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Database Entry
Cobalt Strike
Vendor detections: 16
| SHA256 hash: | c8d5ded9c78fa5cd8ea2ec956064e7aab3e04fab95e9b2c4611f9370c0b28323 |
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| SHA3-384 hash: | 790c747d68f8c85087dff3e2293ef6ef9098efbca438d2b442486915ca11519d56b1053c9d2c427931f48acd80bfb982 |
| SHA1 hash: | 8e575b592e414923db94865039e5b79266314b52 |
| MD5 hash: | 6c9a2003f966064e96244f362628065b |
| humanhash: | edward-burger-rugby-freddie |
| File name: | c8d5ded9c78fa5cd8ea2ec956064e7aab3e04fab95e9b2c4611f9370c0b28323 |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Cobalt Strike |
| File size: | 7'659'008 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-06-26 12:48:55 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | f35409c0277bcdeb1733f6630c1a95a0 (1 x Cobalt Strike) |
| ssdeep | 98304:WQG4EA8yihj4HxeZFLOAkGkzdnEVomFHKnP:kA/2jAsFLOyomFHKnP |
| Threatray | 207 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T1DA76D552EBBA90D5D4BAC0398662A227FD723C5DC33463DB8B41AB165F327D09D3A701 |
| 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 |
| dhash icon | f8dc988898a894b8 (3 x AveMariaRAT, 2 x RedLineStealer, 2 x Cobalt Strike) |
| Reporter |  Threatray |
| Tags: | Cobalt Strike CobaltStrike exe Loader SharkLoader |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
137
Origin country :
DEVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
ID:
1
File name:
_c8d5ded9c78fa5cd8ea2ec956064e7aab3e04fab95e9b2c4611f9370c0b28323.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-06-26 12:51:16 UTC
Tags:
api-base64 cobaltstrike
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
virus agent sage
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Deleting a recently created file
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a window
DNS request
Connection attempt
Creating a file
Searching for the window
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug crypto explorer fingerprint installer-heuristic keylogger lolbin microsoft_visual_cc packed reconnaissance
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Trojan.Generic
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2024-09-26T08:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-26T12:12:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.Cobalt.ujs Trojan.APosT.UDP.C&C Backdoor.Cobalt.HTTP.C&C HEUR:Trojan.Win64.SharkLoader.gen
Malware family:
Generic Malware
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
42%
Verdict:
Susipicious
File Type:
PE
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.COBALT STRIKE
Threat name:
Win64.Dropper.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2024-09-25 15:06:19 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
818
AV detection:
13 of 36 (36.11%)
Threat level:
3/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
cobaltstrike
hacktool_minhook_lib
sharkloader
Similar samples:
+ 197 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
7/10
Tags:
adware discovery persistence spyware
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Browser Information Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Time Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
c8d5ded9c78fa5cd8ea2ec956064e7aab3e04fab95e9b2c4611f9370c0b28323
MD5 hash:
6c9a2003f966064e96244f362628065b
SHA1 hash:
8e575b592e414923db94865039e5b79266314b52
Malware family:
CobaltStrike
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
YARA Signatures
MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.
| Rule name: | Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat |
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| Rule name: | cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f |
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| Author: | The DFIR Report |
| Description: | files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe |
| Reference: | https://thedfirreport.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: | DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo |
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| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | FreddyBearDropper |
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| Author: | Dwarozh Hoshiar |
| Description: | Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip. |
| Rule name: | golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846 |
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| Author: | Justin Cornwell |
| Description: | CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset |
| Rule name: | pe_detect_tls_callbacks |
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| Rule name: | SEH__vectored |
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| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | telebot_framework |
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| Author: | vietdx.mb |
| Rule name: | ThreadControl__Context |
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| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE |
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| Author: | CYFARE |
| Description: | Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments |
| Reference: | https://cyfare.net/ |
| 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. |
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