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Database Entry



CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: cb458362e56ace4b3f2859a2e340fa5afefcff4e46acff0ba5968a1d4c9e439e
SHA3-384 hash: 162368bf8c35db0f58e16102ed1a42764c6be8fe47cafffbb65f96c167559bcb47ceeea2ef5534a633bddff30d9c19be
SHA1 hash: db2a488ba826af425f3eff0de6b33fba4ec56669
MD5 hash: 67ad0d987d0847de43a3f4083e8b4dc0
humanhash: ink-violet-pasta-papa
File name:smss.dll
Download: download sample
Signature CobaltStrike
File size:481'792 bytes
First seen:2022-12-24 06:45:36 UTC
Last seen:2022-12-24 08:35:13 UTC
File type:DLL dll
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash d7f3b710152dc733876f3d631a087a4b (4 x CobaltStrike)
ssdeep 3072:wMyoPVCZYukejYCzAAwsg5hf7bKF+Gwwwwwwwwwwww:ryWQauklCzApsYf7s+
Threatray 10 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1D7A49C7FF9D1C6D2F5638B3051BCF4B2610C61ABB58EA82D1C654D1B933E1AE248F990
TrID 33.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)
22.1% (.MZP) WinArchiver Mountable compressed Archive (3000/1)
14.9% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
14.7% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
14.7% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon 6d32c40101010bcc (4 x CobaltStrike)
Reporter Kostastsale
Tags:Cobalt Strike dll

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
195
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
No Threat
Threat level:
  2/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
greyware
Malware family:
Cobalt Strike
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike, Metasploit
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Uses Windows timers to delay execution
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Yara detected Metasploit Payload
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.CobaltStrikeBeacon
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-12-24 06:46:12 UTC
File Type:
PE (Dll)
Extracted files:
26
AV detection:
6 of 26 (23.08%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
metasploit
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike family:metasploit backdoor trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Cobaltstrike
MetaSploit
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
4e0b51e2b6fbc2fc77e6604fd170e6ceb8d24cca65b2cdfb6801e728ed8d95fe
MD5 hash:
fda696e126c8eb9fd5713cdaa9662a39
SHA1 hash:
48b3b343db9a4584c9ac9dec8d7e14b3b9ee265d
SH256 hash:
cb458362e56ace4b3f2859a2e340fa5afefcff4e46acff0ba5968a1d4c9e439e
MD5 hash:
67ad0d987d0847de43a3f4083e8b4dc0
SHA1 hash:
db2a488ba826af425f3eff0de6b33fba4ec56669
Malware family:
CobaltStrike
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:BitcoinAddress
Author:Didier Stevens (@DidierStevens)
Description:Contains a valid Bitcoin address
Rule name:CobaltStrike_Resources_Artifact32_v3_14_to_v4_x
Author:gssincla@google.com
Description:Cobalt Strike's resources/artifact32{.dll,.exe,big.exe,big.dll,bigsvc.exe} signature for versions 3.14 to 4.x and resources/artifact32svc.exe for 3.14 to 4.x and resources/artifact32uac.dll for v3.14 and v4.0
Reference:https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse
Rule name:CobaltStrike__Resources_Artifact32_v3_14_to_v4_x
Author:gssincla@google.com
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_1787eef5
Author:Elastic Security
Description:CS shellcode variants

File information


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Web download

CobaltStrike

DLL dll cb458362e56ace4b3f2859a2e340fa5afefcff4e46acff0ba5968a1d4c9e439e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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