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FIREEYE_RT_APT_Loader_Win32_REDFLARE_1

No description has been set in the source file - FireEye-RT

APT / threat actorMandiant red team tool countermeasuresBSD 2-Clause LicenseCompiles with YARA-X
Author
FireEye
Date
2020-11-27
Modified
2020-12-09
Score / Quality
75 / 75

What this rule detects

No description has been set in the source file - FireEye-RT

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 2 patterns (0 text, 2 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-loader-win32-redflare-1.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule FIREEYE_RT_APT_Loader_Win32_REDFLARE_1 : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "No description has been set in the source file - FireEye-RT"
		author = "FireEye"
		id = "b8a2c388-3b27-5075-b0ee-2773ae0c67ad"
		date = "2020-11-27"
		date = "2020-11-27"
		modified = "2020-12-09"
		reference = "https://github.com/mandiant/red_team_tool_countermeasures/"
		source_url = "https://github.com/mandiant/red_team_tool_countermeasures//blob/3561b71724dbfa3e2bb78106aaa2d7f8b892c43b/rules/REDFLARE/production/yara/APT_Loader_Win32_REDFLARE_1.yar#L4-L17"
		license_url = "https://github.com/mandiant/red_team_tool_countermeasures//blob/3561b71724dbfa3e2bb78106aaa2d7f8b892c43b/LICENSE.txt"
		hash = "01d68343ac46db6065f888a094edfe4f"
		logic_hash = "f9165aabe4bad215211cf98559099030ddb8a76175fbfcfee3c6f25d7614bdad"
		score = 75
		quality = 75
		tags = "FILE"
		rev = 1

	strings:
		$alloc_n_load = { 6A 40 68 00 30 00 00 [0-20] 6A 00 [0-20] FF D0 [4-60] F3 A4 [30-100] 6B C0 28 8B 4D ?? 8B 4C 01 10 8B 55 ?? 6B D2 28 }
		$const_values = { 0F B6 ?? 83 C? 20 83 F? 6D [2-20] 83 C? 20 83 F? 7A }

	condition:
		( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D ) and ( uint32( uint32( 0x3C ) ) == 0x00004550 ) and ( uint16( uint32( 0x3C ) + 0x18 ) == 0x010B ) and all of them
}

Strings (2 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$alloc_n_loadhex{ 6A 40 68 00 30 00 00 [0-20] 6A 00 [0-20] FF D0 [4-60] F3 A4 [30-100] 6B C0 28 8B 4D ?? 8B 4C 01 10 8B 55 ?? 6B D2 28 }
$const_valueshex{ 0F B6 ?? 83 C? 20 83 F? 6D [2-20] 83 C? 20 83 F? 7A }

Condition

( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D ) and ( uint32( uint32( 0x3C ) ) == 0x00004550 ) and ( uint16( uint32( 0x3C ) + 0x18 ) == 0x010B ) and all of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

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

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References

Sample hashes

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  • 01d68343ac46db6065f888a094edfe4f

Licence & attribution

Author: FireEye

Source repository: Mandiant red team tool countermeasures @ 3561b71724

Licence: BSD 2-Clause License (repository licence)

Copyright notice: Copyright (c) 2023, MANDIANT

Original rule

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

Rule id: b8a2c388-3b27-5075-b0ee-2773ae0c67ad

Metadata

rev1

Tags:FILE