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DITEKSHEN_MALWARE_Win_Qwixxrat

Detects QwixxRAT. Uses ToxicEye / TelegramRAT as base (MALWARE_Win_TelegramRAT)

MalwareQwixxratditekSHen 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 QwixxRAT. Uses ToxicEye / TelegramRAT as base (MALWARE_Win_TelegramRAT)

Associated malware family: Qwixxrat.

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 5 patterns (4 text, 0 hex, 1 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

Download .yar
malware-win-qwixxrat.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule DITEKSHEN_MALWARE_Win_Qwixxrat : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects QwixxRAT. Uses ToxicEye / TelegramRAT as base (MALWARE_Win_TelegramRAT)"
		author = "ditekSHen"
		id = "0a8f2f6f-aa78-56c2-aca0-d575fbf0b91e"
		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#L10941-L10953"
		license_url = "https://github.com/ditekshen/detection/blob/e76c93dcdedff04076380ffc60ea54e45b313635/LICENSE.txt"
		logic_hash = "e6e44697e393da35215f7835f122cb74b05dbeebb558345d5110d6fbc809f4dd"
		score = 75
		quality = 75
		tags = "FILE"

	strings:
		$s1 = /Qwixx(\s)?Stealer/ ascii wide
		$s2 = "discord.gg/UXVFHzTjYe" wide
		$s3 = "t.me/QwixxTwixx" wide
		$s4 = "Secret Qwixx" wide
		$s5 = "\\Qwixx Rat\\" ascii

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

Strings (5 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1regex/Qwixx(\s)?Stealer/ascii wide
$s2text"discord.gg/UXVFHzTjYe"wide
$s3text"t.me/QwixxTwixx"wide
$s4text"Secret Qwixx"wide
$s5text"\\Qwixx Rat\\"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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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: 0a8f2f6f-aa78-56c2-aca0-d575fbf0b91e

Tags:FILE

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