YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Bypassuac_Dll_V1_49_To_V3_14_And_Sleeve_Bypassuac_Dll_V4_0_To_V4_X
Cobalt Strike's resources/bypassuac(-x86).dll from v1.49 to v3.14 (32-bit version) and sleeve/bypassuac.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/bypassuac(-x86).dll from v1.49 to v3.14 (32-bit version) and sleeve/bypassuac.dll from v4.0 to at least v4.4
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_Bypassuac_Dll_V1_49_To_V3_14_And_Sleeve_Bypassuac_Dll_V4_0_To_V4_X
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's resources/bypassuac(-x86).dll from v1.49 to v3.14 (32-bit version) and sleeve/bypassuac.dll from v4.0 to at least v4.4"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "614046b5-cf81-56a5-8824-b3a7e14a8ed5"
= "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_Bypassuac_Dll_v1_49_to_v3_14_and_Sleeve_Bypassuac_Dll_v4_0_to_v4_x.yara#L17-L94"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "91d12e1d09a642feedee5da966e1c15a2c5aea90c79ac796e267053e466df365"
= "7d59c0286f1936e386519a919472d01581b68a8167c89bd3cd3108d45251119a"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$deleteFileCOM = {
A1 [4]
6A 00
8B ??
5?
5?
FF ?? 48
85 ??
75 ??
A1 [4]
5?
8B ??
FF ?? 54
}
$copyFileCOM = {
A1 [4]
6A 00
FF [2]
8B ??
FF [5]
FF [5]
5?
FF ?? 40
85 ??
[2 - 6]
A1 [4]
5?
8B ??
FF ?? 54
}
condition:
all of them
}
Strings (2 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $deleteFileCOM | hex | { A1 [4] 6A 00 8B ?? 5? 5? FF ?? 48 85 ?? 75 ?? A1 [4] 5? 8B ?? FF ?? 54 } | |
| $copyFileCOM | hex | { A1 [4] 6A 00 FF [2] 8B ?? FF [5] FF [5] 5? FF ?? 40 85 ?? [2 - 6] A1 [4] 5? 8B ?? FF ?? 54 } |
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).
- 91d12e1d09a642feedee5da966e1c15a2c5aea90c79ac796e267053e466df365
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: 614046b5-cf81-56a5-8824-b3a7e14a8ed5
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