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SEKOIA_Apt_Apt_K_47_Walkershell
Detects WalkerShell used by APT-K-47
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2024-02-14
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects WalkerShell used by APT-K-47
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 6 patterns (6 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-apt-k-47-walkershell.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Apt_K_47_Walkershell : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects WalkerShell used by APT-K-47"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "201f8415-32d4-4af1-ba80-734554ced728"
= "2024-02-14"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_apt_k_47_walkershell.yar#L1-L20"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "0dffd8e4d6c244a4faea0f8b8cda1e544a732ad9982e7963b21d5f71080f8f5d"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$s1 = "\\n kuskure" ascii wide
$s2 = "col.log.txt" ascii wide
$s3 = "polor" ascii wide
$s4 = "emit" ascii wide
$s5 = "delta" ascii wide
$s6 = "under process" ascii wide
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 4MB and all of them
}
Strings (6 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $s1 | text | "\\n kuskure" | ascii wide |
| $s2 | text | "col.log.txt" | ascii wide |
| $s3 | text | "polor" | ascii wide |
| $s4 | text | "emit" | ascii wide |
| $s5 | text | "delta" | ascii wide |
| $s6 | text | "under process" | ascii wide |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and filesize < 4MB and all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- The file must be smaller than 4MB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- All patterns in the rule must match.
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References
Licence & attribution
Author: Sekoia.io
Source repository: SEKOIA.IO Community @ a438a5901a
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: 201f8415-32d4-4af1-ba80-734554ced728
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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