Cobaltbaltstrike_Beacon_x86

YARA detection rule by Avast Threat Intel Team · NOASSERTION

Detects CobaltStrike payloads

rule Cobaltbaltstrike_Beacon_x86
{
  meta:
    author = "Avast Threat Intel Team"
    description = "Detects CobaltStrike payloads"
    reference = "https://github.com/avast/ioc"
    id = "6ffaafe6-2758-53e4-b5b8-6d8350baf428"
  strings:
        $h01 = { 4D 5A E8 00 00 00 00 5B 89 DF 52 45 55 89 E5 81 C3 ?? ?? ?? ?? FF D3 68 }
        $h11 = { 00 01 00 01 00 02 ?? ?? 00 02 00 01 00 02 ?? ?? 00 }
        $h12 = { 69 68 69 68 69 6B ?? ?? 69 6B 69 68 69 6B ?? ?? 69 }
        $h13 = { 2E 2F 2E 2F 2E 2C ?? ?? 2E 2C 2E 2F 2E 2C ?? ?? 2E }
  condition:
    $h01 and
    any of ($h1*)
}

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Executable code, not a declarative rule

This submission is arbitrary [[ currentRule.format ? currentRule.format.toUpperCase() : '' ]] code, not a declarative detection rule — review it as you would any script before running it, and note that it cannot be safely aggregated or auto-executed alongside YARA/Sigma/Suricata/CRS rules.

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