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GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Artifact64_V1_49_V2_X_V3_0_V3_3_Thru_V3_14

Cobalt Strike's resources/artifact64{.dll,.exe,big.exe,big.dll,bigsvc.exe,big.x64.dll} and resources/rtifactuac(alt)64.dll signature for versions v1.49, v2.x, v3.0, and v3.3 through v3.14

Hack toolCobalt StrikeGoogle Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)Apache License 2.0Compiles with YARA-X
Author
gssincla@google.com
Date
2022-11-18
Modified
2022-11-19
Score / Quality
75 / 85

What this rule detects

Cobalt Strike's resources/artifact64{.dll,.exe,big.exe,big.dll,bigsvc.exe,big.x64.dll} and resources/rtifactuac(alt)64.dll signature for versions v1.49, v2.x, v3.0, and v3.3 through v3.14

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

cobaltstrike-resources-artifact64-v1-49-v2-x-v3-0-v3-3-thru-v3-14.yarApache License 2.0
rule GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Artifact64_V1_49_V2_X_V3_0_V3_3_Thru_V3_14
{
	meta:
		description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/artifact64{.dll,.exe,big.exe,big.dll,bigsvc.exe,big.x64.dll} and resources/rtifactuac(alt)64.dll signature for versions v1.49, v2.x, v3.0, and v3.3 through v3.14"
		author = "gssincla@google.com"
		id = "67902782-500e-5a89-8b2a-59ee21bcba3e"
		date = "2022-11-18"
		modified = "2022-11-19"
		reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
		source_url = "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/YARA/CobaltStrike/CobaltStrike__Resources_Artifact64_v1_49_to_v4_x.yara#L17-L54"
		license_url = "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
		hash = "9ec57d306764517b5956b49d34a3a87d4a6b26a2bb3d0fdb993d055e0cc9920d"
		logic_hash = "289950e89fc743ff4a1b7dcb91c561c7d829cfe3ade1c2f1a09f2e9701cce461"
		score = 75
		quality = 85
		tags = ""

	strings:
		$a = { 8B [2] 48 98 48 [2] 48 [3] 8B [2] 48 98 48 [3] 44 [3] 8B [2] 89 ?? C1 ?? 1F C1 ?? 1E 01 ?? 83 ?? 03 29 ?? 48 98 48 [3] 0F B6 00 44 [2] 88 }

	condition:
		$a
}

Strings (1 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$ahex{ 8B [2] 48 98 48 [2] 48 [3] 8B [2] 48 98 48 [3] 44 [3] 8B [2] 89 ?? C1 ?? 1F C1 ?? 1E 01 ?? 83 ?? 03 29 ?? 48 98 48 [3] 0F B6 00 44 [2] 88 }

Condition

$a

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • Pattern $a must be present.

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References

Sample hashes

Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).

  • 9ec57d306764517b5956b49d34a3a87d4a6b26a2bb3d0fdb993d055e0cc9920d

Licence & attribution

Author: gssincla@google.com

Source repository: Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI) @ 1c5fd42b18

Licence: Apache License 2.0 (repository licence)

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: 67902782-500e-5a89-8b2a-59ee21bcba3e

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