APT_APT41_POISONPLUG_2


Description

Detects APT41 malware POISONPLUG

Query · yara

strings:
      $s1 = "ma_lockdown_service.dll" fullword wide
      $s2 = "acbde.dll" fullword ascii
      $s3 = "MA lockdown Service" fullword wide
      $s4 = "McAfee Agent" fullword wide
   condition:
      uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 11000KB and all of them
Raw source APT_APT41_POISONPLUG_2 · YARA
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rule APT_APT41_POISONPLUG_2 {
   meta:
      description = "Detects APT41 malware POISONPLUG"
      author = "Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)"
      reference = "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2019/08/apt41-dual-espionage-and-cyber-crime-operation.html"
      date = "2019-08-07"
      score = 70
      hash1 = "0055dfaccc952c99b1171ce431a02abfce5c6f8fb5dc39e4019b624a7d03bfcb"
      id = "e150dd69-c611-53de-9c7d-de28d3a208dc"
   strings:
      $s1 = "ma_lockdown_service.dll" fullword wide
      $s2 = "acbde.dll" fullword ascii
      $s3 = "MA lockdown Service" fullword wide
      $s4 = "McAfee Agent" fullword wide
   condition:
      uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 11000KB and all of them
}

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