SUSP_PDB_Strings_Keylogger_Backdoor


Description

Detects PDB strings used in backdoors or keyloggers

Query · yara

strings:
      $ = "\\Release\\PrivilegeEscalation"
      $ = "\\Release\\KeyLogger"
      $ = "\\Debug\\PrivilegeEscalation"
      $ = "\\Debug\\KeyLogger"
      $ = "Backdoor\\KeyLogger_"
      $ = "\\ShellCode\\Debug\\"
      $ = "\\ShellCode\\Release\\"
      $ = "\\New Backdoor"
   condition:
      uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 1000KB
      and 1 of them
Raw source SUSP_PDB_Strings_Keylogger_Backdoor · YARA
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Published by Neo23x0/signature-base ↗, licensed under Detection Rule License 1.1 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
rule SUSP_PDB_Strings_Keylogger_Backdoor : HIGHVOL {
   meta:
      description = "Detects PDB strings used in backdoors or keyloggers"
      license = "Detection Rule License 1.1 https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/master/LICENSE"
      author = "Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)"
      reference = "Internal Research"
      date = "2018-03-23"
      score = 65
      id = "190daadb-0de6-5665-a241-95c374dbda47"
   strings:
      $ = "\\Release\\PrivilegeEscalation"
      $ = "\\Release\\KeyLogger"
      $ = "\\Debug\\PrivilegeEscalation"
      $ = "\\Debug\\KeyLogger"
      $ = "Backdoor\\KeyLogger_"
      $ = "\\ShellCode\\Debug\\"
      $ = "\\ShellCode\\Release\\"
      $ = "\\New Backdoor"
   condition:
      uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 1000KB
      and 1 of them
}

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