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Database Entry
CobaltStrike
Vendor detections: 15
| SHA256 hash: | e684c5aa42e21bc9c833dbd50d5d3da4e3a603259d612b426a1e9d7c01ce5444 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | f7d1db5afeb21279ae14b713e71fc4b489ef6019f3a9388eed0ef0a1bdcd0a66cd9ce97496c4ccb5ba2d6521a41014f5 |
| SHA1 hash: | d4a2a6ee4a4b3394b410ae496228c4a68e145ee6 |
| MD5 hash: | c8d85c3dbc504c68098c07383c145a7a |
| humanhash: | magazine-eighteen-winner-florida |
| File name: | vmtoolsd.exe |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | CobaltStrike |
| File size: | 1'527'258 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-06-05 08:59:16 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | 089a800e5ab2449c3a378b15eeb0c710 (1 x CobaltStrike) |
| ssdeep | 24576:CSLWjYZ/Wjz8PZohzZkPKivwn/rNgueDc8tnGdhncg3rYvH:CkiYZ/Wjz8PZ0eii4nDNgBc8hGdhncga |
| TLSH | T127658DA3B5858A6DD312F03985A7962A753572C422B2AFB31C9F9E301F63DC90F14F46 |
| TrID | 33.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2) 25.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 10.4% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9) 10.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13) 10.1% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3) |
| Magika | pebin |
| dhash icon | befeaaba9494abbe (1 x AgentTesla, 1 x CobaltStrike) |
| Reporter |  smica83 |
| Tags: | CobaltStrike exe |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
181
Origin country :
HUVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
vmtoolsd.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-06-02 10:18:08 UTC
Tags:
n/a
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
CobaltStrikeBeacon
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
81.4%
Tags:
injection vmdetect obfusc crypt
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm anti-vm crypto expired-cert invalid-signature obfuscated overlay packed packed reconnaissance signed vmprotect
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Trojan.Generic
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-06-02T08:31:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-03T22:38:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.sb PDM:Exploit.Win32.Generic Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike.oxw Trojan.Win64.Cobalt.sb
Verdict:
Suspicious
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Score:
44%
Verdict:
Susipicious
File Type:
PE
Gathering data
Detection:
cobaltstrike
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Trojan.Win32.CobaltStrike
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.CobaltStrike
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-02 13:59:56 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
3
AV detection:
18 of 36 (50.00%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
e684c5aa42e21bc9c833dbd50d5d3da4e3a603259d612b426a1e9d7c01ce5444
MD5 hash:
c8d85c3dbc504c68098c07383c145a7a
SHA1 hash:
d4a2a6ee4a4b3394b410ae496228c4a68e145ee6
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
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| 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: | DetectEncryptedVariants |
|---|---|
| Author: | Zinyth |
| Description: | Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded |
| Rule name: | golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Justin Cornwell |
| Description: | CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset |
| Rule name: | pe_detect_tls_callbacks |
|---|
| Rule name: | PE_Digital_Certificate |
|---|---|
| Author: | albertzsigovits |
| Rule name: | ProgramLanguage_Rust |
|---|---|
| Author: | albertzsigovits |
| Description: | Application written in Rust programming language |
| Rule name: | RANSOMWARE |
|---|---|
| Author: | ToroGuitar |
| Rule name: | SEH__vectored |
|---|---|
| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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: | vmdetect |
|---|---|
| Author: | nex |
| Description: | Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques |
File information
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