YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Sleeve_Beaconloader_MVF_X64_O_V4_3_V4_4_V4_5_And_V4_6
Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.MVF.x64.o (MapViewOfFile) Versions 4.3 through at least 4.6
- Author
- gssincla@google.com
- Date
- 2022-11-18
- Modified
- 2022-11-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.MVF.x64.o (MapViewOfFile) Versions 4.3 through at least 4.6
Associated malware family: Cobalt Strike.
It defines 1 patterns (0 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Sleeve_Beaconloader_MVF_X64_O_V4_3_V4_4_V4_5_And_V4_6
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.MVF.x64.o (MapViewOfFile) Versions 4.3 through at least 4.6"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "38e063db-3d76-5a94-812a-945fcf46a232"
= "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__Sleeve_BeaconLoader_all.yara#L326-L374"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "9d5b6ccd0d468da389657309b2dc325851720390f9a5f3d3187aff7d2cd36594"
= "6224000342d87041fd3336656897479c644e94ea36fc061c27fcd64233047c2c"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$core_sig = {
C6 44 24 58 4D
C6 44 24 59 61
C6 44 24 5A 70
C6 44 24 5B 56
C6 44 24 5C 69
C6 44 24 5D 65
C6 44 24 5E 77
C6 44 24 5F 4F
C6 44 24 60 66
C6 44 24 61 46
C6 44 24 62 69
C6 44 24 63 6C
C6 44 24 64 65
}
condition:
all of them
}
Strings (1 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $core_sig | hex | { C6 44 24 58 4D C6 44 24 59 61 C6 44 24 5A 70 C6 44 24 5B 56 C6 44 24 5C 69 C6 44 24 5D 65 C6 44 24 5E 77 C6 44 … |
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).
- 9d5b6ccd0d468da389657309b2dc325851720390f9a5f3d3187aff7d2cd36594
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: 38e063db-3d76-5a94-812a-945fcf46a232
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