YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Beacon_X64_V3_3
Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 3.3
- Author
- gssincla@google.com
- Date
- 2022-11-18
- Modified
- 2023-12-04
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 3.3
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_X64_V3_3
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 3.3"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "fb96ecff-809e-5704-974e-a2d8ef022daa"
= "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#L1070-L1109"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "7b00721efeff6ed94ab108477d57b03022692e288cc5814feb5e9d83e3788580"
= "514d491b8066ed7127ebb152a27efbe65e1121da3b5460afe6987920a91f2863"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$version_sig = { 8B D3 48 8B CF E8 89 66 00 00 E9 23 FB FF FF
41 B8 01 00 00 00 E9 F3 FD FF FF 48 8D 0D 2A F8 FF FF
E8 8D 2B 00 00 48 8B 5C 24 30 48 83 C4 20 }
$decoder = { 80 31 ?? FF C2 48 FF C1 48 63 C2 48 3D 10 06 00 00 }
condition:
all of them
}
Strings (2 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $version_sig | hex | { 8B D3 48 8B CF E8 89 66 00 00 E9 23 FB FF FF 41 B8 01 00 00 00 E9 F3 FD FF FF 48 8D 0D 2A F8 FF FF E8 8D 2B 00 00 4 … | |
| $decoder | hex | { 80 31 ?? FF C2 48 FF C1 48 63 C2 48 3D 10 06 00 00 } |
Condition
all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- All patterns in the rule must match.
Test this rule in your browser
Drop a file to scan it with this rule using YARA-X compiled to WebAssembly. Nothing is uploaded.
Sample hashes
Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).
- 7b00721efeff6ed94ab108477d57b03022692e288cc5814feb5e9d83e3788580
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: fb96ecff-809e-5704-974e-a2d8ef022daa
Related rules
- Hack toolGoogle Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)· gssincla@google.com· 2022-11-18
- Hack toolGoogle Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)· gssincla@google.com· 2022-11-18
- Hack toolGoogle Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)· gssincla@google.com· 2022-11-18
- Hack toolGoogle Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)· gssincla@google.com· 2022-11-18
- Hack toolGoogle Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)· gssincla@google.com· 2022-11-18
- Hack toolGoogle Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)· gssincla@google.com· 2022-11-18
- Hack toolGoogle Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)· gssincla@google.com· 2022-11-18
- Hack toolGoogle Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)· gssincla@google.com· 2022-11-18