd4b5347fd5deb768f8a1532bb7a8bea5bda/
Threat name:
Win64.Backdoor.CobaltStrike
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-24 16:23:03 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
35 of 38 (92.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=s6t4iv4uipjmleebsvbhzronjnjup7k55n3i7cqvgk5xvc7klpna._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
cobaltstrike
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Similar samples:
error
CobaltStrike
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  3/10
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250601-fa6w5stsey/
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
red_team_tool cobalt_strike Win.Trojan.CobaltStrike-9044898-1
YARA:
win_cobaltstrike_pipe_strings_nov_2023 Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_7f8da98a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/33ded288-813e-4b87-a7af-93037d6178a0
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
97a7c4579443d2c5908195427cc5cd4b5347fd5deb768f8a1532bb7a8bea5bda
MD5 hash:
5a1a8ffe89cec521988d712d5fc25974
SHA1 hash:
1bf07f80895188a362590f18c27bae0e992fe66e
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/e6e77c44-dcde-46bf-8b15-3d34cb602aee/
Malware family:
CobaltStrike
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/97a7c4579443/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/97a7c4579443d2c5908195427cc5cd4b5347fd5deb768f8a1532bb7a8bea5bda

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: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
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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: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: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: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: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: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:ThreadControl__Context
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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: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
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Author:Elastic Security
Description:Identifies CobaltStrike via unidentified function code
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_7f8da98a
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Author:Elastic Security
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_cobaltstrike_pipe_strings_nov_2023
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Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects default strings related to cobalt strike named pipes
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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Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/6640/

BLint

The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
KERNEL32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::GetStartupInfoA
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CreateFileA

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