File name:

1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/865f7be9-9626-43c7-89d0-f5a41f160d20
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, 11:33:18
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: 6460)
    • XORed URL has been found (YARA)

      • 1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe (PID: 6460)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.
  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • 1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe (PID: 6460)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • 1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe (PID: 6460)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • 1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe (PID: 6460)
    • Checks supported languages

      • 1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe (PID: 6460)
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

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 2024:08:11 19:56:30+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Large address aware, No debug
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 2.36
CodeSize: 49152
InitializedDataSize: 421376
UninitializedDataSize: 1024
EntryPoint: 0x14c0
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.2
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
127
Monitored processes
1
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #COBALTSTRIKE 1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
6460"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ec9675c5d09c4a74e13c542238f9387b0d0f58223be1d696dc9c9e7cc8f6cce.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\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
395
Read events
395
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
8
TCP/UDP connections
32
DNS requests
22
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
6548
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
whitelisted
6548
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
unknown
whitelisted
5404
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5404
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.156:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
444
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.48.23.156:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
104.126.37.129:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
20.190.159.75:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.156
  • 23.48.23.143
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.142
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 104.126.37.129
  • 104.126.37.153
  • 104.126.37.154
  • 104.126.37.155
  • 104.126.37.123
  • 104.126.37.130
  • 104.126.37.139
  • 104.126.37.162
  • 104.126.37.161
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 20.190.159.71
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 20.190.159.64
  • 40.126.31.71
  • 40.126.31.67
  • 20.190.159.73
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 23.218.210.69
whitelisted
edwardscdn.azureedge.net
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 52.149.20.212
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info