rule CobaltStrike_Beacon_Memory { meta: description = "Detects Cobalt Strike Beacon in process memory" author = "Ghost Detection Engine" threat_level = "critical" mitre_attack = "T1055" reference = "https://www.cobaltstrike.com/" strings: $beacon_1 = "%s as %s\\%s: %d" wide $beacon_2 = "beacon.dll" nocase $beacon_3 = "beacon.x64.dll" nocase $beacon_4 = { 69 68 69 68 69 6B ?? 69 6B 69 68 69 6B } $config_marker = { 00 01 00 01 00 02 ?? ?? 00 02 00 01 00 02 } $sleep_mask = { 48 89 5C 24 08 57 48 83 EC 20 48 8B D9 33 FF } condition: 2 of them } rule CobaltStrike_Beacon_Config { meta: description = "Detects Cobalt Strike Beacon configuration structure" author = "Ghost Detection Engine" threat_level = "critical" mitre_attack = "T1071" strings: $config_1 = { 00 01 00 01 00 02 } $config_2 = { 00 02 00 01 00 02 } $config_3 = { 00 03 00 02 } $http_header = "MZ" wide $named_pipe = "\\\\.\\pipe\\" wide condition: 2 of ($config_*) or ($config_1 and ($http_header or $named_pipe)) } rule CobaltStrike_Named_Pipe_Beacon { meta: description = "Detects Cobalt Strike named pipe beacon patterns" author = "Ghost Detection Engine" threat_level = "high" mitre_attack = "T1090" strings: $pipe_1 = "\\\\.\\pipe\\MSSE-" wide $pipe_2 = "\\\\.\\pipe\\postex_" wide $pipe_3 = "\\\\.\\pipe\\msagent_" wide $pipe_4 = "\\\\.\\pipe\\status_" wide condition: any of them } rule CobaltStrike_Artifact_Kit_Payload { meta: description = "Detects Cobalt Strike Artifact Kit generated payloads" author = "Ghost Detection Engine" threat_level = "critical" mitre_attack = "T1055.002" strings: $artifact_1 = { 48 8D 05 ?? ?? 00 00 48 89 44 24 ?? 48 8D 05 } $artifact_2 = { 48 89 5C 24 10 48 89 74 24 18 57 48 83 EC 20 } $reflective_loader = "ReflectiveLoader" condition: any of them } rule CobaltStrike_Malleable_C2_Profile { meta: description = "Detects Cobalt Strike malleable C2 profile indicators" author = "Ghost Detection Engine" threat_level = "high" mitre_attack = "T1071.001" strings: $header_1 = "Cookie: " nocase $header_2 = "Accept: */*" nocase $header_3 = "User-Agent: Mozilla/" nocase $uri_pattern = /\/[a-z]{4,12}\/[a-z]{4,12}/ condition: 3 of them }