TopHat_Malware_Jan18_2


Description

Auto-generated rule - file e.exe

Query · yara

strings:
      $s1 = "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes" fullword ascii
      $s2 = "\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Keyboard Layouts\\" ascii
      $s3 = "LError loading dock zone from the stream. Expecting version %d, but found %d." fullword wide
      $s4 = "WINMGMTS:\\\\.\\ROOT\\CIMV2" fullword ascii
      $s5 = "UENCRYPTION" fullword ascii
      $s6 = "TEXPORTAPIS" fullword ascii
   condition:
      uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 1000KB and (
        pe.imphash() == "f98cebcae832abc3c46e6e296aecfc03" and
        5 of them
      )
Raw source TopHat_Malware_Jan18_2 · YARA
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Published by Neo23x0/signature-base ↗, licensed under Detection Rule License 1.1 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
rule TopHat_Malware_Jan18_2 {
   meta:
      description = "Auto-generated rule - file e.exe"
      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/2018/01/unit42-the-tophat-campaign-attacks-within-the-middle-east-region-using-popular-third-party-services/#appendix"
      date = "2018-01-29"
      modified = "2023-01-06"
      hash1 = "9580d15a06cd59c01c59bca81fa0ca8229f410b264a38538453f7d97bfb315e7"
      id = "a1b8e477-df8a-5ff4-9108-541a0f082f77"
   strings:
      $s1 = "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes" fullword ascii
      $s2 = "\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Keyboard Layouts\\" ascii
      $s3 = "LError loading dock zone from the stream. Expecting version %d, but found %d." fullword wide
      $s4 = "WINMGMTS:\\\\.\\ROOT\\CIMV2" fullword ascii
      $s5 = "UENCRYPTION" fullword ascii
      $s6 = "TEXPORTAPIS" fullword ascii
   condition:
      uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 1000KB and (
        pe.imphash() == "f98cebcae832abc3c46e6e296aecfc03" and
        5 of them
      )
}

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