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/*
SOURCE: https://github.com/chronicle/GCTI
Generated with:
cat ./GCTI/YARA/CobaltStrike/* >> ./signature-base/yara/gen_gcti_cobaltstrike.yar
*/
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Artifact32_and_Resources_Dropper_v1_49_to_v3_14
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/artifact32{.exe,.dll,big.exe,big.dll} and resources/dropper.exe signature for versions 1.49 to 3.14"
hash = "40fc605a8b95bbd79a3bd7d9af73fbeebe3fada577c99e7a111f6168f6a0d37a"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "243e3761-cbea-561c-97da-f6ba12ebc7ee"
strings:
// Decoder function for the embedded payload
$payloadDecoder = { 8B [2] 89 ?? 03 [2] 8B [2] 03 [2] 0F B6 18 8B [2] 89 ?? C1 ?? 1F C1 ?? 1E 01 ?? 83 ?? 03 29 ?? 03 [2] 0F B6 00 31 ?? 88 ?? 8B [2] 89 ?? 03 [2] 8B [2] 03 [2] 0F B6 12 }
condition:
any of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Artifact32_v3_1_and_v3_2
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/artifact32{.dll,.exe,svc.exe,big.exe,big.dll,bigsvc.exe} and resources/artifact32uac(alt).dll signature for versions 3.1 and 3.2"
hash = "4f14bcd7803a8e22e81e74d6061d0df9e8bac7f96f1213d062a29a8523ae4624"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "4fff7f42-9f50-5945-8ec0-2438ac5c7000"
strings:
/*
89 ?? mov eax, ecx
B? 04 00 00 00 mov edi, 4
99 cdq
F7 FF idiv edi
8B [2] mov edi, [ebp+arg_8]
8A [2] mov al, [edi+edx]
30 ?? xor [ebx], al
8A ?? mov al, [ebx]
4? inc ebx
88 [2] mov [esi+ecx], al
*/
$decoderFunc = { 89 ?? B? 04 00 00 00 99 F7 FF 8B [2] 8A [2] 30 ?? 8A ?? 4? 88 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Artifact32_v3_14_to_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/artifact32{.dll,.exe,big.exe,big.dll,bigsvc.exe} signature for versions 3.14 to 4.x and resources/artifact32svc.exe for 3.14 to 4.x and resources/artifact32uac.dll for v3.14 and v4.0"
hash = "888bae8d89c03c1d529b04f9e4a051140ce3d7b39bc9ea021ad9fc7c9f467719"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "8a010305-dce5-55f4-b2dd-a736721efe22"
strings:
/*
C7 [3] 5C 00 00 00 mov dword ptr [esp+28h], 5Ch ; '\'
C7 [3] 65 00 00 00 mov dword ptr [esp+24h], 65h ; 'e'
C7 [3] 70 00 00 00 mov dword ptr [esp+20h], 70h ; 'p'
C7 [3] 69 00 00 00 mov dword ptr [esp+1Ch], 69h ; 'i'
C7 [3] 70 00 00 00 mov dword ptr [esp+18h], 70h ; 'p'
F7 F1 div ecx
C7 [3] 5C 00 00 00 mov dword ptr [esp+14h], 5Ch ; '\'
C7 [3] 2E 00 00 00 mov dword ptr [esp+10h], 2Eh ; '.'
C7 [3] 5C 00 00 00 mov dword ptr [esp+0Ch], 5Ch ; '\'
*/
$pushFmtStr = { C7 [3] 5C 00 00 00 C7 [3] 65 00 00 00 C7 [3] 70 00 00 00 C7 [3] 69 00 00 00 C7 [3] 70 00 00 00 F7 F1 C7 [3] 5C 00 00 00 C7 [3] 2E 00 00 00 C7 [3] 5C 00 00 00 }
$fmtStr = "%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%cMSSE-%d-server"
condition:
all of them
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
/* Disabled due to bad performance */
// rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Artifact32svc_Exe_v1_49_to_v3_14
// {
// meta:
// description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/artifact32svc(big).exe and resources/artifact32uac(alt).exe signature for versions v1.49 to v3.14"
// hash = "323ddf9623368b550def9e8980fde0557b6fe2dcd945fda97aa3b31c6c36d682"
// author = "gssincla@google.com"
// reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
// date = "2022-11-18"
// strings:
// /*
// 8B [2] mov eax, [ebp+var_C]
// 89 ?? mov ecx, eax
// 03 [2] add ecx, [ebp+lpBuffer]
// 8B [2] mov eax, [ebp+var_C]
// 03 [2] add eax, [ebp+lpBuffer]
// 0F B6 18 movzx ebx, byte ptr [eax]
// 8B [2] mov eax, [ebp+var_C]
// 89 ?? mov edx, eax
// C1 [2] sar edx, 1Fh
// C1 [2] shr edx, 1Eh
// 01 ?? add eax, edx
// 83 [2] and eax, 3
// 29 ?? sub eax, edx
// 03 [2] add eax, [ebp+arg_8]
// 0F B6 00 movzx eax, byte ptr [eax]
// 31 ?? xor eax, ebx
// 88 ?? mov [ecx], al
// */
// $decoderFunc = { 8B [2] 89 ?? 03 [2] 8B [2] 03 [5] 8B [2] 89 ?? C1 [2] C1 [2] 01 ?? 83 [2] 29 ?? 03 [5] 31 ?? 88 }
// condition:
// any of them
// }
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Artifact32svc_Exe_v3_1_v3_2_v3_14_and_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/artifact32svc(big).exe signature for versions 3.1 and 3.2 (with overlap with v3.14 through v4.x)"
hash = "871390255156ce35221478c7837c52d926dfd581173818620b738b4b029e6fd9"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "732169be-e334-5774-b0ac-54b217a8b681"
strings:
/*
89 ?? mov eax, ecx
B? 04 00 00 00 mov edi, 4
99 cdq
F7 FF idiv edi
8B [2] mov edi, [ebp+var_20]
8A [2] mov al, [edi+edx]
30 [2] xor [ebx+ecx], al
*/
$decoderFunc = { 89 ?? B? 04 00 00 00 99 F7 FF 8B [2] 8A [2] 30 }
condition:
$decoderFunc
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Artifact64_v1_49_v2_x_v3_0_v3_3_thru_v3_14
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/artifact64{.dll,.exe,big.exe,big.dll,bigsvc.exe,big.x64.dll} and resources/rtifactuac(alt)64.dll signature for versions v1.49, v2.x, v3.0, and v3.3 through v3.14"
hash = "9ec57d306764517b5956b49d34a3a87d4a6b26a2bb3d0fdb993d055e0cc9920d"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "67902782-500e-5a89-8b2a-59ee21bcba3e"
strings:
/*
8B [2] mov eax, [rbp+var_4]
48 98 cdqe
48 89 C1 mov rcx, rax
48 03 4D 10 add rcx, [rbp+arg_0]
8B 45 FC mov eax, [rbp+var_4]
48 98 cdqe
48 03 45 10 add rax, [rbp+arg_0]
44 0F B6 00 movzx r8d, byte ptr [rax]
8B 45 FC mov eax, [rbp+var_4]
89 C2 mov edx, eax
C1 FA 1F sar edx, 1Fh
C1 EA 1E shr edx, 1Eh
01 D0 add eax, edx
83 E0 03 and eax, 3
29 D0 sub eax, edx
48 98 cdqe
48 03 45 20 add rax, [rbp+arg_10]
0F B6 00 movzx eax, byte ptr [rax]
44 31 C0 xor eax, r8d
88 01 mov [rcx], al
*/
$a = { 8B [2] 48 98 48 [2] 48 [3] 8B [2] 48 98 48 [3] 44 [3] 8B [2] 89 ?? C1 ?? 1F C1 ?? 1E 01 ?? 83 ?? 03 29 ?? 48 98 48 [3] 0F B6 00 44 [2] 88 }
condition:
$a
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Artifact64_v3_1_v3_2_v3_14_and_v4_0
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/artifact64{svcbig.exe,.dll,big.dll,svc.exe} and resources/artifactuac(big)64.dll signature for versions 3.14 to 4.x and resources/artifact32svc.exe for 3.14 to 4.x"
hash = "2e7a39bd6ac270f8f548855b97c4cef2c2ce7f54c54dd4d1aa0efabeecf3ba90"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "c9e9b8e0-16fe-5abc-b1fe-0e3e586f6db6"
strings:
/*
31 C0 xor eax, eax
EB 0F jmp short loc_6BAC16B5
41 83 E1 03 and r9d, 3
47 8A 0C 08 mov r9b, [r8+r9]
44 30 0C 01 xor [rcx+rax], r9b
48 FF C0 inc rax
39 D0 cmp eax, edx
41 89 C1 mov r9d, eax
7C EA jl short loc_6BAC16A6
4C 8D 05 53 29 00 00 lea r8, aRundll32Exe; "rundll32.exe"
E9 D1 FE FF FF jmp sub_6BAC1599
*/
$decoderFunction = { 31 ?? EB 0F 41 [2] 03 47 [3] 44 [3] 48 [2] 39 ?? 41 [2] 7C EA 4C [6] E9 }
condition:
$decoderFunction
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Artifact64_v3_14_to_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/artifact64{.exe,.dll,svc.exe,svcbig.exe,big.exe,big.dll,.x64.dll,big.x64.dll} and resource/artifactuac(alt)64.exe signature for versions v3.14 through v4.x"
hash = "decfcca0018f2cec4a200ea057c804bb357300a67c6393b097d52881527b1c44"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "1c7731d3-429b-57aa-9c17-8de7d0841b1e"
strings:
/*
41 B8 5C 00 00 00 mov r8d, 5Ch ; '\'
C7 44 24 50 5C 00 00 00 mov [rsp+68h+var_18], 5Ch ; '\'
C7 44 24 48 65 00 00 00 mov [rsp+68h+var_20], 65h ; 'e'
C7 44 24 40 70 00 00 00 mov [rsp+68h+var_28], 70h ; 'p'
C7 44 24 38 69 00 00 00 mov [rsp+68h+var_30], 69h ; 'i'
C7 44 24 30 70 00 00 00 mov [rsp+68h+var_38], 70h ; 'p'
C7 44 24 28 5C 00 00 00 mov dword ptr [rsp+68h+lpThreadId], 5Ch ; '\'
C7 44 24 20 2E 00 00 00 mov [rsp+68h+dwCreationFlags], 2Eh ; '.'
89 54 24 58 mov [rsp+68h+var_10], edx
48 8D 15 22 38 00 00 lea rdx, Format; Format
E8 0D 17 00 00 call sprintf
*/
$fmtBuilder = {
41 ?? 5C 00 00 00
C7 [3] 5C 00 00 00
C7 [3] 65 00 00 00
C7 [3] 70 00 00 00
C7 [3] 69 00 00 00
C7 [3] 70 00 00 00
C7 [3] 5C 00 00 00
C7 [3] 2E 00 00 00
89 [3]
48 [6]
E8
}
$fmtString = "%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%cMSSE-%d-server"
condition:
all of them
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v1_44
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Version 1.44"
hash = "75102e8041c58768477f5f982500da7e03498643b6ece86194f4b3396215f9c2"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "935ee27f-ce1b-5491-b4a3-cb78f199ab1b"
strings:
/*
0F B7 D2 movzx edx, dx
4A dec edx; switch 5 cases
53 push ebx
8B D9 mov ebx, ecx; a2
83 FA 04 cmp edx, 4
77 36 ja short def_1000106C; jumptable 1000106C default case
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000106C[edx*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 0F B7 D2 4A 53 8B D9 83 FA 04 77 36 FF 24 }
/*
B1 69 mov cl, 69h ; 'i'
30 88 [4] xor byte ptr word_10018F20[eax], cl
40 inc eax
3D 28 01 00 00 cmp eax, 128h
7C F2 jl short loc_10001AD4
*/
$decode = { B1 ?? 30 88 [4] 40 3D 28 01 00 00 7C F2 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v1_45
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Version 1.45"
hash = "1a92b2024320f581232f2ba1e9a11bef082d5e9723429b3e4febb149458d1bb1"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "04d4d0ee-f1ee-5888-8108-ca55243c770a"
strings:
/*
51 push ecx
0F B7 D2 movzx edx, dx
4A dec edx; switch 9 cases
53 push ebx
56 push esi
83 FA 08 cmp edx, 8
77 6B ja short def_1000106C; jumptable 1000106C default case
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000106C[edx*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 51 0F B7 D2 4A 53 56 83 FA 08 77 6B FF 24 }
/*
B1 69 mov cl, 69h ; 'i'
30 88 [4] xor byte ptr word_10019F20[eax], cl
40 inc eax
3D 28 01 00 00 cmp eax, 128h
7C F2 jl short loc_10002664
*/
$decode = { B1 ?? 30 88 [4] 40 3D 28 01 00 00 7C F2 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v1_46
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Version 1.46"
hash = "44e34f4024878024d4804246f57a2b819020c88ba7de160415be38cd6b5e2f76"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "79715042-1963-5e48-8b64-7d915da58d84"
strings:
/*
8B F2 mov esi, edx
83 F9 0C cmp ecx, 0Ch
0F 87 8E 00 00 00 ja def_1000107F; jumptable 1000107F default case, case 8
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000107F[ecx*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 8B F2 83 F9 0C 0F 87 8E 00 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
B1 69 mov cl, 69h ; 'i'
30 88 [4] xor byte ptr word_1001D040[eax], cl
40 inc eax
3D A8 01 00 00 cmp eax, 1A8h
7C F2 jl short loc_10002A04
*/
$decode = { B1 ?? 30 88 [4] 40 3D A8 01 00 00 7C F2 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v1_47
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Version 1.47"
hash = "8ff6dc80581804391183303bb39fca2a5aba5fe13d81886ab21dbd183d536c8d"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "ac2249a9-210c-581f-8dd1-7619356dca7d"
strings:
/*
83 F8 12 cmp eax, 12h
77 10 ja short def_100010BB; jumptable 100010BB default case, case 8
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_100010BB[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 83 F8 12 77 10 FF 24 }
/*
B1 69 mov cl, 69h ; 'i'
30 88 [4] xor byte ptr word_1001E040[eax], cl
40 inc eax
3D A8 01 00 00 cmp eax, 1A8h
*/
$decode = { B1 ?? 30 88 [4] 40 3D A8 01 00 00 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v1_48
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Version 1.48"
hash = "dd4e445572cd5e32d7e9cc121e8de337e6f19ff07547e3f2c6b7fce7eafd15e4"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "dd15099f-ad19-58df-9ed4-ce66d7ee8540"
strings:
/*
48 dec eax; switch 24 cases
57 push edi
8B F1 mov esi, ecx
8B DA mov ebx, edx
83 F8 17 cmp eax, 17h
77 12 ja short def_1000115D; jumptable 1000115D default case, case 8
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000115D[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B F1 8B DA 83 F8 17 77 12 FF 24 }
/*
B1 69 mov cl, 69h ; 'i'
30 88 [4] xor byte ptr word_1001F048[eax], cl
40 inc eax
3D A8 01 00 00 cmp eax, 1A8h
7C F2 jl short loc_100047B4
*/
$decode = { B1 ?? 30 88 [4] 40 3D A8 01 00 00 7C F2 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v1_49
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Version 1.49"
hash = "52b4bd87e21ee0cbaaa0fc007fd3f894c5fc2c4bae5cbc2a37188de3c2c465fe"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "871e28c9-b580-5a32-8529-2290ded1a1b6"
strings:
/*
48 dec eax; switch 31 cases
56 push esi
83 F8 1E cmp eax, 1Eh
0F 87 23 01 00 00 ja def_1000115B; jumptable 1000115B default case, cases 8,30
FF 24 85 80 12 00 10 jmp ds:jpt_1000115B[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 48 56 83 F8 1E 0F 87 23 01 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
B1 69 mov cl, 69h ; 'i'
90 nop
30 88 [4] xor byte ptr word_10022038[eax], cl
40 inc eax
3D A8 01 00 00 cmp eax, 1A8h
7C F2 jl short loc_10005940
*/
$decoder = { B1 ?? 90 30 88 [4] 40 3D A8 01 00 00 7C F2 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v2_0_49
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Version 2.0.49"
hash = "ed08c1a21906e313f619adaa0a6e5eb8120cddd17d0084a30ada306f2aca3a4e"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "087c584a-5ceb-536a-8842-53fbd668df54"
strings:
/*
83 F8 22 cmp eax, 22h
0F 87 96 01 00 00 ja def_1000115D; jumptable 1000115D default case, cases 8,30
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000115D[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 83 F8 22 0F 87 96 01 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
B1 69 mov cl, 69h ; 'i'
EB 03 jmp short loc_10006930
8D 49 00 lea ecx, [ecx+0]
30 88 [4] xor byte ptr word_10023038[eax], cl
40 inc eax
3D 30 05 00 00 cmp eax, 530h
72 F2 jb short loc_10006930
*/
$decoder = { B1 ?? EB 03 8D 49 00 30 88 [4] 40 3D 30 05 00 00 72 F2 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v2_1_and_v2_2
{
// v2.1 and v2.2 use the exact same beacon binary (matching hashes)
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 2.1 and 2.2"
hash = "ae7a1d12e98b8c9090abe19bcaddbde8db7b119c73f7b40e76cdebb2610afdc2"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "384fb247-aae7-52e1-a45d-6bda0f80a04e"
strings:
/*
49 dec ecx; switch 37 cases
56 push esi
57 push edi
83 F9 24 cmp ecx, 24h
0F 87 8A 01 00 00 ja def_1000112E; jumptable 1000112E default case, cases 8,30
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000112E[ecx*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 49 56 57 83 F9 24 0F 87 8A 01 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte ptr word_1002C040[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 10 06 00 00 cmp eax, 610h
72 F1 jb short loc_1000674A
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 10 06 00 00 72 F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v2_3
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 2.3"
hash = "00dd982cb9b37f6effb1a5a057b6571e533aac5e9e9ee39a399bb3637775ff83"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "aed092f1-fbb1-5efe-be8d-fb7c5aba1cde"
strings:
/*
49 dec ecx; switch 39 cases
56 push esi
57 push edi
83 F9 26 cmp ecx, 26h
0F 87 A9 01 00 00 ja def_1000112E; jumptable 1000112E default case, cases 8,30
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000112E[ecx*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 49 56 57 83 F9 26 0F 87 A9 01 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte ptr word_1002C040[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 10 06 00 00 cmp eax, 610h
72 F1 jb short loc_1000674A
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 10 06 00 00 72 F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v2_4
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 2.4"
hash = "78c6f3f2b80e6140c4038e9c2bcd523a1b205d27187e37dc039ede4cf560beed"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "347a6b06-84a8-53ff-80a1-05fa1a48a412"
strings:
/*
4A dec edx; switch 48 cases
56 push esi
57 push edi
83 FA 2F cmp edx, 2Fh
0F 87 F9 01 00 00 ja def_1000112E; jumptable 1000112E default case, cases 6-8,30
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000112E[edx*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 4A 56 57 83 FA 2F 0F 87 F9 01 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte ptr word_1002C040[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 10 06 00 00 cmp eax, 610h
72 F1 jb short loc_1000674A
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 10 06 00 00 72 F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v2_5
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 2.5"
hash = "d99693e3e521f42d19824955bef0cefb79b3a9dbf30f0d832180577674ee2b58"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "a89f9239-099c-5b97-b1df-e8ce2b95ea52"
strings:
/*
48 dec eax; switch 59 cases
57 push edi
8B F2 mov esi, edx
83 F8 3A cmp eax, 3Ah
0F 87 6E 02 00 00 ja def_10001130; jumptable 10001130 default case, cases 6-8,30
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_10001130[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B F2 83 F8 3A 0F 87 6E 02 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte ptr word_1002C040[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 10 06 00 00 cmp eax, 610h
72 F1 jb short loc_1000674A
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 10 06 00 00 72 F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v3_0
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.0"
hash = "30251f22df7f1be8bc75390a2f208b7514647835f07593f25e470342fd2e3f52"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "132a1be8-f529-5141-ba03-fdf6df3d55d4"
strings:
/*
48 dec eax; switch 61 cases
57 push edi
8B F2 mov esi, edx
83 F8 3C cmp eax, 3Ch
0F 87 89 02 00 00 ja def_10001130; jumptable 10001130 default case, cases 6-8,30
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_10001130[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B F2 83 F8 3C 0F 87 89 02 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte ptr word_1002C040[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 10 06 00 00 cmp eax, 610h
72 F1 jb short loc_1000674A
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 10 06 00 00 72 F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v3_1
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.1"
hash = "4de723e784ef4e1633bbbd65e7665adcfb03dd75505b2f17d358d5a40b7f35cf"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
// v3.1 and v3.2 share the same C2 handler code. We are using a function that
// is not included in v3.2 to mark the v3.1 version along with the decoder
// which allows us to narrow in on only v3.1 samples
id = "aa511dee-69ea-53bd-be90-d2d03d08c550"
strings:
/*
55 push ebp
8B EC mov ebp, esp
83 EC 58 sub esp, 58h
A1 [4] mov eax, ___security_cookie
33 C5 xor eax, ebp
89 45 FC mov [ebp+var_4], eax
E8 DF F5 FF FF call sub_10002109
6A 50 push 50h ; 'P'; namelen
8D 45 A8 lea eax, [ebp+name]
50 push eax; name
FF 15 [4] call ds:gethostname
8D 45 ?? lea eax, [ebp+name]
50 push eax; name
FF 15 [4] call ds:__imp_gethostbyname
85 C0 test eax, eax
74 14 jz short loc_10002B58
8B 40 0C mov eax, [eax+0Ch]
83 38 00 cmp dword ptr [eax], 0
74 0C jz short loc_10002B58
8B 00 mov eax, [eax]
FF 30 push dword ptr [eax]; in
FF 15 [4] call ds:inet_ntoa
EB 05 jmp short loc_10002B5D
B8 [4] mov eax, offset aUnknown; "unknown"
8B 4D FC mov ecx, [ebp+var_4]
33 CD xor ecx, ebp; StackCookie
E8 82 B7 00 00 call @__security_check_cookie@4; __security_check_cookie(x)
C9 leave
*/
$version_sig = { 55 8B EC 83 EC 58 A1 [4] 33 C5 89 45 FC E8 DF F5 FF FF 6A 50 8D 45 A8 50 FF 15 [4] 8D 45 ?? 50 FF 15 [4] 85 C0 74 14 8B 40 0C 83 38 00 74 0C 8B 00 FF 30 FF 15 [4] EB 05 B8 [4] 8B 4D FC 33 CD E8 82 B7 00 00 C9 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte ptr word_1002C040[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 10 06 00 00 cmp eax, 610h
72 F1 jb short loc_1000674A
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 10 06 00 00 72 F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v3_2
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.2"
hash = "b490eeb95d150530b8e155da5d7ef778543836a03cb5c27767f1ae4265449a8d"
rs2 ="a93647c373f16d61c38ba6382901f468247f12ba8cbe56663abb2a11ff2a5144"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "3ccbc0f2-241c-5c10-8930-4a3d264d3b57"
strings:
/*
48 dec eax; switch 62 cases
57 push edi
8B F2 mov esi, edx
83 F8 3D cmp eax, 3Dh
0F 87 83 02 00 00 ja def_10001130; jumptable 10001130 default case, cases 6-8,30
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_10001130[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B F2 83 F8 3D 0F 87 83 02 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte ptr word_1002C040[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 10 06 00 00 cmp eax, 610h
72 F1 jb short loc_1000674A
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 10 06 00 00 72 F1 }
// Since v3.1 and v3.2 are so similiar, we use the v3.1 version_sig
// as a negating condition to diff between 3.1 and 3.2
/*
55 push ebp
8B EC mov ebp, esp
83 EC 58 sub esp, 58h
A1 [4] mov eax, ___security_cookie
33 C5 xor eax, ebp
89 45 FC mov [ebp+var_4], eax
E8 DF F5 FF FF call sub_10002109
6A 50 push 50h ; 'P'; namelen
8D 45 A8 lea eax, [ebp+name]
50 push eax; name
FF 15 [4] call ds:gethostname
8D 45 ?? lea eax, [ebp+name]
50 push eax; name
FF 15 [4] call ds:__imp_gethostbyname
85 C0 test eax, eax
74 14 jz short loc_10002B58
8B 40 0C mov eax, [eax+0Ch]
83 38 00 cmp dword ptr [eax], 0
74 0C jz short loc_10002B58
8B 00 mov eax, [eax]
FF 30 push dword ptr [eax]; in
FF 15 [4] call ds:inet_ntoa
EB 05 jmp short loc_10002B5D
B8 [4] mov eax, offset aUnknown; "unknown"
8B 4D FC mov ecx, [ebp+var_4]
33 CD xor ecx, ebp; StackCookie
E8 82 B7 00 00 call @__security_check_cookie@4; __security_check_cookie(x)
C9 leave
*/
$version3_1_sig = { 55 8B EC 83 EC 58 A1 [4] 33 C5 89 45 FC E8 DF F5 FF FF 6A 50 8D 45 A8 50 FF 15 [4] 8D 45 ?? 50 FF 15 [4] 85 C0 74 14 8B 40 0C 83 38 00 74 0C 8B 00 FF 30 FF 15 [4] EB 05 B8 [4] 8B 4D FC 33 CD E8 82 B7 00 00 C9 }
condition:
$version_sig and $decoder and not $version3_1_sig
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v3_3
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.3"
hash = "158dba14099f847816e2fc22f254c60e09ac999b6c6e2ba6f90c6dd6d937bc42"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "7cce26c9-1403-535f-bd9d-19667c7e313c"
strings:
/*
48 dec eax; switch 66 cases
57 push edi
8B F1 mov esi, ecx
83 F8 41 cmp eax, 41h
0F 87 F0 02 00 00 ja def_1000112D; jumptable 1000112D default case, cases 6-8,30
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000112D[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B F1 83 F8 41 0F 87 F0 02 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte ptr word_1002C040[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 10 06 00 00 cmp eax, 610h
72 F1 jb short loc_1000674A
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 10 06 00 00 72 F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v3_4
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.4"
hash = "5c40bfa04a957d68a095dd33431df883e3a075f5b7dea3e0be9834ce6d92daa3"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "58a34ab6-c061-59a2-b929-8519d3d844e7"
strings:
/*
48 dec eax; switch 67 cases
57 push edi
8B F1 mov esi, ecx
83 F8 42 cmp eax, 42h
0F 87 F0 02 00 00 ja def_1000112D; jumptable 1000112D default case, cases 6-8,26,30
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000112D[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B F1 83 F8 42 0F 87 F0 02 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte_1002E020[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 00 10 00 00 cmp eax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_10008741
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v3_5_hf1_and_3_5_1
{
// Version 3.5-hf1 and 3.5.1 use the exact same beacon binary (same hash)
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.5-hf1 and 3.5.1 (3.5.x)"
hash = "c78e70cd74f4acda7d1d0bd85854ccacec79983565425e98c16a9871f1950525"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "1532596e-be0e-58c2-8d3b-5120c793d677"
strings:
/*
48 dec eax; switch 68 cases
57 push edi
8B F1 mov esi, ecx
83 F8 43 cmp eax, 43h
0F 87 07 03 00 00 ja def_1000112D; jumptable 1000112D default case, cases 6-8,26,30
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000112D[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B F1 83 F8 43 0F 87 07 03 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte_1002E020[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 00 10 00 00 cmp eax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_10008741
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v3_6
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.6"
hash = "495a744d0a0b5f08479c53739d08bfbd1f3b9818d8a9cbc75e71fcda6c30207d"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "7e7b5c22-82b3-5298-b794-b06d94a668d5"
strings:
/*
48 dec eax; switch 72 cases
57 push edi
8B F9 mov edi, ecx
83 F8 47 cmp eax, 47h
0F 87 2F 03 00 00 ja def_1000100F; jumptable 1000100F default case, cases 6-8,26,30
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000100F[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B F9 83 F8 47 0F 87 2F 03 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte_1002E020[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 00 10 00 00 cmp eax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_10008741
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v3_7
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.7"
hash = "f18029e6b12158fb3993f4951dab2dc6e645bb805ae515d205a53a1ef41ca9b2"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "6352a31c-34b8-5886-8e34-ef9221c22e6e"
strings:
/*
48 dec eax; switch 74 cases
57 push edi
8B F9 mov edi, ecx
83 F8 49 cmp eax, 49h
0F 87 47 03 00 00 ja def_1000100F; jumptable 1000100F default case, cases 6-8,26,30
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000100F[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B F9 83 F8 49 0F 87 47 03 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte_1002E020[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 00 10 00 00 cmp eax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_10008741
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v3_8
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.8"
hash = "67b6557f614af118a4c409c992c0d9a0cc800025f77861ecf1f3bbc7c293d603"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "6c65cbf8-2c60-5315-b3b2-48dfcee75733"
strings:
/*
48 dec eax; switch 76 cases
57 push edi
8B F9 mov edi, ecx
83 F8 4B cmp eax, 4Bh
0F 87 5D 03 00 00 ja def_1000100F; jumptable 1000100F default case, cases 6-8,26,30
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000100F[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B F9 83 F8 4B 0F 87 5D 03 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte_1002E020[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 00 10 00 00 cmp eax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_10008741
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
// XMRig uses a v3.8 sample to trick sandboxes into running their code.
// These samples are the same and useless. This string removes many
// of them from our detection
$xmrig_srcpath = "C:/Users/SKOL-NOTE/Desktop/Loader/script.go"
// To remove others, we look for known xmrig C2 domains in the config:
$c2_1 = "ns7.softline.top" xor
$c2_2 = "ns8.softline.top" xor
$c2_3 = "ns9.softline.top" xor
//$a = /[A-Za-z]{1020}.{4}$/
condition:
$version_sig and $decoder and (2 of ($c2_*) or $xmrig_srcpath)
}
/*
missing specific signatures for 3.9 and 3.10 since we don't have samples
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v3_11
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.11"
hash = "2428b93464585229fd234677627431cae09cfaeb1362fe4f648b8bee59d68f29"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
// Original version from April 9, 2018
id = "00e42396-db81-5d43-90ee-5a97b379019e"
strings:
/*
48 dec eax; switch 81 cases
57 push edi
8B FA mov edi, edx
83 F8 50 cmp eax, 50h
0F 87 11 03 00 00 ja def_1000100F; jumptable 1000100F default case, cases 2,6-8,26,30,36
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000100F[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B FA 83 F8 50 0F 87 11 03 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte_1002E020[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 00 10 00 00 cmp eax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_10008741
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v3_11_bugfix_and_v3_12
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.11-bugfix and 3.12"
hash = "5912c96fffeabb2c5c5cdd4387cfbfafad5f2e995f310ace76ca3643b866e3aa"
rs2 ="4476a93abe48b7481c7b13dc912090b9476a2cdf46a1c4287b253098e3523192"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
// Covers both 3.11 (bug fix form May 25, 2018) and v3.12
id = "08ff2a2f-97bd-5839-b414-d67fbf2cdb0f"
strings:
/*
48 dec eax; switch 81 cases
57 push edi
8B FA mov edi, edx
83 F8 50 cmp eax, 50h
0F 87 0D 03 00 00 ja def_1000100F; jumptable 1000100F default case, cases 2,6-8,26,30,36
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000100F[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B FA 83 F8 50 0F 87 0D 03 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte_1002E020[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 00 10 00 00 cmp eax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_10008741
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v3_13
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.13"
hash = "362119e3bce42e91cba662ea80f1a7957a5c2b1e92075a28352542f31ac46a0c"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "98dd32e6-9bb5-57b2-a5e5-1c74a0d1e6d3"
strings:
/*
4A dec edx; switch 91 cases
56 push esi
57 push edi
83 FA 5A cmp edx, 5Ah
0F 87 2D 03 00 00 ja def_10008D01; jumptable 10008D01 default case, cases 2,6-8,20,21,26,30,36,63-66
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_10008D01[edx*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 4A 56 57 83 FA 5A 0F 87 2D 03 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte_1002E020[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 00 10 00 00 cmp eax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_10008741
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_Dll_v3_14
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/beacon.dll Versions 3.14"
hash = "254c68a92a7108e8c411c7b5b87a2f14654cd9f1324b344f036f6d3b6c7accda"
rs2 ="87b3eb55a346b52fb42b140c03ac93fc82f5a7f80697801d3f05aea1ad236730"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "00edfc72-c7b8-5100-8275-ae3548b96e49"
strings:
/*
83 FA 5B cmp edx, 5Bh
77 15 ja short def_1000939E; jumptable 1000939E default case, cases 2,6-8,20,21,26,30,36,63-66
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_1000939E[edx*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 83 FA 5B 77 15 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 69 xor byte_1002E020[eax], 69h
40 inc eax
3D 00 10 00 00 cmp eax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_10008741
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_Beacon_Dll_v4_0_suspected
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.dll Versions 4.0 (suspected, not confirmed)"
hash = "e2b2b72454776531bbc6a4a5dd579404250901557f887a6bccaee287ac71b248"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "50ff6e44-ebc0-5000-a816-b385a6675768"
strings:
/*
51 push ecx
4A dec edx; switch 99 cases
56 push esi
57 push edi
83 FA 62 cmp edx, 62h
0F 87 8F 03 00 00 ja def_100077C3; jumptable 100077C3 default case, cases 2,6-8,20,21,25,26,30,34-36,63-66
FF 24 95 56 7B 00 10 jmp ds:jpt_100077C3[edx*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 51 4A 56 57 83 FA 62 0F 87 8F 03 00 00 FF 24 95 56 7B 00 10 }
/*
80 B0 20 00 03 10 ?? xor byte_10030020[eax], 2Eh
40 inc eax
3D 00 10 00 00 cmp eax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_1000912B
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_Beacon_Dll_v4_1_and_v4_2
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.dll Versions 4.1 and 4.2"
hash = "daa42f4380cccf8729129768f3588bb98e4833b0c40ad0620bb575b5674d5fc3"
rs2 ="9de55f27224a4ddb6b2643224a5da9478999c7b2dea3a3d6b3e1808148012bcf"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "793df916-bdf7-5743-b008-0113caf38bae"
strings:
/*
48 dec eax; switch 100 cases
57 push edi
8B F2 mov esi, edx
83 F8 63 cmp eax, 63h
0F 87 3C 03 00 00 ja def_10007F28; jumptable 10007F28 default case, cases 2,6-8,20,21,25,26,29,30,34-36,58,63-66,80,81,95-97
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_10007F28[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B F2 83 F8 63 0F 87 3C 03 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 3E xor byte_10031010[eax], 3Eh
40 inc eax
3D 00 10 00 00 cmp eax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_10009791
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_Beacon_Dll_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.dll Versions 4.3 and 4.4"
hash = "51490c01c72c821f476727c26fbbc85bdbc41464f95b28cdc577e5701790845f"
rs2 ="78a6fbefa677eeee29d1af4a294ee57319221b329a2fe254442f5708858b37dc"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "976e087c-f371-5fc6-85f8-9c803a91f549"
strings:
/*
48 dec eax; switch 102 cases
57 push edi
8B F2 mov esi, edx
83 F8 65 cmp eax, 65h
0F 87 47 03 00 00 ja def_10007EAD; jumptable 10007EAD default case, cases 2,6-8,20,21,25,26,29,30,34-36,48,58,63-66,80,81,95-97
FF 24 ?? jmp ds:jpt_10007EAD[eax*4]; switch jump
*/
$version_sig = { 48 57 8B F2 83 F8 65 0F 87 47 03 00 00 FF 24 }
/*
80 B0 [4] 3E xor byte_10031010[eax], 3Eh
40 inc eax
3D 00 10 00 00 cmp eax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_10009791
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_Beacon_Dll_v4_7_suspected
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.dll Versions 4.7 (suspected, not confirmed)"
hash = "da9e91b3d8df3d53425dd298778782be3bdcda40037bd5c92928395153160549"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "4b6f90dd-69f3-5555-9195-6a0aed0fff58"
strings:
/*
53 push ebx
56 push esi
48 dec eax; switch 104 cases
57 push edi
8B F2 mov esi, edx
83 F8 67 cmp eax, 67h
0F 87 5E 03 00 00 ja def_10008997; jumptable 10008997 default case, cases 2,6-8,20,21,25,26,29,30,34-36,48,58,63-66,80,81,95-97
*/
$version_sig = { 53 56 48 57 8B F2 83 F8 67 0F 87 5E 03 00 00 }
/*
80 B0 [5] xor byte_10033020[eax], 2Eh
40 inc eax
3D 00 10 00 00 cmp eax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_1000ADA1
*/
$decoder = { 80 B0 [4] ?? 40 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
/*
64-bit Beacons.
These signatures are a bit different. The decoders are all identical in the 4.x
series and the command processor doesn't use a switch/case idiom, but rather
an expanded set of if/then/else branches. This invalidates our method for
detecting the versions of the beacons by looking at the case count check
used by the 32-bit versions. As such, we are locking in on "random",
non-overlapping between version, sections of code in the command processor.
While a reasonable method is to look for blocks of Jcc which will have specific
address offsets per version, this generally is insufficient due to the lack of
code changes. As such, the best method appears to be to look for specific
function call offsets
NOTE: There are only VERY subtle differences between the following versions:
* 3.2 and 3.3
* 3.4 and 3.5-hf1/3.5.1
* 3.12, 3.13 and 3.14
* 4.3 and 4.4-4.6 .
Be very careful if you modify the $version_sig field for either of those rules.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_x64_v3_2
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 3.2"
hash = "5993a027f301f37f3236551e6ded520e96872723a91042bfc54775dcb34c94a1"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "61188243-0b90-5bff-bcc8-50f10ed941f6"
strings:
/*
4C 8D 05 9F F8 FF FF lea r8, sub_18000C4B0
8B D3 mov edx, ebx
48 8B CF mov rcx, rdi
E8 05 1A 00 00 call sub_18000E620
EB 0A jmp short loc_18000CC27
8B D3 mov edx, ebx
48 8B CF mov rcx, rdi
E8 41 21 00 00 call sub_18000ED68
48 8B 5C 24 30 mov rbx, [rsp+28h+arg_0]
48 83 C4 20 add rsp, 20h
*/
$version_sig = { 4C 8D 05 9F F8 FF FF 8B D3 48 8B CF E8 05 1A 00 00
EB 0A 8B D3 48 8B CF E8 41 21 00 00 48 8B 5C 24 30
48 83 C4 20 }
/*
80 31 ?? xor byte ptr [rcx], 69h
FF C2 inc edx
48 FF C1 inc rcx
48 63 C2 movsxd rax, edx
48 3D 10 06 00 00 cmp rax, 610h
*/
$decoder = { 80 31 ?? FF C2 48 FF C1 48 63 C2 48 3D 10 06 00 00 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_x64_v3_3
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 3.3"
hash = "7b00721efeff6ed94ab108477d57b03022692e288cc5814feb5e9d83e3788580"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "fb96ecff-809e-5704-974e-a2d8ef022daa"
strings:
/*
8B D3 mov edx, ebx
48 8B CF mov rcx, rdi
E8 89 66 00 00 call sub_1800155E8
E9 23 FB FF FF jmp loc_18000EA87
41 B8 01 00 00 00 mov r8d, 1
E9 F3 FD FF FF jmp loc_18000ED62
48 8D 0D 2A F8 FF FF lea rcx, sub_18000E7A0
E8 8D 2B 00 00 call sub_180011B08
48 8B 5C 24 30 mov rbx, [rsp+28h+arg_0]
48 83 C4 20 add rsp, 20h
*/
$version_sig = { 8B D3 48 8B CF E8 89 66 00 00 E9 23 FB FF FF
41 B8 01 00 00 00 E9 F3 FD FF FF 48 8D 0D 2A F8 FF FF
E8 8D 2B 00 00 48 8B 5C 24 30 48 83 C4 20 }
/*
80 31 ?? xor byte ptr [rcx], 69h
FF C2 inc edx
48 FF C1 inc rcx
48 63 C2 movsxd rax, edx
48 3D 10 06 00 00 cmp rax, 610h
*/
$decoder = { 80 31 ?? FF C2 48 FF C1 48 63 C2 48 3D 10 06 00 00 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_x64_v3_4
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 3.4"
hash = "5a4d48c2eda8cda79dc130f8306699c8203e026533ce5691bf90363473733bf0"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "97ef152c-86c7-513c-a881-e7d594d38dcf"
strings:
/*
8B D3 mov edx, ebx
48 8B CF mov rcx, rdi
E8 56 6F 00 00 call sub_180014458
E9 17 FB FF FF jmp loc_18000D01E
41 B8 01 00 00 00 mov r8d, 1
8B D3 mov edx, ebx
48 8B CF mov rcx, rdi
E8 41 4D 00 00 call sub_180012258
48 8B 5C 24 30 mov rbx, [rsp+28h+arg_0]
48 83 C4 20 add rsp, 20h
*/
$version_sig = { 8B D3 48 8B CF E8 56 6F 00 00 E9 17 FB FF FF
41 B8 01 00 00 00 8B D3 48 8B CF E8 41 4D 00 00
48 8B 5C 24 30 48 83 C4 20 }
/*
80 34 28 ?? xor byte ptr [rax+rbp], 69h
48 FF C0 inc rax
48 3D 00 10 00 00 cmp rax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_18001600E
*/
$decoder = { 80 34 28 ?? 48 FF C0 48 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_x64_v3_5_hf1_and_v3_5_1
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 3.5-hf1 and 3.5.1"
hash = "934134ab0ee65ec76ae98a9bb9ad0e9571d80f4bf1eb3491d58bacf06d42dc8d"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "0c0e87d3-e0e2-5ddc-9d89-5e56443da4b8"
strings:
/*
8B D3 mov edx, ebx
48 8B CF mov rcx, rdi
E8 38 70 00 00 call sub_180014548
E9 FD FA FF FF jmp loc_18000D012
41 B8 01 00 00 00 mov r8d, 1
8B D3 mov edx, ebx
48 8B CF mov rcx, rdi
E8 3F 4D 00 00 call sub_180012264
48 8B 5C 24 30 mov rbx, [rsp+28h+arg_0]
48 83 C4 20 add rsp, 20h
5F pop rdi
*/
$version_sig = { 8B D3 48 8B CF E8 38 70 00 00 E9 FD FA FF FF
41 B8 01 00 00 00 8B D3 48 8B CF E8 3F 4D 00 00
48 8B 5C 24 30 48 83 C4 20 5F }
/*
80 34 28 ?? xor byte ptr [rax+rbp], 69h
48 FF C0 inc rax
48 3D 00 10 00 00 cmp rax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_180016B3E
*/
$decoder = { 80 34 28 ?? 48 FF C0 48 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_x64_v3_6
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 3.6"
hash = "92b0a4aec6a493bcb1b72ce04dd477fd1af5effa0b88a9d8283f26266bb019a1"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "9651a1ca-d8ea-5b0b-bcba-a850c2e07791"
strings:
/*
48 89 5C 24 08 mov [rsp+arg_0], rbx
57 push rdi
48 83 EC 20 sub rsp, 20h
41 8B D8 mov ebx, r8d
48 8B FA mov rdi, rdx
83 F9 27 cmp ecx, 27h ; '''
0F 87 47 03 00 00 ja loc_18000D110
0F 84 30 03 00 00 jz loc_18000D0FF
83 F9 14 cmp ecx, 14h
0F 87 A4 01 00 00 ja loc_18000CF7C
0F 84 7A 01 00 00 jz loc_18000CF58
83 F9 0C cmp ecx, 0Ch
0F 87 C8 00 00 00 ja loc_18000CEAF
0F 84 B3 00 00 00 jz loc_18000CEA0
*/
$version_sig = { 48 89 5C 24 08 57 48 83 EC 20 41 8B D8 48 8B FA 83 F9 27
0F 87 47 03 00 00 0F 84 30 03 00 00 83 F9 14
0F 87 A4 01 00 00 0F 84 7A 01 00 00 83 F9 0C
0F 87 C8 00 00 00 0F 84 B3 00 00 00 }
/*
80 34 28 ?? xor byte ptr [rax+rbp], 69h
48 FF C0 inc rax
48 3D 00 10 00 00 cmp rax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_180016B3E
*/
$decoder = { 80 34 28 ?? 48 FF C0 48 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_x64_v3_7
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 3.7"
hash = "81296a65a24c0f6f22208b0d29e7bb803569746ce562e2fa0d623183a8bcca60"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "27fad98a-2882-5c52-af6e-c7dcf5559624"
strings:
/*
48 89 5C 24 08 mov [rsp+arg_0], rbx
57 push rdi
48 83 EC 20 sub rsp, 20h
41 8B D8 mov ebx, r8d
48 8B FA mov rdi, rdx
83 F9 28 cmp ecx, 28h ; '('
0F 87 7F 03 00 00 ja loc_18000D148
0F 84 67 03 00 00 jz loc_18000D136
83 F9 15 cmp ecx, 15h
0F 87 DB 01 00 00 ja loc_18000CFB3
0F 84 BF 01 00 00 jz loc_18000CF9D
*/
$version_sig = { 48 89 5C 24 08 57 48 83 EC 20 41 8B D8 48 8B FA 83 F9 28
0F 87 7F 03 00 00 0F 84 67 03 00 00 83 F9 15
0F 87 DB 01 00 00 0F 84 BF 01 00 00 }
/*
80 34 28 ?? xor byte ptr [rax+rbp], 69h
48 FF C0 inc rax
48 3D 00 10 00 00 cmp rax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_180016ECA
*/
$decoder = { 80 34 28 ?? 48 FF C0 48 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_x64_v3_8
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 3.8"
hash = "547d44669dba97a32cb9e95cfb8d3cd278e00599e6a11080df1a9d09226f33ae"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "89809d81-9a8b-5cf3-a251-689bf52e98e0"
strings:
/*
8B D3 mov edx, ebx
48 8B CF mov rcx, rdi
E8 7A 52 00 00 call sub_18001269C
EB 0D jmp short loc_18000D431
45 33 C0 xor r8d, r8d
8B D3 mov edx, ebx
48 8B CF mov rcx, rdi; Src
E8 8F 55 00 00 call sub_1800129C0
*/
$version_sig = { 8B D3 48 8B CF E8 7A 52 00 00 EB 0D 45 33 C0 8B D3 48 8B CF
E8 8F 55 00 00 }
/*
80 34 28 ?? xor byte ptr [rax+rbp], 69h
48 FF C0 inc rax
48 3D 00 10 00 00 cmp rax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_18001772E
*/
$decoder = { 80 34 28 ?? 48 FF C0 48 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_x64_v3_11
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 3.11 (two subversions)"
hash = "64007e104dddb6b5d5153399d850f1e1f1720d222bed19a26d0b1c500a675b1a"
rs2 = "815f313e0835e7fdf4a6d93f2774cf642012fd21ce870c48ff489555012e0047"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "bf0c7661-2583-5fca-beb5-abb2b50c860d"
strings:
/*
48 83 EC 20 sub rsp, 20h
41 8B D8 mov ebx, r8d
48 8B FA mov rdi, rdx
83 F9 2D cmp ecx, 2Dh ; '-'
0F 87 B2 03 00 00 ja loc_18000D1EF
0F 84 90 03 00 00 jz loc_18000D1D3
83 F9 17 cmp ecx, 17h
0F 87 F8 01 00 00 ja loc_18000D044
0F 84 DC 01 00 00 jz loc_18000D02E
83 F9 0E cmp ecx, 0Eh
0F 87 F9 00 00 00 ja loc_18000CF54
0F 84 DD 00 00 00 jz loc_18000CF3E
FF C9 dec ecx
0F 84 C0 00 00 00 jz loc_18000CF29
83 E9 02 sub ecx, 2
0F 84 A6 00 00 00 jz loc_18000CF18
FF C9 dec ecx
*/
$version_sig = { 48 83 EC 20 41 8B D8 48 8B FA 83 F9 2D 0F 87 B2 03 00 00
0F 84 90 03 00 00 83 F9 17 0F 87 F8 01 00 00
0F 84 DC 01 00 00 83 F9 0E 0F 87 F9 00 00 00
0F 84 DD 00 00 00 FF C9 0F 84 C0 00 00 00 83 E9 02
0F 84 A6 00 00 00 FF C9 }
/*
80 34 28 ?? xor byte ptr [rax+rbp], 69h
48 FF C0 inc rax
48 3D 00 10 00 00 cmp rax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_180017DCA
*/
$decoder = {
80 34 28 ??
48 FF C0
48 3D 00 10 00 00
7C F1
}
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_x64_v3_12
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 3.12"
hash = "8a28b7a7e32ace2c52c582d0076939d4f10f41f4e5fa82551e7cc8bdbcd77ebc"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "6eeae9f4-96e0-5a98-a8dc-779c916cd968"
strings:
/*
8B D3 mov edx, ebx
48 8B CF mov rcx, rdi
E8 F8 2E 00 00 call sub_180010384
EB 16 jmp short loc_18000D4A4
8B D3 mov edx, ebx
48 8B CF mov rcx, rdi
E8 00 5C 00 00 call f_OTH__Command_75
EB 0A jmp short loc_18000D4A4
8B D3 mov edx, ebx
48 8B CF mov rcx, rdi
E8 64 4F 00 00 call f_OTH__Command_74
*/
$version_sig = { 8B D3 48 8B CF E8 F8 2E 00 00 EB 16 8B D3 48 8B CF
E8 00 5C 00 00 EB 0A 8B D3 48 8B CF E8 64 4F 00 00 }
/*
80 34 28 ?? xor byte ptr [rax+rbp], 69h
48 FF C0 inc rax
48 3D 00 10 00 00 cmp rax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_180018205
*/
$decoder = { 80 34 28 ?? 48 FF C0 48 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_x64_v3_13
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 3.13"
hash = "945e10dcd57ba23763481981c6035e0d0427f1d3ba71e75decd94b93f050538e"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "202eb8ea-7afb-515b-9306-67514abf5e55"
strings:
/*
48 8D 0D 01 5B FF FF lea rcx, f_NET__ExfiltrateData
48 83 C4 28 add rsp, 28h
E9 A8 54 FF FF jmp f_OTH__Command_85
8B D0 mov edx, eax
49 8B CA mov rcx, r10; lpSrc
E8 22 55 FF FF call f_OTH__Command_84
*/
$version_sig = { 48 8D 0D 01 5B FF FF 48 83 C4 28 E9 A8 54 FF FF 8B D0
49 8B CA E8 22 55 FF FF }
/*
80 34 28 ?? xor byte ptr [rax+rbp], 69h
48 FF C0 inc rax
48 3D 00 10 00 00 cmp rax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_180018C01
*/
$decoder = { 80 34 28 ?? 48 FF C0 48 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Beacon_x64_v3_14
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 3.14"
hash = "297a8658aaa4a76599a7b79cb0da5b8aa573dd26c9e2c8f071e591200cf30c93"
rs2 = "39b9040e3dcd1421a36e02df78fe031cbdd2fb1a9083260b8aedea7c2bc406bf"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "d69171e3-86f4-5187-8874-5eee2045f746"
strings:
/*
8B D0 mov edx, eax
49 8B CA mov rcx, r10; Src
48 83 C4 28 add rsp, 28h
E9 B1 1F 00 00 jmp f_OTH__Command_69
8B D0 mov edx, eax
49 8B CA mov rcx, r10; Source
48 83 C4 28 add rsp, 28h
*/
$version_sig = { 8B D0 49 8B CA 48 83 C4 28 E9 B1 1F 00 00 8B D0 49 8B CA
48 83 C4 28 }
/*
80 34 28 ?? xor byte ptr [rax+rbp], 69h
48 FF C0 inc rax
48 3D 00 10 00 00 cmp rax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_1800196BD
*/
$decoder = { 80 34 28 ?? 48 FF C0 48 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_Beacon_Dll_x86_v4_0_suspected
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 4.0 (suspected, not confirmed)"
hash = "55aa2b534fcedc92bb3da54827d0daaa23ece0f02a10eb08f5b5247caaa63a73"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "28a735c4-87d1-5e14-9379-46a6fd0cdd2a"
strings:
/*
41 B8 01 00 00 00 mov r8d, 1
8B D0 mov edx, eax
49 8B CA mov rcx, r10
48 83 C4 28 add rsp, 28h
E9 D1 B3 FF FF jmp sub_180010C5C
8B D0 mov edx, eax
49 8B CA mov rcx, r10
48 83 C4 28 add rsp, 28h
E9 AF F5 FF FF jmp f_UNK__Command_92__ChangeFlag
45 33 C0 xor r8d, r8d
4C 8D 0D 8D 70 FF FF lea r9, sub_18000C930
8B D0 mov edx, eax
49 8B CA mov rcx, r10
E8 9B B0 FF FF call f_OTH__Command_91__WrapInjection
*/
$version_sig = { 41 B8 01 00 00 00 8B D0 49 8B CA 48 83 C4 28 E9 D1 B3 FF FF
8B D0 49 8B CA 48 83 C4 28 E9 AF F5 FF FF 45 33 C0
4C 8D 0D 8D 70 FF FF 8B D0 49 8B CA E8 9B B0 FF FF }
$decoder = { 80 34 28 ?? 48 FF C0 48 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_Beacon_x64_v4_1_and_v_4_2
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 4.1 and 4.2"
hash = "29ec171300e8d2dad2e1ca2b77912caf0d5f9d1b633a81bb6534acb20a1574b2"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "dc320d17-98fc-5df3-ba05-4d134129317e"
strings:
/*
83 F9 34 cmp ecx, 34h ; '4'
0F 87 8E 03 00 00 ja loc_180016259
0F 84 7A 03 00 00 jz loc_18001624B
83 F9 1C cmp ecx, 1Ch
0F 87 E6 01 00 00 ja loc_1800160C0
0F 84 D7 01 00 00 jz loc_1800160B7
83 F9 0E cmp ecx, 0Eh
0F 87 E9 00 00 00 ja loc_180015FD2
0F 84 CE 00 00 00 jz loc_180015FBD
FF C9 dec ecx
0F 84 B8 00 00 00 jz loc_180015FAF
83 E9 02 sub ecx, 2
0F 84 9F 00 00 00 jz loc_180015F9F
FF C9 dec ecx
*/
$version_sig = { 83 F9 34 0F 87 8E 03 00 00 0F 84 7A 03 00 00 83 F9 1C 0F 87 E6 01 00 00
0F 84 D7 01 00 00 83 F9 0E 0F 87 E9 00 00 00 0F 84 CE 00 00 00 FF C9
0F 84 B8 00 00 00 83 E9 02 0F 84 9F 00 00 00 FF C9 }
$decoder = { 80 34 28 ?? 48 FF C0 48 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_Beacon_x64_v4_3
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Version 4.3"
hash = "3ac9c3525caa29981775bddec43d686c0e855271f23731c376ba48761c27fa3d"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "572616c7-d1ec-5aa1-b142-4f2edf73737f"
strings:
/*
8B D0 mov edx, eax
49 8B CA mov rcx, r10; Source
48 83 C4 28 add rsp, 28h
E9 D3 88 FF FF jmp f_OTH__CommandAbove_10
4C 8D 05 84 6E FF FF lea r8, f_NET__ExfiltrateData
8B D0 mov edx, eax
49 8B CA mov rcx, r10
48 83 C4 28 add rsp, 28h
*/
$version_sig = { 8B D0 49 8B CA 48 83 C4 28 E9 D3 88 FF FF
4C 8D 05 84 6E FF FF 8B D0 49 8B CA 48 83 C4 28 }
/*
80 34 28 ?? xor byte ptr [rax+rbp], 2Eh
48 FF C0 inc rax
48 3D 00 10 00 00 cmp rax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_1800186E1
*/
$decoder = { 80 34 28 ?? 48 FF C0 48 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_Beacon_x64_v4_4_v_4_5_and_v4_6
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 4.4 through at least 4.6"
hash = "3280fec57b7ca94fd2bdb5a4ea1c7e648f565ac077152c5a81469030ccf6ab44"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "79b6bfd4-1e45-5bd9-ac5c-19eb176ce698"
strings:
/*
8B D0 mov edx, eax
49 8B CA mov rcx, r10; Source
48 83 C4 28 add rsp, 28h
E9 83 88 FF FF jmp f_OTH__CommandAbove_10
4C 8D 05 A4 6D FF FF lea r8, f_NET__ExfiltrateData
8B D0 mov edx, eax
49 8B CA mov rcx, r10
48 83 C4 28 add rsp, 28h
*/
$version_sig = { 8B D0 49 8B CA 48 83 C4 28 E9 83 88 FF FF
4C 8D 05 A4 6D FF FF 8B D0 49 8B CA 48 83 C4 28 }
/*
80 34 28 2E xor byte ptr [rax+rbp], 2Eh
48 FF C0 inc rax
48 3D 00 10 00 00 cmp rax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_1800184D9
*/
$decoder = { 80 34 28 ?? 48 FF C0 48 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_Beacon_x64_v4_5_variant
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/beacon.x64.dll Versions 4.5 (variant)"
hash = "8f0da7a45945b630cd0dfb5661036e365dcdccd085bc6cff2abeec6f4c9f1035"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "45715da9-8f16-5304-b216-1ca36c508c77"
strings:
/*
41 B8 01 00 00 00 mov r8d, 1
8B D0 mov edx, eax
49 8B CA mov rcx, r10
48 83 C4 28 add rsp, 28h
E9 E8 AB FF FF jmp sub_1800115A4
8B D0 mov edx, eax
49 8B CA mov rcx, r10
E8 1A EB FF FF call f_UNK__Command_92__ChangeFlag
48 83 C4 28 add rsp, 28h
*/
$version_sig = { 41 B8 01 00 00 00 8B D0 49 8B CA 48 83 C4 28 E9 E8 AB FF FF
8B D0 49 8B CA E8 1A EB FF FF 48 83 C4 28 }
/*
80 34 28 ?? xor byte ptr [rax+rbp], 2Eh
48 FF C0 inc rax
48 3D 00 10 00 00 cmp rax, 1000h
7C F1 jl short loc_180018E1F
*/
$decoder = { 80 34 28 ?? 48 FF C0 48 3D 00 10 00 00 7C F1 }
condition:
all of them
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Bind64_Bin_v2_5_through_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/bind64.bin signature for versions v2.5 to v4.x"
hash = "5dd136f5674f66363ea6463fd315e06690d6cb10e3cc516f2d378df63382955d"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "a01e7bc3-40e9-5f87-8fd6-926972be273b"
strings:
/*
48 31 C0 xor rax, rax
AC lodsb
41 C1 C9 0D ror r9d, 0Dh
41 01 C1 add r9d, eax
38 E0 cmp al, ah
75 F1 jnz short loc_100000000000007D
4C 03 4C 24 08 add r9, [rsp+40h+var_38]
45 39 D1 cmp r9d, r10d
75 D8 jnz short loc_100000000000006E
58 pop rax
44 8B 40 24 mov r8d, [rax+24h]
49 01 D0 add r8, rdx
66 41 8B 0C 48 mov cx, [r8+rcx*2]
44 8B 40 1C mov r8d, [rax+1Ch]
49 01 D0 add r8, rdx
41 8B 04 88 mov eax, [r8+rcx*4]
48 01 D0 add rax, rdx
*/
$apiLocator = {
48 [2]
AC
41 [2] 0D
41 [2]
38 ??
75 ??
4C [4]
45 [2]
75 ??
5?
44 [2] 24
49 [2]
66 [4]
44 [2] 1C
49 [2]
41 [3]
48
}
// the signature for reverse64 and bind really differ slightly, here we are using the inclusion of additional calls
// found in bind64 to differentate between this and reverse64
// Note that we can reasonably assume that the constants being passed to the call rbp will be just that, constant,
// since we are triggering on the API hasher. If that hasher is unchanged, then the hashes we look for should be
// unchanged. This means we can use these values as anchors in our signature.
/*
41 BA C2 DB 37 67 mov r10d, bind
FF D5 call rbp
48 31 D2 xor rdx, rdx
48 89 F9 mov rcx, rdi
41 BA B7 E9 38 FF mov r10d, listen
FF D5 call rbp
4D 31 C0 xor r8, r8
48 31 D2 xor rdx, rdx
48 89 F9 mov rcx, rdi
41 BA 74 EC 3B E1 mov r10d, accept
FF D5 call rbp
48 89 F9 mov rcx, rdi
48 89 C7 mov rdi, rax
41 BA 75 6E 4D 61 mov r10d, closesocket
*/
$calls = {
41 BA C2 DB 37 67
FF D5
48 [2]
48 [2]
41 BA B7 E9 38 FF
FF D5
4D [2]
48 [2]
48 [2]
41 BA 74 EC 3B E1
FF D5
48 [2]
48 [2]
41 BA 75 6E 4D 61
}
condition:
$apiLocator and $calls
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Bind_Bin_v2_5_through_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/bind.bin signature for versions 2.5 to 4.x"
hash = "3727542c0e3c2bf35cacc9e023d1b2d4a1e9e86ee5c62ee5b66184f46ca126d1"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "32f129c1-9845-5843-9e16-7d9af217b8e2"
strings:
/*
31 ?? xor eax, eax
AC lodsb
C1 ?? 0D ror edi, 0Dh
01 ?? add edi, eax
38 ?? cmp al, ah
75 ?? jnz short loc_10000054
03 [2] add edi, [ebp-8]
3B [2] cmp edi, [ebp+24h]
75 ?? jnz short loc_1000004A
5? pop eax
8B ?? 24 mov ebx, [eax+24h]
01 ?? add ebx, edx
66 8B [2] mov cx, [ebx+ecx*2]
8B ?? 1C mov ebx, [eax+1Ch]
01 ?? add ebx, edx
8B ?? 8B mov eax, [ebx+ecx*4]
01 ?? add eax, edx
89 [3] mov [esp+28h+var_4], eax
5? pop ebx
5? pop ebx
*/
$apiLocator = {
31 ??
AC
C1 ?? 0D
01 ??
38 ??
75 ??
03 [2]
3B [2]
75 ??
5?
8B ?? 24
01 ??
66 8B [2]
8B ?? 1C
01 ??
8B ?? 8B
01 ??
89 [3]
5?
5?
}
// the signature for the stagers overlap significantly. Looking for bind.bin specific bytes helps delineate sample types
/*
5D pop ebp
68 33 32 00 00 push '23'
68 77 73 32 5F push '_2sw'
*/
$ws2_32 = {
5D
68 33 32 00 00
68 77 73 32 5F
}
// bind.bin, unlike reverse.bin, listens for incoming connections. Using the API hashes for listen and accept is a solid
// approach to finding bind.bin specific samples
/*
5? push ebx
5? push edi
68 B7 E9 38 FF push listen
FF ?? call ebp
5? push ebx
5? push ebx
5? push edi
68 74 EC 3B E1 push accept
*/
$listenaccept = {
5?
5?
68 B7 E9 38 FF
FF ??
5?
5?
5?
68 74 EC 3B E1
}
condition:
$apiLocator and $ws2_32 and $listenaccept
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike__Resources_Browserpivot_Bin_v1_48_to_v3_14_and_Sleeve_Browserpivot_Dll_v4_0_to_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/browserpivot.bin from v1.48 to v3.14 and sleeve/browserpivot.dll from v4.0 to at least v4.4"
hash = "12af9f5a7e9bfc49c82a33d38437e2f3f601639afbcdc9be264d3a8d84fd5539"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "55086544-6684-526b-914f-505a562be458"
strings:
/*
FF [1-5] call ds:recv // earlier versions (v1.x to 2.x) this is CALL EBP
83 ?? FF cmp eax, 0FFFFFFFFh
74 ?? jz short loc_100020D5
85 C0 test eax, eax
(74 | 76) ?? jz short loc_100020D5 // earlier versions (v1.x to 2.x) used jbe (76) here
03 ?? add esi, eax
83 ?? 02 cmp esi, 2
72 ?? jb short loc_100020D1
80 ?? 3E FF 0A cmp byte ptr [esi+edi-1], 0Ah
75 ?? jnz short loc_100020D1
80 ?? 3E FE 0D cmp byte ptr [esi+edi-2], 0Dh
*/
$socket_recv = {
FF [1-5]
83 ?? FF
74 ??
85 C0
(74 | 76) ??
03 ??
83 ?? 02
72 ??
80 ?? 3E FF 0A
75 ??
80 ?? 3E FE 0D
}
// distinctive regex (sscanf) format string
$fmt = "%1024[^ ] %8[^:]://%1016[^/]%7168[^ ] %1024[^ ]"
condition:
all of them
}/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Browserpivot_x64_Bin_v1_48_to_v3_14_and_Sleeve_Browserpivot_x64_Dll_v4_0_to_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/browserpivot.x64.bin from v1.48 to v3.14 and sleeve/browserpivot.x64.dll from v4.0 to at least v4.4"
hash = "0ad32bc4fbf3189e897805cec0acd68326d9c6f714c543bafb9bc40f7ac63f55"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "a5dfae85-ff9c-5ca5-9ac0-041c6108a6ed"
strings:
/*
FF 15 [4] call cs:recv
83 ?? FF cmp eax, 0FFFFFFFFh
74 ?? jz short loc_1800018FB
85 ?? test eax, eax
74 ?? jz short loc_1800018FB
03 ?? add ebx, eax
83 ?? 02 cmp ebx, 2
72 ?? jb short loc_1800018F7
8D ?? FF lea eax, [rbx-1]
80 [2] 0A cmp byte ptr [rax+rdi], 0Ah
75 ?? jnz short loc_1800018F7
8D ?? FE lea eax, [rbx-2]
80 [2] 0D cmp byte ptr [rax+rdi], 0Dh
*/
$socket_recv = {
FF 15 [4]
83 ?? FF
74 ??
85 ??
74 ??
03 ??
83 ?? 02
72 ??
8D ?? FF
80 [2] 0A
75 ??
8D ?? FE
80 [2] 0D
}
// distinctive regex (sscanf) format string
$fmt = "%1024[^ ] %8[^:]://%1016[^/]%7168[^ ] %1024[^ ]"
condition:
all of them
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Bypassuac_Dll_v1_49_to_v3_14_and_Sleeve_Bypassuac_Dll_v4_0_to_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/bypassuac(-x86).dll from v1.49 to v3.14 (32-bit version) and sleeve/bypassuac.dll from v4.0 to at least v4.4"
hash = "91d12e1d09a642feedee5da966e1c15a2c5aea90c79ac796e267053e466df365"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "614046b5-cf81-56a5-8824-b3a7e14a8ed5"
strings:
/*
A1 [4] mov eax, fileop
6A 00 push 0
8B ?? mov ecx, [eax]
5? push edx
5? push eax
FF ?? 48 call dword ptr [ecx+48h]
85 ?? test eax, eax
75 ?? jnz short loc_10001177
A1 [4] mov eax, fileop
5? push eax
8B ?? mov ecx, [eax]
FF ?? 54 call dword ptr [ecx+54h]
*/
$deleteFileCOM = {
A1 [4]
6A 00
8B ??
5?
5?
FF ?? 48
85 ??
75 ??
A1 [4]
5?
8B ??
FF ?? 54
}
/*
A1 [4] mov eax, fileop
6A 00 push 0
FF ?? 08 push [ebp+copyName]
8B ?? mov ecx, [eax]
FF [5] push dstFile
FF [5] push srcFile
5? push eax
FF ?? 40 call dword ptr [ecx+40h]
85 ?? test eax, eax
75 ?? jnz short loc_10001026 // this line can also be 0F 85 <32-bit offset>
A1 [4] mov eax, fileop
5? push eax
8B ?? mov ecx, [eax]
FF ?? 54 call dword ptr [ecx+54h]
*/
$copyFileCOM = {
A1 [4]
6A 00
FF [2]
8B ??
FF [5]
FF [5]
5?
FF ?? 40
85 ??
[2 - 6]
A1 [4]
5?
8B ??
FF ?? 54
}
condition:
all of them
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Bypassuac_x64_Dll_v3_3_to_v3_14_and_Sleeve_Bypassuac_x64_Dll_v4_0_and_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/bypassuac-x64.dll from v3.3 to v3.14 (64-bit version) and sleeve/bypassuac.x64.dll from v4.0 to at least v4.4"
hash = "9ecf56e9099811c461d592c325c65c4f9f27d947cbdf3b8ef8a98a43e583aecb"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "eef83901-63d9-55a3-b115-03f420416177"
strings:
/*
48 8B 0D 07 A4 01 00 mov rcx, cs:fileop
45 33 C0 xor r8d, r8d
48 8B 01 mov rax, [rcx]
FF 90 90 00 00 00 call qword ptr [rax+90h]
85 C0 test eax, eax
75 D9 jnz short loc_180001022
48 8B 0D F0 A3 01 00 mov rcx, cs:fileop
48 8B 11 mov rdx, [rcx]
FF 92 A8 00 00 00 call qword ptr [rdx+0A8h]
85 C0 test eax, eax
*/
$deleteFileCOM = {
48 8B [5]
45 33 ??
48 8B ??
FF 90 90 00 00 00
85 C0
75 ??
48 8B [5]
48 8B ??
FF 92 A8 00 00 00
85 C0
}
/*
48 8B 0D 32 A3 01 00 mov rcx, cs:fileop
4C 8B 05 3B A3 01 00 mov r8, cs:dstFile
48 8B 15 2C A3 01 00 mov rdx, cs:srcFile
48 8B 01 mov rax, [rcx]
4C 8B CD mov r9, rbp
48 89 5C 24 20 mov [rsp+38h+var_18], rbx
FF 90 80 00 00 00 call qword ptr [rax+80h]
85 C0 test eax, eax
0F 85 7B FF FF FF jnz loc_1800010B0
48 8B 0D 04 A3 01 00 mov rcx, cs:fileop
48 8B 11 mov rdx, [rcx]
FF 92 A8 00 00 00 call qword ptr [rdx+0A8h]
*/
$copyFileCOM = {
48 8B [5]
4C 8B [5]
48 8B [5]
48 8B ??
4C 8B ??
48 89 [3]
FF 90 80 00 00 00
85 C0
0F 85 [4]
48 8B [5]
48 8B 11
FF 92 A8 00 00 00
}
condition:
all of them
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Bypassuactoken_Dll_v3_11_to_v3_14
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/bypassuactoken.dll from v3.11 to v3.14 (32-bit version)"
hash = "df1c7256dfd78506e38c64c54c0645b6a56fc56b2ffad8c553b0f770c5683070"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "b9f25fa5-bd1d-5ba0-9b1d-bb97e1dbf76b"
strings:
/*
5? push eax; ReturnLength
5? push edi; TokenInformationLength
5? push edi; TokenInformation
8B ?? mov ebx, ecx
6A 19 push 19h; TokenInformationClass
5? push ebx; TokenHandle
FF 15 [4] call ds:GetTokenInformation
85 C0 test eax, eax
75 ?? jnz short loc_10001100
FF 15 [4] call ds:GetLastError
83 ?? 7A cmp eax, 7Ah ; 'z'
75 ?? jnz short loc_10001100
FF [2] push [ebp+ReturnLength]; uBytes
5? push edi; uFlags
FF 15 [4] call ds:LocalAlloc
8B ?? mov esi, eax
8D [2] lea eax, [ebp+ReturnLength]
5? push eax; ReturnLength
FF [2] push [ebp+ReturnLength]; TokenInformationLength
5? push esi; TokenInformation
6A 19 push 19h; TokenInformationClass
5? push ebx; TokenHandle
FF 15 [4] call ds:GetTokenInformation
85 C0 test eax, eax
74 ?? jz short loc_10001103
FF ?? push dword ptr [esi]; pSid
FF 15 [4] call ds:GetSidSubAuthorityCount
8A ?? mov al, [eax]
FE C8 dec al
0F B6 C0 movzx eax, al
5? push eax; nSubAuthority
FF ?? push dword ptr [esi]; pSid
FF 15 [4] call ds:GetSidSubAuthority
B? 01 00 00 00 mov ecx, 1
5? push esi; hMem
81 ?? 00 30 00 00 cmp dword ptr [eax], 3000h
*/
$isHighIntegrityProcess = {
5?
5?
5?
8B ??
6A 19
5?
FF 15 [4]
85 C0
75 ??
FF 15 [4]
83 ?? 7A
75 ??
FF [2]
5?
FF 15 [4]
8B ??
8D [2]
5?
FF [2]
5?
6A 19
5?
FF 15 [4]
85 C0
74 ??
FF ??
FF 15 [4]
8A ??
FE C8
0F B6 C0
5?
FF ??
FF 15 [4]
B? 01 00 00 00
5?
81 ?? 00 30 00 00
}
/*
6A 3C push 3Ch ; '<'; Size
8D ?? C4 lea eax, [ebp+pExecInfo]
8B ?? mov edi, edx
6A 00 push 0; Val
5? push eax; void *
8B ?? mov esi, ecx
E8 [4] call _memset
83 C4 0C add esp, 0Ch
C7 [2] 3C 00 00 00 mov [ebp+pExecInfo.cbSize], 3Ch ; '<'
8D [2] lea eax, [ebp+pExecInfo]
C7 [2] 40 00 00 00 mov [ebp+pExecInfo.fMask], 40h ; '@'
C7 [6] mov [ebp+pExecInfo.lpFile], offset aTaskmgrExe; "taskmgr.exe"
C7 [2] 00 00 00 00 mov [ebp+pExecInfo.lpParameters], 0
5? push eax; pExecInfo
C7 [2] 00 00 00 00 mov [ebp+pExecInfo.lpDirectory], 0
C7 [6] mov [ebp+pExecInfo.lpVerb], offset aRunas; "runas"
C7 [2] 00 00 00 00 mov [ebp+pExecInfo.nShow], 0
FF 15 [4] call ds:ShellExecuteExW
FF 75 FC push [ebp+pExecInfo.hProcess]; Process
*/
$executeTaskmgr = {
6A 3C
8D ?? C4
8B ??
6A 00
5?
8B ??
E8 [4]
83 C4 0C
C7 [2] 3C 00 00 00
8D [2]
C7 [2] 40 00 00 00
C7 [6]
C7 [2] 00 00 00 00
5?
C7 [2] 00 00 00 00
C7 [6]
C7 [2] 00 00 00 00
FF 15 [4]
FF 75 FC
}
condition:
all of them
}/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Bypassuactoken_x64_Dll_v3_11_to_v3_14
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/bypassuactoken.x64.dll from v3.11 to v3.14 (64-bit version)"
hash = "853068822bbc6b1305b2a9780cf1034f5d9d7127001351a6917f9dbb42f30d67"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "c89befcd-a622-5947-9ce3-a6031901a45a"
strings:
/*
83 F8 7A cmp eax, 7Ah ; 'z'
75 59 jnz short loc_1800014BC
8B 54 24 48 mov edx, dword ptr [rsp+38h+uBytes]; uBytes
33 C9 xor ecx, ecx; uFlags
FF 15 49 9C 00 00 call cs:LocalAlloc
44 8B 4C 24 48 mov r9d, dword ptr [rsp+38h+uBytes]; TokenInformationLength
8D 53 19 lea edx, [rbx+19h]; TokenInformationClass
48 8B F8 mov rdi, rax
48 8D 44 24 48 lea rax, [rsp+38h+uBytes]
48 8B CE mov rcx, rsi; TokenHandle
4C 8B C7 mov r8, rdi; TokenInformation
48 89 44 24 20 mov [rsp+38h+ReturnLength], rax; ReturnLength
FF 15 B0 9B 00 00 call cs:GetTokenInformation
85 C0 test eax, eax
74 2D jz short loc_1800014C1
48 8B 0F mov rcx, [rdi]; pSid
FF 15 AB 9B 00 00 call cs:GetSidSubAuthorityCount
8D 73 01 lea esi, [rbx+1]
8A 08 mov cl, [rax]
40 2A CE sub cl, sil
0F B6 D1 movzx edx, cl; nSubAuthority
48 8B 0F mov rcx, [rdi]; pSid
FF 15 9F 9B 00 00 call cs:GetSidSubAuthority
81 38 00 30 00 00 cmp dword ptr [rax], 3000h
*/
$isHighIntegrityProcess = {
83 ?? 7A
75 ??
8B [3]
33 ??
FF 15 [4]
44 [4]
8D [2]
48 8B ??
48 8D [3]
48 8B ??
4C 8B ??
48 89 [3]
FF 15 [4]
85 C0
74 ??
48 8B ??
FF 15 [4]
8D [2]
8A ??
40 [2]
0F B6 D1
48 8B 0F
FF 15 [4]
81 ?? 00 30 00 00
}
/*
44 8D 42 70 lea r8d, [rdx+70h]; Size
48 8D 4C 24 20 lea rcx, [rsp+98h+pExecInfo]; void *
E8 2E 07 00 00 call memset
83 64 24 50 00 and [rsp+98h+pExecInfo.nShow], 0
48 8D 05 E2 9B 00 00 lea rax, aTaskmgrExe; "taskmgr.exe"
0F 57 C0 xorps xmm0, xmm0
66 0F 7F 44 24 40 movdqa xmmword ptr [rsp+98h+pExecInfo.lpParameters], xmm0
48 89 44 24 38 mov [rsp+98h+pExecInfo.lpFile], rax
48 8D 05 E5 9B 00 00 lea rax, aRunas; "runas"
48 8D 4C 24 20 lea rcx, [rsp+98h+pExecInfo]; pExecInfo
C7 44 24 20 70 00 00 00 mov [rsp+98h+pExecInfo.cbSize], 70h ; 'p'
C7 44 24 24 40 00 00 00 mov [rsp+98h+pExecInfo.fMask], 40h ; '@'
48 89 44 24 30 mov [rsp+98h+pExecInfo.lpVerb], rax
FF 15 05 9B 00 00 call cs:ShellExecuteExW
*/
$executeTaskmgr = {
44 8D ?? 70
48 8D [3]
E8 [4]
83 [3] 00
48 8D [5]
0F 57 ??
66 0F 7F [3]
48 89 [3]
48 8D [5]
48 8D [3]
C7 [3] 70 00 00 00
C7 [3] 40 00 00 00
48 89 [3]
FF 15
}
condition:
all of them
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Command_Ps1_v2_5_to_v3_7_and_Resources_Compress_Ps1_v3_8_to_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/command.ps1 for versions 2.5 to v3.7 and resources/compress.ps1 from v3.8 to v4.x"
hash = "932dec24b3863584b43caf9bb5d0cfbd7ed1969767d3061a7abdc05d3239ed62"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "c0b81deb-ed20-5f7e-8e15-e6a9e9362594"
strings:
// the command.ps1 and compress.ps1 are the same file. Between v3.7 and v3.8 the file was renamed from command to compress.
$ps1 = "$s=New-Object \x49O.MemoryStream(,[Convert]::\x46romBase64String(" nocase
$ps2 ="));IEX (New-Object IO.StreamReader(New-Object IO.Compression.GzipStream($s,[IO.Compression.CompressionMode]::Decompress))).ReadToEnd();" nocase
condition:
all of them
}/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Covertvpn_Dll_v2_1_to_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/covertvpn.dll signature for version v2.2 to v4.4"
hash = "0a452a94d53e54b1df6ba02bc2f02e06d57153aad111171a94ec65c910d22dcf"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "a65b855c-5703-5b9f-bb57-da8ebf898f9b"
strings:
/*
5? push esi
68 [4] push offset ProcName; "IsWow64Process"
68 [4] push offset ModuleName; "kernel32"
C7 [3-5] 00 00 00 00 mov [ebp+var_9C], 0 // the displacement bytes are only 3 in v2.x, 5 in v3.x->v4.x
FF 15 [4] call ds:GetModuleHandleA
50 push eax; hModule
FF 15 [4] call ds:GetProcAddress
8B ?? mov esi, eax
85 ?? test esi, esi
74 ?? jz short loc_1000298B
8D [3-5] lea eax, [ebp+var_9C] // the displacement bytes are only 3 in v2.x, 5 in v3.x->v4.x
5? push eax
FF 15 [4] call ds:GetCurrentProcess
50 push eax
*/
$dropComponentsAndActivateDriver_prologue = {
5?
68 [4]
68 [4]
C7 [3-5] 00 00 00 00
FF 15 [4]
50
FF 15 [4]
8B ??
85 ??
74 ??
8D [3-5]
5?
FF 15 [4]
50
}
/*
6A 00 push 0; AccessMode
5? push esi; FileName
E8 [4] call __access
83 C4 08 add esp, 8
83 F8 FF cmp eax, 0FFFFFFFFh
74 ?? jz short loc_100028A7
5? push esi
68 [4] push offset aWarningSExists; "Warning: %s exists\n" // this may not exist in v2.x samples
E8 [4] call nullsub_1
83 C4 08 add esp, 8 // if the push doesnt exist, then this is 04, not 08
// v2.x has a PUSH ESI here... so we need to skip that
6A 00 push 0; hTemplateFile
68 80 01 00 00 push 180h; dwFlagsAndAttributes
6A 02 push 2; dwCreationDisposition
6A 00 push 0; lpSecurityAttributes
6A 05 push 5; dwShareMode
68 00 00 00 40 push 40000000h; dwDesiredAccess
5? push esi; lpFileName
FF 15 [4] call ds:CreateFileA
8B ?? mov edi, eax
83 ?? FF cmp edi, 0FFFFFFFFh
75 ?? jnz short loc_100028E2
FF 15 [4] call ds:GetLastError
5? push eax
*/
$dropFile = {
6A 00
5?
E8 [4]
83 C4 08
83 F8 FF
74 ??
5?
[0-5]
E8 [4]
83 C4 ??
[0-2]
6A 00
68 80 01 00 00
6A 02
6A 00
6A 05
68 00 00 00 40
5?
FF 15 [4]
8B ??
83 ?? FF
75 ??
FF 15 [4]
5?
}
$nfp = "npf.sys" nocase
$wpcap = "wpcap.dll" nocase
condition:
all of them
}/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Covertvpn_injector_Exe_v1_44_to_v2_0_49
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/covertvpn-injector.exe signature for version v1.44 to v2.0.49"
hash = "d741751520f46602f5a57d1ed49feaa5789115aeeba7fa4fc7cbb534ee335462"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "48485ae2-1d99-5fa8-b8e8-0047e92ef447"
strings:
/*
C7 04 24 [4] mov dword ptr [esp], offset aKernel32; "kernel32"
E8 [4] call GetModuleHandleA
83 EC 04 sub esp, 4
C7 44 24 04 [4] mov dword ptr [esp+4], offset aIswow64process; "IsWow64Process"
89 04 24 mov [esp], eax; hModule
E8 59 14 00 00 call GetProcAddress
83 EC 08 sub esp, 8
89 45 ?? mov [ebp+var_C], eax
83 7D ?? 00 cmp [ebp+var_C], 0
74 ?? jz short loc_4019BA
E8 [4] call GetCurrentProcess
8D [2] lea edx, [ebp+fIs64bit]
89 [3] mov [esp+4], edx
89 04 24 mov [esp], eax
*/
$dropComponentsAndActivateDriver_prologue = {
C7 04 24 [4]
E8 [4]
83 EC 04
C7 44 24 04 [4]
89 04 24
E8 59 14 00 00
83 EC 08
89 45 ??
83 7D ?? 00
74 ??
E8 [4]
8D [2]
89 [3]
89 04 24
}
/*
C7 44 24 04 00 00 00 00 mov dword ptr [esp+4], 0; AccessMode
8B [2] mov eax, [ebp+FileName]
89 ?? 24 mov [esp], eax; FileName
E8 [4] call _access
83 F8 FF cmp eax, 0FFFFFFFFh
74 ?? jz short loc_40176D
8B [2] mov eax, [ebp+FileName]
89 ?? 24 04 mov [esp+4], eax
C7 04 24 [4] mov dword ptr [esp], offset aWarningSExists; "Warning: %s exists\n"
E8 [4] call log
E9 [4] jmp locret_401871
C7 44 24 18 00 00 00 00 mov dword ptr [esp+18h], 0; hTemplateFile
C7 44 24 14 80 01 00 00 mov dword ptr [esp+14h], 180h; dwFlagsAndAttributes
C7 44 24 10 02 00 00 00 mov dword ptr [esp+10h], 2; dwCreationDisposition
C7 44 24 0C 00 00 00 00 mov dword ptr [esp+0Ch], 0; lpSecurityAttributes
C7 44 24 08 05 00 00 00 mov dword ptr [esp+8], 5; dwShareMode
C7 44 24 04 00 00 00 40 mov dword ptr [esp+4], 40000000h; dwDesiredAccess
8B [2] mov eax, [ebp+FileName]
89 04 24 mov [esp], eax; lpFileName
E8 [4] call CreateFileA
83 EC 1C sub esp, 1Ch
89 45 ?? mov [ebp+hFile], eax
*/
$dropFile = {
C7 44 24 04 00 00 00 00
8B [2]
89 ?? 24
E8 [4]
83 F8 FF
74 ??
8B [2]
89 ?? 24 04
C7 04 24 [4]
E8 [4]
E9 [4]
C7 44 24 18 00 00 00 00
C7 44 24 14 80 01 00 00
C7 44 24 10 02 00 00 00
C7 44 24 0C 00 00 00 00
C7 44 24 08 05 00 00 00
C7 44 24 04 00 00 00 40
8B [2]
89 04 24
E8 [4]
83 EC 1C
89 45 ??
}
$nfp = "npf.sys" nocase
$wpcap = "wpcap.dll" nocase
condition:
all of them
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Dnsstager_Bin_v1_47_through_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/dnsstager.bin signature for versions 1.47 to 4.x"
hash = "10f946b88486b690305b87c14c244d7bc741015c3fef1c4625fa7f64917897f1"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "e1b0e368-9bcf-5d9b-b2b3-8414742f213e"
strings:
/*
31 ?? xor eax, eax
AC lodsb
C1 ?? 0D ror edi, 0Dh
01 ?? add edi, eax
38 ?? cmp al, ah
75 ?? jnz short loc_10000054
03 [2] add edi, [ebp-8]
3B [2] cmp edi, [ebp+24h]
75 ?? jnz short loc_1000004A
5? pop eax
8B ?? 24 mov ebx, [eax+24h]
01 ?? add ebx, edx
66 8B [2] mov cx, [ebx+ecx*2]
8B ?? 1C mov ebx, [eax+1Ch]
01 ?? add ebx, edx
8B ?? 8B mov eax, [ebx+ecx*4]
01 ?? add eax, edx
89 [3] mov [esp+28h+var_4], eax
5? pop ebx
5? pop ebx
*/
$apiLocator = {
31 ??
AC
C1 ?? 0D
01 ??
38 ??
75 ??
03 [2]
3B [2]
75 ??
5?
8B ?? 24
01 ??
66 8B [2]
8B ?? 1C
01 ??
8B ?? 8B
01 ??
89 [3]
5?
5?
}
// the signature for the stagers overlap significantly. Looking for dnsstager.bin specific bytes helps delineate sample types
$dnsapi = { 68 64 6E 73 61 }
condition:
$apiLocator and $dnsapi
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Elevate_Dll_v3_0_to_v3_14_and_Sleeve_Elevate_Dll_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/elevate.dll signature for v3.0 to v3.14 and sleeve/elevate.dll for v4.x"
hash = "6deeb2cafe9eeefe5fc5077e63cc08310f895e9d5d492c88c4e567323077aa2f"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "170f62a2-ba4f-5be8-9ec5-402eb7bbde4e"
strings:
/*
6A 00 push 0; lParam
6A 28 push 28h ; '('; wParam
68 00 01 00 00 push 100h; Msg
5? push edi; hWnd
C7 [5] 01 00 00 00 mov dword_10017E70, 1
FF ?? call esi ; PostMessageA
6A 00 push 0; lParam
6A 27 push 27h ; '''; wParam
68 00 01 00 00 push 100h; Msg
5? push edi; hWnd
FF ?? call esi ; PostMessageA
6A 00 push 0; lParam
6A 00 push 0; wParam
68 01 02 00 00 push 201h; Msg
5? push edi; hWnd
FF ?? call esi ; PostMessageA
*/
$wnd_proc = {
6A 00
6A 28
68 00 01 00 00
5?
C7 [5] 01 00 00 00
FF ??
6A 00
6A 27
68 00 01 00 00
5?
FF ??
6A 00
6A 00
68 01 02 00 00
5?
FF ??
}
condition:
$wnd_proc
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Elevate_X64_Dll_v3_0_to_v3_14_and_Sleeve_Elevate_X64_Dll_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/elevate.x64.dll signature for v3.0 to v3.14 and sleeve/elevate.x64.dll for v4.x"
hash = "c3ee8a9181fed39cec3bd645b32b611ce98d2e84c5a9eff31a8acfd9c26410ec"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "91d5c343-1084-5cfc-9dfa-46f530eb9625"
strings:
/*
81 FA 21 01 00 00 cmp edx, 121h
75 4A jnz short loc_1800017A9
83 3D 5A 7E 01 00 00 cmp cs:dword_1800195C0, 0
75 41 jnz short loc_1800017A9
45 33 C9 xor r9d, r9d; lParam
8D 57 DF lea edx, [rdi-21h]; Msg
C7 05 48 7E 01 00 01 00 00 00 mov cs:dword_1800195C0, 1
45 8D 41 28 lea r8d, [r9+28h]; wParam
FF 15 36 DB 00 00 call cs:PostMessageA
45 33 C9 xor r9d, r9d; lParam
8D 57 DF lea edx, [rdi-21h]; Msg
45 8D 41 27 lea r8d, [r9+27h]; wParam
48 8B CB mov rcx, rbx; hWnd
FF 15 23 DB 00 00 call cs:PostMessageA
45 33 C9 xor r9d, r9d; lParam
45 33 C0 xor r8d, r8d; wParam
BA 01 02 00 00 mov edx, 201h; Msg
48 8B CB mov rcx, rbx; hWnd
*/
$wnd_proc = {
81 ?? 21 01 00 00
75 ??
83 [5] 00
75 ??
45 33 ??
8D [2]
C7 [5] 01 00 00 00
45 [2] 28
FF 15 [4]
45 33 ??
8D [2]
45 [2] 27
48 [2]
FF 15 [4]
45 33 ??
45 33 ??
BA 01 02 00 00
48
}
condition:
$wnd_proc
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Httpsstager64_Bin_v3_2_through_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/httpsstager64.bin signature for versions v3.2 to v4.x"
hash = "109b8c55816ddc0defff360c93e8a07019ac812dd1a42209ea7e95ba79b5a573"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "c16e73fc-484a-5f7e-8127-d85a0254d842"
strings:
/*
48 31 C0 xor rax, rax
AC lodsb
41 C1 C9 0D ror r9d, 0Dh
41 01 C1 add r9d, eax
38 E0 cmp al, ah
75 F1 jnz short loc_100000000000007D
4C 03 4C 24 08 add r9, [rsp+40h+var_38]
45 39 D1 cmp r9d, r10d
75 D8 jnz short loc_100000000000006E
58 pop rax
44 8B 40 24 mov r8d, [rax+24h]
49 01 D0 add r8, rdx
66 41 8B 0C 48 mov cx, [r8+rcx*2]
44 8B 40 1C mov r8d, [rax+1Ch]
49 01 D0 add r8, rdx
41 8B 04 88 mov eax, [r8+rcx*4]
48 01 D0 add rax, rdx
*/
$apiLocator = {
48 [2]
AC
41 [2] 0D
41 [2]
38 ??
75 ??
4C [4]
45 [2]
75 ??
5?
44 [2] 24
49 [2]
66 [4]
44 [2] 1C
49 [2]
41 [3]
48
}
// the signature for httpstager64 and httpsstager64 really only differ by the flags passed to WinInet API
// and the inclusion of the InternetSetOptionA call. We will trigger off that API
/*
BA 1F 00 00 00 mov edx, 1Fh
6A 00 push 0
68 80 33 00 00 push 3380h
49 89 E0 mov r8, rsp
41 B9 04 00 00 00 mov r9d, 4
41 BA 75 46 9E 86 mov r10d, InternetSetOptionA
*/
$InternetSetOptionA = {
BA 1F 00 00 00
6A 00
68 80 33 00 00
49 [2]
41 ?? 04 00 00 00
41 ?? 75 46 9E 86
}
condition:
$apiLocator and $InternetSetOptionA
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Httpsstager_Bin_v2_5_through_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/httpsstager.bin signature for versions 2.5 to 4.x"
hash = "5ebe813a4c899b037ac0ee0962a439833964a7459b7a70f275ac73ea475705b3"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "f45aa40a-3936-50f9-a60e-de7181862d19"
strings:
/*
31 ?? xor eax, eax
AC lodsb
C1 ?? 0D ror edi, 0Dh
01 ?? add edi, eax
38 ?? cmp al, ah
75 ?? jnz short loc_10000054
03 [2] add edi, [ebp-8]
3B [2] cmp edi, [ebp+24h]
75 ?? jnz short loc_1000004A
5? pop eax
8B ?? 24 mov ebx, [eax+24h]
01 ?? add ebx, edx
66 8B [2] mov cx, [ebx+ecx*2]
8B ?? 1C mov ebx, [eax+1Ch]
01 ?? add ebx, edx
8B ?? 8B mov eax, [ebx+ecx*4]
01 ?? add eax, edx
89 [3] mov [esp+28h+var_4], eax
5? pop ebx
5? pop ebx
*/
$apiLocator = {
31 ??
AC
C1 ?? 0D
01 ??
38 ??
75 ??
03 [2]
3B [2]
75 ??
5?
8B ?? 24
01 ??
66 8B [2]
8B ?? 1C
01 ??
8B ?? 8B
01 ??
89 [3]
5?
5?
}
// the signature for httpstager and httpsstager really only differ by the flags passed to WinInet API
// and the inclusion of the InternetSetOptionA call. We will trigger off that API
/*
6A 04 push 4
5? push eax
6A 1F push 1Fh
5? push esi
68 75 46 9E 86 push InternetSetOptionA
FF ?? call ebp
*/
$InternetSetOptionA = {
6A 04
5?
6A 1F
5?
68 75 46 9E 86
FF
}
condition:
$apiLocator and $InternetSetOptionA
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Httpstager64_Bin_v3_2_through_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/httpstager64.bin signature for versions v3.2 to v4.x"
hash = "ad93d1ee561bc25be4a96652942f698eac9b133d8b35ab7e7d3489a25f1d1e76"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "5530dce8-e5a1-5133-9b05-464e3397084a"
strings:
/*
48 31 C0 xor rax, rax
AC lodsb
41 C1 C9 0D ror r9d, 0Dh
41 01 C1 add r9d, eax
38 E0 cmp al, ah
75 F1 jnz short loc_100000000000007D
4C 03 4C 24 08 add r9, [rsp+40h+var_38]
45 39 D1 cmp r9d, r10d
75 D8 jnz short loc_100000000000006E
58 pop rax
44 8B 40 24 mov r8d, [rax+24h]
49 01 D0 add r8, rdx
66 41 8B 0C 48 mov cx, [r8+rcx*2]
44 8B 40 1C mov r8d, [rax+1Ch]
49 01 D0 add r8, rdx
41 8B 04 88 mov eax, [r8+rcx*4]
48 01 D0 add rax, rdx
*/
$apiLocator = {
48 [2]
AC
41 [2] 0D
41 [2]
38 ??
75 ??
4C [4]
45 [2]
75 ??
5?
44 [2] 24
49 [2]
66 [4]
44 [2] 1C
49 [2]
41 [3]
48
}
// the signature for httpstager64 and httpsstager64 really the inclusion or exclusion of InternetSetOptionA. However,
// there is a subtle difference in the jmp after the InternetOpenA call (short jmp for x86 and long jmp for x64)
/*
41 BA 3A 56 79 A7 mov r10d, InternetOpenA
FF D5 call rbp
EB 61 jmp short j_get_c2_ip
*/
$postInternetOpenJmp = {
41 ?? 3A 56 79 A7
FF ??
EB
}
condition:
$apiLocator and $postInternetOpenJmp
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Httpstager_Bin_v2_5_through_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/httpstager.bin signature for versions 2.5 to 4.x"
hash = "a47569af239af092880751d5e7b68d0d8636d9f678f749056e702c9b063df256"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "86109485-c26c-5c51-8d04-dd1add9a8c57"
strings:
/*
31 ?? xor eax, eax
AC lodsb
C1 ?? 0D ror edi, 0Dh
01 ?? add edi, eax
38 ?? cmp al, ah
75 ?? jnz short loc_10000054
03 [2] add edi, [ebp-8]
3B [2] cmp edi, [ebp+24h]
75 ?? jnz short loc_1000004A
5? pop eax
8B ?? 24 mov ebx, [eax+24h]
01 ?? add ebx, edx
66 8B [2] mov cx, [ebx+ecx*2]
8B ?? 1C mov ebx, [eax+1Ch]
01 ?? add ebx, edx
8B ?? 8B mov eax, [ebx+ecx*4]
01 ?? add eax, edx
89 [3] mov [esp+28h+var_4], eax
5? pop ebx
5? pop ebx
*/
$apiLocator = {
31 ??
AC
C1 ?? 0D
01 ??
38 ??
75 ??
03 [2]
3B [2]
75 ??
5?
8B ?? 24
01 ??
66 8B [2]
8B ?? 1C
01 ??
8B ?? 8B
01 ??
89 [3]
5?
5?
}
// the signature for httpstager and httpsstager really only differ by the flags passed to WinInet API
// and the httpstager controls the download loop slightly different than the httpsstager
/*
B? 00 2F 00 00 mov edi, 2F00h
39 ?? cmp edi, eax
74 ?? jz short loc_100000E9
31 ?? xor edi, edi
E9 [4] jmp loc_100002CA // opcode could also be EB for a short jump (v2.5-v3.10)
*/
$downloaderLoop = {
B? 00 2F 00 00
39 ??
74 ??
31 ??
( E9 | EB )
}
condition:
$apiLocator and $downloaderLoop
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Reverse64_Bin_v2_5_through_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/reverse64.bin signature for versions v2.5 to v4.x"
hash = "d2958138c1b7ef681a63865ec4a57b0c75cc76896bf87b21c415b7ec860397e8"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "966e6e4c-85e2-5c94-8245-25367802b7d2"
strings:
/*
48 31 C0 xor rax, rax
AC lodsb
41 C1 C9 0D ror r9d, 0Dh
41 01 C1 add r9d, eax
38 E0 cmp al, ah
75 F1 jnz short loc_100000000000007D
4C 03 4C 24 08 add r9, [rsp+40h+var_38]
45 39 D1 cmp r9d, r10d
75 D8 jnz short loc_100000000000006E
58 pop rax
44 8B 40 24 mov r8d, [rax+24h]
49 01 D0 add r8, rdx
66 41 8B 0C 48 mov cx, [r8+rcx*2]
44 8B 40 1C mov r8d, [rax+1Ch]
49 01 D0 add r8, rdx
41 8B 04 88 mov eax, [r8+rcx*4]
48 01 D0 add rax, rdx
*/
$apiLocator = {
48 [2]
AC
41 [2] 0D
41 [2]
38 ??
75 ??
4C [4]
45 [2]
75 ??
5?
44 [2] 24
49 [2]
66 [4]
44 [2] 1C
49 [2]
41 [3]
48
}
// the signature for reverse64 and bind really differ slightly, here we are using the lack of additional calls
// found in reverse64 to differentate between this and bind64
// Note that we can reasonably assume that the constants being passed to the call rbp will be just that, constant,
// since we are triggering on the API hasher. If that hasher is unchanged, then the hashes we look for should be
// unchanged. This means we can use these values as anchors in our signature.
/*
41 BA EA 0F DF E0 mov r10d, WSASocketA
FF D5 call rbp
48 89 C7 mov rdi, rax
6A 10 push 10h
41 58 pop r8
4C 89 E2 mov rdx, r12
48 89 F9 mov rcx, rdi
41 BA 99 A5 74 61 mov r10d, connect
FF D5 call rbp
*/
$calls = {
48 89 C1
41 BA EA 0F DF E0
FF D5
48 [2]
6A ??
41 ??
4C [2]
48 [2]
41 BA 99 A5 74 61
FF D5
}
condition:
$apiLocator and $calls
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Reverse_Bin_v2_5_through_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/reverse.bin signature for versions 2.5 to 4.x"
hash = "887f666d6473058e1641c3ce1dd96e47189a59c3b0b85c8b8fccdd41b84000c7"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "182dbcd0-1180-5516-abe3-cf2eebbd0e39"
strings:
/*
31 ?? xor eax, eax
AC lodsb
C1 ?? 0D ror edi, 0Dh
01 ?? add edi, eax
38 ?? cmp al, ah
75 ?? jnz short loc_10000054
03 [2] add edi, [ebp-8]
3B [2] cmp edi, [ebp+24h]
75 ?? jnz short loc_1000004A
5? pop eax
8B ?? 24 mov ebx, [eax+24h]
01 ?? add ebx, edx
66 8B [2] mov cx, [ebx+ecx*2]
8B ?? 1C mov ebx, [eax+1Ch]
01 ?? add ebx, edx
8B ?? 8B mov eax, [ebx+ecx*4]
01 ?? add eax, edx
89 [3] mov [esp+28h+var_4], eax
5? pop ebx
5? pop ebx
*/
$apiLocator = {
31 ??
AC
C1 ?? 0D
01 ??
38 ??
75 ??
03 [2]
3B [2]
75 ??
5?
8B ?? 24
01 ??
66 8B [2]
8B ?? 1C
01 ??
8B ?? 8B
01 ??
89 [3]
5?
5?
}
// the signature for the stagers overlap significantly. Looking for reverse.bin specific bytes helps delineate sample types
/*
5D pop ebp
68 33 32 00 00 push '23'
68 77 73 32 5F push '_2sw'
*/
$ws2_32 = {
5D
68 33 32 00 00
68 77 73 32 5F
}
// reverse.bin makes outbound connection (using connect) while bind.bin listens for incoming connections (using listen)
// so the presence of the connect API hash is a solid method for distinguishing between the two.
/*
6A 10 push 10h
[0]5? push esi
5? push edi
68 99 A5 74 61 push connect
*/
$connect = {
6A 10
5?
5?
68 99 A5 74 61
}
condition:
$apiLocator and $ws2_32 and $connect
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Smbstager_Bin_v2_5_through_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/smbstager.bin signature for versions 2.5 to 4.x"
hash = "946af5a23e5403ea1caccb2e0988ec1526b375a3e919189f16491eeabc3e7d8c"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "074b7d83-e3d8-541c-804b-2417c21f54d5"
strings:
/*
31 ?? xor eax, eax
AC lodsb
C1 ?? 0D ror edi, 0Dh
01 ?? add edi, eax
38 ?? cmp al, ah
75 ?? jnz short loc_10000054
03 [2] add edi, [ebp-8]
3B [2] cmp edi, [ebp+24h]
75 ?? jnz short loc_1000004A
5? pop eax
8B ?? 24 mov ebx, [eax+24h]
01 ?? add ebx, edx
66 8B [2] mov cx, [ebx+ecx*2]
8B ?? 1C mov ebx, [eax+1Ch]
01 ?? add ebx, edx
8B ?? 8B mov eax, [ebx+ecx*4]
01 ?? add eax, edx
89 [3] mov [esp+28h+var_4], eax
5? pop ebx
5? pop ebx
*/
$apiLocator = {
31 ??
AC
C1 ?? 0D
01 ??
38 ??
75 ??
03 [2]
3B [2]
75 ??
5?
8B ?? 24
01 ??
66 8B [2]
8B ?? 1C
01 ??
8B ?? 8B
01 ??
89 [3]
5?
5?
}
// the signature for the stagers overlap significantly. Looking for smbstager.bin specific bytes helps delineate sample types
$smb = { 68 C6 96 87 52 }
// This code block helps differentiate between smbstager.bin and metasploit's engine which has reasonable level of overlap
/*
6A 40 push 40h ; '@'
68 00 10 00 00 push 1000h
68 FF FF 07 00 push 7FFFFh
6A 00 push 0
68 58 A4 53 E5 push VirtualAlloc
*/
$smbstart = {
6A 40
68 00 10 00 00
68 FF FF 07 00
6A 00
68 58 A4 53 E5
}
condition:
$apiLocator and $smb and $smbstart
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Template_Py_v3_3_to_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/template.py signature for versions v3.3 to v4.x"
hash = "d5cb406bee013f51d876da44378c0a89b7b3b800d018527334ea0c5793ea4006"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "16aef9a9-b217-5462-93dc-f6273c99ddd0"
strings:
$arch = "platform.architecture()"
$nope = "WindowsPE"
$alloc = "ctypes.windll.kernel32.VirtualAlloc"
$movemem = "ctypes.windll.kernel32.RtlMoveMemory"
$thread = "ctypes.windll.kernel32.CreateThread"
$wait = "ctypes.windll.kernel32.WaitForSingleObject"
condition:
all of them
}/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Template_Sct_v3_3_to_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/template.sct signature for versions v3.3 to v4.x"
hash = "fc66cb120e7bc9209882620f5df7fdf45394c44ca71701a8662210cf3a40e142"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "9d2b1dfa-5f76-503f-9198-6ed0d039e0cb"
strings:
$scriptletstart = "<scriptlet>" nocase
$registration = "<registration progid=" nocase
$classid = "classid=" nocase
$scriptlang = "<script language=\"vbscript\">" nocase
$cdata = "<![CDATA["
$scriptend = "</script>" nocase
$antiregistration = "</registration>" nocase
$scriptletend = "</scriptlet>"
condition:
all of them and @scriptletstart[1] < @registration[1] and @registration[1] < @classid[1] and @classid[1] < @scriptlang[1] and @scriptlang[1] < @cdata[1]
}/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources__Template_Vbs_v3_3_to_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/btemplate.vbs signature for versions v3.3 to v4.x"
hash = "e0683f953062e63b2aabad7bc6d76a78748504b114329ef8e2ece808b3294135"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "62f35d02-1e4e-5651-b575-888ce06b8bdd"
strings:
$ea = "Excel.Application" nocase
$vis = "Visible = False" nocase
$wsc = "Wscript.Shell" nocase
$regkey1 = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Office\\" nocase
$regkey2 = "\\Excel\\Security\\AccessVBOM" nocase
$regwrite = ".RegWrite" nocase
$dw = "REG_DWORD"
$code = ".CodeModule.AddFromString"
/* Hex encoded Auto_*/ /*Open */
$ao = { 41 75 74 6f 5f 4f 70 65 6e }
$da = ".DisplayAlerts"
condition:
all of them
}/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Template__x32_x64_Ps1_v1_45_to_v2_5_and_v3_11_to_v3_14
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/template.x64.ps1, resources/template.x32 from v3.11 to v3.14 and resources/template.ps1 from v1.45 to v2.5 "
hash = "ff743027a6bcc0fee02107236c1f5c96362eeb91f3a5a2e520a85294741ded87"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "c9fa6a39-0098-5dde-9762-94bc6b2df299"
strings:
$importVA = "[DllImport(\"kernel32.dll\")] public static extern IntPtr VirtualAlloc" nocase
$importCT = "[DllImport(\"kernel32.dll\")] public static extern IntPtr CreateThread" nocase
$importWFSO = "[DllImport(\"kernel32.dll\")] public static extern int WaitForSingleObject" nocase
$compiler = "New-Object Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeProvider" nocase
$params = "New-Object System.CodeDom.Compiler.CompilerParameters" nocase
$paramsSys32 = ".ReferencedAssemblies.AddRange(@(\"System.dll\", [PsObject].Assembly.Location))" nocase
$paramsGIM = ".GenerateInMemory = $True" nocase
$result = "$compiler.CompileAssemblyFromSource($params, $assembly)" nocase
//$data = "[Byte[]]$var_code = [System.Convert]::FromBase64String(" nocase
//$64bitSpecific = "[IntPtr]::size -eq 8"
condition:
all of them
}/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Template_x64_Ps1_v3_0_to_v4_x_excluding_3_12_3_13
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/template.x64.ps1, resources/template.hint.x64.ps1 and resources/template.hint.x32.ps1 from v3.0 to v4.x except 3.12 and 3.13"
hash = "ff743027a6bcc0fee02107236c1f5c96362eeb91f3a5a2e520a85294741ded87"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "5a808113-aacb-56ca-b3ec-166c73c54b85"
strings:
$dda = "[AppDomain]::CurrentDomain.DefineDynamicAssembly" nocase
$imm = "InMemoryModule" nocase
$mdt = "MyDelegateType" nocase
$rd = "New-Object System.Reflection.AssemblyName('ReflectedDelegate')" nocase
$data = "[Byte[]]$var_code = [System.Convert]::FromBase64String(" nocase
$64bitSpecific = "[IntPtr]::size -eq 8"
$mandatory = "Mandatory = $True"
condition:
all of them
}/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Template_x86_Vba_v3_8_to_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resources/template.x86.vba signature for versions v3.8 to v4.x"
hash = "fc66cb120e7bc9209882620f5df7fdf45394c44ca71701a8662210cf3a40e142"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "11c7758e-93b2-5fe3-873d-b98de579d2b4"
strings:
$createstuff = "Function CreateStuff Lib \"kernel32\" Alias \"CreateRemoteThread\"" nocase
$allocstuff = "Function AllocStuff Lib \"kernel32\" Alias \"VirtualAllocEx\"" nocase
$writestuff = "Function WriteStuff Lib \"kernel32\" Alias \"WriteProcessMemory\"" nocase
$runstuff = "Function RunStuff Lib \"kernel32\" Alias \"CreateProcessA\"" nocase
$vars = "Dim rwxpage As Long" nocase
$res = "RunStuff(sNull, sProc, ByVal 0&, ByVal 0&, ByVal 1&, ByVal 4&, ByVal 0&, sNull, sInfo, pInfo)"
$rwxpage = "AllocStuff(pInfo.hProcess, 0, UBound(myArray), &H1000, &H40)"
condition:
all of them and @vars[1] < @res[1] and @allocstuff[1] < @rwxpage[1]
}/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Xor_Bin_v2_x_to_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resource/xor.bin signature for version 2.x through 4.x"
hash = "211ccc5d28b480760ec997ed88ab2fbc5c19420a3d34c1df7991e65642638a6f"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "1754746c-3a42-5f7d-808a-ba2e1c0a270e"
strings:
/* The method for making this signatures consists of extracting each stub from the various resources/xor.bin files
in the cobaltstrike.jar files. For each stub found, sort them by byte count (size). Then for all entries in the
same size category, compare them nibble by nibble. Any mismatched nibbles get 0'd. After all stubs have been
compared to each other thereby creating a mask, any 0 nibbles are turned to ? wildcards. The results are seen below */
$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
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Resources_Xor_Bin__64bit_v3_12_to_v4_x
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's resource/xor64.bin signature for version 3.12 through 4.x"
hash = "01dba8783768093b9a34a1ea2a20f72f29fd9f43183f3719873df5827a04b744"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "5bb465ee-3bbd-5bfe-8b63-1f243de217bc"
strings:
/* The method for making this signatures consists of extracting each stub from the various resources/xor64.bin files
in the cobaltstrike.jar files. For each stub found, sort them by byte count (size). Then for all entries in the
same size category, compare them nibble by nibble. Any mismatched nibbles get 0'd. After all stubs have been
compared to each other thereby creating a mask, any 0 nibbles are turned to ? wildcards. The results are seen below */
$stub58 = {fc e8 ?? ?? ?? ?? [1-32] eb 33 5? 8b ?? 00 4? 83 ?? ?4 8b ?? 00 31 ?? 4? 83 ?? ?4 5? 8b ?? 00 31 ?? 89 ?? 00 31 ?? 4? 83 ?? ?4 83 ?? ?4 31 ?? 39 ?? 74 ?2 eb e7 5? fc 4? 83 ?? f0 ff}
$stub59 = {fc e8 ?? ?? ?? ?? [1-32] eb 2e 5? 8b ?? 48 83 c? ?4 8b ?? 31 ?? 48 83 c? ?4 5? 8b ?? 31 ?? 89 ?? 31 ?? 48 83 c? ?4 83 e? ?4 31 ?? 39 ?? 74 ?2 eb e9 5? 48 83 ec ?8 ff e? e8 cd ff ff ff}
$stub63 = {fc e8 ?? ?? ?? ?? [1-32] eb 32 5d 8b ?? ?? 48 83 c5 ?4 8b ?? ?? 31 ?? 48 83 c5 ?4 55 8b ?? ?? 31 ?? 89 ?? ?? 31 ?? 48 83 c5 ?4 83 e? ?4 31 ?? 39 ?? 74 ?2 eb e7 5? 48 83 ec ?8 ff e? e8 c9 ff ff ff}
condition:
any of them
}
/*
* Copyright 2022 Google LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_HA_x86_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.HA.x86.o (HeapAlloc) Versions 4.3 through at least 4.6"
hash = "8e4a1862aa3693f0e9011ade23ad3ba036c76ae8ccfb6585dc19ceb101507dcd"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "0ee3fa6f-367c-596f-a3bc-3bcfa61b97aa"
strings:
/*
C6 45 F0 48 mov [ebp+var_10], 48h ; 'H'
C6 45 F1 65 mov [ebp+var_F], 65h ; 'e'
C6 45 F2 61 mov [ebp+var_E], 61h ; 'a'
C6 45 F3 70 mov [ebp+var_D], 70h ; 'p'
C6 45 F4 41 mov [ebp+var_C], 41h ; 'A'
C6 45 F5 6C mov [ebp+var_B], 6Ch ; 'l'
C6 45 F6 6C mov [ebp+var_A], 6Ch ; 'l'
C6 45 F7 6F mov [ebp+var_9], 6Fh ; 'o'
C6 45 F8 63 mov [ebp+var_8], 63h ; 'c'
C6 45 F9 00 mov [ebp+var_7], 0
*/
$core_sig = {
C6 45 F0 48
C6 45 F1 65
C6 45 F2 61
C6 45 F3 70
C6 45 F4 41
C6 45 F5 6C
C6 45 F6 6C
C6 45 F7 6F
C6 45 F8 63
C6 45 F9 00
}
// These strings can narrow down the specific version
//$ver_43 = { 9B 2C 3E 60 } // Version 4.3
//$ver_44_45_46 = { 55 F8 86 5F } // Versions 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_MVF_x86_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.MVF.x86.o (MapViewOfFile) Versions 4.3 through at least 4.6"
hash = "cded3791caffbb921e2afa2de4c04546067c3148c187780066e8757e67841b44"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "3f7c0553-989e-53e7-87a9-3fa1c47f4b62"
strings:
/*
C6 45 EC 4D mov [ebp+var_14], 4Dh ; 'M'
C6 45 ED 61 mov [ebp+var_13], 61h ; 'a'
C6 45 EE 70 mov [ebp+var_12], 70h ; 'p'
C6 45 EF 56 mov [ebp+var_11], 56h ; 'V'
C6 45 F0 69 mov [ebp+var_10], 69h ; 'i'
C6 45 F1 65 mov [ebp+var_F], 65h ; 'e'
C6 45 F2 77 mov [ebp+var_E], 77h ; 'w'
C6 45 F3 4F mov [ebp+var_D], 4Fh ; 'O'
C6 45 F4 66 mov [ebp+var_C], 66h ; 'f'
C6 45 F5 46 mov [ebp+var_B], 46h ; 'F'
C6 45 F6 69 mov [ebp+var_A], 69h ; 'i'
C6 45 F7 6C mov [ebp+var_9], 6Ch ; 'l'
C6 45 F8 65 mov [ebp+var_8], 65h ; 'e'
C6 45 F9 00 mov [ebp+var_7], 0
*/
$core_sig = {
C6 45 EC 4D
C6 45 ED 61
C6 45 EE 70
C6 45 EF 56
C6 45 F0 69
C6 45 F1 65
C6 45 F2 77
C6 45 F3 4F
C6 45 F4 66
C6 45 F5 46
C6 45 F6 69
C6 45 F7 6C
C6 45 F8 65
C6 45 F9 00
}
// These strings can narrow down the specific version
//$ver_43 = { 9C 2C 3E 60 } // Version 4.3
//$ver_44_45_46 = { 55 F8 86 5F } // Versions 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_VA_x86_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.VA.x86.o (VirtualAlloc) Versions 4.3 through at least 4.6"
hash = "94d1b993a9d5786e0a9b44ea1c0dc27e225c9eb7960154881715c47f9af78cc1"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "5f89c4be-f4c5-54d3-b923-d125de53902f"
strings:
/*
C6 45 B0 56 mov [ebp+var_50], 56h ; 'V'
C6 45 B1 69 mov [ebp+var_50+1], 69h ; 'i'
C6 45 B2 72 mov [ebp+var_50+2], 72h ; 'r'
C6 45 B3 74 mov [ebp+var_50+3], 74h ; 't'
C6 45 B4 75 mov [ebp+var_50+4], 75h ; 'u'
C6 45 B5 61 mov [ebp+var_50+5], 61h ; 'a'
C6 45 B6 6C mov [ebp+var_50+6], 6Ch ; 'l'
C6 45 B7 41 mov [ebp+var_50+7], 41h ; 'A'
C6 45 B8 6C mov [ebp+var_50+8], 6Ch ; 'l'
C6 45 B9 6C mov [ebp+var_50+9], 6Ch ; 'l'
C6 45 BA 6F mov [ebp+var_50+0Ah], 6Fh ; 'o'
C6 45 BB 63 mov [ebp+var_50+0Bh], 63h ; 'c'
C6 45 BC 00 mov [ebp+var_50+0Ch], 0
*/
$core_sig = {
C6 45 B0 56
C6 45 B1 69
C6 45 B2 72
C6 45 B3 74
C6 45 B4 75
C6 45 B5 61
C6 45 B6 6C
C6 45 B7 41
C6 45 B8 6C
C6 45 B9 6C
C6 45 BA 6F
C6 45 BB 63
C6 45 BC 00
}
/*
8B 4D FC mov ecx, [ebp+var_4]
83 C1 01 add ecx, 1
89 4D FC mov [ebp+var_4], ecx
8B 55 FC mov edx, [ebp+var_4]
3B 55 0C cmp edx, [ebp+arg_4]
73 19 jnb short loc_231
0F B6 45 10 movzx eax, [ebp+arg_8]
8B 4D 08 mov ecx, [ebp+arg_0]
03 4D FC add ecx, [ebp+var_4]
0F BE 11 movsx edx, byte ptr [ecx]
33 D0 xor edx, eax
8B 45 08 mov eax, [ebp+arg_0]
03 45 FC add eax, [ebp+var_4]
88 10 mov [eax], dl
EB D6 jmp short loc_207
*/
$deobfuscator = {
8B 4D FC
83 C1 01
89 4D FC
8B 55 FC
3B 55 0C
73 19
0F B6 45 10
8B 4D 08
03 4D FC
0F BE 11
33 D0
8B 45 08
03 45 FC
88 10
EB D6
}
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_x86_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.x86.o Versions 4.3 through at least 4.6"
hash = "94d1b993a9d5786e0a9b44ea1c0dc27e225c9eb7960154881715c47f9af78cc1"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "32a47966-f3bb-52c3-a977-82a1b09ddf2c"
strings:
/*
C6 45 B0 56 mov [ebp+var_50], 56h ; 'V'
C6 45 B1 69 mov [ebp+var_50+1], 69h ; 'i'
C6 45 B2 72 mov [ebp+var_50+2], 72h ; 'r'
C6 45 B3 74 mov [ebp+var_50+3], 74h ; 't'
C6 45 B4 75 mov [ebp+var_50+4], 75h ; 'u'
C6 45 B5 61 mov [ebp+var_50+5], 61h ; 'a'
C6 45 B6 6C mov [ebp+var_50+6], 6Ch ; 'l'
C6 45 B7 41 mov [ebp+var_50+7], 41h ; 'A'
C6 45 B8 6C mov [ebp+var_50+8], 6Ch ; 'l'
C6 45 B9 6C mov [ebp+var_50+9], 6Ch ; 'l'
C6 45 BA 6F mov [ebp+var_50+0Ah], 6Fh ; 'o'
C6 45 BB 63 mov [ebp+var_50+0Bh], 63h ; 'c'
C6 45 BC 00 mov [ebp+var_50+0Ch], 0
*/
$core_sig = {
C6 45 B0 56
C6 45 B1 69
C6 45 B2 72
C6 45 B3 74
C6 45 B4 75
C6 45 B5 61
C6 45 B6 6C
C6 45 B7 41
C6 45 B8 6C
C6 45 B9 6C
C6 45 BA 6F
C6 45 BB 63
C6 45 BC 00
}
/*
8B 4D FC mov ecx, [ebp+var_4]
83 C1 01 add ecx, 1
89 4D FC mov [ebp+var_4], ecx
8B 55 FC mov edx, [ebp+var_4]
3B 55 0C cmp edx, [ebp+arg_4]
73 19 jnb short loc_231
0F B6 45 10 movzx eax, [ebp+arg_8]
8B 4D 08 mov ecx, [ebp+arg_0]
03 4D FC add ecx, [ebp+var_4]
0F BE 11 movsx edx, byte ptr [ecx]
33 D0 xor edx, eax
8B 45 08 mov eax, [ebp+arg_0]
03 45 FC add eax, [ebp+var_4]
88 10 mov [eax], dl
EB D6 jmp short loc_207
*/
$deobfuscator = {
8B 4D FC
83 C1 01
89 4D FC
8B 55 FC
3B 55 0C
73 19
0F B6 45 10
8B 4D 08
03 4D FC
0F BE 11
33 D0
8B 45 08
03 45 FC
88 10
EB D6
}
condition:
$core_sig and not $deobfuscator
}
// 64-bit BeaconLoaders
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_HA_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.HA.x64.o (HeapAlloc) Versions 4.3 through at least 4.6"
hash = "d64f10d5a486f0f2215774e8ab56087f32bef19ac666e96c5627c70d345a354d"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "9b16ff13-2d8e-51dc-9f99-6c45eff76feb"
strings:
/*
C6 44 24 38 48 mov [rsp+78h+var_40], 48h ; 'H'
C6 44 24 39 65 mov [rsp+78h+var_3F], 65h ; 'e'
C6 44 24 3A 61 mov [rsp+78h+var_3E], 61h ; 'a'
C6 44 24 3B 70 mov [rsp+78h+var_3D], 70h ; 'p'
C6 44 24 3C 41 mov [rsp+78h+var_3C], 41h ; 'A'
C6 44 24 3D 6C mov [rsp+78h+var_3B], 6Ch ; 'l'
C6 44 24 3E 6C mov [rsp+78h+var_3A], 6Ch ; 'l'
C6 44 24 3F 6F mov [rsp+78h+var_39], 6Fh ; 'o'
C6 44 24 40 63 mov [rsp+78h+var_38], 63h ; 'c'
C6 44 24 41 00 mov [rsp+78h+var_37], 0
*/
$core_sig = {
C6 44 24 38 48
C6 44 24 39 65
C6 44 24 3A 61
C6 44 24 3B 70
C6 44 24 3C 41
C6 44 24 3D 6C
C6 44 24 3E 6C
C6 44 24 3F 6F
C6 44 24 40 63
C6 44 24 41 00
}
// These strings can narrow down the specific version
//$ver_43 = { 96 2C 3E 60 } // Version 4.3
//$ver_44_45_46 = { D1 56 86 5F } // Versions 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_MVF_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.MVF.x64.o (MapViewOfFile) Versions 4.3 through at least 4.6"
hash = "9d5b6ccd0d468da389657309b2dc325851720390f9a5f3d3187aff7d2cd36594"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "38e063db-3d76-5a94-812a-945fcf46a232"
strings:
/*
C6 44 24 58 4D mov [rsp+98h+var_40], 4Dh ; 'M'
C6 44 24 59 61 mov [rsp+98h+var_3F], 61h ; 'a'
C6 44 24 5A 70 mov [rsp+98h+var_3E], 70h ; 'p'
C6 44 24 5B 56 mov [rsp+98h+var_3D], 56h ; 'V'
C6 44 24 5C 69 mov [rsp+98h+var_3C], 69h ; 'i'
C6 44 24 5D 65 mov [rsp+98h+var_3B], 65h ; 'e'
C6 44 24 5E 77 mov [rsp+98h+var_3A], 77h ; 'w'
C6 44 24 5F 4F mov [rsp+98h+var_39], 4Fh ; 'O'
C6 44 24 60 66 mov [rsp+98h+var_38], 66h ; 'f'
C6 44 24 61 46 mov [rsp+98h+var_37], 46h ; 'F'
C6 44 24 62 69 mov [rsp+98h+var_36], 69h ; 'i'
C6 44 24 63 6C mov [rsp+98h+var_35], 6Ch ; 'l'
C6 44 24 64 65 mov [rsp+98h+var_34], 65h ; 'e'
*/
$core_sig = {
C6 44 24 58 4D
C6 44 24 59 61
C6 44 24 5A 70
C6 44 24 5B 56
C6 44 24 5C 69
C6 44 24 5D 65
C6 44 24 5E 77
C6 44 24 5F 4F
C6 44 24 60 66
C6 44 24 61 46
C6 44 24 62 69
C6 44 24 63 6C
C6 44 24 64 65
}
// These strings can narrow down the specific version
//$ver_43 = { 96 2C 3E 60 } // Version 4.3
//$ver_44_45_46 = { D2 57 86 5F } // Versions 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6
condition:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_VA_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.VA.x64.o (VirtualAlloc) Versions 4.3 through at least 4.6"
hash = "ac090a0707aa5ccd2c645b523bd23a25999990cf6895fce3bfa3b025e3e8a1c9"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "8ca04f82-a8a8-5162-8b0c-8a7bce678a85"
strings:
/*
C6 44 24 48 56 mov [rsp+88h+var_40], 56h ; 'V'
C6 44 24 49 69 mov [rsp+88h+var_40+1], 69h ; 'i'
C6 44 24 4A 72 mov [rsp+88h+var_40+2], 72h ; 'r'
C6 44 24 4B 74 mov [rsp+88h+var_40+3], 74h ; 't'
C6 44 24 4C 75 mov [rsp+88h+var_40+4], 75h ; 'u'
C6 44 24 4D 61 mov [rsp+88h+var_40+5], 61h ; 'a'
C6 44 24 4E 6C mov [rsp+88h+var_40+6], 6Ch ; 'l'
C6 44 24 4F 41 mov [rsp+88h+var_40+7], 41h ; 'A'
C6 44 24 50 6C mov [rsp+88h+var_40+8], 6Ch ; 'l'
C6 44 24 51 6C mov [rsp+88h+var_40+9], 6Ch ; 'l'
C6 44 24 52 6F mov [rsp+88h+var_40+0Ah], 6Fh ; 'o'
C6 44 24 53 63 mov [rsp+88h+var_40+0Bh], 63h ; 'c'
C6 44 24 54 00 mov [rsp+88h+var_40+0Ch], 0
*/
$core_sig = {
C6 44 24 48 56
C6 44 24 49 69
C6 44 24 4A 72
C6 44 24 4B 74
C6 44 24 4C 75
C6 44 24 4D 61
C6 44 24 4E 6C
C6 44 24 4F 41
C6 44 24 50 6C
C6 44 24 51 6C
C6 44 24 52 6F
C6 44 24 53 63
C6 44 24 54 00
}
/*
8B 04 24 mov eax, [rsp+18h+var_18]
FF C0 inc eax
89 04 24 mov [rsp+18h+var_18], eax
8B 44 24 28 mov eax, [rsp+18h+arg_8]
39 04 24 cmp [rsp+18h+var_18], eax
73 20 jnb short loc_2E7
8B 04 24 mov eax, [rsp+18h+var_18]
0F B6 4C 24 30 movzx ecx, [rsp+18h+arg_10]
48 8B 54 24 20 mov rdx, [rsp+18h+arg_0]
0F BE 04 02 movsx eax, byte ptr [rdx+rax]
33 C1 xor eax, ecx
8B 0C 24 mov ecx, [rsp+18h+var_18]
48 8B 54 24 20 mov rdx, [rsp+18h+arg_0]
88 04 0A mov [rdx+rcx], al
*/
$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:
all of them
}
rule CobaltStrike_Sleeve_BeaconLoader_x64_o_v4_3_v4_4_v4_5_and_v4_6
{
meta:
description = "Cobalt Strike's sleeve/BeaconLoader.x64.o (Base) Versions 4.3 through at least 4.6"
hash = "ac090a0707aa5ccd2c645b523bd23a25999990cf6895fce3bfa3b025e3e8a1c9"
author = "gssincla@google.com"
reference = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/making-cobalt-strike-harder-for-threat-actors-to-abuse"
date = "2022-11-18"
id = "07f751e4-f001-5b95-b229-31fbaa867cea"
strings:
/*
33 C0 xor eax, eax
83 F8 01 cmp eax, 1
74 63 jz short loc_378
48 8B 44 24 20 mov rax, [rsp+38h+var_18]
0F B7 00 movzx eax, word ptr [rax]
3D 4D 5A 00 00 cmp eax, 5A4Dh
75 45 jnz short loc_369
48 8B 44 24 20 mov rax, [rsp+38h+var_18]
48 63 40 3C movsxd rax, dword ptr [rax+3Ch]
48 89 44 24 28 mov [rsp+38h+var_10], rax
48 83 7C 24 28 40 cmp [rsp+38h+var_10], 40h ; '@'
72 2F jb short loc_369
48 81 7C 24 28 00 04 00 00 cmp [rsp+38h+var_10], 400h
73 24 jnb short loc_369
48 8B 44 24 20 mov rax, [rsp+38h+var_18]
48 8B 4C 24 28 mov rcx, [rsp+38h+var_10]
48 03 C8 add rcx, rax
48 8B C1 mov rax, rcx
48 89 44 24 28 mov [rsp+38h+var_10], rax
48 8B 44 24 28 mov rax, [rsp+38h+var_10]
81 38 50 45 00 00 cmp dword ptr [rax], 4550h
75 02 jnz short loc_369
*/
$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
}
/*
8B 04 24 mov eax, [rsp+18h+var_18]
FF C0 inc eax
89 04 24 mov [rsp+18h+var_18], eax
8B 44 24 28 mov eax, [rsp+18h+arg_8]
39 04 24 cmp [rsp+18h+var_18], eax
73 20 jnb short loc_2E7
8B 04 24 mov eax, [rsp+18h+var_18]
0F B6 4C 24 30 movzx ecx, [rsp+18h+arg_10]
48 8B 54 24 20 mov rdx, [rsp+18h+arg_0]
0F BE 04 02 movsx eax, byte ptr [rdx+rax]
33 C1 xor eax, ecx
8B 0C 24 mov ecx, [rsp+18h+var_18]
48 8B 54 24 20 mov rdx, [rsp+18h+arg_0]
88 04 0A mov [rdx+rcx], al
*/
$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
}
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