YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Browserpivot_X64_Bin_V1_48_To_V3_14_And_Sleeve_Browserpivot_X64_Dll_V4_0_To_V4_X
Cobalt Strike's resources/browserpivot.x64.bin from v1.48 to v3.14 and sleeve/browserpivot.x64.dll from v4.0 to at least v4.4
- Author
- gssincla@google.com
- Date
- 2022-11-18
- Modified
- 2022-11-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
Cobalt Strike's resources/browserpivot.x64.bin from v1.48 to v3.14 and sleeve/browserpivot.x64.dll from v4.0 to at least v4.4
Associated malware family: Cobalt Strike.
It defines 2 patterns (1 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Browserpivot_X64_Bin_V1_48_To_V3_14_And_Sleeve_Browserpivot_X64_Dll_V4_0_To_V4_X
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's resources/browserpivot.x64.bin from v1.48 to v3.14 and sleeve/browserpivot.x64.dll from v4.0 to at least v4.4"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "a5dfae85-ff9c-5ca5-9ac0-041c6108a6ed"
= "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_Browserpivot_x64_Bin_v1_48_to_v3_14_and_Sleeve_Browserpivot_x64_Dll_v4_0_to_v4_x.yara#L17-L64"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "0ad32bc4fbf3189e897805cec0acd68326d9c6f714c543bafb9bc40f7ac63f55"
= "a59f19b6e258b724ed88b4255717d066319ba5fb0838d6c6ed11355e9d9b1c22"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$socket_recv = {
FF 15 [4]
83 ?? FF
74 ??
85 ??
74 ??
03 ??
83 ?? 02
72 ??
8D ?? FF
80 [2] 0A
75 ??
8D ?? FE
80 [2] 0D
}
$fmt = "%1024[^ ] %8[^:]://%1016[^/]%7168[^ ] %1024[^ ]"
condition:
all of them
}
Strings (2 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $socket_recv | hex | { FF 15 [4] 83 ?? FF 74 ?? 85 ?? 74 ?? 03 ?? 83 ?? 02 72 ?? 8D ?? FF 80 [2] 0A 75 ?? 8D ?? FE 80 [2] 0D } | |
| $fmt | text | "%1024[^ ] %8[^:]://%1016[^/]%7168[^ ] %1024[^ ]" |
Condition
all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- All patterns in the rule must match.
Test this rule in your browser
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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).
- 0ad32bc4fbf3189e897805cec0acd68326d9c6f714c543bafb9bc40f7ac63f55
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: a5dfae85-ff9c-5ca5-9ac0-041c6108a6ed
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