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DITEKSHEN_INDICATOR_RMM_Pulseway_Remotedesktop

Detects Pulseway Rempte Desktop client

Suspicious / huntingditekSHen detectionBSD 2-Clause LicenseCompiles with YARA-X
Author
ditekSHen
Date
2023-08-22
Modified
2024-10-04
Score / Quality
75 / 75

What this rule detects

Detects Pulseway Rempte Desktop client

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 6 patterns (6 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

Download .yar
indicator-rmm-pulseway-remotedesktop.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule DITEKSHEN_INDICATOR_RMM_Pulseway_Remotedesktop : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects Pulseway Rempte Desktop client"
		author = "ditekSHen"
		id = "8bca3cef-b24f-597a-a6e2-86040ed726f4"
		date = "2023-08-22"
		modified = "2024-10-04"
		reference = "https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/JCDC_RMM_Cyber_Defense_Plan_TLP_CLEAR_508c_1.pdf"
		source_url = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/yara/indicator_rmm.yar#L268-L286"
		license_url = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/LICENSE.txt"
		logic_hash = "a542c11f21ab48f4da69df4e7cb46531658a714687e2c2f8ccf78dc2a0338b68"
		score = 75
		quality = 75
		tags = "FILE"
		clamav1 = "INDICATOR.Win.RMM.PulseWay"

	strings:
		$s1 = "RemoteControl" ascii
		$s2 = "MM.Monitor.RemoteDesktopClient." ascii
		$s3 = "MM.Monitor.RemoteControl" ascii
		$s4 = "RemoteDesktopClientUpdateInfo" ascii
		$s5 = "ShowRemoteDesktopEnabledSystemsOnly" ascii
		$s6 = "$31f50968-d45c-49d6-ace9-ebc790855a51" ascii

	condition:
		( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d or uint16( 0 ) == 0xcfd0 ) and 5 of them
}

Strings (6 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1text"RemoteControl"ascii
$s2text"MM.Monitor.RemoteDesktopClient."ascii
$s3text"MM.Monitor.RemoteControl"ascii
$s4text"RemoteDesktopClientUpdateInfo"ascii
$s5text"ShowRemoteDesktopEnabledSystemsOnly"ascii
$s6text"$31f50968-d45c-49d6-ace9-ebc790855a51"ascii

Condition

( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d or uint16( 0 ) == 0xcfd0 ) and 5 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • At least 5 patterns in the rule must match.

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References

Licence & attribution

Author: ditekSHen

Source repository: ditekSHen detection @ e76c93dcde

Licence: BSD 2-Clause License (repository licence)

Copyright notice: Copyright 2021 by ditekSHen (https://github.com/ditekshen/detection).

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: 8bca3cef-b24f-597a-a6e2-86040ed726f4

Metadata

clamav1INDICATOR.Win.RMM.PulseWay

Tags:FILE

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