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DITEKSHEN_INDICATOR_TOOL_LTM_Ladongo

Detect LadonGo tool that assists in lateral movement across a network

Suspicious / huntingditekSHen detectionBSD 2-Clause LicenseCompiles with YARA-X
Author
ditekSHen
Date
2020-11-06
Modified
2024-09-25
Score / Quality
75 / 75

What this rule detects

Detect LadonGo tool that assists in lateral movement across a network

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 7 patterns (7 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

indicator-tool-ltm-ladongo.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule DITEKSHEN_INDICATOR_TOOL_LTM_Ladongo : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detect LadonGo tool that assists in lateral movement across a network"
		author = "ditekSHen"
		id = "4dbf7f24-b9ab-5629-8e78-667d9623dea9"
		date = "2020-11-06"
		modified = "2024-09-25"
		reference = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection"
		source_url = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/yara/indicator_tools.yar#L1193-L1207"
		license_url = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/LICENSE.txt"
		logic_hash = "606172b8fb251cb4ad75de40b55d74779aef6409832f6edf09068083143ec749"
		score = 75
		quality = 75
		tags = "FILE"

	strings:
		$f1 = "main.VulDetection" fullword ascii
		$f2 = "main.BruteFor" fullword ascii
		$f3 = "main.RemoteExec" fullword ascii
		$f4 = "main.Exploit" fullword ascii
		$f5 = "main.Noping" fullword ascii
		$f6 = "main.LadonScan" fullword ascii
		$f7 = "main.LadonUrlScan" fullword ascii

	condition:
		( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d or uint16( 0 ) == 0x457f or uint16( 0 ) == 0xface ) and 5 of ( $f* )
}

Strings (7 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$f1text"main.VulDetection"fullword ascii
$f2text"main.BruteFor"fullword ascii
$f3text"main.RemoteExec"fullword ascii
$f4text"main.Exploit"fullword ascii
$f5text"main.Noping"fullword ascii
$f6text"main.LadonScan"fullword ascii
$f7text"main.LadonUrlScan"fullword ascii

Condition

( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d or uint16( 0 ) == 0x457f or uint16( 0 ) == 0xface ) and 5 of ( $f* )

In plain words (Heuristic)

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

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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: 4dbf7f24-b9ab-5629-8e78-667d9623dea9

Tags:FILE