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DITEKSHEN_INDICATOR_TOOL_REC_Adfind

Detect ADFind

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 ADFind

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 4 patterns (4 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

Download .yar
indicator-tool-rec-adfind.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule DITEKSHEN_INDICATOR_TOOL_REC_Adfind : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detect ADFind"
		author = "ditekSHen"
		id = "2f0d02a1-7488-5645-aa08-1eadee2862e8"
		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#L963-L974"
		license_url = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/LICENSE.txt"
		logic_hash = "41fb9f72032f76adc6f1fccd25a1364f153eb2430063e9d582f3dcd9fc9ac84a"
		score = 75
		quality = 75
		tags = "FILE"

	strings:
		$s1 = "\\AdFind\\AdFind\\AdFind.h" ascii
		$s2 = "\\AdFind\\AdFind\\AdFind.cpp" ascii
		$s3 = "\\AdFind\\Release\\AdFind.pdb" ascii
		$s4 = "joeware_default_adfind.cf" ascii

	condition:
		uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and 2 of them
}

Strings (4 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1text"\\AdFind\\AdFind\\AdFind.h"ascii
$s2text"\\AdFind\\AdFind\\AdFind.cpp"ascii
$s3text"\\AdFind\\Release\\AdFind.pdb"ascii
$s4text"joeware_default_adfind.cf"ascii

Condition

uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and 2 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • At least 2 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: 2f0d02a1-7488-5645-aa08-1eadee2862e8

Tags:FILE

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