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DITEKSHEN_MALWARE_Win_Espioloader
Detects Espio loader and obfuscator
- Author
- ditekSHen
- Date
- 2020-11-06
- Modified
- 2024-11-01
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 75
What this rule detects
Detects Espio loader and obfuscator
Associated malware family: Espioloader.
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 5 patterns (4 text, 0 hex, 1 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
malware-win-espioloader.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule DITEKSHEN_MALWARE_Win_Espioloader : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects Espio loader and obfuscator"
= "ditekSHen"
= "fb2be984-abd6-5f71-b448-d41c9c3e35c5"
= "2020-11-06"
= "2024-11-01"
= "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection"
= "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/yara/malware.yar#L10438-L10451"
= "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/LICENSE.txt"
= "8ad77a50db48f12e6f6465652b24fc1daa56375bb27e37e0eead1bea55b89e0c"
= 75
= 75
= "FILE"
= "MALWARE.Win.EspioLoader"
strings:
$pdb = /\\loader\\x64\\(Release|Debug)\\Espio\.pdb/ ascii
$s1 = "obfuscatedPayload" fullword wide
$s2 = "OBFUSCATEDPAYLOAD" fullword wide
$s3 = "\\??\\C:\\Windows\\System32\\werfault.exe" fullword wide
$s4 = "C:\\windows\\system32\\ntdll.dll" fullword ascii
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and ( $pdb or 3 of ( $s* ) )
}
Strings (5 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $pdb | regex | /\\loader\\x64\\(Release|Debug)\\Espio\.pdb/ | ascii |
| $s1 | text | "obfuscatedPayload" | fullword wide |
| $s2 | text | "OBFUSCATEDPAYLOAD" | fullword wide |
| $s3 | text | "\\??\\C:\\Windows\\System32\\werfault.exe" | fullword wide |
| $s4 | text | "C:\\windows\\system32\\ntdll.dll" | fullword ascii |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and ( $pdb or 3 of ( $s* ) )In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- At least 3 patterns in ( $s* ) must match.
- Pattern $pdb must be present.
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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).
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: fb2be984-abd6-5f71-b448-d41c9c3e35c5
Metadata
| clamav_sig | MALWARE.Win.EspioLoader |
|---|
Tags:FILE
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