| File name: | 2a46cb0bcaddf532d54171c0466e6fe92d4fb3ecd7cd9e1bc70160dbb1952d53.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/8059f785-0aca-43c1-a0fe-6bb235dc57c6 |
| 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: | May 17, 2025, 16:25:04 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 7 sections |
| MD5: | 6DC9EEAA01A79D8CA32CB76308DB82C1 |
| SHA1: | 95DD4407F1E33C9569196A7DC1A1C7A2EDBDF4C7 |
| SHA256: | 2A46CB0BCADDF532D54171C0466E6FE92D4FB3ECD7CD9E1BC70160DBB1952D53 |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:Q/4cQIiElP/DTtUQlzmwuz8YrtYKAx/9M0oryIOJXoeOjRyt44IrXhdvF3GB2oPd:Q/iYl3DCazmwuxC53oTjRyS4gNoZ/jT |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (6.3) |
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2023:07:23 23:08:14+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.29 |
| CodeSize: | 1407488 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 1076736 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x13997c |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 109.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 109.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0017 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Dynamic link library |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| FileDescription: | Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library |
| FileVersion: | 109.0.0-5414-shared-texture.2727+gc81f89b+chromium-109.0.5414.120 |
| InternalName: | libcef |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (C) 2024 The Chromium Embedded Framework Authors |
| OriginalFileName: | libcef.dll |
| ProductName: | Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library |
| ProductVersion: | 109.0.0-5414-shared-texture.2727+gc81f89b+chromium-109.0.5414.120 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 644 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 1188 -s 708 | C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe | — | logi_crashpad_handler.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1096 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Activation Client Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1164 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 1188 -s 772 | C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe | — | logi_crashpad_handler.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1188 | C:\LGHUB\system_tray\logi_crashpad_handler.exe --crashpad error | C:\LGHUB\system_tray\logi_crashpad_handler.exe | 2a46cb0bcaddf532d54171c0466e6fe92d4fb3ecd7cd9e1bc70160dbb1952d53.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library Version: 109.0.0-5414-shared-texture.2727+gc81f89b+chromium-109.0.54 Modules
CobalStrike(PID) Process(1188) logi_crashpad_handler.exe C2 (2)154.204.35.241/js/PromotionBanner.Main.min.js www.baidu.com/js/PromotionBanner.Main.min.js BeaconTypeHTTP Port80 SleepTime10000 MaxGetSize2799845 Jitter37 PublicKey-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDJtPDKStCYhFR4nJhAWmPf5Kcf
oq3dUBbj1huy9IMMrW24Z3kbDVNTl1vzKBpK+Efi4B+dKjw1ShWfbrVM0yq0vOFk
8ZDpD+/QVw2v0+4xgFGJYSzGUcSqBENOt5G1vRsHFjjDAw9NbudG1JioLYg/Sqo+
T4vKDG57O2hdlUyFKwIDAQAB
-----END PUBLIC KEY----- DNS_strategyround-robin DNS_strategy_rotate_seconds-1 DNS_strategy_fail_x-1 DNS_strategy_fail_seconds-1 SpawnTo00000000000000000000000000000000 Spawnto_x86%windir%\syswow64\dllhost.exe Spawnto_x64%windir%\sysnative\dllhost.exe CryptoScheme0 HttpGet_VerbGET HttpPost_VerbPOST HttpPostChunk0 Watermark987654321 bStageCleanupTrue bCFGCautionFalse UserAgentMozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 Edg/131.0.0.0 HttpPostUri/v4/api/selection Malleable_C2_InstructionsRemove 1 bytes at the end, Remove 2310 bytes from the beginning, Base64 URL-safe decode, XOR mask w/ random key HttpGet_Metadata ConstHeaders (4)Accept: text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8 Sec-Fetch-Dest: script DNT: 1 Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate, br SessionId (3)base64url prepend: v= header: Cookie HttpPost_Metadata ConstHeaders (4)Accept: text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8 Sec-Fetch-Dest: script DNT: 1 Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate, br SessionId (3)mask base64url parameter: scs_ecsFlightId Output (4)mask base64url prepend: error=interaction_required&error_description=Session+information+is+not+sufficient+for+single-sign-on.&state= print SSH_BannerHost: www.baidu.com bUsesCookies0001 Proxy_BehaviorUse IE settings tcpFrameHeader0005800000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 smbFrameHeader0005800000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 KillDate0-0-0 bProcInject_StartRWXFalse bProcInject_UseRWXFalse bProcInject_MinAllocSize17500 ProcInject_PrependAppend_x869090.. ProcInject_PrependAppend_x649090.. ProcInject_Stub0311c6962199780fcc2d538504695afb ProcInject_AllocationMethodNtMapViewOfSection | |||||||||||||||
| 1348 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 1188 -s 796 | C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe | — | logi_crashpad_handler.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1388 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 1188 -s 1156 | C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe | — | logi_crashpad_handler.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3140 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2a46cb0bcaddf532d54171c0466e6fe92d4fb3ecd7cd9e1bc70160dbb1952d53.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2a46cb0bcaddf532d54171c0466e6fe92d4fb3ecd7cd9e1bc70160dbb1952d53.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.0-5414-shared-texture.2727+gc81f89b+chromium-109.0.54 Modules
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| 3192 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 1188 -s 1092 | C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe | — | logi_crashpad_handler.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4008 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 1188 -s 736 | C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe | — | logi_crashpad_handler.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5416 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 1188 -s 600 | C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe | — | logi_crashpad_handler.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5416 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_logi_crashpad_ha_dee239711d4e1fa6ad923cb16c633f90e99d95_f91a3427_cecc6e32-9d6a-49d2-a5e8-393a55b81005\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4008 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_logi_crashpad_ha_dee239711d4e1fa6ad923cb16c633f90e99d95_f91a3427_e122cb6c-2051-4899-8270-14089598f96f\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1164 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_logi_crashpad_ha_dee239711d4e1fa6ad923cb16c633f90e99d95_f91a3427_2b2509a1-95d8-4748-a7b6-44e1ca2c5c2d\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1348 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_logi_crashpad_ha_dee239711d4e1fa6ad923cb16c633f90e99d95_f91a3427_54c2d76c-c3aa-463c-ad89-3ef8444da227\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3140 | 2a46cb0bcaddf532d54171c0466e6fe92d4fb3ecd7cd9e1bc70160dbb1952d53.exe | C:\LGHUB\system_tray\logi_crashpad_handler.exe | executable | |
MD5:6DC9EEAA01A79D8CA32CB76308DB82C1 | SHA256:2A46CB0BCADDF532D54171C0466E6FE92D4FB3ECD7CD9E1BC70160DBB1952D53 | |||
| 5776 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_logi_crashpad_ha_dee239711d4e1fa6ad923cb16c633f90e99d95_f91a3427_caa33963-fb72-4e1d-ad6d-d3c40b16e8ac\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5416 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERC9EA.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml | binary | |
MD5:F8BA9931D2B111AD8AF6F78917AFD979 | SHA256:9F261B15CF1AB0D68B26E9BE8DB2897A4E32EFABA1209BAD430B5A8223936399 | |||
| 4008 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERCD85.tmp.xml | xml | |
MD5:CCBF4E21D761F0BA2ED112263952CB06 | SHA256:E841235AB39C0DCE502E680D5D0F974215A4836DAD400DA1471E79DB21A6F52B | |||
| 4008 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\logi_crashpad_handler.exe(1).1188.dmp | binary | |
MD5:138DDB6824B61F65944BE0B8E00F3D86 | SHA256:3DEA284003A1A64DDA6368CE9450E9BDFCDF5F6277C8BFD8C85BDA791F8629B1 | |||
| 5416 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERC8D0.tmp.dmp | binary | |
MD5:588C295EFE1DD7AC79A3D59FE638AFE2 | SHA256:1771C75D9E5101FB3F9935F93808923FD33377EC7400A41E2F44BC6345C328A5 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1188 | logi_crashpad_handler.exe | GET | 200 | 154.204.35.241:80 | http://www.baidu.com/js/PromotionBanner.Main.min.js | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1188 | logi_crashpad_handler.exe | GET | 404 | 103.235.46.102:80 | http://www.baidu.com/js/PromotionBanner.Main.min.js | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6388 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.38:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6388 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.38:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6388 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6388 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1188 | logi_crashpad_handler.exe | GET | 200 | 154.204.35.241:80 | http://www.baidu.com/js/PromotionBanner.Main.min.js | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1188 | logi_crashpad_handler.exe | GET | 200 | 154.204.35.241:80 | http://www.baidu.com/js/PromotionBanner.Main.min.js | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6388 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1188 | logi_crashpad_handler.exe | GET | 200 | 154.204.35.241:80 | http://www.baidu.com/js/PromotionBanner.Main.min.js | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 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 |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
1188 | logi_crashpad_handler.exe | 154.204.35.241:80 | — | SonderCloud Limited | HK | malicious |
1188 | logi_crashpad_handler.exe | 103.235.46.102:80 | www.baidu.com | Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co., Ltd. | HK | whitelisted |
6388 | SIHClient.exe | 20.12.23.50:443 | slscr.update.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6388 | SIHClient.exe | 23.216.77.38:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
6388 | SIHClient.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
6388 | SIHClient.exe | 52.165.164.15:443 | fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
www.baidu.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com |
| whitelisted |