What is “HackTool:Win32/CobaltStrike!pz”?

The HackTool:Win32/CobaltStrike!pz is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What HackTool:Win32/CobaltStrike!pz virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine HackTool:Win32/CobaltStrike!pz?


File Info:
name: 44F2F5B213F91AE705CB.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/d9a4ed6d1d5fa945fbdc670ced982cc4e563a404633ef5ee6eeafd04a6b0ff32
crc32: D8E8E322
md5: 44f2f5b213f91ae705cbfce14ea19255
sha1: 063582d66924a9368b67c2c4899ac5ab4c30a04d
sha256: d9a4ed6d1d5fa945fbdc670ced982cc4e563a404633ef5ee6eeafd04a6b0ff32
sha512: 0e3ba08f69d07bc6945348cd03d4c304fc0ac4ed183cfeab7d212a4727b06acd5861781e3b9a2910e8258e3cdf79e4a72f47c166f74b94f9c83319c1f6cb9410
ssdeep: 24576:vBF672l6i2Ncb2ygupgrnACAmZ/NwFC31G3AcMaMYXoGQqEOeXhy:r56uL3pgrCEd2hXcY
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1F4455CA0DDEF10F0EA079870955BA23F5621270A9F38DDCBC6841E82D677EF1153396A
sha3_384: f6eb8b8d94f5849b7f248c408d559b11353db1bce6d00451e78cf874851234833e1e1a08e7362abf39a5500f7c63a9bb
ep_bytes: 83ec0c8b44240c8d5c24108944240489
timestamp: 1970-01-01 00:00:00

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

HackTool:Win32/CobaltStrike!pz also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Razy-7332604-0
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.th
McAfee	GenericRXNR-AT!44F2F5B213F9
VIPRE	Trojan.GenericKD.45989870
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.45989870
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Symantec	Packed.Generic.551
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Alibaba	HackTool:Win32/CobaltStrike.6fbede5b
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Banker1.inibrb
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.45989870
TACHYON	Trojan/W32.Agent.1268147
Sophos	Troj/Miner-ABH
DrWeb	Trojan.PWS.Banker1.30278
Zillya	Downloader.Banload.Win32.88671
FireEye	Generic.mg.44f2f5b213f91ae7
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.45989870 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan.Pushel.c
Varist	W32/S-8f4e9221!Eldorado
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.AGeneric
Kingsoft	malware.kb.a.819
Microsoft	HackTool:Win32/CobaltStrike!pz
Xcitium	TrojWare.Win32.TrojanDownloader.Banload.RES@8hfp75
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D2BDBFEE
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-Kryptik
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.45989870
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Banload.C3470781
Acronis	suspicious
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.45989870
MAX	malware (ai score=85)
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
VBA32	TrojanPSW.Banker
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.100 (RDML:1z7aVdU3R5K15Cx0S+8jiw)
Ikarus	Trojan.Win64.CoinMiner
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Agent.7267!tr

How to remove HackTool:Win32/CobaltStrike!pz?

HackTool:Win32/CobaltStrike!pz removal tool

Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
“Move to quarantine” all items.
Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
Restart your computer.

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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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