About “HackTool:Win32/CobaltStrike!pz” infection

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: F123F2A847CC4C0FE4ED.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/ab08ffe5a274425bbd16efdf375ea2cfe2f4d2971015b97bf5283456311a2824
crc32: 9BC10B1B
md5: f123f2a847cc4c0fe4ed06813dc7dd19
sha1: bb3a6a928a5cfcfbfaeba9189927b41839a500a4
sha256: ab08ffe5a274425bbd16efdf375ea2cfe2f4d2971015b97bf5283456311a2824
sha512: 2f62b4d719d2ebfce145ee8bfbad02efe59cfc25d24f29df2c7c37df2ae334eeadbf0b091a41fd02f9d848ba8148ff9b12d11e0ddd732acc2c5e2bb178dc9d58
ssdeep: 24576:vBF672l6i2Ncb2ygupgrnACAmZ/NwFC31G3AcMaMYXocnkVoFwk3g8Eg3GoRNKkb:r56uL3pgrCEd2hXnngkhSm
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1AD657EA0DDEF10F0EA079870955BA23F5225270A9F38DDCBC6841E82D677EF1153396A
sha3_384: 98c246d13ebc44053221f720d33308471bd903c6b9392f9d92e6ca21a4337aca5ca26957ca7360837093794af33d9b86
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
DrWeb	Trojan.PWS.Banker1.30278
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.45989870
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Razy-7331674-0
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.th
McAfee	GenericRXNR-AT!F123F2A847CC
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
VIPRE	Trojan.GenericKD.45989870
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Symantec	Packed.Generic.551
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.45989870
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Banker1.inibrb
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-Kryptik
TACHYON	Trojan/W32.Agent.1444741
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.45989870 (B)
Zillya	Downloader.Banload.Win32.88671
FireEye	Generic.mg.f123f2a847cc4c0f
Sophos	Troj/Miner-ABH
Ikarus	Trojan.Win64.CoinMiner
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.45989870
Jiangmin	Trojan.Pushel.c
Google	Detected
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.AGeneric
Xcitium	TrojWare.Win32.TrojanDownloader.Banload.RES@8hfp75
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D2BDBFEE
Microsoft	HackTool:Win32/CobaltStrike!pz
Varist	W32/S-8f4e9221!Eldorado
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Banload.C3470781
Acronis	suspicious
VBA32	TrojanPSW.Banker
MAX	malware (ai score=80)
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.100 (RDML:1z7aVdU3R5K15Cx0S+8jiw)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Agent.7267!tr
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)

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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