YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Artifact32_And_Resources_Dropper_V1_49_To_V3_14
Cobalt Strike's resources/artifact32{.exe,.dll,big.exe,big.dll} and resources/dropper.exe signature for versions 1.49 to 3.14
- Author
- gssincla@google.com
- Date
- 2022-11-18
- Modified
- 2022-11-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
Cobalt Strike's resources/artifact32{.exe,.dll,big.exe,big.dll} and resources/dropper.exe signature for versions 1.49 to 3.14
Associated malware family: Cobalt Strike.
It defines 1 patterns (0 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Artifact32_And_Resources_Dropper_V1_49_To_V3_14
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's resources/artifact32{.exe,.dll,big.exe,big.dll} and resources/dropper.exe signature for versions 1.49 to 3.14"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "243e3761-cbea-561c-97da-f6ba12ebc7ee"
= "2022-11-18"
= "2022-11-19"
= "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/YARA/CobaltStrike/CobaltStrike__Resources_Artifact32_and_Resources_Dropper_v1_45_to_v4_x.yara#L17-L32"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "40fc605a8b95bbd79a3bd7d9af73fbeebe3fada577c99e7a111f6168f6a0d37a"
= "437706c808bca28384a6e8e24fa3ae120a4ebe4166fa4ca3564c58b881fb23a8"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$payloadDecoder = { 8B [2] 89 ?? 03 [2] 8B [2] 03 [2] 0F B6 18 8B [2] 89 ?? C1 ?? 1F C1 ?? 1E 01 ?? 83 ?? 03 29 ?? 03 [2] 0F B6 00 31 ?? 88 ?? 8B [2] 89 ?? 03 [2] 8B [2] 03 [2] 0F B6 12 }
condition:
any of them
}
Strings (1 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $payloadDecoder | hex | { 8B [2] 89 ?? 03 [2] 8B [2] 03 [2] 0F B6 18 8B [2] 89 ?? C1 ?? 1F C1 ?? 1E 01 ?? 83 ?? 03 29 ?? 03 [2] 0F B6 00 31 ?? 88 ?? 8B [2] 89 ?? 03 [2] 8B [2] 03 [2] 0 … |
Condition
any of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- At least one pattern in the rule must match.
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Sample hashes
Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).
- 40fc605a8b95bbd79a3bd7d9af73fbeebe3fada577c99e7a111f6168f6a0d37a
Licence & attribution
Author: gssincla@google.com
Source repository: Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI) @ 1c5fd42b18
Licence: Apache License 2.0 (repository licence)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: 243e3761-cbea-561c-97da-f6ba12ebc7ee
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