YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Xor_Bin_V2_X_To_V4_X
Cobalt Strike's resource/xor.bin signature for version 2.x through 4.x
- Author
- gssincla@google.com
- Date
- 2022-11-18
- Modified
- 2022-11-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
Cobalt Strike's resource/xor.bin signature for version 2.x through 4.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_Xor_Bin_V2_X_To_V4_X
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's resource/xor.bin signature for version 2.x through 4.x"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "1754746c-3a42-5f7d-808a-ba2e1c0a270e"
= "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_Xor_Bin__32bit_v2_x_to_4_x.yara#L17-L36"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "211ccc5d28b480760ec997ed88ab2fbc5c19420a3d34c1df7991e65642638a6f"
= "ad662a263ede6c3ba964baf8abe4848ed1e994f2c236d4315cb60c1d51442620"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$stub52 = {fc e8 ?? ?? ?? ?? [1-32] eb 27 5? 8b ?? 83 c? ?4 8b ?? 31 ?? 83 c? ?4 5? 8b ?? 31 ?? 89 ?? 31 ?? 83 c? ?4 83 e? ?4 31 ?? 39 ?? 74 ?2 eb ea 5? ff e? e8 d4 ff ff ff}
$stub56 = {fc e8 ?? ?? ?? ?? [1-32] eb 2b 5d 8b ?? ?? 83 c5 ?4 8b ?? ?? 31 ?? 83 c5 ?4 55 8b ?? ?? 31 ?? 89 ?? ?? 31 ?? 83 c5 ?4 83 e? ?4 31 ?? 39 ?? 74 ?2 eb e8 5? ff e? e8 d? ff ff ff}
condition:
any of them
}
Strings (2 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $stub52 | hex | {fc e8 ?? ?? ?? ?? [1-32] eb 27 5? 8b ?? 83 c? ?4 8b ?? 31 ?? 83 c? ?4 5? 8b ?? 31 ?? 89 ?? 31 ?? 83 c? ?4 83 e? ?4 31 ?? 39 ?? 74 ?2 eb ea 5? ff e? … | |
| $stub56 | hex | {fc e8 ?? ?? ?? ?? [1-32] eb 2b 5d 8b ?? ?? 83 c5 ?4 8b ?? ?? 31 ?? 83 c5 ?4 55 8b ?? ?? 31 ?? 89 ?? ?? 31 ?? 83 c5 ?4 83 e? ?4 31 ?? 39 ?? 74 ?2 eb e8 5? ff e? … |
Condition
any of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- At least one pattern in the rule must match.
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Sample hashes
Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).
- 211ccc5d28b480760ec997ed88ab2fbc5c19420a3d34c1df7991e65642638a6f
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: 1754746c-3a42-5f7d-808a-ba2e1c0a270e
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