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Database Entry
CobaltStrike
Vendor detections: 19
| SHA256 hash: | f5c7faca5b5563e4740a6d2196acfb3626ecbcd38da4d690dc23e13e7ecf747c |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 6141307cd73143a31d6d4371c5bb8b0a07141d909d84764a73c9861c4b1a0aceaf4d1643d4075a84fc384d440bc9d1bf |
| SHA1 hash: | 7accdf3672025fef4f88ee062790c17d43f413a1 |
| MD5 hash: | 9044e9e97da86cd1b2a273192c57f1ad |
| humanhash: | minnesota-sierra-skylark-network |
| File name: | RD.exe |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | CobaltStrike |
| File size: | 19'456 bytes |
| First seen: | 2025-12-04 21:05:11 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | 147442e63270e287ed57d33257638324 (144 x CobaltStrike, 21 x Cobalt Strike) |
| ssdeep | 192:bV7qaCF6Op1t2dobVXujRDcBaXWQjwOT/2jzzk2OzWF8qa1Dojjgi:1qaCF31cix+Dc4zj43k2hFF46gi |
| Threatray | 1'098 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T1D692FB3FE71368E9C106D57845FF3772DCB23DB385A6931E1724D2B42E106A46EAE610 |
| 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 |  abuse_ch |
| Tags: | CobaltStrike exe |
Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)
Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.
| IOC | ThreatFox Reference |
|---|---|
| 193.37.69.43:96 | https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1667789/ |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
130
Origin country :
NLVendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
ArtifactKit
MetaSploit
Details
ArtifactKit
a decrypted component and its XOR decryption key
MetaSploit
a c2 url
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
ID:
1
File name:
RD.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-12-04 21:08:18 UTC
Tags:
cobaltstrike backdoor
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
CobaltStrikeStager
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
cobaltstrike cobalt emotet
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Dump:Generic.ShellCode.Marte.2
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2025-07-18T16:09:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-17T18:56:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Malware family:
Cobalt Strike
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike, Metasploit
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found API chain indicative of debugger detection
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Yara detected Metasploit Payload
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Score:
99%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.COBALTSTRIKE
Threat name:
Win64.Backdoor.CobaltStrike
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-17 23:51:00 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
31 of 36 (86.11%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
metasploit
cobaltstrike
Similar samples:
+ 1'088 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike backdoor trojan
Behaviour
Cobaltstrike
Cobaltstrike family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://193.37.69.43:96/ZPqB
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
red_team_tool cobalt_strike Win.Trojan.CobaltStrike-9044898-1
YARA:
win_cobaltstrike_pipe_strings_nov_2023 Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_7f8da98a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
f5c7faca5b5563e4740a6d2196acfb3626ecbcd38da4d690dc23e13e7ecf747c
MD5 hash:
9044e9e97da86cd1b2a273192c57f1ad
SHA1 hash:
7accdf3672025fef4f88ee062790c17d43f413a1
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: | Beacon_K5om |
|---|---|
| Author: | Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) |
| Description: | Detects Meterpreter Beacon - file K5om.dll |
| Reference: | https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/06/phished-at-the-request-of-counsel.html |
| Rule name: | Beacon_K5om_RID2B14 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Florian Roth |
| Description: | Detects Meterpreter Beacon - file K5om.dll |
| Reference: | https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/06/phished-at-the-request-of-counsel.html |
| Rule name: | Cobaltbaltstrike_Beacon_x64 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Avast Threat Intel Team |
| Description: | Detects CobaltStrike payloads |
| Reference: | https://github.com/avast/ioc |
| Rule name: | Cobaltstrike1 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Ahmet Payaslioglu | Binalyze DFIR LAB |
| Description: | Cobalt Strike Detection |
| Rule name: | Cobaltstrike2 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Ahmet Payaslioglu | Binalyze DFIR LAB |
| Description: | Cobalt Strike Detection |
| Rule name: | CobaltStrikeBeacon |
|---|---|
| Author: | ditekshen, enzo & Elastic |
| Description: | Cobalt Strike Beacon Payload |
| Rule name: | CobaltStrike_C2_Encoded_XOR_Config_Indicator |
|---|---|
| Author: | yara@s3c.za.net |
| Description: | Detects CobaltStrike C2 encoded profile configuration |
| Rule name: | CobaltStrike_MZ_Launcher |
|---|---|
| Author: | yara@s3c.za.net |
| Description: | Detects CobaltStrike MZ header ReflectiveLoader launcher |
| Rule name: | CobaltStrike_ReflectiveLoader_RID3297 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Florian Roth |
| Description: | Detects reflective loader (Cobalt Strike) |
| Reference: | http://www.clearskysec.com/tulip |
| Rule name: | CobaltStrike_Sleep_Decoder_Indicator |
|---|---|
| Author: | yara@s3c.za.net |
| Description: | Detects CobaltStrike sleep_mask decoder |
| Rule name: | CobaltStrike_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6 |
|---|---|
| Author: | gssincla@google.com |
| Description: | Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.x64.o (Base) 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_Unmodifed_Beacon |
|---|---|
| Author: | yara@s3c.za.net |
| Description: | Detects unmodified CobaltStrike beacon DLL |
| Rule name: | CobaltStrike__Sleeve_BeaconLoader_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6 |
|---|---|
| Author: | gssincla@google.com |
| Rule name: | cobalt_strike_beacon_decrypted |
|---|---|
| Author: | 0x0d4y |
| Description: | This rule detects cobalt strike decrypted beacons. |
| Rule name: | cobalt_strike_beacon_detected |
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| Author: | 0x0d4y |
| Description: | This rule detects cobalt strike beacons. |
| 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: | crime_win32_csbeacon_1 |
|---|---|
| Author: | @VK_Intel |
| Description: | Detects Cobalt Strike loader |
| Reference: | https://twitter.com/VK_Intel/status/1239632822358474753 |
| Rule name: | DebuggerCheck__API |
|---|---|
| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | detect_powershell |
|---|---|
| Author: | daniyyell |
| Description: | Detects suspicious PowerShell activity related to malware execution |
| Rule name: | Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation |
|---|---|
| Author: | daniyyell |
| Description: | Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts. |
| Rule name: | FreddyBearDropper |
|---|---|
| Author: | Dwarozh Hoshiar |
| Description: | Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip. |
| Rule name: | golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Justin Cornwell |
| Description: | CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset |
| Rule name: | HKTL_CobaltStrike_Beacon_4_2_Decrypt |
|---|---|
| Author: | Elastic |
| Description: | Identifies deobfuscation routine used in Cobalt Strike Beacon DLL version 4.2 |
| Reference: | https://www.elastic.co/blog/detecting-cobalt-strike-with-memory-signatures |
| Rule name: | HKTL_CobaltStrike_Beacon_Strings |
|---|---|
| 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_CobaltStrike_SleepMask_Jul22 |
|---|---|
| Author: | CodeX |
| Description: | Detects static bytes in Cobalt Strike 4.5 sleep mask function that are not obfuscated |
| Reference: | https://codex-7.gitbook.io/codexs-terminal-window/blue-team/detecting-cobalt-strike/sleep-mask-kit-iocs |
| Rule name: | HKTL_Meterpreter_inMemory |
|---|---|
| Author: | netbiosX, Florian Roth |
| Description: | Detects Meterpreter in-memory |
| Reference: | https://www.reddit.com/r/purpleteamsec/comments/hjux11/meterpreter_memory_indicators_detection_tooling/ |
| Rule name: | HKTL_Win_CobaltStrike |
|---|---|
| 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: | INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_ReflectiveLoader |
|---|---|
| Author: | ditekSHen |
| Description: | Detects Reflective DLL injection artifacts |
| Rule name: | Leviathan_CobaltStrike_Sample_1 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) |
| Description: | Detects Cobalt Strike sample from Leviathan report |
| Reference: | https://goo.gl/MZ7dRg |
| Rule name: | Leviathan_CobaltStrike_Sample_1_RID3324 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Florian Roth |
| Description: | Detects Cobalt Strike sample from Leviathan report |
| Reference: | https://goo.gl/MZ7dRg |
| Rule name: | malware_CobaltStrike_v3v4 |
|---|---|
| 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: | Malware_QA_vqgk |
|---|---|
| Author: | Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) |
| Description: | VT Research QA uploaded malware - file vqgk.dll |
| Reference: | VT Research QA |
| Rule name: | MALWARE_Win_CobaltStrike |
|---|---|
| Author: | ditekSHen |
| Description: | CobaltStrike payload |
| Rule name: | MALW_cobaltrike |
|---|---|
| Author: | Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com |
| Description: | Rule to detect CobaltStrike beacon |
| Reference: | https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.cobalt_strike |
| Rule name: | meth_stackstrings |
|---|---|
| Author: | Willi Ballenthin |
| Rule name: | pe_detect_tls_callbacks |
|---|
| Rule name: | pe_no_import_table |
|---|---|
| Description: | Detect pe file that no import table |
| Rule name: | PowerShell_Susp_Parameter_Combo_RID336F |
|---|---|
| Author: | Florian Roth |
| Description: | Detects PowerShell invocation with suspicious parameters |
| Reference: | https://goo.gl/uAic1X |
| Rule name: | ReflectiveLoader |
|---|---|
| Author: | Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) |
| Description: | Detects a unspecified hack tool, crack or malware using a reflective loader - no hard match - further investigation recommended |
| Reference: | Internal Research |
| Rule name: | SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Florian Roth |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Florian Roth |
| Description: | Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0 |
| Reference: | Internal Research |
| Rule name: | Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage |
|---|---|
| Author: | XiAnzheng |
| Description: | May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP) |
| Rule name: | ThreadControl__Context |
|---|---|
| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | Trojan_Raw_Generic_4 |
|---|---|
| Author: | FireEye |
| Reference: | https://www.fireeye.com/blog/products-and-services/2020/12/fireeye-shares-details-of-recent-cyber-attack-actions-to-protect-community.html |
| Rule name: | troj_win_cobaltstrike_memoryinject |
|---|---|
| Author: | Jeff White (karttoon@gmail.com) @noottrak |
| Description: | Detects Cobalt Strike payload typically loaded into memory via PowerShell. |
| Rule name: | WiltedTulip_ReflectiveLoader |
|---|---|
| Author: | Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) |
| Description: | Detects reflective loader (Cobalt Strike) used in Operation Wilted Tulip |
| Reference: | http://www.clearskysec.com/tulip |
| Rule name: | Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_1787eef5 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Description: | CS shellcode variants |
| Rule name: | Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_3dc22d14 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_663fc95d |
|---|---|
| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Description: | Identifies CobaltStrike via unidentified function code |
| Rule name: | Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_7f8da98a |
|---|---|
| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_b54b94ac |
|---|---|
| Description: | Rule for beacon sleep obfuscation routine |
| Rule name: | Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_ee756db7 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Attempts to detect Cobalt Strike based on strings found in BEACON |
| Rule name: | Windows_Trojan_CobaltStrike_f0b627fc |
|---|---|
| Description: | Rule for beacon reflective loader |
| Rule name: | win_cobaltstrike_pipe_strings_nov_2023 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Matthew @ Embee_Research |
| Description: | Detects default strings related to cobalt strike named pipes |
| Rule name: | win_cobalt_sleep_encrypt |
|---|---|
| Author: | Matthew @ Embee_Research |
| Description: | Detects Sleep Encryption Logic Found in Cobalt Strike Deployments |
| Rule name: | win_cobalt_strike_auto |
|---|---|
| Author: | Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com |
| Description: | Detects win.cobalt_strike. |
File information
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Web download
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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