YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_V2_3
Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 2.3
- Author
- gssincla@google.com
- Date
- 2022-11-18
- Modified
- 2023-12-04
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 2.3
Associated malware family: Cobalt Strike.
It defines 2 patterns (0 text, 2 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_V2_3
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 2.3"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "aed092f1-fbb1-5efe-be8d-fb7c5aba1cde"
= "2022-11-18"
= "2023-12-04"
= "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_Beacon_Dll_All_Versions_MemEnabled.yara#L278-L308"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "00dd982cb9b37f6effb1a5a057b6571e533aac5e9e9ee39a399bb3637775ff83"
= "286d7ffa83634b82160788abaf1c5b319a09c4a1243af2401799f327be76ad75"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$version_sig = { 49 56 57 83 F9 26 0F 87 A9 01 00 00 FF 24 }
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 10 06 00 00 72 F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
Strings (2 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $version_sig | hex | { 49 56 57 83 F9 26 0F 87 A9 01 00 00 FF 24 } | |
| $decoder | hex | { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 10 06 00 00 72 F1 } |
Condition
all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- All patterns 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).
- 00dd982cb9b37f6effb1a5a057b6571e533aac5e9e9ee39a399bb3637775ff83
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: aed092f1-fbb1-5efe-be8d-fb7c5aba1cde
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