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CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 24 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: baa899492c09989f554a0a744b87c30caa6f0ceddf4589a22418991513f0cf27
SHA3-384 hash: 4194f878259fbb99351ca0e69f6c7963c1eb596551d0986f7d5340194e68cde104799bbc1b7eadb4f8bbe881f4065631
SHA1 hash: f5510c4be4574f8bee3e03a7677175844ea60b50
MD5 hash: 487a08f88e63417b14336d6ea299dc40
humanhash: timing-illinois-muppet-robin
File name:487a08f88e63417b14336d6ea299dc40.exe
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Signature CobaltStrike
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File size:278'030 bytes
First seen:2023-08-18 19:52:37 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 55c3c2de18770066e2cd1f40bc997aba (2 x CobaltStrike)
ssdeep 6144:crIW9P0B5PbzZH+eApEH5gsYQF4wogV3mjffDjc:cr/9abGEi7QFpTVWjTjc
TLSH T18F440155F943FC72E52B21B41CA7EB7A5D397E114B70C037F2889B8EAE327942D21609
TrID 32.2% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
20.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
12.8% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
9.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
8.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)
Reporter smica83
Tags:CobaltStrike exe

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
334
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
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ID:
1
File name:
487a08f88e63417b14336d6ea299dc40.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2023-08-18 19:55:32 UTC
Tags:
cobaltstrike
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/12cee2f2-7276-4a3e-a232-1e8ad7a36494

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/443539/
Detection(s):
Win.Exploit.D3b71c-9863766-0
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Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Searching for the window
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://dragonfly.certego.net/analysis/103190/overview
Behaviour
MalwareBazaar
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug cobaltstrike obfuscated overlay packed
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/64dfcc20d93d2691ab50c845/reports/a63ddcab-39b6-465a-9b16-83b2b6e556d9/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Fragtor.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/baa899492c09989f554a0a744b87c30caa6f0ceddf4589a22418991513f0cf27
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.
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/21e18deb-7a94-4ba5-8086-48f108f66df7
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
88 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1293596
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found malware configuration
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Download SVG
Detection:
cobaltstrike
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/baa899492c09989f554a0a744b87c30caa6f0ceddf4589a22418991513f0cf27/
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.CobaltStrikeBeacon
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-08-18 19:32:58 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=xkujssjmbgmj6vkkbj2exb6dbsvg6dhn35cytiredcmrke7qz4tq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
cobaltstrike
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Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  3/10
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/230818-ylzajsdc97/
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
baa899492c09989f554a0a744b87c30caa6f0ceddf4589a22418991513f0cf27
MD5 hash:
487a08f88e63417b14336d6ea299dc40
SHA1 hash:
f5510c4be4574f8bee3e03a7677175844ea60b50
Detections:
cobaltstrike_xor_config
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/4119457f-384e-44bb-bcee-16f241dc7d9d/
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/baa899492c09989f554a0a744b87c30caa6f0ceddf4589a22418991513f0cf27

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Cobaltstrike3
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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_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_x86_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
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Author:gssincla@google.com
Description:Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.x86.o 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_x86_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
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Author:gssincla@google.com
Rule name:CS_beacon
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Author:Etienne Maynier tek@randhome.io
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:maldoc_find_kernel32_base_method_1
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Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:maldoc_getEIP_method_1
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Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
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:meth_get_eip
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Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:meth_peb_parsing
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Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:meth_stackstrings
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Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla
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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
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_URL_in_EXE
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects an XORed URL in an executable
Reference:https://twitter.com/stvemillertime/status/1237035794973560834
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_URL_in_EXE_RID2E46
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects an XORed URL in an executable
Reference:https://twitter.com/stvemillertime/status/1237035794973560834
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_f0b627fc
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Description:Rule for beacon reflective loader
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_f0b627fc
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Author:Elastic Security
Description:Rule for beacon reflective loader
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Metasploit_7bc0f998
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Description:Identifies the API address lookup function leverage by metasploit shellcode
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Metasploit_7bc0f998
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Author:Elastic Security
Description:Identifies the API address lookup function leverage by metasploit shellcode
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Metasploit_c9773203
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Description:Identifies the 64 bit API hashing function used by Metasploit. This has been re-used by many other malware families.
Reference:https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/04e8752b9b74cbaad7cb0ea6129c90e3172580a2/external/source/shellcode/windows/x64/src/block/block_api.asm
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Metasploit_c9773203
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Author:Elastic Security
Description:Identifies the 64 bit API hashing function used by Metasploit. This has been re-used by many other malware families.
Reference:https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/04e8752b9b74cbaad7cb0ea6129c90e3172580a2/external/source/shellcode/windows/x64/src/block/block_api.asm

File information

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Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/443539/

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