YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_V3_8_1
Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.8
- Author
- gssincla@google.com
- Date
- 2022-11-18
- Modified
- 2023-12-05
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.8
Associated malware family: Cobalt Strike.
It defines 6 patterns (4 text, 2 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_Cobaltstrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_V3_8_1
{
meta:
= "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.8"
= "gssincla@google.com"
= "6c65cbf8-2c60-5315-b3b2-48dfcee75733"
= "2022-11-18"
= "2023-12-05"
= "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/gen_gcti_cobaltstrike.yar#L1020-L1061"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "67b6557f614af118a4c409c992c0d9a0cc800025f77861ecf1f3bbc7c293d603"
= "cde078a6ae7d0d835900e85498cf5ae20663ba8d5d3f912810e157261561e16a"
= 75
= 85
= ""
strings:
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B F9 83 F8 4B 0F 87 5D 03 00 00 FF 24 }
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
$xmrig_srcpath = "C:/Users/SKOL-NOTE/Desktop/Loader/script.go"
$c2_1 = "ns7.softline.top" xor
$c2_2 = "ns8.softline.top" xor
$c2_3 = "ns9.softline.top" xor
condition:
$version_sig and $decoder and ( 2 of ( $c2_* ) or $xmrig_srcpath )
}
Strings (6 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $version_sig | hex | { 48 57 8B F9 83 F8 4B 0F 87 5D 03 00 00 FF 24 } | |
| $decoder | hex | { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 } | |
| $xmrig_srcpath | text | "C:/Users/SKOL-NOTE/Desktop/Loader/script.go" | |
| $c2_1 | text | "ns7.softline.top" | xor |
| $c2_2 | text | "ns8.softline.top" | xor |
| $c2_3 | text | "ns9.softline.top" | xor |
Condition
$version_sig and $decoder and ( 2 of ( $c2_* ) or $xmrig_srcpath )In plain words (Heuristic)
- At least 2 patterns in ( $c2_* ) must match.
- Pattern $version_sig must be present.
- Pattern $decoder must be present.
- Pattern $xmrig_srcpath 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).
- 67b6557f614af118a4c409c992c0d9a0cc800025f77861ecf1f3bbc7c293d603
Licence & attribution
Author: gssincla@google.com
Source repository: Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron) @ 94a1c48d7a
Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1 (repository licence)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: 6c65cbf8-2c60-5315-b3b2-48dfcee75733
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