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SEKOIA_Apt_Apt28_Powershell_Ntlm_Stealer
Detects the NTLM Stealer used by APT28 against UA energy sector
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2023-09-07
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects the NTLM Stealer used by APT28 against UA energy sector
It defines 5 patterns (5 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
apt-apt28-powershell-ntlm-stealer.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Apt_Apt28_Powershell_Ntlm_Stealer : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects the NTLM Stealer used by APT28 against UA energy sector"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "3fb5c472-6b1c-490e-b38f-4d4f1c472f43"
= "2023-09-07"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/apt_apt28_powershell_ntlm_stealer.yar#L1-L19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "29d039bf7d7018ebbae187ae0f057161c3f9256076324f06167872adc0accfa7"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "'NTLM ' = [Convert]::ToBase64String"
$ = ".Prefixes.Add('http://localhost:8080/')"
$ = ".AddHeader('WWW-Authenticate', 'NTLM')"
$ = "GetValues('Authorization');"
$ = "[0] -split '\\s+';"
condition:
3 of them and filesize < 4000
}
Strings (5 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "'NTLM ' = [Convert]::ToBase64String" | |
| $ | text | ".Prefixes.Add('http://localhost:8080/')" | |
| $ | text | ".AddHeader('WWW-Authenticate', 'NTLM')" | |
| $ | text | "GetValues('Authorization');" | |
| $ | text | "[0] -split '\\s+';" |
Condition
3 of them and filesize < 4000In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must be smaller than 4000 (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- At least 3 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: 3fb5c472-6b1c-490e-b38f-4d4f1c472f43
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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