APT_DarkHydrus_Jul18_2


Description

Detects strings found in malware samples in APT report in DarkHydrus

Query · yara

strings:
      $s4 = "windir" fullword ascii /* Goodware String - occured 47 times */
      $s6 = "temp.dll" fullword ascii /* Goodware String - occured 3 times */
      $s7 = "libgcj-12.dll" fullword ascii /* Goodware String - occured 3 times */
      $s8 = "%s\\System32\\%s" fullword ascii /* Goodware String - occured 4 times */
      $s9 = "StartW" fullword ascii /* Goodware String - occured 5 times */
   condition:
      uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 40KB and all of them
Raw source APT_DarkHydrus_Jul18_2 · YARA
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rule APT_DarkHydrus_Jul18_2 {
   meta:
      description = "Detects strings found in malware samples in APT report in DarkHydrus"
      license = "Detection Rule License 1.1 https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/master/LICENSE"
      author = "Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)"
      reference = "https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/07/unit42-new-threat-actor-group-darkhydrus-targets-middle-east-government/"
      date = "2018-07-28"
      hash1 = "b2571e3b4afbce56da8faa726b726eb465f2e5e5ed74cf3b172b5dd80460ad81"
      id = "1a21cbbf-f7e1-56eb-973b-35c1a811e210"
   strings:
      $s4 = "windir" fullword ascii /* Goodware String - occured 47 times */
      $s6 = "temp.dll" fullword ascii /* Goodware String - occured 3 times */
      $s7 = "libgcj-12.dll" fullword ascii /* Goodware String - occured 3 times */
      $s8 = "%s\\System32\\%s" fullword ascii /* Goodware String - occured 4 times */
      $s9 = "StartW" fullword ascii /* Goodware String - occured 5 times */
   condition:
      uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 40KB and all of them
}

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