YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Bypassuactoken_X64_Dll_V3_11_To_V3_14
Cobalt Strike's resources/bypassuactoken.x64.dll from v3.11 to v3.14 (64-bit version)
- Author
- gssincla@google.com
- Date
- 2022-11-18
- Modified
- 2022-11-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
Cobalt Strike's resources/bypassuactoken.x64.dll from v3.11 to v3.14 (64-bit version)
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_Bypassuactoken_X64_Dll_V3_11_To_V3_14
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's resources/bypassuactoken.x64.dll from v3.11 to v3.14 (64-bit version)"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "c89befcd-a622-5947-9ce3-a6031901a45a"
= "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_Bypassuactoken_x64_Dll_v3_11_to_v3_14.yara#L17-L118"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "853068822bbc6b1305b2a9780cf1034f5d9d7127001351a6917f9dbb42f30d67"
= "adfd212f2e470f666ab8a2168e976c11d3032c31dab7cf56963dae5fc0f6c5f9"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$isHighIntegrityProcess = {
83 ?? 7A
75 ??
8B [3]
33 ??
FF 15 [4]
44 [4]
8D [2]
48 8B ??
48 8D [3]
48 8B ??
4C 8B ??
48 89 [3]
FF 15 [4]
85 C0
74 ??
48 8B ??
FF 15 [4]
8D [2]
8A ??
40 [2]
0F B6 D1
48 8B 0F
FF 15 [4]
81 ?? 00 30 00 00
}
$executeTaskmgr = {
44 8D ?? 70
48 8D [3]
E8 [4]
83 [3] 00
48 8D [5]
0F 57 ??
66 0F 7F [3]
48 89 [3]
48 8D [5]
48 8D [3]
C7 [3] 70 00 00 00
C7 [3] 40 00 00 00
48 89 [3]
FF 15
}
condition:
all of them
}
Strings (2 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $isHighIntegrityProcess | hex | { 83 ?? 7A 75 ?? 8B [3] 33 ?? FF 15 [4] 44 [4] 8D [2] 48 8B ?? 48 8D [3] 48 8B ?? 4C 8B ?? 48 89 [3] FF 15 [4] 85 C0 … | |
| $executeTaskmgr | hex | { 44 8D ?? 70 48 8D [3] E8 [4] 83 [3] 00 48 8D [5] 0F 57 ?? 66 0F 7F [3] 48 89 [3] 48 8D [5] 48 8D [3] C7 [3] 70 00 00 00 C7 … |
Condition
all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- All patterns in the rule must match.
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Sample hashes
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- 853068822bbc6b1305b2a9780cf1034f5d9d7127001351a6917f9dbb42f30d67
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: c89befcd-a622-5947-9ce3-a6031901a45a
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