YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Covertvpn_Dll_V2_1_To_V4_X
Cobalt Strike's resources/covertvpn.dll signature for version v2.2 to 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/covertvpn.dll signature for version v2.2 to v4.4
Associated malware family: Cobalt Strike.
It defines 4 patterns (2 text, 2 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Covertvpn_Dll_V2_1_To_V4_X
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's resources/covertvpn.dll signature for version v2.2 to v4.4"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "a65b855c-5703-5b9f-bb57-da8ebf898f9b"
= "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_Covertvpn_Dll_v2_1_to_v4_x.yara#L17-L120"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "0a452a94d53e54b1df6ba02bc2f02e06d57153aad111171a94ec65c910d22dcf"
= "1f6e4254fdfd4f9b13c2000333aabbb7da90d2df7ee1b12faa6ea3c066351468"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$dropComponentsAndActivateDriver_prologue = {
5?
68 [4]
68 [4]
C7 [3-5] 00 00 00 00
FF 15 [4]
50
FF 15 [4]
8B ??
85 ??
74 ??
8D [3-5]
5?
FF 15 [4]
50
}
$dropFile = {
6A 00
5?
E8 [4]
83 C4 08
83 F8 FF
74 ??
5?
[0-5]
E8 [4]
83 C4 ??
[0-2]
6A 00
68 80 01 00 00
6A 02
6A 00
6A 05
68 00 00 00 40
5?
FF 15 [4]
8B ??
83 ?? FF
75 ??
FF 15 [4]
5?
}
$nfp = "npf.sys" nocase
$wpcap = "wpcap.dll" nocase
condition:
all of them
}
Strings (4 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $dropComponentsAndActivateDriver_prologue | hex | { 5? 68 [4] 68 [4] C7 [3-5] 00 00 00 00 FF 15 [4] 50 FF 15 [4] 8B ?? 85 ?? 74 ?? 8D [3-5] 5? FF 15 [4] 50 } | |
| $dropFile | hex | { 6A 00 5? E8 [4] 83 C4 08 83 F8 FF 74 ?? 5? [0-5] E8 [4] 83 C4 ?? [0-2] 6A 00 68 80 01 00 00 6A 02 6A 00 6A … | |
| $nfp | text | "npf.sys" | nocase |
| $wpcap | text | "wpcap.dll" | nocase |
Condition
all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- All patterns in the rule must match.
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Sample hashes
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- 0a452a94d53e54b1df6ba02bc2f02e06d57153aad111171a94ec65c910d22dcf
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: a65b855c-5703-5b9f-bb57-da8ebf898f9b
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