CobaltStrike_Resources_Httpstager64_Bin_v3_2_through_v4_x


Description

Cobalt Strike's resources/httpstager64.bin signature for versions v3.2 to v4.x

Query · yara

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
Raw source CobaltStrike_Resources_Httpstager64_Bin_v3_2_through_v4_x · YARA
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Published by Neo23x0/signature-base ↗, licensed under Detection Rule License 1.1 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
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
}

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