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Cobalt Strike: URL that is used for botnet Command&control (C&C) http://39.100.66.238:80/GrLX

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: URL that is used for botnet Command&control (C&C). Attributed malware: Cobalt Strike (aliases: Agentemis,BEACON,CobaltStrike,cobeacon). Confidence: 75. First seen: 2026-09-25 03:05:33 UTC. Reporter: abuse_ch. Tags: CobaltStrike.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

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url http://39.100.66.238:80/grlx

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http://39.100.66.238:80/grlx
First seen
Last seen
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1 threat
Description
URL that is used for botnet Command&control (C&C) attributed to Cobalt Strike

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    Indicator that identifies a botnet command&control server (C&C). IOC type: URL that is used for botnet Command&control (C&C). Attributed malware: Cobalt Strike (aliases: Agentemis,BEACON,CobaltStrike,cobeacon). Confidence: 75. First seen: 2026-09-25 03:05:33 UTC. Reporter: abuse_ch. Tags: CobaltStrike.

Remediations (10)

  • web:8bitsecurity.com

    At scale, hunting for Cobalt Strike beacons across large and heterogeneous environments presents a non-trivial challenge for threat hunting teams. But with that comes a great amount of creativity and opportunity. At its core, Cobalt Strikefunctions as the command-and-control (C2) platform orchestrating adversary operations.

  • web:github.com

    Cobalt Strike is threat emulation software. Red teams and penetration testers use Cobalt Strike to demonstrate the risk of a breach and evaluate mature security programs. Cobalt Strike exploits network vulnerabilities, launches spear phishing campaigns, hosts web drive-by attacks, and generates malware infected files from a powerful graphical user interface that encourages collaboration and ...

  • web:thedfirreport.com

    Cobalt Strike is dependent on Java to run both the client graphical user interface (GUI) and the team server. When we scan a Cobalt Strike server using JARM, the results we get back are dependent on the Java version that is used .

  • web:www.cobaltstrike.com

    Cobalt Strike was one of the first public red team command and control frameworks. In 2020, Fortra (the new face of HelpSystems) acquired Cobalt Strike to add to its Core Security portfolio and pair with Core Impact. Today, Cobalt Strike is the go-to red team tool for many U.S. government, large business, and consulting organizations.

  • web:www.elastic.co

    Cobalt Strike is a threat emulation platform commonly modified and used by adversaries to conduct network attack and exploitation campaigns. This rule detects a network activity algorithm leveraged by Cobalt Strike implant beacons for command and control.

  • web:www.elastic.co

    Cobalt Strike is a threat emulation platform commonly modified and used by adversaries to conduct network attack and exploitation campaigns. This rule detects a network activity algorithm leveraged by Cobalt Strike implant beacons for command and control.

  • web:www.extrahop.com

    Cobalt Strike C&C HTTP Connection Cobalt Strike is associated with pen testing, security assessments, and sometimes persistent, planned attacks. Malleable C&C profiles for configuring C&C traffic are publicly available and well known. Through a persistent C&C channel, an attacker can remotely control a device and gain an entry point for further attacks on the network.

  • web:www.quorumcyber.com

    The primary malicious operations associated with Cobalt Strike occur via its ability to establish command and control (C2) communications with target networks, thus creating a persistent access channel between the target and the threat actor.

  • web:www.spamhaus.org

    The Spamhaus Botnet Controller List (BCL) is a specialized, advisory "drop all traffic" list. It consists of IP addresses that are actively used by cybercriminals to control malware-infected computers (bots). This is a high-confidence list, with false positives being extremely rare, to block as much high-risk, malicious traffic as possible.

  • web:www.spamhaus.org

    Botnet Threat Update January to June 2026 Between Jan-Jun 2026 botnet C&C servers observed decreased -30% to 14,952. Sliver overtook Cobalt Strike for the #1 spot (+58%). Meanwhile .cn botnet C&C domains surged +771% and India's PDR registrar saw a +901% spike in abused registrations - though REGRU bucked the trend with a -90% reduction. Read the latest report to learn more.

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