SUSP_OBFUSC_Indiators_XML_OfficeDoc_Sep21_2


Description

Detects suspicious encodings in fields used in reference files found in weaponized MS Office documents

Query · yara

strings:
      $h1 = "<?xml " ascii wide
      $a1 = "Target" ascii wide
      $a2 = "TargetMode" ascii wide
      $xml_e = "&#x0000" ascii wide
   condition:
      filesize < 500KB and all of them
Raw source SUSP_OBFUSC_Indiators_XML_OfficeDoc_Sep21_2 · YARA
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rule SUSP_OBFUSC_Indiators_XML_OfficeDoc_Sep21_2 : Windows CVE {
   meta:
      author = "Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)"
      description = "Detects suspicious encodings in fields used in reference files found in weaponized MS Office documents"
      reference = "https://twitter.com/sudosev/status/1439205606129377282"
      date = "2021-09-18"
      score = 65
      id = "c3c5ec4f-5d2a-523c-bd4b-b75c04bac87d"
   strings:
      $h1 = "<?xml " ascii wide
      $a1 = "Target" ascii wide
      $a2 = "TargetMode" ascii wide
      $xml_e = "&#x0000" ascii wide
   condition:
      filesize < 500KB and all of them
}

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