YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Bind_Bin_V2_5_Through_V4_X
Cobalt Strike's resources/bind.bin signature for versions 2.5 to 4.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/bind.bin signature for versions 2.5 to 4.x
Associated malware family: Cobalt Strike.
It defines 3 patterns (0 text, 3 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Bind_Bin_V2_5_Through_V4_X
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's resources/bind.bin signature for versions 2.5 to 4.x"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "32f129c1-9845-5843-9e16-7d9af217b8e2"
= "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_Bind_Bin_v2_5_through_v4_x.yara#L17-L111"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "3727542c0e3c2bf35cacc9e023d1b2d4a1e9e86ee5c62ee5b66184f46ca126d1"
= "cf04e257590cf0673059348f5c15926918eb8aee40e864ae65979360aca80013"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$apiLocator = {
31 ??
AC
C1 ?? 0D
01 ??
38 ??
75 ??
03 [2]
3B [2]
75 ??
5?
8B ?? 24
01 ??
66 8B [2]
8B ?? 1C
01 ??
8B ?? 8B
01 ??
89 [3]
5?
5?
}
$ws2_32 = {
5D
68 33 32 00 00
68 77 73 32 5F
}
$listenaccept = {
5?
5?
68 B7 E9 38 FF
FF ??
5?
5?
5?
68 74 EC 3B E1
}
condition:
$apiLocator and $ws2_32 and $listenaccept
}
Strings (3 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $apiLocator | hex | { 31 ?? AC C1 ?? 0D 01 ?? 38 ?? 75 ?? 03 [2] 3B [2] 75 ?? 5? 8B ?? 24 01 ?? 66 8B [2] 8B ?? 1C 01 ?? … | |
| $ws2_32 | hex | { 5D 68 33 32 00 00 68 77 73 32 5F } | |
| $listenaccept | hex | { 5? 5? 68 B7 E9 38 FF FF ?? 5? 5? 5? 68 74 EC 3B E1 } |
Condition
$apiLocator and $ws2_32 and $listenacceptIn plain words (Heuristic)
- Pattern $apiLocator must be present.
- Pattern $ws2_32 must be present.
- Pattern $listenaccept must be present.
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Sample hashes
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- 3727542c0e3c2bf35cacc9e023d1b2d4a1e9e86ee5c62ee5b66184f46ca126d1
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: 32f129c1-9845-5843-9e16-7d9af217b8e2
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