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Database Entry


Cobalt Strike


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: ae560539b871e52dd1be3327f60c8a5fd5b38d0db1c267bc6b89d9a6baaffe03
SHA3-384 hash: 7eb237f7a7ad9f8d4c99b1c3f859dfcf3816262899fc844752f23fb01578adee7a21529973ac1d10c74afab70d16e6d1
SHA1 hash: 134f71a6259147e1c8f3d01611a000ce8ad479c4
MD5 hash: 8d152d72dd6b0f46f86f11b11e3ce90e
humanhash: sierra-glucose-foxtrot-lake
File name:ShellFolderDepend64.dll
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Signature Cobalt Strike
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File size:16'384 bytes
First seen:2026-05-15 11:30:12 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 0c60c8040889a0d9c731a9b170a688f0 (1 x Cobalt Strike)
ssdeep 192:ObCqlZM4TsnfyCoNmARhJ1cyRGiDAgT8BNGxVhf:KM4Tsf/oFPc1kp8BsxVhf
TLSH T1777274ACE760F0BEC535D67488A72705D7E2F8106E11127E937EDA050AB924E733AF45
TrID 37.0% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
28.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
11.5% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
11.3% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
11.3% (.EXE) DOS Executable (generic) (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter smica83
Tags:Cobalt Strike CobaltStrike exe

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
144
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-05-15 11:31:10 UTC
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/706d000c-d331-43ff-9224-9bfba48eb18b

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/66027/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan.GenericKD.80084908.226.5242.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6a0703d5953bbcef1c907905
Tags:
beacon virus
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm masquerade microsoft_visual_cc
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6a0703ce875badc3b386db1b/reports/f6bc8915-7d07-49f0-b49f-766f7dd840cf/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
HEUR_Trojan_Win32_Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/ae560539b871e52dd1be3327f60c8a5fd5b38d0db1c267bc6b89d9a6baaffe03
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
dll x64
First seen:
2026-04-20T22:54:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-16T10:05:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan.Win64.Shelma.a HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/ae560539b871e52dd1be3327f60c8a5fd5b38d0db1c267bc6b89d9a6baaffe03/results?tab=lookup
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/e1cbb538-8e35-4e96-beb3-e69ab11f56fb
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike, Metasploit
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1913970
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Yara detected Metasploit Payload
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Download SVG
Score:
32%
Verdict:
Susipicious
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/ae560539b871e52dd1be3327f60c8a5fd5b38d0db1c267bc6b89d9a6baaffe03
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/8d152d72dd6b0f46f86f11b11e3ce90e
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ae560539b871e52dd1be3327f60c8a5fd5b38d0db1c267bc6b89d9a6baaffe03/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Trojan.Win64.Shelma
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/ae560539b871e52dd1be3327f60c8a5fd5b38d0db1c267bc6b89d9a6baaffe03
Threat name:
Win64.Backdoor.Cobeacon
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Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-04-21 05:59:42 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Dll)
AV detection:
11 of 36 (30.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vzlakonyohss3un6gmt7mdekl7k3hdinwhbgppdlrhm2novp7ybq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
cobaltstrike
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metasploit
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Similar samples:
error
Cobalt Strike
Gathering data
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ae560539b871e52dd1be3327f60c8a5fd5b38d0db1c267bc6b89d9a6baaffe03
MD5 hash:
8d152d72dd6b0f46f86f11b11e3ce90e
SHA1 hash:
134f71a6259147e1c8f3d01611a000ce8ad479c4
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/9f3193c5-163a-4087-9172-22a264f5c6f1/
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/ae560539b871e52dd1be3327f60c8a5fd5b38d0db1c267bc6b89d9a6baaffe03

YARA Signatures

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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_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_HA_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.HA.x64.o (HeapAlloc) 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_BeaconLoader_HA_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
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Author:gssincla@google.com
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:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Detect_all_IPv6_variants
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Author:Bierchermuesli
Description:Generic IPv6 catcher
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_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:meth_stackstrings
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Author:Willi Ballenthin
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:Trojan_Raw_Generic_4
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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:VECT_Ransomware
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Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.
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_f0b627fc
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Description:Rule for beacon reflective loader

File information

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Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/66027/

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