General
- Target Kobalc.exe
- Size 185KB
- Sample260618-rnx2yaaw8t
- SHA256 db6cea7e8d62d3b21efe3b423b48c131e345cb55f168cbe1f142e491bb812747
- MD5 15717cd327a723820d71900611545917
- SHA1 99184ec149d329e98cd3e600cfaba22a2f9a0156
- SHA512 a0de435db809e3e79f89411017e244c76145e010c67f894d41e265804c832f5514ac2f31cc9a0c667afa77aaaf3eccecac148279ca5a0feba492b222d5481a49
- SSDEEP 3072:LoixrduqW9Goin4lZoD9d16zVfMZ2KKNRdTaB:0W5jOA96xrRd
- TLSH T14004126FE2274321F0D4C776099E4BE0C37819A8AC7AC92535082F9D1C3291F9C3E1AB
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
Kobalc.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
Kobalc.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
Malware Config
Extracted
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metasploit
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encoder/call4_dword_xor
Targets
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- Target Kobalc.exe
- Size 185KB
- SHA256 db6cea7e8d62d3b21efe3b423b48c131e345cb55f168cbe1f142e491bb812747
- MD5 15717cd327a723820d71900611545917
- SHA1 99184ec149d329e98cd3e600cfaba22a2f9a0156
- SHA512 a0de435db809e3e79f89411017e244c76145e010c67f894d41e265804c832f5514ac2f31cc9a0c667afa77aaaf3eccecac148279ca5a0feba492b222d5481a49
- SSDEEP 3072:LoixrduqW9Goin4lZoD9d16zVfMZ2KKNRdTaB:0W5jOA96xrRd
- TLSH T14004126FE2274321F0D4C776099E4BE0C37819A8AC7AC92535082F9D1C3291F9C3E1AB
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Family: MetaSploit
Detected malicious payload which is part of the Metasploit Framework, likely generated with msfvenom or similar.
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
Modifies firewall policy service
Modifies security service
Windows security bypass
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.
Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
Modifies Windows Firewall
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Windows security modification
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in System32 directory
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
3Active Setup
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Create or Modify System Process
3Windows Service
3Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
3Active Setup
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Create or Modify System Process
3Windows Service
3Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses
4Disable or Modify System Firewall
2Disable or Modify Tools
2Modify Registry
7Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
1