Malware_MsUpdater_String_in_EXE


Description

MSUpdater String in Executable

Query · yara

strings:
		$x1 = "msupdate.exe" fullword wide /* PEStudio Blacklist: strings */ /* score: '20.01' */
		// $x2 = "msupdate" fullword wide /* PEStudio Blacklist: strings */ /* score: '13.01' */
		$x3 = "msupdater.exe" fullword ascii /* PEStudio Blacklist: strings */ /* score: '20.02' */
		$x4 = "msupdater32.exe" fullword ascii
		$x5 = "msupdater32.exe" fullword wide
		$x6 = "msupdate.pif" fullword ascii

		$fp1 = "_msupdate_" wide /* False Positive */
		$fp2 = "_msupdate_" ascii /* False Positive */
		$fp3 = "/kies" wide
	condition:
		uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 500KB and ( 1 of ($x*) ) and not ( 1 of ($fp*) )
Raw source Malware_MsUpdater_String_in_EXE · YARA
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Published by Neo23x0/signature-base ↗, licensed under Detection Rule License 1.1 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
rule Malware_MsUpdater_String_in_EXE {
	meta:
		description = "MSUpdater String in Executable"
		license = "Detection Rule License 1.1 https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/master/LICENSE"
		author = "Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)"
		score = 50
		reference = "VT Analysis"
		date = "2015-06-03"
		hash = "b1a2043b7658af4d4c9395fa77fde18ccaf549bb"
		id = "c7da9e1e-3a8d-54b6-b102-0e1095d99cc4"
	strings:
		$x1 = "msupdate.exe" fullword wide /* PEStudio Blacklist: strings */ /* score: '20.01' */
		// $x2 = "msupdate" fullword wide /* PEStudio Blacklist: strings */ /* score: '13.01' */
		$x3 = "msupdater.exe" fullword ascii /* PEStudio Blacklist: strings */ /* score: '20.02' */
		$x4 = "msupdater32.exe" fullword ascii
		$x5 = "msupdater32.exe" fullword wide
		$x6 = "msupdate.pif" fullword ascii

		$fp1 = "_msupdate_" wide /* False Positive */
		$fp2 = "_msupdate_" ascii /* False Positive */
		$fp3 = "/kies" wide
	condition:
		uint16(0) == 0x5a4d and filesize < 500KB and ( 1 of ($x*) ) and not ( 1 of ($fp*) )
}

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