APT_MAL_NK_3CX_Malicious_Samples_Mar23_1

Description

Detects malicious DLLs related to 3CX compromise

Query · yara

strings:
      $opa1 = { 4C 89 F1 4C 89 EA 41 B8 40 00 00 00 FF 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 85 C0 74 ?? 4C 89 F0 FF 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 4C 8D 4C 24 ?? 45 8B 01 4C 89 F1 4C 89 EA FF 15 } /* VirtualProtect and execute payload*/
      $opa2 = { 48 C7 44 24 ?? 00 00 00 00 4C 8D 7C 24 ?? 48 89 F9 48 89 C2 41 89 E8 4D 89 F9 FF 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 41 83 3F 00 0F 84 ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F B7 03 3D 4D 5A 00 00} /* ReadFile and MZ compare*/
      $opa3 = { 41 80 7C 00 ?? FE 75 ?? 41 80 7C 00 ?? ED 75 ?? 41 80 7C 00 ?? FA 75 ?? 41 80 3C 00 CE} /* marker */
      $opa4 = { 44 0F B6 CD 46 8A 8C 0C ?? ?? ?? ?? 45 30 0C 0E 48 FF C1} /* xor part in RC4 decryption*/

      $opb1 = { 41 B8 40 00 00 00 49 8B D5 49 8B CC FF 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 85 C0 74 ?? 41 FF D4 44 8B 45 ?? 4C 8D 4D ?? 49 8B D5 49 8B CC FF 15 }  /* VirtualProtect and execute payload */
      $opb2 = { 44 8B C3 48 89 44 24 ?? 48 8B 5C 24 ?? 4C 8D 4D ?? 48 8B CB 48 89 74 24 ?? 48 8B D0 4C 8B F8 FF 15 } /* ReadFile and MZ compare*/
      $opb3 = { 80 78 ?? FE 75 ?? 80 78 ?? ED 75 ?? 80 38 FA 75 ?? 80 78 ?? CE } /* marker */
      $opb4 = { 49 63 C1 44 0F B6 44 05 ?? 44 88 5C 05 ?? 44 88 02 0F B6 54 05 ?? 49 03 D0 0F B6 C2 0F B6 54 05 ?? 41 30 12} /* xor part in RC4 decryption*/
    condition:
      uint16(0) == 0x5a4d
      and filesize < 5MB
      and pe.characteristics & pe.DLL
      and ( 2 of ($opa*) or 2 of ($opb*) )
Raw source APT_MAL_NK_3CX_Malicious_Samples_Mar23_1 · YARA
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Published by Neo23x0/signature-base ↗, licensed under Detection Rule License 1.1 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified. 
rule APT_MAL_NK_3CX_Malicious_Samples_Mar23_1 {
   meta:
      description = "Detects malicious DLLs related to 3CX compromise"
      author = "X__Junior, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)"
      reference = "https://www.reddit.com/r/crowdstrike/comments/125r3uu/20230329_situational_awareness_crowdstrike/"
      date = "2023-03-29"
      modified = "2023-04-20"
      score = 85
      hash1 = "7986bbaee8940da11ce089383521ab420c443ab7b15ed42aed91fd31ce833896"
      hash2 = "c485674ee63ec8d4e8fde9800788175a8b02d3f9416d0e763360fff7f8eb4e02"
      hash3 = "cc4eedb7b1f77f02b962f4b05278fa7f8082708b5a12cacf928118520762b5e2"
      id = "a6ea3299-fde5-5206-b5db-eb3a3f5944d9"
    strings:
      $opa1 = { 4C 89 F1 4C 89 EA 41 B8 40 00 00 00 FF 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 85 C0 74 ?? 4C 89 F0 FF 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 4C 8D 4C 24 ?? 45 8B 01 4C 89 F1 4C 89 EA FF 15 } /* VirtualProtect and execute payload*/
      $opa2 = { 48 C7 44 24 ?? 00 00 00 00 4C 8D 7C 24 ?? 48 89 F9 48 89 C2 41 89 E8 4D 89 F9 FF 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 41 83 3F 00 0F 84 ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F B7 03 3D 4D 5A 00 00} /* ReadFile and MZ compare*/
      $opa3 = { 41 80 7C 00 ?? FE 75 ?? 41 80 7C 00 ?? ED 75 ?? 41 80 7C 00 ?? FA 75 ?? 41 80 3C 00 CE} /* marker */
      $opa4 = { 44 0F B6 CD 46 8A 8C 0C ?? ?? ?? ?? 45 30 0C 0E 48 FF C1} /* xor part in RC4 decryption*/

      $opb1 = { 41 B8 40 00 00 00 49 8B D5 49 8B CC FF 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 85 C0 74 ?? 41 FF D4 44 8B 45 ?? 4C 8D 4D ?? 49 8B D5 49 8B CC FF 15 }  /* VirtualProtect and execute payload */
      $opb2 = { 44 8B C3 48 89 44 24 ?? 48 8B 5C 24 ?? 4C 8D 4D ?? 48 8B CB 48 89 74 24 ?? 48 8B D0 4C 8B F8 FF 15 } /* ReadFile and MZ compare*/
      $opb3 = { 80 78 ?? FE 75 ?? 80 78 ?? ED 75 ?? 80 38 FA 75 ?? 80 78 ?? CE } /* marker */
      $opb4 = { 49 63 C1 44 0F B6 44 05 ?? 44 88 5C 05 ?? 44 88 02 0F B6 54 05 ?? 49 03 D0 0F B6 C2 0F B6 54 05 ?? 41 30 12} /* xor part in RC4 decryption*/
    condition:
      uint16(0) == 0x5a4d
      and filesize < 5MB
      and pe.characteristics & pe.DLL
      and ( 2 of ($opa*) or 2 of ($opb*) )
}

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