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EMBEERESEARCH_Win_Stealc_Bytecodes_Oct_2023
Bytecodes present in Stealc decoding routine
- Author
- Matthew @ Embee_Research
- Date
- 2023-08-27
- Modified
- 2023-10-09
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 75
What this rule detects
Bytecodes present in Stealc decoding routine
Associated malware family: Stealc.
It defines 1 patterns (0 text, 1 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
win-stealc-bytecodes-oct-2023.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule EMBEERESEARCH_Win_Stealc_Bytecodes_Oct_2023
{
meta:
= "Bytecodes present in Stealc decoding routine"
= "Matthew @ Embee_Research"
= "ecac28a0-cd77-5e6a-8af2-59ea62e733bf"
= "2023-08-27"
= "2023-10-09"
= "https://github.com/embee-research/Yara-detection-rules/"
= "https://github.com/embee-research/Yara-detection-rules//blob/ac56d6f6fd2a30c8cb6e5c0455d6519210a8b0f4/Rules/win_stealc_bytecodes_oct_2023.yar#L2-L21"
= "N/A"
= "74ff68245745b9d4cec9ef3c539d8da15295bdc70caa6fdb0632acdd9be4130a"
= "9f44a4cbc30e7a05d7eb00b531a9b3a4ada5d49ecf585b48892643a189358526"
= "d50f57e32a7f513d92625549fcd139b7fa1e478879283fd61426fcd19d03d296"
= 75
= 75
= ""
strings:
$s1 = {8b 4d f0 89 4d f8 8b 45 f8 c1 e0 03 33 d2 b9 06 00 00 00 f7 f1 8b e5 5d c2 04 00}
condition:
( all of ( $s* ) )
}
Strings (1 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $s1 | hex | {8b 4d f0 89 4d f8 8b 45 f8 c1 e0 03 33 d2 b9 06 00 00 00 f7 f1 8b e5 5d c2 04 00} |
Condition
( all of ( $s* ) )In plain words (Heuristic)
- All patterns in ( $s* ) must match.
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Sample hashes
Hashes of samples the author lists in the rule's meta (look them up in your threat-intelligence platform).
- 74ff68245745b9d4cec9ef3c539d8da15295bdc70caa6fdb0632acdd9be4130a
- 9f44a4cbc30e7a05d7eb00b531a9b3a4ada5d49ecf585b48892643a189358526
Licence & attribution
Author: Matthew @ Embee_Research
Source repository: Embee Research @ ac56d6f6fd
Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1 (repository licence)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: ecac28a0-cd77-5e6a-8af2-59ea62e733bf
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