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FIREEYE_RT_Hacktool_Win32_Andrewspecial_1

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

Hack toolMandiant red team tool countermeasuresBSD 2-Clause LicenseCompiles with YARA-X
Author
FireEye
Date
2020-11-25
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 3 patterns (0 text, 3 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

hacktool-win32-andrewspecial-1.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule FIREEYE_RT_Hacktool_Win32_Andrewspecial_1 : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "No description has been set in the source file - FireEye-RT"
		author = "FireEye"
		id = "69e27e92-d68e-5543-bada-170e32733dbb"
		date = "2020-11-25"
		date = "2020-11-25"
		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/TITOSPECIAL/production/yara/HackTool_Win32_AndrewSpecial_1.yar#L4-L18"
		license_url = "https://github.com/mandiant/red_team_tool_countermeasures//blob/3561b71724dbfa3e2bb78106aaa2d7f8b892c43b/LICENSE.txt"
		hash = "e89efa88e3fda86be48c0cc8f2ef7230"
		logic_hash = "529a49fb21250069111d03a174901dc2e1623ee2a1f446aae1bdb1579a227dd3"
		score = 75
		quality = 75
		tags = "FILE"
		rev = 4

	strings:
		$dump = { 6A 00 68 FF FF 1F 00 FF 15 [4] 89 45 ?? 83 [2] 00 [1-50] 6A 00 68 80 00 00 00 6A 02 6A 00 6A 00 68 00 00 00 10 68 [4] FF 15 [4] 89 45 [10-70] 6A 00 6A 00 6A 00 6A 02 8B [2-4] 5? 8B [2-4] 5? 8B [2-4] 5? E8 [4-20] FF 15 }
		$shellcode_x86 = { B8 3C 00 00 00 33 C9 8D 54 24 04 64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00 83 C4 04 C2 14 00 }
		$shellcode_x86_inline = { C6 45 ?? B8 C6 45 ?? 3C C6 45 ?? 00 C6 45 ?? 00 C6 45 ?? 00 C6 45 ?? 33 C6 45 ?? C9 C6 45 ?? 8D C6 45 ?? 54 C6 45 ?? 24 C6 45 ?? 04 C6 45 ?? 64 C6 45 ?? FF C6 45 ?? 15 C6 45 ?? C0 C6 45 ?? 00 C6 45 ?? 00 C6 45 ?? 00 C6 45 ?? 83 C6 45 ?? C4 C6 45 ?? 04 C6 45 ?? C2 C6 45 ?? 14 C6 45 ?? 00 }

	condition:
		( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D ) and ( uint32( uint32( 0x3C ) ) == 0x00004550 ) and ( uint16( uint32( 0x3C ) + 0x18 ) == 0x010B ) and $dump and any of ( $shellcode* )
}

Strings (3 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$dumphex{ 6A 00 68 FF FF 1F 00 FF 15 [4] 89 45 ?? 83 [2] 00 [1-50] 6A 00 68 80 00 00 00 6A 02 6A 00 6A 00 68 00 00 00 10 68 [4] FF 15 [4] 89 45 [10-70] 6A 00 6A 00 6A 0 …
$shellcode_x86hex{ B8 3C 00 00 00 33 C9 8D 54 24 04 64 FF 15 C0 00 00 00 83 C4 04 C2 14 00 }
$shellcode_x86_inlinehex{ C6 45 ?? B8 C6 45 ?? 3C C6 45 ?? 00 C6 45 ?? 00 C6 45 ?? 00 C6 45 ?? 33 C6 45 ?? C9 C6 45 ?? 8D C6 45 ?? 54 C6 45 ?? 24 C6 45 ?? 04 C6 45 ?? 64 C6 45 ?? FF C6 …

Condition

( uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D ) and ( uint32( uint32( 0x3C ) ) == 0x00004550 ) and ( uint16( uint32( 0x3C ) + 0x18 ) == 0x010B ) and $dump and any of ( $shellcode* )

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • At least one pattern in ( $shellcode* ) must match.
  • Pattern $dump must be present.

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Sample hashes

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  • e89efa88e3fda86be48c0cc8f2ef7230

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: 69e27e92-d68e-5543-bada-170e32733dbb

Metadata

rev4

Tags:FILE