File name:

1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/821f841c-890c-4d74-b249-999d2beb1473
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Cobalt Strike is a legitimate penetration software toolkit developed by Forta. But its cracked versions are widely adopted by bad actors, who use it as a C2 system of choice for targeted attacks.

Analysis date: December 14, 2024, 12:05:33
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
cobaltstrike
xor-url
generic
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 11 sections
MD5:

18D2B37B930A4006D4458BF5FDE9C111

SHA1:

D9291747CCF652D77498F0377D00A8D06428DB74

SHA256:

1EC9675C5D09C4A74E13C542238F9387B0D0F58223BE1D696DC9C9E7CC8F6CCE

SSDEEP:

6144:kcbdZRB0DfQZH5ELGlqEaiIdoZQqDhFYZ6d95JBGJtAPTlZ9RCq+qR6le:vbd1KOZ8ALDhFYI75JkJtEj3v+Q6s

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  • MALICIOUS

    • COBALTSTRIKE has been detected (YARA)

      • 1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe (PID: 6028)
    • XORed URL has been found (YARA)

      • 1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe (PID: 6028)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.
  • INFO

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • 1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe (PID: 6028)
    • Checks supported languages

      • 1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe (PID: 6028)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • 1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe (PID: 6028)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • 1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe (PID: 6028)
    • Reads the computer name

      • 1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe (PID: 6028)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 5.2
ImageVersion: -
OSVersion: 4
EntryPoint: 0x14c0
UninitializedDataSize: 1024
InitializedDataSize: 421376
CodeSize: 49152
LinkerVersion: 2.36
PEType: PE32+
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Large address aware, No debug
TimeStamp: 2024:08:11 19:56:30+00:00
MachineType: AMD AMD64
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
118
Monitored processes
1
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #COBALTSTRIKE 1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
6028"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
Total events
3 329
Read events
3 329
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
25
DNS requests
5
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6028
1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe
49.13.77.253:443
edwardscdn.azureedge.net
Hetzner Online GmbH
DE
whitelisted
2040
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3976
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.184.206
whitelisted
edwardscdn.azureedge.net
  • 49.13.77.253
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info