# Sentinel-One/CobaltStrikeParser

Repository: https://github.com/Sentinel-One/CobaltStrikeParser
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cobaltstrikeparser
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-12-19T13:26:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2311, "days_push": 988, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1138, forks 193 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:44.039874+00:00)

## What it is
A Python parser that extracts Cobalt Strike Beacon configuration from stageless PE files, memory dumps, or C2 URLs. It heuristically finds and decrypts XOR-encrypted beacon data and can also be used as a library, with an optional module for emulating beacon communication with a C2 server.

## Use cases
- extract cobalt strike beacon config from a malware sample
- parse beacon configuration from a memory dump
- pull C2 settings from a stageless beacon PE
- analyze a suspected C2 URL for beacon config
- automate beacon config extraction in a threat intel pipeline
- emulate beacon traffic to a C2 server for research

## When to choose
- you need to extract Cobalt Strike Beacon configurations programmatically or via CLI
- you're doing malware analysis or threat intelligence on Cobalt Strike samples
- you want a Python library to integrate beacon config parsing into your tooling

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose malware analysis sandbox
- you're analyzing malware families other than Cobalt Strike
- you need actively maintained tooling with recent updates and support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: parser, security, reverse-engineering, cli
- domain: security, reverse-engineering
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: cobalt-strike, beacon-config, malware-analysis, threat-intelligence, c2-extraction, pe-parsing

## Member repositories
- Sentinel-One/CobaltStrikeParser (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:44.039874+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:36:07.621502+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Sentinel-One/CobaltStrikeParser (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:44.039874+00:00, sha 598420cac8d6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.