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LOLDRIVERS_MAL_Driver_Microsoftcorporation_Wantdsys_Microsoftwindowsoperatingsystem_06A0

Detects malicious driver mentioned in LOLDrivers project using VersionInfo values from the PE header - wantd.sys. Investigate matches in context: expected filenames or standard vendor/system driver locations can be lower priority, while unexpected filenames or paths are more suspicious.

Vulnerable / malicious driverLOLDriversApache License 2.0Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Florian Roth
Date
2026-04-28
Modified
2026-09-08
Score / Quality
70 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects malicious driver mentioned in LOLDrivers project using VersionInfo values from the PE header - wantd.sys. Investigate matches in context: expected filenames or standard vendor/system driver locations can be lower priority, while unexpected filenames or paths are more suspicious.

It defines 8 patterns (0 text, 8 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

mal-driver-microsoftcorporation-wantdsys-microsoftwindowsoperatingsystem-06a0.yarApache License 2.0
rule LOLDRIVERS_MAL_Driver_Microsoftcorporation_Wantdsys_Microsoftwindowsoperatingsystem_06A0
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects malicious driver mentioned in LOLDrivers project using VersionInfo values from the PE header - wantd.sys. Investigate matches in context: expected filenames or standard vendor/system driver locations can be lower priority, while unexpected filenames or paths are more suspicious."
		author = "Florian Roth"
		id = "34ade986-126e-5864-81ad-1e7588c95930"
		date = "2026-04-28"
		modified = "2026-09-08"
		reference = "https://github.com/magicsword-io/LOLDrivers"
		source_url = "https://github.com/magicsword-io/LOLDrivers//blob/9fa32adeab865455de8b24cba0bbc0f3439d59f7/detections/yara/yara-rules_mal_drivers.yar#L916-L938"
		license_url = "https://github.com/magicsword-io/LOLDrivers//blob/9fa32adeab865455de8b24cba0bbc0f3439d59f7/LICENSE"
		hash = "06a0ec9a316eb89cb041b1907918e3ad3b03842ec65f004f6fa74d57955573a4"
		hash = "8d9a2363b757d3f127b9c6ed8f7b8b018e652369bc070aa3500b3a978feaa6ce"
		hash = "b9dad0131c51e2645e761b74a71ebad2bf175645fa9f42a4ab0e6921b83306e3"
		hash = "e7af7bcb86bd6bab1835f610671c3921441965a839673ac34444cf0ce7b2164e"
		logic_hash = "2b7b3fd40dec6f5530b327ca022e9bad705e49bae0baf6e98938e5ab3510e8d1"
		score = 70
		quality = 80
		tags = ""

	strings:
		$ = { 460069006c0065004400650073006300720069007000740069006f006e00[1-8]570041004e0020005400720061006e00730070006f00720074002000440072006900760065007200 }
		$ = { 43006f006d00700061006e0079004e0061006d006500[1-8]4d006900630072006f0073006f0066007400200043006f00720070006f0072006100740069006f006e00 }
		$ = { 460069006c006500560065007200730069006f006e00[1-8]36002e0031002e0037003600300030002e003100310037003200 }
		$ = { 500072006f006400750063007400560065007200730069006f006e00[1-8]36002e0031002e0037003600300030002e003100310037003200 }
		$ = { 49006e007400650072006e0061006c004e0061006d006500[1-8]770061006e00740064002e00730079007300 }
		$ = { 500072006f0064007500630074004e0061006d006500[1-8]4d006900630072006f0073006f00660074002000570069006e0064006f007700730020004f007000650072006100740069006e0067002000530079007300740065006d00 }
		$ = { 4f0072006900670069006e0061006c00460069006c0065006e0061006d006500[1-8]770061006e00740064002e00730079007300 }
		$ = { 4c006500670061006c0043006f007000790072006900670068007400[1-8]4d006900630072006f0073006f0066007400200043006f00720070006f0072006100740069006f006e002e00200041006c006c0020007200690067006800740073002000720065007300650072007600650064002e00 }

	condition:
		all of them
}

Strings (8 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$hex{ 460069006c0065004400650073006300720069007000740069006f006e00[1-8]570041004e0020005400720061006e00730070006f00720074002000440072006900760065007200 }
$hex{ 43006f006d00700061006e0079004e0061006d006500[1-8]4d006900630072006f0073006f0066007400200043006f00720070006f0072006100740069006f006e00 }
$hex{ 460069006c006500560065007200730069006f006e00[1-8]36002e0031002e0037003600300030002e003100310037003200 }
$hex{ 500072006f006400750063007400560065007200730069006f006e00[1-8]36002e0031002e0037003600300030002e003100310037003200 }
$hex{ 49006e007400650072006e0061006c004e0061006d006500[1-8]770061006e00740064002e00730079007300 }
$hex{ 500072006f0064007500630074004e0061006d006500[1-8]4d006900630072006f0073006f00660074002000570069006e0064006f007700730020004f007000650072006100740069006e0067002 …
$hex{ 4f0072006900670069006e0061006c00460069006c0065006e0061006d006500[1-8]770061006e00740064002e00730079007300 }
$hex{ 4c006500670061006c0043006f007000790072006900670068007400[1-8]4d006900630072006f0073006f0066007400200043006f00720070006f0072006100740069006f006e002e00200041006 …

Condition

all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • All patterns in the rule 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).

  • 06a0ec9a316eb89cb041b1907918e3ad3b03842ec65f004f6fa74d57955573a4
  • 8d9a2363b757d3f127b9c6ed8f7b8b018e652369bc070aa3500b3a978feaa6ce
  • b9dad0131c51e2645e761b74a71ebad2bf175645fa9f42a4ab0e6921b83306e3
  • e7af7bcb86bd6bab1835f610671c3921441965a839673ac34444cf0ce7b2164e

Licence & attribution

Author: Florian Roth

Source repository: LOLDrivers @ 9fa32adeab

Licence: Apache License 2.0 (repository licence)

Original rule

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

Rule id: 34ade986-126e-5864-81ad-1e7588c95930