cobaltstrike

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General

Target

CheatEngine75.exe
Size

28.6MB
Sample

240915-12bwasvdja
MD5

e703b8ac5b3601deebbf05843c9a4e97
SHA1

ab154e32099776e432b4d2c31366985f27950cf1
SHA256

fe6c0d8f90c9c74f2986fe169342e0a5319a3b1ffcf711b513f33db7e28e863a
SHA512

8280af1c2455b37c13de60f1d4a4ab26fe7d03bed7f874b074afb4ae365f2380aa71525e7e649e924347c38efd601dd3a6b7924f56aa6c09932f24b5c2f03c65
SSDEEP

786432:dTCxuEnwFho+zM77UDZiZCd08jFZJAI5E70TZFH2:d2EXFhV0KAcNjxAItj2

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Targets

- Target
  
  CheatEngine75.exe
- Size
  
  28.6MB
- MD5
  
  e703b8ac5b3601deebbf05843c9a4e97
- SHA1
  
  ab154e32099776e432b4d2c31366985f27950cf1
- SHA256
  
  fe6c0d8f90c9c74f2986fe169342e0a5319a3b1ffcf711b513f33db7e28e863a
- SHA512
  
  8280af1c2455b37c13de60f1d4a4ab26fe7d03bed7f874b074afb4ae365f2380aa71525e7e649e924347c38efd601dd3a6b7924f56aa6c09932f24b5c2f03c65
- SSDEEP
  
  786432:dTCxuEnwFho+zM77UDZiZCd08jFZJAI5E70TZFH2:d2EXFhV0KAcNjxAItj2
Score

10^/10

bootkit defense_evasion discovery evasion execution persistence privilege_escalation spyware stealer trojan cobaltstrike backdoor
- 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.
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
  Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.
  persistence
- 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 changing the registry keys of authenticode & Cryptography to obtain their binary as valid.
- Sets service image path in registry
  persistence
- 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
- Impair Defenses: Safe Mode Boot
  defense_evasion
- 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
- Drops Chrome extension
- Drops desktop.ini file(s)
- Enumerates connected drives
  Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Looks up external IP address via web service
  Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
- Modifies powershell logging option
  evasion
- Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
  Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.
  bootkit persistence
- 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
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