File name:

dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/36d8d836-28cf-4582-87b9-b558e44d9ee9
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 05, 2026, 05:24:16
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
cobaltstrike
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 9 sections
MD5:

F75D0E36B52AE18653E35C7F5C41BCA6

SHA1:

E9CA91B1DEAB302D68B1CE5DC0A96C5FD68D0B92

SHA256:

DD4417BB37F61E39C0AA69FA3CA3972E33460BB344E2CFA90F3A0B569BAD5AD3

SSDEEP:

192:mauHqWj7G4m1ajJAQa7LC+QWLfFCAZlYYqnTh3xeptL7GbUaYnCrUR1p7gJTD:BWXGaNp+QWAClYRen7GbUanrUPYD

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  • MALICIOUS

    • COBALTSTRIKE has been detected (YARA)

      • dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe (PID: 8108)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Connects to SSH

      • dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe (PID: 8108)

  • INFO

    • Checks proxy server information

      • dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe (PID: 8108)
      • slui.exe (PID: 8824)

    • Reads the computer name

      • dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe (PID: 8108)

    • Checks supported languages

      • dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe (PID: 8108)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe (PID: 8108)
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CobalStrike

(PID) Process(8108) dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe
C2 (1)192.238.192.11:22/sJKU
Options
HeadersUser-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0)
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.2)
.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: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Large address aware, No debug
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 2.34
CodeSize: 8704
InitializedDataSize: 18432
UninitializedDataSize: 2560
EntryPoint: 0x14c0
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.2
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
141
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #COBALTSTRIKE dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
8108"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.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\wininet.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
CobalStrike
(PID) Process(8108) dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe
C2 (1)192.238.192.11:22/sJKU
Options
HeadersUser-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0)
8824C:\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
Total events
3 843
Read events
3 843
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
18
TCP/UDP connections
30
DNS requests
10
Threats
7

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
6768
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
304
40.127.240.158:443
https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/wsd/muse?ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&FlightIds=&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMManufacturerName=DELL&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&sku=48&ActivationChannel=Retail&AttrDataVer=186&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ProcessorCores=6&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&PrimaryDiskType=4294967295&FlightingBranchName=&ChassisTypeId=1&OEMModelNumber=DELL&SystemVolumeTotalCapacity=260281&sampleId=95271487&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&App=muse&DisableDualScan=0&AppVer=10.0&OEMSubModel=J5CR&locale=en-US&IsAlwaysOnAlwaysConnectedCapable=0&ms=0&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateServiceUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fneverupdatewindows10.com&osVer=10.0.19045.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&os=windows&deviceId=s%3ABAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&ring=Retail&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
3348
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5900
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6768
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
3348
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
88.221.169.152:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6768
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
88.221.169.152:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5900
svchost.exe
GET
200
88.221.169.152:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5900
svchost.exe
GET
200
40.127.240.158:443
https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/WSD/WaaSAssessment?os=Windows&osVer=10.0.19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-&ring=Retail&sku=48&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&locale=en-US&deviceId=BAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&FlightRing=Retail&TelemetryLevel=1&HidOverGattReg=C%3A%5CWINDOWS%5CSystem32%5CDriverStore%5CFileRepository%5Chidbthle.inf_amd64_9610b4821fdf82a5%5CMicrosoft.Bluetooth.Profiles.HidOverGatt.dll&AppVer=10.0&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&OEMModel=DELL&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&ProcessorManufacturer=AuthenticAMD&InstallDate=1661339444&OEMModelBaseBoard=&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMSubModel=J5CR&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30&IsDeviceRetailDemo=0&FlightingBranchName=&OSUILocale=en-US&DeviceFamily=Windows.Desktop&WuClientVer=10.0.19041.3996&UninstallActive=1&IsFlightingEnabled=0&OSSkuId=48&ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&SecureBootCapable=0&App=WaaSAssessment&ProcessorCores=6&CurrentBranch=vb_release&InstallLanguage=en-US&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&ServicingBranch=CB&OEMName_Uncleaned=DELL&TPMVersion=0&PrimaryDiskTotalCapacity=262144&InstallationType=Client&AttrDataVer=186&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&IsEdgeWithChromiumInstalled=1&OSVersion=10.0.19045.4046&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ActivationChannel=Retail&HonorWUfBDeferrals=0&FirmwareVersion=A.40&TrendInstalledKey=1&OSArchitecture=AMD64&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateManagementGroup=2
unknown
—
5.70 Kb
whitelisted
2872
slui.exe
POST
500
48.192.1.64:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
unknown
binary
512 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
500
48.192.1.64:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
Not routed
—
whitelisted
3348
RUXIMICS.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
6768
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
5900
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
—
—
184.86.251.22:443
www.bing.com
AKAMAI-ASN1
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
Not routed
—
whitelisted
3348
RUXIMICS.exe
2.16.164.120:80
crl.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-ASN1
NL
whitelisted
6768
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
2.16.164.120:80
crl.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-ASN1
NL
whitelisted
5900
svchost.exe
2.16.164.120:80
crl.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-ASN1
NL
whitelisted
3348
RUXIMICS.exe
88.221.169.152:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 184.86.251.22
  • 184.86.251.19
  • 184.86.251.27
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.251.127.101
  • 142.251.127.100
  • 142.251.127.139
  • 142.251.127.113
  • 142.251.127.138
  • 142.251.127.102
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.164.120
  • 2.16.164.49
  • 23.216.77.6
  • 23.216.77.28
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 88.221.169.152
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 48.192.1.64
whitelisted
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.42.65.85
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
6768
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
Unknown Traffic
ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW)
8108
dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe
Attempted Information Leak
ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan OUTBOUND
8108
dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe
Attempted Information Leak
ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan OUTBOUND
8108
dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe
Attempted Information Leak
ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan OUTBOUND
8108
dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe
Attempted Information Leak
ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan OUTBOUND
8108
dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe
Attempted Information Leak
ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan OUTBOUND
8108
dd4417bb37f61e39c0aa69fa3ca3972e33460bb344e2cfa90f3a0b569bad5ad3.exe
Attempted Information Leak
ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan OUTBOUND
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