YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_V3_4
Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.4
- 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 3.4
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_V3_4
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.4"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "58a34ab6-c061-59a2-b929-8519d3d844e7"
= "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#L562-L592"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "5c40bfa04a957d68a095dd33431df883e3a075f5b7dea3e0be9834ce6d92daa3"
= "f3372bc538092e30c62d9599f76f2115dc73faf7a5fd6f86c8d4cfaa35473810"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B F1 83 F8 42 0F 87 F0 02 00 00 FF 24 }
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
Strings (2 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $version_sig | hex | { 48 57 8B F1 83 F8 42 0F 87 F0 02 00 00 FF 24 } | |
| $decoder | hex | { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C 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).
- 5c40bfa04a957d68a095dd33431df883e3a075f5b7dea3e0be9834ce6d92daa3
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: 58a34ab6-c061-59a2-b929-8519d3d844e7
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