cobaltstrike

General

Target

http://www.cheatEngine.org
Sample

240914-amxaksxfkc

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Targets

- Target
  
  http://www.cheatEngine.org
Score

10^/10

cobaltstrike backdoor discovery evasion execution persistence privilege_escalation spyware stealer trojan
- Cobalt Strike reflective loader
  Detects the reflective loader used by Cobalt Strike.
- Cobaltstrike
  Detected malicious payload which is part of Cobaltstrike.
  trojan backdoor cobaltstrike
- Contains code to disable Windows Defender
  A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.
- Downloads MZ/PE file
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection
  persistence
- Manipulates Digital Signatures
  Attackers can apply techniques such as modifying certain DLL exports to make their binary seem valid.
- Stops running service(s)
  evasion execution
- Checks BIOS information in registry
  BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks computer location settings
  Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking
  Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.
  persistence privilege_escalation
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Modifies file permissions
  discovery
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers
  Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
  spyware stealer
- Adds Run key to start application
  persistence
- Checks for any installed AV software in registry
- Checks installed software on the system
  Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
  discovery
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
  evasion trojan
- Enumerates connected drives
  Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Modifies powershell logging option
  evasion
- AutoIT Executable
  AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.
- Checks system information in the registry
  System information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
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