Sliver_Implant_64bit

YARA detection rule by gssincla@google.com · NOASSERTION

Sliver 64-bit implant (with and without --debug flag at compile)

import "pe"
rule Sliver_Implant_64bit
{
  meta:
    description = "Sliver 64-bit implant (with and without --debug flag at compile)"
    hash =  "2d1c9de42942a16c88a042f307f0ace215cdc67241432e1152080870fe95ea87"
    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"
    modified = "2025-03-21"

    id = "b84db933-0e11-5871-821d-43697c015665"
  strings:
    
        
    $s_tcppivot = { 48 ?? 74 63 70 70 69 76 6F 74 }


        
    $s_namedpipe = { 48 ?? 6E 61 6D 65 64 70 69 70 [2-32] 80 ?? 08 65 }

        
    $s_https = { 81 ?? 68 74 74 70 [2-32] 80 ?? 04 73 }

        
    $s_wg = {66 81 ?? 77 67}


        
    $s_dns = { 66 81 ?? 64 6E [2-20] 80 ?? 02 73 }

        
    $s_mtls = {  81 ?? 6D 74 6C 73  }

    $fp1 = "cloudfoundry" ascii fullword
    $fp2 = "googleapi.Error" ascii
  condition:
    5 of ($s*)     
    and not 1 of ($fp*)
    and not pe.number_of_signatures > 0
}

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