Malware analysis e865f60a461c74454ba80715da8cc8d9.exe Malicious activity

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File name:	e865f60a461c74454ba80715da8cc8d9.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/6d2003a1-f899-4865-ab11-cef62e5f33e2
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. Malware Trends Tracker >>>
Analysis date:	May 16, 2025, 18:56:57
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	cobaltstrike
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 6 sections
MD5:	E865F60A461C74454BA80715DA8CC8D9
SHA1:	6F06909C83002C033E0C8786036C3C189BEBAF4D
SHA256:	58C6957733081459BEC81413B4D13AF0F1F185F2EFFF4EA47897BE570BA0AE28
SSDEEP:	12288:Ryg/RfQzANRnEFQBxYi3LM6b7e/Ud+4+:l/RfQU3nGQB+OY06Md+4+

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 120 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- COBALTSTRIKE has been detected (YARA)
  - e865f60a461c74454ba80715da8cc8d9.exe (PID: 7188)
SUSPICIOUS
- Connects to unusual port
  - e865f60a461c74454ba80715da8cc8d9.exe (PID: 7188)
- Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
  - e865f60a461c74454ba80715da8cc8d9.exe (PID: 7188)
INFO
- Checks supported languages
  - e865f60a461c74454ba80715da8cc8d9.exe (PID: 7188)
- Reads the computer name
  - e865f60a461c74454ba80715da8cc8d9.exe (PID: 7188)
- Checks proxy server information
  - e865f60a461c74454ba80715da8cc8d9.exe (PID: 7188)
- Reads the machine GUID from the registry
  - e865f60a461c74454ba80715da8cc8d9.exe (PID: 7188)
- Reads the software policy settings
  - e865f60a461c74454ba80715da8cc8d9.exe (PID: 7188)
  - slui.exe (PID: 7304)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (50)
.exe	\|	DOS Executable Generic (49.9)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	AMD AMD64
TimeStamp:	2025:05:12 03:22:42+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, Large address aware
PEType:	PE32+
LinkerVersion:	14
CodeSize:	6656
InitializedDataSize:	312832
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0x1d9c
OSVersion:	6
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	6
Subsystem:	Windows GUI

No data.

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Total processes

137

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

7188

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e865f60a461c74454ba80715da8cc8d9.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e865f60a461c74454ba80715da8cc8d9.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\e865f60a461c74454ba80715da8cc8d9.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\vcruntime140.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll

7272

C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe

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svchost.exe

User:

NETWORK SERVICE

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

KMS Connection Broker

Version:

10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll

7304

"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent

C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe

SppExtComObj.Exe

User:

NETWORK SERVICE

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

Windows Activation Client

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll

8056

C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe

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svchost.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Activation Client

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

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c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll

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Total events

3 959

Read events

3 959

Write events

Delete events

Modification events

No data

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

No data

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	2.19.11.120:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	95.101.149.131:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
7884	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	23.35.229.160:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
7884	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	23.35.229.160:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	GET	200	2.17.190.73:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
976	RUXIMICS.exe	40.127.240.158:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	unknown
—	—	40.127.240.158:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	unknown
2104	svchost.exe	40.127.240.158:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	unknown
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	2.19.11.120:80	crl.microsoft.com	Elisa Oyj	NL	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	95.101.149.131:80	www.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	NL	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
7188	e865f60a461c74454ba80715da8cc8d9.exe	42.193.201.58:58443	—	Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Company Limited	CN	unknown
3216	svchost.exe	172.211.123.248:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	FR	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	40.126.31.3:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
google.com	142.250.185.174	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	2.19.11.120 2.19.11.105	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	95.101.149.131 23.35.229.160	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	172.211.123.248	whitelisted
login.live.com	40.126.31.3 20.190.159.2 40.126.31.0 20.190.159.0 20.190.159.130 40.126.31.67 40.126.31.129 40.126.31.69	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	2.17.190.73	whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	51.124.78.146	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	20.12.23.50	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	40.69.42.241	whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com	40.91.76.224	whitelisted

Threats

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General Info

e865f60a461c74454ba80715da8cc8d9.exe

E865F60A461C74454BA80715DA8CC8D9

6F06909C83002C033E0C8786036C3C189BEBAF4D

58C6957733081459BEC81413B4D13AF0F1F185F2EFFF4EA47897BE570BA0AE28

12288:Ryg/RfQzANRnEFQBxYi3LM6b7e/Ud+4+:l/RfQU3nGQB+OY06Md+4+

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

COBALTSTRIKE has been detected (YARA)

SUSPICIOUS

Connects to unusual port

Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

INFO

Checks supported languages

Reads the computer name

Checks proxy server information

Reads the machine GUID from the registry

Reads the software policy settings

Malware configuration

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EXE

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