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ESET_Cw_Windows_Redline_Panel_Status_Message_Strings

Matches error/success messages in Redline panel

MalwareRedLineESET malware-iocBSD 2-Clause LicenseCompiles with YARA-X
Author
ESET Research
Date
2022-10-11
Modified
2024-11-12
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Matches error/success messages in Redline panel

Associated malware family: RedLine.

Targets: Windows PE.

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

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

cw-windows-redline-panel-status-message-strings.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule ESET_Cw_Windows_Redline_Panel_Status_Message_Strings : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Matches error/success messages in Redline panel"
		author = "ESET Research"
		id = "70bdff10-9c86-57e3-b839-e86173a44855"
		date = "2022-10-11"
		modified = "2024-11-12"
		reference = "https://github.com/eset/malware-ioc/"
		source_url = "https://github.com/eset/malware-ioc/blob/17baf44964a77368e9149f4f593eb098beddf1c5/redline/redline.yar#L115-L142"
		license_url = "https://github.com/eset/malware-ioc/blob/17baf44964a77368e9149f4f593eb098beddf1c5/LICENSE"
		hash = "a154dfaedc237c047f419eb6884dab1ef4e2a17d"
		logic_hash = "c60fabc81967b083be72ff564af744ab60441de5d563ea6d88d873c0a99bfbdd"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		license = "BSD 2-Clause"
		version = 1

	strings:
		$ = "All Browsers are empty"
		$ = "Client [{0}:{1}:{2}] completed task with {3} ID."
		$ = "A List of logs cleared"
		$ = "Browsers not found"
		$ = "Browsers is empty"
		$ = "Done. Check your build file"
		$ = "You must to enable assembly info or certificate in settings"
		$ = "Duplicate log from "
		$ = "Password list is empty"
		$ = "Cookie list is empty"
		$ = "FTPs not found"
		$ = "Files not found"

	condition:
		uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 8 of them
}

Strings (12 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"All Browsers are empty"
$text"Client [{0}:{1}:{2}] completed task with {3} ID."
$text"A List of logs cleared"
$text"Browsers not found"
$text"Browsers is empty"
$text"Done. Check your build file"
$text"You must to enable assembly info or certificate in settings"
$text"Duplicate log from "
$text"Password list is empty"
$text"Cookie list is empty"
$text"FTPs not found"
$text"Files not found"

Condition

uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and 8 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • At least 8 patterns in the rule must match.

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References

Sample hashes

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  • a154dfaedc237c047f419eb6884dab1ef4e2a17d

Licence & attribution

Author: ESET Research

Source repository: ESET malware-ioc @ 17baf44964

Licence: BSD 2-Clause License (stated in the rule's own meta)

“BSD 2-Clause”

Copyright notice: Copyright (c) 2014-2018 ESET spol. s r.o.

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: 70bdff10-9c86-57e3-b839-e86173a44855

Metadata

version1

Tags:FILE

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