TF-1932700
high
📛 Threat Title
Cobalt Strike: ip:port combination that is used for botnet Command&control (C&C) 156.254.20.48:3622
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: 100. Observed port: 3622. First seen: 2026-09-25 07:05:07 UTC. Reporter: anonymous. Tags: CobaltStrike.
Indicators of Compromise (1)
Each indicator is enriched from the IOC database, threat-intel feed corroboration (Threat Hunt) and VirusTotal. Click one to expand.
ipv4
156.254.20.48
VT 7 / 91
IOC database
- Type
- ipv4
- Value
156.254.20.48- 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
Threat Hunt — feed corroboration
Not present in any configured threat-intel feed.
Flagged by 7 of 91 VirusTotal vendors
| Vendor | Verdict | Detection |
|---|---|---|
| AlphaSOC | malicious | malware |
| Certego | malicious | malicious |
| CRDF | malicious | malicious |
| Kaspersky | malicious | malware |
| Lionic | malicious | malicious |
| MalwareURL | malicious | malware |
| SOCRadar | malicious | malware |
Details From VirusTotal
Basic Properties
| Network | 156.254.20.0/23 |
| Country | HK |
| AS owner | Stack Network Sdn. Bhd. |
| ASN | 153706 |
| Regional registry | APNIC |
History
| Last analysis | 2026-09-25 17:00 UTC |
| Last modified on VirusTotal | 2026-09-26 00:57 UTC |
| WHOIS record date | 2026-09-24 03:20 UTC |
References (2)
- Malpedia profile ThreatFox IOCs
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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: 100. Observed port: 3622. First seen: 2026-09-25 07:05:07 UTC. Reporter: anonymous. Tags: CobaltStrike.
Remediations (6)
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web:www.cecc.gov
CECC
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web:download.cobaltstrike.com
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web:pubs.acs.org
ACS Publications
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web:redblueteam.wordpress.com
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web:www.elastic.co
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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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