YARA · Google Cloud Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
GCTI_Cobaltstrike_Sleeve_Beaconloader_X64_O_V4_3_V4_4_V4_5_And_V4_6
Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.x64.o (Base) 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.x64.o (Base) Versions 4.3 through at least 4.6
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_Beaconloader_X64_O_V4_3_V4_4_V4_5_And_V4_6
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.x64.o (Base) Versions 4.3 through at least 4.6"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "07f751e4-f001-5b95-b229-31fbaa867cea"
= "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#L458-L555"
= "https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI/blob/1c5fd42b1895098527fde00c2d9757edf6b303bb/LICENSE"
= "ac090a0707aa5ccd2c645b523bd23a25999990cf6895fce3bfa3b025e3e8a1c9"
= "50d9da466e2c074b3fb634203c8840d45da8f8e3094790d7c4354a5703b583ef"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$core_sig = {
33 C0
83 F8 01
74 63
48 8B 44 24 20
0F B7 00
3D 4D 5A 00 00
75 45
48 8B 44 24 20
48 63 40 3C
48 89 44 24 28
48 83 7C 24 28 40
72 2F
48 81 7C 24 28 00 04 00 00
73 24
48 8B 44 24 20
48 8B 4C 24 28
48 03 C8
48 8B C1
48 89 44 24 28
48 8B 44 24 28
81 38 50 45 00 00
75 02
}
$deobfuscator = {
8B 04 24
FF C0
89 04 24
8B 44 24 28
39 04 24
73 20
8B 04 24
0F B6 4C 24 30
48 8B 54 24 20
0F BE 04 02
33 C1
8B 0C 24
48 8B 54 24 20
88 04 0A
}
condition:
$core_sig and not $deobfuscator
}
Strings (2 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $core_sig | hex | { 33 C0 83 F8 01 74 63 48 8B 44 24 20 0F B7 00 3D 4D 5A 00 00 75 45 48 8B 44 24 20 48 63 40 3C 48 89 … | |
| $deobfuscator | hex | { 8B 04 24 FF C0 89 04 24 8B 44 24 28 39 04 24 73 20 8B 04 24 0F B6 4C 24 30 48 8B 54 24 20 0F BE 04 … |
Condition
$core_sig and not $deobfuscatorIn plain words (Heuristic)
- Pattern $deobfuscator must NOT be present.
- Pattern $core_sig must be present.
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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).
- ac090a0707aa5ccd2c645b523bd23a25999990cf6895fce3bfa3b025e3e8a1c9
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: 07f751e4-f001-5b95-b229-31fbaa867cea
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