HackTool - Potential CobaltStrike Process Injection
Detects a potential remote threat creation with certain characteristics which are typical for Cobalt Strike beacons
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- create_remote_thread
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| blog.cobaltstrike.com/2018/04/09/cobalt-strike-3-11-the-snake-that-eats-its-tail/ | Only this detection cites it |
| medium.com/@olafhartong/cobalt-strike-remote-threads-detection-206372d11d0f | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 6309645e-122d-4c5b-bb2b-22e4f9c2fa42
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.privilege-escalationattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1