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MalwareBazaar Database

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Database Entry



Cobalt Strike


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs 1 YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ef44bc8719bfc8d25bf0f89c3c7109038936bacbb837fa37eb83e729be94a49a
SHA3-384 hash: efc07d24d582a35da0f4fc87497109403d5e7f32c5d26ea4d657e1069fa48cf4b3a04dffe4d5f0ccee8027499ce1a0d8
SHA1 hash: 30fda2f773383bf0eab6b70ed31349f28bf0cc08
MD5 hash: e6365ed76364f8218118542d11e1eeca
humanhash: connecticut-mexico-mirror-potato
File name:setup_office.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Cobalt Strike
File size:19'456 bytes
First seen:2024-10-28 03:32:28 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 147442e63270e287ed57d33257638324 (161 x CobaltStrike, 22 x Cobalt Strike)
ssdeep 192:DV7qaCF6Op1t2dobVXujRDcBaXWQjwOT/2UpCYtyWF8qa1Dojjgi:tqaCF31cix+Dc4zjjFF46gi
TLSH T1F192E93FE71368E9C106D57845FF3732DCB23DB385A6971E1724D2B42E105A42EAEA10
TrID 41.1% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
26.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
12.5% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
5.1% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
5.0% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
Reporter 1ZRR4H
Tags:Cobalt Strike exe

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.

IOCThreatFox Reference
http://141.98.197.31:7785/AieN https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1339683/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
441
Origin country :
CL CL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
ID:
1
File name:
setup_office.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2024-10-28 03:36:19 UTC
Tags:
cobaltstrike backdoor

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
Cobaltstrike Cobalt Emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug cobalt cobaltstrike windows
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Dump:Generic.ShellCode.Marte.2
Malware family:
Cobalt Strike
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike, Metasploit
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
AI detected suspicious sample
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory)
Found API chain indicative of debugger detection
Found malware configuration
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Yara detected Metasploit Payload
Yara detected Powershell download and execute
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Win64.Backdoor.CobaltStrike
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-10-28 03:33:06 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 24 (91.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
cobaltstrike metasploit
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike botnet:391144938 backdoor trojan
Behaviour
Cobaltstrike
Cobaltstrike family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://141.98.197.31:7785/Bm5y
http://141.98.197.31:7785/ga.js
Malware Family:
n/a
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
red_team_tool cobalt_strike meterpreter
YARA:
win_cobaltstrike_pipe_strings_nov_2023 Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_7f8da98a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ef44bc8719bfc8d25bf0f89c3c7109038936bacbb837fa37eb83e729be94a49a
MD5 hash:
e6365ed76364f8218118542d11e1eeca
SHA1 hash:
30fda2f773383bf0eab6b70ed31349f28bf0cc08
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:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_7f8da98a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_cobaltstrike_pipe_strings_nov_2023
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects default strings related to cobalt strike named pipes

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
KERNEL32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::GetStartupInfoA
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CreateFileA

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