File name:

2025-03-19_42b90ac60be35eba2e1066df3771a78d_cobalt-strike

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/e23e04ca-b80c-4170-ba16-97f380568486
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.

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Analysis date: March 19, 2025, 16:29:34
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
golang
cobaltstrike
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 15 sections
MD5:

42B90AC60BE35EBA2E1066DF3771A78D

SHA1:

0121C794559E14FD9D246F519785287DE69640A7

SHA256:

8DD15F9BBBA4431F084A8FE22213C22F403171AA0053D89342AE8623E21E8639

SSDEEP:

98304:0X+u9B9z6e5r4nNWuAGuLP2a/VGRW/EPisp:Wk

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  • MALICIOUS

    • COBALTSTRIKE has been detected (YARA)

      • 2025-03-19_42b90ac60be35eba2e1066df3771a78d_cobalt-strike.exe (PID: 6192)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • 2025-03-19_42b90ac60be35eba2e1066df3771a78d_cobalt-strike.exe (PID: 6192)

  • INFO

    • Application based on Golang

      • 2025-03-19_42b90ac60be35eba2e1066df3771a78d_cobalt-strike.exe (PID: 6192)

    • Checks supported languages

      • 2025-03-19_42b90ac60be35eba2e1066df3771a78d_cobalt-strike.exe (PID: 6192)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • 2025-03-19_42b90ac60be35eba2e1066df3771a78d_cobalt-strike.exe (PID: 6192)
      • slui.exe (PID: 6148)

    • Reads the computer name

      • 2025-03-19_42b90ac60be35eba2e1066df3771a78d_cobalt-strike.exe (PID: 6192)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 6148)
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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: 0000:00:00 00:00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware, No debug
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 3
CodeSize: 691200
InitializedDataSize: 87040
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x65e20
OSVersion: 6.1
ImageVersion: 1
SubsystemVersion: 6.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
123
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #COBALTSTRIKE 2025-03-19_42b90ac60be35eba2e1066df3771a78d_cobalt-strike.exe slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
6148C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\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
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
6192"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-03-19_42b90ac60be35eba2e1066df3771a78d_cobalt-strike.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-03-19_42b90ac60be35eba2e1066df3771a78d_cobalt-strike.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-03-19_42b90ac60be35eba2e1066df3771a78d_cobalt-strike.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.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
Total events
3 801
Read events
3 801
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
2
TCP/UDP connections
28
DNS requests
6
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
POST
500
20.83.72.98:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
unknown
xml
512 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
500
20.83.72.98:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
unknown
xml
512 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
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
2104
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6192
2025-03-19_42b90ac60be35eba2e1066df3771a78d_cobalt-strike.exe
163.181.225.1:80
www.qiniu.com
—
US
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6620
slui.exe
20.83.72.98:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
6148
slui.exe
20.83.72.98:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.184.238
whitelisted
www.qiniu.com
  • 163.181.225.1
whitelisted
dns.msftncsi.com
  • 131.107.255.255
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 20.83.72.98
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info
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