YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Sleeve_Beacon_Dll_V4_1_And_V4_2
Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.dll Versions 4.1 and 4.2
- Author
- gssincla@google.com
- Date
- 2022-11-18
- Modified
- 2023-12-04
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.dll Versions 4.1 and 4.2
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_Sleeve_Beacon_Dll_V4_1_And_V4_2
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.dll Versions 4.1 and 4.2"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "793df916-bdf7-5743-b008-0113caf38bae"
= "2022-11-18"
= "2023-12-04"
= "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_Beacon_Dll_All_Versions_MemEnabled.yara#L903-L934"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "daa42f4380cccf8729129768f3588bb98e4833b0c40ad0620bb575b5674d5fc3"
= "7280a5c3f478ea40b6b72fb4669d5b8c21603e7fbfbc3815a83bc462ee19c0f5"
= 75
= 85
= ""
= "9de55f27224a4ddb6b2643224a5da9478999c7b2dea3a3d6b3e1808148012bcf"
strings:
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B F2 83 F8 63 0F 87 3C 03 00 00 FF 24 }
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
Strings (2 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $version_sig | hex | { 48 57 8B F2 83 F8 63 0F 87 3C 03 00 00 FF 24 } | |
| $decoder | hex | { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 } |
Condition
all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- All patterns 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).
- daa42f4380cccf8729129768f3588bb98e4833b0c40ad0620bb575b5674d5fc3
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: 793df916-bdf7-5743-b008-0113caf38bae
Metadata
| rs2 | 9de55f27224a4ddb6b2643224a5da9478999c7b2dea3a3d6b3e1808148012bcf |
|---|
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