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Database Entry



CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 26 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 992f98e70bc5bdfbb7c2c2f3250caf97f831619ac56f0aca3f67dccdb923f94e
SHA3-384 hash: b794e158381bc149094e7738bec11de7a4aa7b810aadb3924ea2cf77d261ac2f094874f714d40f907b5a4b0a569217f0
SHA1 hash: 83da8180f9cc3726715b1e64cb711b4bca8e458e
MD5 hash: 95a7f1a09575c0a96f479ba25c132b25
humanhash: failed-golf-hamper-indigo
File name:992f98e70bc5bdfbb7c2c2f3250caf97f831619ac56f0aca3f67dccdb923f94e.exe
Download: download sample
Signature CobaltStrike
File size:259'584 bytes
First seen:2023-07-18 18:21:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 6de6115f20bca3362af8264a13983232 (2 x CobaltStrike)
ssdeep 3072:p+ypGi24jaWfcKVNfGqNfMBCZ+6984iaKmLCz0YkxZf5SM+sQ:Ey724j3Xh0bjuCzZgvS3
Threatray 123 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1F9445916E165DCF9E81EE0F482565561BD3A7C840B31FAEF16B472322D37AE0AE3D244
TrID 44.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
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)
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon 60e0d48284c4e0cc (1 x CobaltStrike)
Reporter Victas
Tags:Cobalt Strike exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
305
Origin country :
HK HK
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
ID:
1
File name:
992f98e70bc5bdfbb7c2c2f3250caf97f831619ac56f0aca3f67dccdb923f94e.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2023-07-18 18:22:35 UTC
Tags:
cobaltstrike

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
CobaltStrikeStager
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
No Threat
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug
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
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Rozena
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-07-18 18:22:06 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
2
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike botnet:100000000 backdoor trojan
Behaviour
Modifies system certificate store
Cobaltstrike
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://service-rf92ame8-1309846044.gz.apigw.tencentcs.com:443/api/getit
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
992f98e70bc5bdfbb7c2c2f3250caf97f831619ac56f0aca3f67dccdb923f94e
MD5 hash:
95a7f1a09575c0a96f479ba25c132b25
SHA1 hash:
83da8180f9cc3726715b1e64cb711b4bca8e458e
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: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_MZ_Launcher
Author:yara@s3c.za.net
Description:Detects CobaltStrike MZ header ReflectiveLoader launcher
Rule name:CobaltStrike_Sleep_Decoder_Indicator
Author:yara@s3c.za.net
Description:Detects CobaltStrike sleep_mask decoder
Rule name:CobaltStrike_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_VA_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
Author:gssincla@google.com
Description:Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.VA.x64.o (VirtualAlloc) 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_Sleeve_Beacon_x64_v4_5_variant
Author:gssincla@google.com
Description:Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 4.5 (variant)
Reference:https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse
Rule name:CobaltStrike__Sleeve_BeaconLoader_VA_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
Author:gssincla@google.com
Rule name:CobaltStrike__Sleeve_Beacon_x64_v4_5_variant
Author:gssincla@google.com
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_CobaltStrike_SleepMask_Jul22
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
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:MALW_cobaltrike
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
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:ReflectiveLoader
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
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Corroded buerloader
Reference:https://app.any.run/tasks/83064edd-c7eb-4558-85e8-621db72b2a24
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
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:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_1787eef5
Author:Elastic Security
Description:CS shellcode variants
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_663fc95d
Author:Elastic Security
Description:Identifies CobaltStrike via unidentified function code
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_b54b94ac
Description:Rule for beacon sleep obfuscation routine
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_ee756db7
Author:Elastic Security
Description:Attempts to detect Cobalt Strike based on strings found in BEACON
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_f0b627fc
Description:Rule for beacon reflective loader
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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