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DITEKSHEN_MALWARE_Win_Exmatter

Detects BlackMatter data exfiltration tool

MalwareExmatterditekSHen detectionBSD 2-Clause LicenseCompiles with YARA-X
Author
ditekSHen
Date
2020-11-06
Modified
2024-11-01
Score / Quality
75 / 75

What this rule detects

Detects BlackMatter data exfiltration tool

Associated malware family: Exmatter.

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 13 patterns (12 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

malware-win-exmatter.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule DITEKSHEN_MALWARE_Win_Exmatter : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects BlackMatter data exfiltration tool"
		author = "ditekSHen"
		id = "93df7a68-1e19-5db3-95d4-39d77d1036d8"
		date = "2020-11-06"
		modified = "2024-11-01"
		reference = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection"
		source_url = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/yara/malware.yar#L8303-L8325"
		license_url = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/LICENSE.txt"
		hash = "4a0e10e1e9fea0906379f99fa350b91c2af37f0fd2cc55491643cc71a9887d30"
		hash = "a5e050f1278473d41c3a3d6f98f3fd82932f51a937bc57d8f5605815f0efb0f8"
		logic_hash = "25a35c82919f96bdba00558616f574e901b83785713ed1a63a6f06df576777cd"
		score = 75
		quality = 75
		tags = "FILE"

	strings:
		$s1 = "Renci.SshNet." ascii
		$s2 = "DirNotEmpty" fullword ascii
		$s3 = "MkDir" fullword ascii
		$s4 = "RmDir" fullword ascii
		$s5 = "get_MainWindowHandle" fullword ascii
		$s6 = "GetCurrentProcess" fullword ascii
		$s7 = "]]>]]>" fullword wide
		$s8 = "1.3.132.0.35" fullword wide
		$s9 = "1.3.132.0.34" fullword wide
		$s10 = "1.2.840.10045.3.1.7" fullword wide
		$x1 = "sender2.pdb" fullword ascii
		$x2 = { 64 00 61 00 74 00 61 00 ?? 72 00 6f 00 6f 00 74 }
		$x3 = "157.230.28.192" fullword wide

	condition:
		uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and ( all of ( $s* ) or ( 1 of ( $x* ) and 7 of ( $s* ) ) )
}

Strings (13 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1text"Renci.SshNet."ascii
$s2text"DirNotEmpty"fullword ascii
$s3text"MkDir"fullword ascii
$s4text"RmDir"fullword ascii
$s5text"get_MainWindowHandle"fullword ascii
$s6text"GetCurrentProcess"fullword ascii
$s7text"]]>]]>"fullword wide
$s8text"1.3.132.0.35"fullword wide
$s9text"1.3.132.0.34"fullword wide
$s10text"1.2.840.10045.3.1.7"fullword wide
$x1text"sender2.pdb"fullword ascii
$x2hex{ 64 00 61 00 74 00 61 00 ?? 72 00 6f 00 6f 00 74 }
$x3text"157.230.28.192"fullword wide

Condition

uint16( 0 ) == 0x5a4d and ( all of ( $s* ) or ( 1 of ( $x* ) and 7 of ( $s* ) ) )

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • All patterns in ( $s* ) must match.
  • At least 1 patterns in ( $x* ) must match.
  • At least 7 patterns in ( $s* ) must match.

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References

Sample hashes

Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).

  • 4a0e10e1e9fea0906379f99fa350b91c2af37f0fd2cc55491643cc71a9887d30
  • a5e050f1278473d41c3a3d6f98f3fd82932f51a937bc57d8f5605815f0efb0f8

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: 93df7a68-1e19-5db3-95d4-39d77d1036d8

Tags:FILE