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ThreatFox: Cobalt Strike IOCs

ioc-hunt HIGH ThreatFox
CommonSecurityLogDeviceNetworkEvents
cobalt-strikeiocthreatfoxwin-cobalt_strike
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Retrieved: 2026-07-08T11:00:00Z · Confidence: high

Hunt Hypothesis

This hunt detects adversary behavior consistent with Cobalt Strike deployments by identifying matches against a curated set of 27 known indicators of compromise across network and host telemetry. Proactively hunting for these signatures in Azure Sentinel is critical because Cobalt Strike is frequently used as a command-and-control framework during active intrusions, allowing the SOC team to rapidly identify and contain sophisticated lateral movement before it escalates into a full breach.

IOC Summary

Malware Family: Cobalt Strike Total IOCs: 27 IOC Types: ip:port

TypeValueThreat TypeFirst SeenConfidence
ip:port8[.]163[.]93[.]232:8080botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port8[.]163[.]93[.]232:80botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port39[.]105[.]200[.]188:8080botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port49[.]234[.]198[.]180:80botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port39[.]106[.]113[.]249:80botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port139[.]226[.]191[.]149:2082botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port47[.]96[.]254[.]114:80botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port47[.]96[.]254[.]114:8080botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port47[.]116[.]57[.]211:8080botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port47[.]116[.]57[.]211:80botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port39[.]106[.]80[.]126:80botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port172[.]245[.]226[.]120:8080botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port39[.]106[.]80[.]126:8080botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port159[.]75[.]195[.]231:8080botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port141[.]255[.]162[.]234:8080botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port159[.]75[.]195[.]231:80botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port123[.]184[.]9[.]84:8080botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port141[.]255[.]162[.]234:80botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port123[.]184[.]9[.]84:443botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port123[.]184[.]9[.]84:80botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port121[.]43[.]181[.]37:80botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port121[.]43[.]181[.]37:8080botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port117[.]72[.]159[.]96:8080botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port117[.]72[.]159[.]96:80botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port107[.]173[.]85[.]194:8080botnet_cc2026-07-08100%

KQL: Ip Hunt

// Hunt for network connections to known malicious IPs
// Source: ThreatFox - Cobalt Strike
let malicious_ips = dynamic(["107.173.85.194", "159.75.195.231", "39.105.200.188", "103.42.30.154", "141.255.162.234", "39.106.80.126", "123.184.9.84", "39.106.113.249", "117.72.159.96", "172.245.226.120", "121.43.181.37", "8.163.93.232", "47.116.57.211", "139.226.191.149", "49.234.198.180", "111.229.248.198", "47.96.254.114"]);
CommonSecurityLog
| where DestinationIP in (malicious_ips) or SourceIP in (malicious_ips)
| project TimeGenerated, SourceIP, DestinationIP, DestinationPort, DeviceAction, Activity
| order by TimeGenerated desc

KQL: Ip Hunt Device

// Hunt in Defender for Endpoint network events
let malicious_ips = dynamic(["107.173.85.194", "159.75.195.231", "39.105.200.188", "103.42.30.154", "141.255.162.234", "39.106.80.126", "123.184.9.84", "39.106.113.249", "117.72.159.96", "172.245.226.120", "121.43.181.37", "8.163.93.232", "47.116.57.211", "139.226.191.149", "49.234.198.180", "111.229.248.198", "47.96.254.114"]);
DeviceNetworkEvents
| where RemoteIP in (malicious_ips)
| project Timestamp, DeviceName, RemoteIP, RemotePort, InitiatingProcessFileName, ActionType
| order by Timestamp desc

Required Data Sources

Sentinel TableNotes
CommonSecurityLogEnsure this data connector is enabled
DeviceNetworkEventsEnsure this data connector is enabled

References

False Positive Guidance

Here are specific false positive scenarios for the ThreatFox: Cobalt Strike IOCs detection rule, including suggested filters and exclusions tailored for an enterprise environment:

Original source: https://threatfox.abuse.ch/browse/malware/win.cobalt_strike/