YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Httpstager64_Bin_V3_2_Through_V4_X
Cobalt Strike's resources/httpstager64.bin signature for versions v3.2 to v4.x
- Author
- gssincla@google.com
- Date
- 2022-11-18
- Modified
- 2022-11-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
Cobalt Strike's resources/httpstager64.bin signature for versions v3.2 to v4.x
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_Httpstager64_Bin_V3_2_Through_V4_X
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's resources/httpstager64.bin signature for versions v3.2 to v4.x"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "5530dce8-e5a1-5133-9b05-464e3397084a"
= "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_Httpstager64_Bin_v3_2_through_v4_x.yara#L17-L85"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "ad93d1ee561bc25be4a96652942f698eac9b133d8b35ab7e7d3489a25f1d1e76"
= "23666169565c6b3e5fa71767dc31096e7a25be049eeab16b074053d76c97c70b"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$apiLocator = {
48 [2]
AC
41 [2] 0D
41 [2]
38 ??
75 ??
4C [4]
45 [2]
75 ??
5?
44 [2] 24
49 [2]
66 [4]
44 [2] 1C
49 [2]
41 [3]
48
}
$postInternetOpenJmp = {
41 ?? 3A 56 79 A7
FF ??
EB
}
condition:
$apiLocator and $postInternetOpenJmp
}
Strings (2 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $apiLocator | hex | { 48 [2] AC 41 [2] 0D 41 [2] 38 ?? 75 ?? 4C [4] 45 [2] 75 ?? 5? 44 [2] 24 49 [2] 66 [4] 44 [2] 1C 49 [2] 41 [3] … | |
| $postInternetOpenJmp | hex | { 41 ?? 3A 56 79 A7 FF ?? EB } |
Condition
$apiLocator and $postInternetOpenJmpIn plain words (Heuristic)
- Pattern $apiLocator must be present.
- Pattern $postInternetOpenJmp must be present.
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Sample hashes
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- ad93d1ee561bc25be4a96652942f698eac9b133d8b35ab7e7d3489a25f1d1e76
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: 5530dce8-e5a1-5133-9b05-464e3397084a
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