YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Template_X86_Vba_V3_8_To_V4_X
Cobalt Strike's resources/template.x86.vba signature for versions v3.8 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/template.x86.vba signature for versions v3.8 to v4.x
Associated malware family: Cobalt Strike.
It defines 7 patterns (7 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Template_X86_Vba_V3_8_To_V4_X
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's resources/template.x86.vba signature for versions v3.8 to v4.x"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "11c7758e-93b2-5fe3-873d-b98de579d2b4"
= "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_Template_x86_Vba_v3_8_to_v4_x.yara#L17-L37"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "fc66cb120e7bc9209882620f5df7fdf45394c44ca71701a8662210cf3a40e142"
= "7114515477d82651806eccef34f599f6ffd4614f987dee29417ac6ef7a1a1c38"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$createstuff = "Function CreateStuff Lib \"kernel32\" Alias \"CreateRemoteThread\"" nocase
$allocstuff = "Function AllocStuff Lib \"kernel32\" Alias \"VirtualAllocEx\"" nocase
$writestuff = "Function WriteStuff Lib \"kernel32\" Alias \"WriteProcessMemory\"" nocase
$runstuff = "Function RunStuff Lib \"kernel32\" Alias \"CreateProcessA\"" nocase
$vars = "Dim rwxpage As Long" nocase
$res = "RunStuff(sNull, sProc, ByVal 0&, ByVal 0&, ByVal 1&, ByVal 4&, ByVal 0&, sNull, sInfo, pInfo)"
$rwxpage = "AllocStuff(pInfo.hProcess, 0, UBound(myArray), &H1000, &H40)"
condition:
all of them and @vars [ 1 ] < @res [ 1 ] and @allocstuff [ 1 ] < @rwxpage [ 1 ]
}
Strings (7 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $createstuff | text | "Function CreateStuff Lib \"kernel32\" Alias \"CreateRemoteThread\"" | nocase |
| $allocstuff | text | "Function AllocStuff Lib \"kernel32\" Alias \"VirtualAllocEx\"" | nocase |
| $writestuff | text | "Function WriteStuff Lib \"kernel32\" Alias \"WriteProcessMemory\"" | nocase |
| $runstuff | text | "Function RunStuff Lib \"kernel32\" Alias \"CreateProcessA\"" | nocase |
| $vars | text | "Dim rwxpage As Long" | nocase |
| $res | text | "RunStuff(sNull, sProc, ByVal 0&, ByVal 0&, ByVal 1&, ByVal 4&, ByVal 0&, sNull, sInfo, pInfo)" | |
| $rwxpage | text | "AllocStuff(pInfo.hProcess, 0, UBound(myArray), &H1000, &H40)" |
Condition
all of them and @vars [ 1 ] < @res [ 1 ] and @allocstuff [ 1 ] < @rwxpage [ 1 ]In plain words (Heuristic)
- All patterns in the rule must match.
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Sample hashes
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- fc66cb120e7bc9209882620f5df7fdf45394c44ca71701a8662210cf3a40e142
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: 11c7758e-93b2-5fe3-873d-b98de579d2b4
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