APT_APT41_POISONPLUG_3


Description

Detects APT41 malware POISONPLUG

Query · yara

strings:
      $s1 = "Rundll32.exe \"%s\", DisPlay 64" fullword ascii
      $s2 = "tcpview.exe" fullword ascii
      $s3 = "nuR\\noisreVtnerruC\\swodniW\\tfosorciM\\erawtfoS" fullword ascii /* reversed goodware string 'Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run' */
      $s4 = "AxEeulaVteSgeR" fullword ascii /* reversed goodware string 'RegSetValueExA' */
      $s5 = "%04d-%02d-%02d_%02d-%02d-%02d.dmp" fullword ascii
   condition:
      uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 900KB and 3 of them
Raw source APT_APT41_POISONPLUG_3 · YARA
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rule APT_APT41_POISONPLUG_3 {
   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 = 80
      hash1 = "70c03ce5c80aca2d35a5555b0532eedede24d4cc6bdb32a2c8f7e630bba5f26e"
      id = "e150dd69-c611-53de-9c7d-de28d3a208dc"
   strings:
      $s1 = "Rundll32.exe \"%s\", DisPlay 64" fullword ascii
      $s2 = "tcpview.exe" fullword ascii
      $s3 = "nuR\\noisreVtnerruC\\swodniW\\tfosorciM\\erawtfoS" fullword ascii /* reversed goodware string 'Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run' */
      $s4 = "AxEeulaVteSgeR" fullword ascii /* reversed goodware string 'RegSetValueExA' */
      $s5 = "%04d-%02d-%02d_%02d-%02d-%02d.dmp" fullword ascii
   condition:
      uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 900KB and 3 of them
}

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