| File name: | 40-3.exe1 |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/7f206b0a-9e66-4a53-b038-041a8934cc25 |
| 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: | July 04, 2025, 10:39:46 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 7 sections |
| MD5: | 27255150D4C5864CBA70CA299554AED8 |
| SHA1: | 85F25634200768B76AB7671E45F385905CAEEC56 |
| SHA256: | 7D248D9CF519E7F382686DB372391ADE3934FE38BBFB53704E4AC6527CC7CA90 |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:T8SRgYrsc69Dr9IoCt2n4peKdGJWCA0g0HfmA0CojSsuA1PtShLHeMv7H:T8qMO12n4pesCxDECojSsuA14F5v |
MALICIOUS
COBALTSTRIKE has been detected (YARA)
- 40-3.exe1.exe (PID: 3504)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads the Internet Settings
- 40-3.exe1.exe (PID: 3504)
Connects to unusual port
- 40-3.exe1.exe (PID: 3504)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- 40-3.exe1.exe (PID: 3504)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- 40-3.exe1.exe (PID: 3504)
Reads the computer name
- 40-3.exe1.exe (PID: 3504)
Checks proxy server information
- 40-3.exe1.exe (PID: 3504)
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CobalStrike
(PID) Process(3504) 40-3.exe1.exe
C2 (1)5.253.234.40/visit.js
BeaconTypeHTTP
Port7777
SleepTime60000
MaxGetSize1048576
Jitter0
PublicKey-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCnOM3nXx+7HBhkbDd+AwFrFisS
unK999w2tM0uTpuuEiBalcJhcL+QgQWtf6S7zPp5hjImG+2YcPl18geU4f5JlSPX
HwilbK4DFb/ePWyKFjhrA7emVRqhM21QMlo1ANsn14rY/RO2pzuft8P7TXoIjjI/
B2GGVuzYNZX6X4I2EwIDAQAB
-----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\rundll32.exe
Spawnto_x64%windir%\sysnative\rundll32.exe
CryptoScheme0
HttpGet_VerbGET
HttpPost_VerbPOST
HttpPostChunk0
Watermark0
bStageCleanupFalse
bCFGCautionFalse
UserAgentMozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; InfoPath.2)
HttpPostUri/submit.php
HttpGet_Metadata
SessionId (2)base64
header: Cookie
HttpPost_Metadata
ConstHeaders (1)Content-Type: application/octet-stream
SessionId (1)parameter: id
Output (1)print
bUsesCookies0001
Proxy_BehaviorUse IE settings
tcpFrameHeader0004000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
smbFrameHeader0004000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
KillDate0-0-0
bProcInject_StartRWXTrue
bProcInject_UseRWXTrue
bProcInject_MinAllocSize0
ProcInject_PrependAppend_x86000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000...
ProcInject_PrependAppend_x64000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000...
ProcInject_Stub32cd41edf0810c5b5f498edf4731cc6d
ProcInject_AllocationMethodVirtualAllocEx
TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.1) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2020:06:09 00:17:16+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit, No debug |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 2.22 |
| CodeSize: | 7680 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 283648 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 1536 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x14b0 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 1 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
35
Monitored processes
1
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3504 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\40-3.exe1.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\40-3.exe1.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Modules
CobalStrike(PID) Process(3504) 40-3.exe1.exe C2 (1)5.253.234.40/visit.js BeaconTypeHTTP Port7777 SleepTime60000 MaxGetSize1048576 Jitter0 PublicKey-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCnOM3nXx+7HBhkbDd+AwFrFisS
unK999w2tM0uTpuuEiBalcJhcL+QgQWtf6S7zPp5hjImG+2YcPl18geU4f5JlSPX
HwilbK4DFb/ePWyKFjhrA7emVRqhM21QMlo1ANsn14rY/RO2pzuft8P7TXoIjjI/
B2GGVuzYNZX6X4I2EwIDAQAB
-----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\rundll32.exe Spawnto_x64%windir%\sysnative\rundll32.exe CryptoScheme0 HttpGet_VerbGET HttpPost_VerbPOST HttpPostChunk0 Watermark0 bStageCleanupFalse bCFGCautionFalse UserAgentMozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; InfoPath.2) HttpPostUri/submit.php HttpGet_Metadata SessionId (2)base64 header: Cookie HttpPost_Metadata ConstHeaders (1)Content-Type: application/octet-stream SessionId (1)parameter: id Output (1)print bUsesCookies0001 Proxy_BehaviorUse IE settings tcpFrameHeader0004000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 smbFrameHeader0004000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 KillDate0-0-0 bProcInject_StartRWXTrue bProcInject_UseRWXTrue bProcInject_MinAllocSize0 ProcInject_PrependAppend_x86000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000... ProcInject_PrependAppend_x64000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000... ProcInject_Stub32cd41edf0810c5b5f498edf4731cc6d ProcInject_AllocationMethodVirtualAllocEx | |||||||||||||||
Total events
468
Read events
453
Write events
9
Delete events
6
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3504) 40-3.exe1.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyEnable |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3504) 40-3.exe1.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | ProxyServer |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3504) 40-3.exe1.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | ProxyOverride |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3504) 40-3.exe1.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | AutoConfigURL |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3504) 40-3.exe1.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3504) 40-3.exe1.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SavedLegacySettings |
Value: 4600000061010000090000000000000000000000000000000400000000000000C0E333BBEAB1D3010000000000000000000000000100000002000000C0A8016B000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3504) 40-3.exe1.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{AE88F776-C00A-4479-82A8-FE083996C835} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WpadDecisionReason |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3504) 40-3.exe1.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{AE88F776-C00A-4479-82A8-FE083996C835} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WpadDecisionTime |
Value: 3A2DD3F8CFECDB01 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3504) 40-3.exe1.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{AE88F776-C00A-4479-82A8-FE083996C835} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WpadDecision |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3504) 40-3.exe1.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{AE88F776-C00A-4479-82A8-FE083996C835} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WpadNetworkName |
Value: Network 5 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
8
DNS requests
2
Threats
0
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1080 | svchost.exe | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3504 | 40-3.exe1.exe | 5.253.234.40:7777 | — | DEDIPATH-LLC | US | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
dns.msftncsi.com |
| whitelisted |