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SEKOIA_Apt_Apt10_Hui_Loader

Specific string for HUI Loader

APT / threat actorHui LoaderSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2022-07-04
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Specific string for HUI Loader

Associated malware family: Hui Loader.

Targets: Windows PE.

It defines 1 patterns (1 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

apt-apt10-hui-loader.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Apt10_Hui_Loader : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Specific string for HUI Loader"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "97d17052-80d0-4f8e-8b3a-2e0d622522a9"
		date = "2022-07-04"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_apt10_hui_loader.yar#L1-L17"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "33df202599c6bceff2cf76acdc0096f7167acb69c541b3cfe4cdc34edc174005"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$s1 = "HUIHWASDIHWEIUDHDSFSFEFWEFEWFDSGEFERWGWEEFWFWEWD" wide fullword

	condition:
		( uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a ) and filesize > 30KB and filesize < 100KB and 1 of them
}

Strings (1 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1text"HUIHWASDIHWEIUDHDSFSFEFWEFEWFDSGEFERWGWEEFWFWEWD"wide fullword

Condition

( uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a ) and filesize > 30KB and filesize < 100KB and 1 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
  • The file must be smaller than 100KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • The file must be larger than 30KB.
  • At least 1 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)

Original rule

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

Rule id: 97d17052-80d0-4f8e-8b3a-2e0d622522a9

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE