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Database Entry



CobaltStrike


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 20 File information Comments 1

SHA256 hash: fb8acf77891e1897c9dcab222d5a9424e1fd4eb0273e0def4e2872bd870c9901
SHA3-384 hash: 7e7aaef4b752625275803bd787fd39d6c00cb70a1d6e725993c269adad531f65c653d50610a18917418020bf46b673cd
SHA1 hash: fce98aa07b88962d4768679b6dcc229e9df42233
MD5 hash: a1d9d2b9440b1a33370302895edbf43b
humanhash: speaker-hawaii-bluebird-robert
File name:a1d9d2b9440b1a33370302895edbf43b
Download: download sample
Signature CobaltStrike
File size:284'672 bytes
First seen:2021-12-29 21:18:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash dc25ee78e2ef4d36faa0badf1e7461c9 (118 x CobaltStrike, 5 x Cobalt Strike)
ssdeep 6144:0RM7UyLqQrVmwZWIfByVxH9bhd99q5EKWtOQDxw:0KQEqoVmwlZy/99lNw
Threatray 613 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1BF54CE3E005539A3DE1BE5FEF3562637FE68B3F25836F01B9666CE80D211091A8581DB
Reporter zbetcheckin
Tags:32 CobaltStrike exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
342
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
a1d9d2b9440b1a33370302895edbf43b
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2021-12-29 21:21:23 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
DNS request
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
n/a
Behaviour
MalwareBazaar
SystemUptime
CallSleep
MeasuringTime
EvasionQueryPerformanceCounter
EvasionGetTickCount
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Malware family:
Cobalt Strike
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
CobaltStrike ReflectiveLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Found malware configuration
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: CobaltStrike Named Pipe
Yara detected CobaltStrike
Yara detected ReflectiveLoader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.CobaltStrike
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2021-12-29 21:19:11 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
26 of 28 (92.86%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
cobaltstrike
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cobaltstrike botnet:0 backdoor trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
Cobaltstrike
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
2bb2983390f6bbcd85be26117c2f2d75c6d0fa0a52500b40fcf51b7fc43a9557
MD5 hash:
4dbf13b98f983677e65d4b9b5f9f16f3
SHA1 hash:
58608a335e4f79d4e034434a622cf3df355b0217
Detections:
win_cobalt_strike_auto
SH256 hash:
fb8acf77891e1897c9dcab222d5a9424e1fd4eb0273e0def4e2872bd870c9901
MD5 hash:
a1d9d2b9440b1a33370302895edbf43b
SHA1 hash:
fce98aa07b88962d4768679b6dcc229e9df42233
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Beacon_K5om
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: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: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_ReflectiveLoader_RID3297
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects reflective loader (Cobalt Strike)
Reference:http://www.clearskysec.com/tulip
Rule name:CobaltStrike_Unmodifed_Beacon
Author:yara@s3c.za.net
Description:Detects unmodified CobaltStrike beacon DLL
Rule name:crime_win32_csbeacon_1
Author:@VK_Intel
Description:Detects Cobalt Strike loader
Reference:https://twitter.com/VK_Intel/status/1239632822358474753
Rule name:CS_beacon
Author:Etienne Maynier tek@randhome.io
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_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
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_QA_vqgk
Author:Florian Roth
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:PowerShell_Susp_Parameter_Combo
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects PowerShell invocation with suspicious parameters
Reference:https://goo.gl/uAic1X
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
Description:Detects a unspecified hack tool, crack or malware using a reflective loader - no hard match - further investigation recommended
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:WiltedTulip_ReflectiveLoader
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects reflective loader (Cobalt Strike) used in Operation Wilted Tulip
Reference:http://www.clearskysec.com/tulip

File information


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Web download

CobaltStrike

Executable exe fb8acf77891e1897c9dcab222d5a9424e1fd4eb0273e0def4e2872bd870c9901

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

Comments



Avatar
zbet commented on 2021-12-29 21:18:23 UTC

url : hxxp://201.31.5.68/novo/img/beacon.jpg