YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Covertvpn_Injector_Exe_V1_44_To_V2_0_49
Cobalt Strike's resources/covertvpn-injector.exe signature for version v1.44 to v2.0.49
- 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-injector.exe signature for version v1.44 to v2.0.49
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_Injector_Exe_V1_44_To_V2_0_49
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's resources/covertvpn-injector.exe signature for version v1.44 to v2.0.49"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "48485ae2-1d99-5fa8-b8e8-0047e92ef447"
= "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_injector_Exe_v1_44_to_v2_0_49.yara#L17-L116"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "d741751520f46602f5a57d1ed49feaa5789115aeeba7fa4fc7cbb534ee335462"
= "119602efe6243d8c0dc7b8f4468eb9b3be292620920f69dc8a560f900ac7f622"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$dropComponentsAndActivateDriver_prologue = {
C7 04 24 [4]
E8 [4]
83 EC 04
C7 44 24 04 [4]
89 04 24
E8 59 14 00 00
83 EC 08
89 45 ??
83 7D ?? 00
74 ??
E8 [4]
8D [2]
89 [3]
89 04 24
}
$dropFile = {
C7 44 24 04 00 00 00 00
8B [2]
89 ?? 24
E8 [4]
83 F8 FF
74 ??
8B [2]
89 ?? 24 04
C7 04 24 [4]
E8 [4]
E9 [4]
C7 44 24 18 00 00 00 00
C7 44 24 14 80 01 00 00
C7 44 24 10 02 00 00 00
C7 44 24 0C 00 00 00 00
C7 44 24 08 05 00 00 00
C7 44 24 04 00 00 00 40
8B [2]
89 04 24
E8 [4]
83 EC 1C
89 45 ??
}
$nfp = "npf.sys" nocase
$wpcap = "wpcap.dll" nocase
condition:
all of them
}
Strings (4 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $dropComponentsAndActivateDriver_prologue | hex | { C7 04 24 [4] E8 [4] 83 EC 04 C7 44 24 04 [4] 89 04 24 E8 59 14 00 00 83 EC 08 89 45 ?? 83 7D ?? 00 74 ?? E8 [4] 8D [2] … | |
| $dropFile | hex | { C7 44 24 04 00 00 00 00 8B [2] 89 ?? 24 E8 [4] 83 F8 FF 74 ?? 8B [2] 89 ?? 24 04 C7 04 24 [4] E8 [4] E9 [4] C7 44 24 18 … | |
| $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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- d741751520f46602f5a57d1ed49feaa5789115aeeba7fa4fc7cbb534ee335462
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: 48485ae2-1d99-5fa8-b8e8-0047e92ef447
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