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Database Entry



CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 38 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b0614d780480380c27bc6a4e3072ee35d9da9fca9e8a33734ac97274a12129f8
SHA3-384 hash: a2534a81e4dd7ec51e0c32e84221ba58bac3a1a7a94360674426e7cb55cca49ba578d6f329869b1a6eae1e5c8a3642cc
SHA1 hash: 9e0d8ce0ce75f0c415ff4db3087636c7abfde474
MD5 hash: f8717c64bbec8dc7285c7f75129da6f4
humanhash: glucose-chicken-alanine-steak
File name:SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan.Packed2.50544.3884.30289
Download: download sample
Signature CobaltStrike
File size:2'397'064 bytes
First seen:2025-11-26 07:50:51 UTC
Last seen:2025-11-26 08:31:56 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 74a352b7be38be736b4f1e0d51b66e8c (1 x AsyncRAT, 1 x CobaltStrike)
ssdeep 24576:QTVGbeheB1vc4ZcVsof9gcaPAPtEGH5AioV6FaTv8:ecOevv7m9gcaYPbH5ra78
TLSH T1D2B57C5293F801E5E0B75A309C794612EEF2BC25CB7496EF0245B61E1F33A835A77722
TrID 48.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
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)
Magika pebin
Reporter SecuriteInfoCom
Tags:CobaltStrike exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
82
Origin country :
FR FR
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
ID:
1
File name:
SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan.Packed2.50544.3884.30289
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-11-26 07:57:17 UTC
Tags:
cobaltstrike backdoor

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
CobaltStrikeBeacon
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
cobaltstrike emotet cobalt
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Suspicious
Labled as:
Win64/GenKryptik_AGeneric.BFE trojan
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2025-11-26T04:47:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-26T04:50:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Malware family:
Sysinternals
Verdict:
Suspicious
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
n/a
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
b0614d780480380c27bc6a4e3072ee35d9da9fca9e8a33734ac97274a12129f8
MD5 hash:
f8717c64bbec8dc7285c7f75129da6f4
SHA1 hash:
9e0d8ce0ce75f0c415ff4db3087636c7abfde474
SH256 hash:
f303637fc0bd2ba64373e9034b07185b66de90d0138e9c005d93fa74532a178d
MD5 hash:
19eb0d76a4dd9af1add9a140a300863c
SHA1 hash:
d9e51b1edab0af2a27f6bf28f6b4a0819bb1ad29
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:Cobaltbaltstrike_Beacon_x64
Author:Avast Threat Intel Team
Description:Detects CobaltStrike payloads
Reference:https://github.com/avast/ioc
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_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
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__Sleeve_BeaconLoader_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
Author:gssincla@google.com
Rule name:cobalt_strike_beacon_decrypted
Author:0x0d4y
Description:This rule detects cobalt strike decrypted beacons.
Rule name:cobalt_strike_beacon_detected
Author:0x0d4y
Description:This rule detects cobalt strike beacons.
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
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:Indicator_MiniDumpWriteDump
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects PE files and PowerShell scripts that use MiniDumpWriteDump either through direct imports or string references
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_ReflectiveLoader
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Reflective DLL injection artifacts
Rule name:malware_CobaltStrike_v3v4
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: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:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
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:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
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:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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:virustotal
Author:Tracel
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_1787eef5
Author:Elastic Security
Description:CS shellcode variants
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_3dc22d14
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_663fc95d
Author:Elastic Security
Description:Identifies CobaltStrike via unidentified function code
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_ee756db7
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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Web download

CobaltStrike

Executable exe b0614d780480380c27bc6a4e3072ee35d9da9fca9e8a33734ac97274a12129f8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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