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📛 Threat Title

Cobalt Strike: ip:port combination that is used for botnet Command&control (C&C) 45.227.253.132:56225

Category: Cobalt Strike Published: Source updated: First seen: Last updated: Source: ThreatFox IOCs

Description

Indicator that identifies a botnet command&control server (C&C). IOC type: ip:port combination that is used for botnet Command&control (C&C). Attributed malware: Cobalt Strike (aliases: Agentemis,BEACON,CobaltStrike,cobeacon). Confidence: 75. Observed port: 56225. First seen: 2026-09-25 03:47:23 UTC. Last seen: 2026-09-25 11:48:07 UTC. Reporter: abuse_ch. Tags: CobaltStrike, drb-ra.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

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ipv4 45.227.253.132 VT 9 / 89

IOC database

Type
ipv4
Value
45.227.253.132
First seen
Last seen
Attached to this threat
Appears in
2 threats
Description
ip:port combination that is used for botnet Command&control (C&C) attributed to Cobalt Strike

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Threat Hunt — feed corroboration

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Flagged by 9 of 89 VirusTotal vendors

VendorVerdictDetection
CRDF malicious malicious
CyRadar malicious malware
Fortinet malicious malware
Kaspersky malicious malware
MalwareURL malicious malware
SOCRadar malicious malicious
alphaMountain.ai suspicious suspicious
AlphaSOC suspicious suspicious
Gridinsoft suspicious suspicious

Details From VirusTotal

Basic Properties
Network45.227.253.0/24
CountryPA
AS ownerAlviva Holding Limited
ASN209272
Regional registryLACNIC
History
Last analysis2026-09-21 19:15 UTC
Last modified on VirusTotal2026-09-21 22:25 UTC
WHOIS record date2026-09-05 04:32 UTC

References (2)

  • Malpedia profile ThreatFox IOCs
  • ThreatFox IOC page ThreatFox IOCs

    Indicator that identifies a botnet command&control server (C&C). IOC type: ip:port combination that is used for botnet Command&control (C&C). Attributed malware: Cobalt Strike (aliases: Agentemis,BEACON,CobaltStrike,cobeacon). Confidence: 75. Observed port: 56225. First seen: 2026-09-25 03:47:23 UTC. Last seen: 2026-09-25 05:48:01 UTC. Reporter: abuse_ch. Tags: CobaltStrike, drb-ra.

Remediations (6)

  • web:docs.velociraptor.app

    We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us.

  • web:download.cobaltstrike.com

    We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us.

  • web:owasp.org

    This information can be used to attack the web application, for example, through a brute force or default username and password attack. The tester should interact with the authentication mechanism of the application to understand if sending particular requests causes the application to answer in different manners.

  • web:www.cisa.gov

    The number of covert networks used by China-nexus cyber actors is large, with new networks regularly developed and deployed. The existing covert networks change too, either because of defensive or legal action, or simply as a result of software updates and new exploits being used to target different technologies for incorporation into the network.

  • web:www.elastic.co

    We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us.

  • web:www.gdatasoftware.com

    The second stage loader communicates with the C&C server to get the RAT component, once again scripted with JScript. The RAT component has the capability to continue running until directed to stop, and execute additional commands received from the C&C server.

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